MNA Conferences & Trainings
Michigan Nonprofit SuperConference 2010
May 18-19, 2010
MNA Trainings
Effective Virtual Meetings - WEBINAR
February 9, 2010
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Staff and board members can't always physically attend every meeting. However, using online meeting tools with voice and viedo, you can still involve people no matter where they are. We'll demonstrate a few online meeting tools. More importantly, you'll learn several techniques to make online meetings more effective.
Cost: $40 members; $50 non-members
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Signing Sponsors in a Lean Economy
Presented by Barbara Herrington, Sponsorship Network
February 18, 2010
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location:
Detroit
Even in a lean economy, companies must continue to advertise. Once viewed as non-traditional media, more and more corporations rely on sponsorship – a powerful tool -- to motivated consumers. Why? A better return on investment. The cost of traditional advertising continues to skyrocket despite decreasing ratings.
Nonprofits provide powerful sponsorship niches like no one else. However, to be successful in sponsorship sales, nonprofits need clear ethical standards as well as a thorough understanding of the benefits corporations really crave and how to deliver that information to marketing decision-makers.
Cost: $80 members; $100 non-members
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Strategic Alliances - WEBINAR
February 18, 2010
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Collaboration and strategic alliances are key tools for nonprofits seeking to operate more effectively and efficiently. This 3-hour interactive course will help participants understand the importance of strategic alliances, while providing them with a common framework which they can use to consider and pursue appropriate alliances. This course is designed to provide participants with a foundational understanding of strategic alliances. It will introduce a continuum of strategic alliance options, creating a common vocabulary and encouraging participants to decide which types of alliances are most appropriate for their organization. Lastly, it will provide a basic process that organizations should utilize to increase the likelihood that their alliances will be successful. At the conclusion of this course, participants are expected to: understand the important role strategic alliances can play in mission achievement; understand how strategic alliances can enhance the effective use of resources; understand the range of strategic alliance options; and understand the steps in creating a strategic alliance.
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Tell Your Stories – A Communication Workshop
March 4, 2010
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Detroit
Learn to tell stories that sing and use channels that work from Community Media Workshop! This day-long conference will help you find and tell the stories that will engage your audiences and get up-to-date on the newest social media need-to-know. Plus, you will hear from journalists whose role remains key despite changes in the way we get and produce news.
“This was definitely a worthwhile conference. Even though I've been doing the marketing/communications for our organization for about four and a half years, it provided great, useful information. It kept my interest throughout--time flew by.” - Kelly Ball, YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo
About Community Media Workshop:
Since 1989 the nonprofit Workshop has trained thousands of organizations to tell their stories in ways that advance their mission or help them to grow their organization. The Workshop offers free and low-cost communications coaching and consulting through its Michigan Communications Project (underwritten by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation) as well as a range of content for nonprofits and journalists seeking stories from the grassroots in print, broadcast, and online.
Cost: $65 members; $75 nonmembers
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Grant Writing I - WEBINAR
March 9, 2010
9:00 am - 12 noon
Grant writing can be effectively utilized as a strategic tool to assist organizations in meeting their fund development goals. This introductory course will assist participants in being able to identify potential funding sources for their organizations and to grasp an understanding of the basic components of effective grant writing.
Upon completion of this two part course, training participants will: and understand the strategies for effective grant seeking; understand the basic components of grant writing. This is part one of a two part grant writing series.
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Choosing A Database - WEBINAR
March 9, 2010
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Databases are essential to track your programs, donors, and services. But how do you choose a system best suited to your organization's needs? Can you use the system you already have? If not, how do you transition from your existing system to a better system without losing valuable time and information? This session will give you an overview of several different software packages and provide a solid framework to help you evaluate alternatives.
Cost: $40 members; $50 non-members
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Grant Writing II - WEBINAR
April 6, 2010
9:00 am - 12 noon
Grant writing can be effectively utilized as a strategic tool to assist organizations in meeting their fund development goals. This introductory course will assist participants in being able to identify potential funding sources for their organizations and to grasp an understanding of the basic components of effective grant writing.
Upon completion of this two part course, training participants will: understand the strategies for effective grant seeking; and understand the basic components of grant writing. This is part two of a two part grant writing series.
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Tech Essentials - WEBINAR
April 13, 2010
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Is your organization spending more than necessary on technology? Need to improve or expand how your nonprofit uses technology? During this webinar, you'll learn how to get the greatest value for your technology dollars. This webinar will cover essential hardware, software and services, including: computers, software, cell phones, printers, websites, email, backup systems and training. (Best for small to mid-sized organizations without full-time technology staff.)
Cost: $40 members; $50 non-members
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Tips for the Accidental Techie - WEBINAR
May 11, 2010
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Do you find yourself in the position of being resident computer guru and you have no idea why? Or are you flying by the seat of your pants and trying your best to keep your own computer system up to date? If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, you are dubbed an Accidental Techie, and this session is for you. Learn the tricks of the trade for keeping your organization's computers running smoothly. We'll cover the basics of troubleshooting and maintenance, how to find the answers you need, and tips for keeping track of critical information about your organization's systems.
Cost: $40 members; $50 non-members
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Michigan Nonprofit SuperConference
May 18-19, 2010
Location: Lansing
The theme for SuperConference 2010 is "Bringing Focus to the Future". We have chosen this theme to invoke a feeling of forward-thinking and optimism during a time of great challenges in Michigan's nonprofit sector. Our hope and goal is to not just discuss the future of the nonprofit sector in general, but for you as a participant to leave the conference with real ideas of your own contribution to the future of the sector. More information is available at www.MNAonline.org/conf2010
Financial Management - WEBINAR
June 1, 2010
9:00 am - 12 noon
Nonprofits have an obligation to act as responsible stewards in managing their financial resources. This 3-hour introductory course will provide participants with an understanding of the basics of good financial management.
This course is designed to assist participants in acquiring the knowledge necessary to properly read and interpret financial statements and to implement clearly written organizational policies and practices to regularly monitor how funds are being spent. The goal is to ensure that each participating organization utilizes its financial resources to accomplish their missions in an effective, efficient manner.
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Fund/Revenue Development - WEBINAR
June 17, 2010
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Fund/Revenue Development is essential to the lifeline of any nonprofit organization. This 3-hour course is designed to assist participants in acquiring a working knowledge of what constitutes a viable fund/revenue development plan. Upon completion of this 3 hour course, training participants will: understand the difference between fundraising and fund development; understand the contents of a fund development plan;
understand the need for written policies regarding the receipt and management of grants and donations; and understand the need for diversification of revenue sources
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