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2007 Conference Workshops

Breakout 1: 9:30-10:45 a.m.; Breakout 2: 1-2:15 p.m.; Breakout 3: 2:30-3:45 p.m.

Creating Capacity & Collaboration through Lean Office (Breakout 2)

Ruth Solinski, Vice President Consulting, Northern Initiatives

Participants at this workshop will be introduced to the continuous improvement concepts of Lean Office. Lean Office helps to streamline processes, creating better use of resources, enhanced organizational collaboration, increased capacity to serve, higher levels of quality and a more enjoyable workplace. Engage your team and fulfill your mission more effectively by uncovering new resources from within.

Executive Coaching: How to Win the Leadership Game (Breatkout 3)

Andrew Bek, Personal and Business Coach, The Bek Group

This workshop introduces executive, staff and organizational coaching as a tool for successful relationship building between CEOs, boards, staff, volunteers and those we serve. This will be an interactive and fun demonstration. Participants will learn to use co-active communication skills, how to see others and be seen more clearly and how to articulate personal, professional and organizational vision, mission and dreams.

Shifting Sands: Understanding and Overcoming Resistance to Change (Breakout 2)

Ginna Rice, VP Human Resources, Infinisource, Inc.

Shifting Sands is an interactive workshop that will highlight the very real, very common, resistance we experience when facing change. Workshop attendees will participate in several insightful exercises. The workshop will then shift into the exploration of strategies on how to overcome resistance and move toward acceptance of change. Participants will learn to identify individual reactions to change, how to assimilate change into their day-to-day lives and how to best communicate change.

How to Use the Web for Communications and Marketing (Breakout 2)

Lori Kadavy, Program Manager, Digital IMS

If you’re like most people, your website is the last thing you have time to manage. Yet an effective website is the most crucial component of your communications plan. Join us as we share with you years of research on how nonprofits use the web for communications and marketing. Takeaways include the crucial elements necessary for an effective website and how to use your website to increase communications, promote your mission and market your organization.

Rejuvenating Your Board (Breakout 1)

Diana Kern, Director, Board Connect

If your board is showing signs of fatigue or detachment, this workshop will help energize your trustees. You will learn methods and strategies to keep engaged members enthusiastic, rejuvenate others with potential and transition trustees who have reached their limit of service into different roles in support of your organization. Participants will gain an understanding of the need for a complete board composition analysis, learn strategies for handling unengaged board members and walk away with real-life ideas for board rejuvenation.

It Takes All Kinds … (Breakout 3)

Susan Roll, Professional Trainer, M-TEC at Bay College

Collaboration is often a hit-or-miss phenomenon. Go beyond the skills and talents of individuals and leverage their natural styles – the way people prefer to approach tasks and communication. This interactive mini-workshop will outline the different natural styles people prefer. You’ll discover you own preferred style and learn to recognize those styles in others. You’ll learn how each style likes to be approached and what strengths each brings to the shared goals of your organization.

The Role of Nonprofits in Community Development (Breakout 1)

Milan Wall, Co-Director of the Heartland Center for Leadership Development

What kinds of nonprofits make contributions to community development? What do they do and how do they do it? What successes are they having and what can we learn from those achievements? Join this highly interactive and hands-on session on nonprofit roles and experiences specific to the U.P. Come prepared to share what you are learning and to learn from others.

U.P. Collaborations That Work (Breakout 1)

Panel Discussion

U.P. organizations are not strangers to the strengths offered by collaborating to meet goals, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. A panel of people who have been involved with successful collaborations will share their lessons and experiences in their efforts to combine forces and make a difference. Panelists will represent initiatives such as the 0-0-1-3 program in Marquette County, the U.P.-wide AGES program and the Turn off the TV program in Delta-Schoolcraft counties.

Elevating Youth: Our Role in Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders (Breakout 2)

Panel Discussion

It won’t be long before the young people in our communities will be adults working in our towns and cities as CEOs, spiritual leaders, entrepreneurs, board members, teachers, health care providers, artists, volunteers, etc. Attend this panel discussion to find out how today’s community leaders are helping to prepare the community leaders of tomorrow.

Engaging Your Board in Fundraising (Breakout 2)

Mike Corbin, Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Michigan Nonprofit Association

Your board involvement in fund development for your organization is a crucial component of your whole fund development plan. Delve into topics such as individual board member giving, prospect development, community relations, making “the ask,” and relations with foundations and corporations. Learn how to engage board members in assuring that your organization has the financial resources to achieve its mission.

Essentials of Strategic Planning and “How To Do It” (Breakout 1)

Betsy DeLage, Arlington Business Solutions

A well-developed strategy provides direction and guides an organization like a ship’s rudder in a stormy sea. This workshop will show the different approaches to strategic planning and provide a workshop environment for developing and implementing a strategic plan.

Marketing Basics for Non-Marketing Professionals (Breakout 3)

Allison Treppa, Director of Marketing, Outreach and Communications, MNA
Lisa Sommer, Outreach Program Manager, MNA

Is marketing the last thing on your mind? Do you have other things that are a higher priority? Take a few minutes to learn marketing basics that can be easily incorporated into the way you work. Our discussion will include message development, communication vehicles and marketing planning. Presenters:

1-800-Volunteer (Breakout 1)

Linda Remsburg, Youth Development Associate, GLCYD
Jade Seeley, Youth Service Coordinator, United Way Volunteer Center of Chippewa County
Terry Thomma, Project Coordinator, U.P. 2-1-1

This workshop is a must for organizations that want to strengthen their volunteer base. It will introduce participants to 1-800-Volunteer.org, an online volunteer management service made free to nonprofits throughout the Upper Peninsula by the U.P. Volunteer Network. Participants will learn how to use the system to post their organization’s volunteer schedules, streamline communication with volunteers using automated tools, and run reports that reflect their volunteer recruiting success.

Succession Planning: Are you Prepared? (Breakout 2)

Robert Lion, Assistant Director of Housing & Resident Life, NMU

What do Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, and many other nonprofits have in common? They have never had a succession plan. This session will minimize the anxiety around succession planning and help people begin preparing for tomorrow.

Tech Essentials (Breakout 1)

Andy Wobler, Executive Director, NPower Michigan

Is your organization spending more than necessary on technology? Do you need to improve or expand how your nonprofit uses technology? Discover how to get the greatest value for your technology dollars. Explore essential hardware, software and services, including: computers, software, websites, email, cell phones, Internet access, printers, faxes, backup systems and training. This workshop is best for small to mid-sized organizations without full-time technology staff.

Establishing an Endowment at Your Community Foundation (Breakout 3)

Panel Discussion

Establishing an endowment can be a key element in building sustainability into a program or organization. This panel discussion will shed light on how nonprofits can work with community foundations and how to use collaboration to increase contributions to endowment funds.

15-Minute Curbside Tech Consults with NPower (Breakout 3)

Andy Wobler, Executive Director, NPower Michigan

Sign up for a 15-minute one-on-one consultation with Andy Wobler regarding your technological challenges and dreams. Check the sign-up sheet at the Michigan Nonprofit Association exhibit for availability.