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The SOSY Program Workshops
4 Critical Areas of Capacity Building Workshops: -
January 2010: Organizational Development
Workshops
Workshop Schedule and Descriptions (Organized by Locations)
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Escanaba |
Hancock |
Marquette |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Wed., January 13 |
Wed., January 20 |
Tue., January 12 |
Thurs., January 7 |
Strengthen Your Fund and Revenue Development
A basic understanding of the broad picture of fund and revenue development
is absolutely key to building healthy funding for your organization
and programs. Attendees of this workshop will work to identify their
organization’s existing funding sources and begin to create a plan
that builds on that snapshot. Take-away tools include a guide to sustainable
fund development and glossary of fund and revenue development terms
and vehicles.
Escanaba |
Hancock |
Marquette |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Thurs., January 28 |
Wed., January 20 |
Fri., January 22 |
Thurs., January 7 |
Recruiting and Developing the Right Board for Your Organization
There’s hard truth in the adage “An organization is only as good as
its board.” But it’s a truth all nonprofits have to act upon. This
workshop will walk participants through topics such as the board’s
role in an organization’s success, board composition and attracting
and retaining board members who will help fuel the organization’s
mission and gladly take on the role of community ambassadors.
Escanaba |
Hancock |
Marquette |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Tue., February 9 |
Wed., February 17 |
Tue., February 2 |
Thurs., February 11 |
Tapping Volunteer Time, Talent and Loyalty
Volunteers can make all the difference in our organizations. They
often serve as our eyes and feet out in the community and are essential
in breathing life into our programs and services. But is your organization
taking advantage of all the resources volunteers can and probably
want to provide? Attend this workshop to learn how volunteers can
help take organizations to another level, how to mine volunteer skills
and how to foster the transformation of the volunteer to the advocate.
Escanaba |
Hancock |
Marquette |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Wed., February 24 |
Wed., February 17 |
Thurs., February 25 |
Thurs., February 11 |
Introducing Your Friend and Mine: The Logic Model
It might be a little hard for some people to get excited about logic
models, but it’s easy to get on board when you discover what a powerful
tool they can be. This workshop is designed to review the basic elements
of the logic model, important concepts such as the difference between
goals and outcomes, how to use the logic model to plan evaluation,
illustrate return on investment and support your case when working
with funders.
Escanaba |
Hancock |
Marquette |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Tue., March 16 |
Wed., March 10 |
Thurs., March 18 |
Wed., March 24 |
Program Planning – If You Build it Will They Come?
The ability of nonprofit staff and leaders to identify community need
and come up with program and service ideas to meet that need is indisputable.
This visionary approach to community building is an important part
of American culture. Attend this workshop to learn the essentials
of designing a program that is efficient, effective and satisfies
clients. Discussion will cover topics such as steps to program design
and common mistakes to avoid.
Escanaba |
Hancock |
Marquette |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Wed., March 31 |
Wed., March 10 |
Tue., March 30 |
Wed., March 24 |
Bringing the Community to the Table
Creating a community that honors all members – youth, families and
seniors – should involve the entire community. Register for this workshop
to learn more about how tools like the 40 Developmental Assets for
youth, community needs assessments and community mapping can be used
to engage and benefit people throughout the communities you serve.
Escanaba |
Hancock |
Marquette |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Thurs., April 8 |
Wed., April 14 |
Mon., April 12 |
Tue., April 6 |
Creating Collaborations That are More than Just a Nice Idea
There’s a buzz these days about the importance of collaboration and
strategic alliances. Funders like it. It helps eliminate redundancy.
It promotes efficient use of limited resources. But too often our
collaborative groups seem like a place where lots of good ideas are
discussed but little is done to act upon those ideas. This workshop
is designed to build participants’ understanding of the importance
of collaboration, collaboration in fund development and moving beyond
collaborative vision to a powerhouse of results.
Escanaba |
Hancock |
Marquette |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Tue., April 20 |
Wed., April 14 |
Thurs., April 22 |
Tue., April 6 |
Escanaba |
Hancock |
Marquette |
Sault Ste. Marie |
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Delta-Schoolcraft ISD |
Copper Country
ISD |
Peter White Public
Library |
Eastern Upper
Peninsula ISD |
Please contact your staff liaison to register
for workshops if you are a SOSY Program organization.
If you are not a SOSY Program organization, please call Karen Wolf
at 906-228-8919 ext. 10 to register.
For more information about registering for SOSY Workshops, please
contact Karen Wolf by e-mail
or
by phone at 906-228-8919 ext. 10.
PDF Workshop Schedule and PDF Workshop Descriptions
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