PASSIONATE PITCHING: PROMOTING YOUR NONPROFIT WITH CLARITY AND CONFIDENCE
PRESENTED BY LIZ RADZICK, PRESIDENT, MANIFEST CONSULTING
January 11, 2012   9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.   No Cost
In a nonprofit organization, marketing isn’t just one or two people’s role.  Regardless of your official title, if you work in a nonprofit organization you always want to be ready to promote your organization. Whether you want to attract more volunteers, generate funds, or inspire partnership alliances this fun and interactive workshop will help you master your 30 second pitch.  Look and sound clear and confident when telling others about the importance of your organization to the community.

SEVEN STEPS TO HARNESS THE NEW SOCIAL INTERNET WORLD FOR YOUR SMALL NONPROFIT
PRESENTED BY STEVE FERSHTMAN, FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL, SMART INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
January 17, 2012   9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.   No Cost
Website Updates… Facebook Pages… Daily Tweets… YouTube Videos… Email… eNewsletters… Blogging… Mobile… LinkedIn… Are you asking yourself “How do I keep up with all this stuff? We’re just a small nonprofit and my plate is already full!” Come learn how to choose and use the most effective internet tools that will provide the most effective help as you grow and engage your small organization’s online community.  Take away real examples of how other small nonprofits have leveraged these tools and how you can too.

KEEPING KIDS SAFE: WHAT EVERY NONPROFIT NEEDS TO KNOW
PRESENTED BY SALLY BERENZWEIG AND CHERIE BENJOSEPH, CO-FOUNDERS, KIDSAFE FOUNDATION
January 27, 2012   10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    No Cost
Do not wait to hear of yet another tragedy of child abuse – be proactive – and join us for a seminar of need-to-know information for all nonprofits working with children, families, and special population adults. Let’s have the conversation about what we need to know to keep ourselves and our clients safe. Learn about the complexities of child abuse, disclosure, reporting, what your organization needs to know to make safer decisions and policies, and the KidSafe Language of Safety that you can use with the children and staff.

PROMOTING YOUR NONPROFIT THROUGH PUBLIC RELATIONS
PRESENTED BY TINA PUGLIESE, EXECUTIVE COACH, PUGLIESE PUBLIC RELATIONS
February 21, 2012   9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.   No Cost
Public relations expertise is becoming extremely important to the survival of nonprofit organizations as more and more nonprofits compete for dollars. This workshop will define why an organization needs a public relations strategy as well as offering some tips and tools for working effectively with journalists, writing news releases and media alerts, interviewing, and more. Participants will also walk away with a newfound understanding of what makes news, how to get their message out, and how to choose the best public relations tools for their organization. This is a dynamic, interactive session that gives participants an overview of media relations and concrete ideas and tools they can put into action.

GETTING THE GRANT: FROM START TO FINISH
PRESENTED BY LAUREN KANTER MILLER, PRESIDENT, KANTERGRANTS
March 8-9, 2012   8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.   Cost: $150 (includes breakfast and lunch)  Limited Seating
Put on your seatbelt for this intensive two-day workshop, jam-packed with practical application and take-away resources.  Move step-by-step through funding resources, planning, and key components of a grant proposal.  Bring your imagination and a program idea, and go home with a solid start on a real-world grant proposal.

EVENT PLANNING FOR NONPROFITS
PRESENTED BY KIMBERLY READ, DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE OF SPECIAL EVENTS,
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
March 20, 2012   2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.  No Cost
Special events are a key component to a well rounded fundraising strategy.  Join us for an overview of the special event cycle.  You will learn how to set event goals, coordinate logistics, manage event committees, and increase the profitability of your events.  Everyone benefits from a “Party with a Purpose!”

BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE BOARD FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE AND GREAT FUNDRAISING
PRESENTED BY CHUCK LORING, CFRE, LORING, STERNBERG AND ASSOCIATES
March 29, 2012  8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $80 for up to 8 people from the same organization (includes breakfast and lunch)
During this workshop, your team (CEO, Development Director, and at least three board members) will have the opportunity to examine board governance and the board's role in fundraising in a retreat format. Your team will develop a plan to improve board leadership over the next year. Board members will also learn effective and simple fundraising strategies. Because your organization will be represented by a minimum of three board leaders, you will have created a changed team by the end of the afternoon.

GRANTS MANAGEMENT: A SWEET SOLUTION
PRESENTED BY LAUREN KANTER MILLER, PRESIDENT, KANTERGRANTS
April 26, 2012  9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.  Cost: $25 (lunch included)  Limited Seating
Congratulations, you got the grant – now what?!?  After this workshop you’ll be prepared to analyze grant conditions and comply with program and financial reporting - and a multitude of other often-overlooked requirements - of public and private grant agreements.  Obtain practical tools, practice new skills, hear “Words of Wisdom” from key Palm Beach County funders, and create a Grants Management Plan for a “sweet” solution to a national problem.