ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
A webinar is a combination conference call and interactive web page. They are an increasingly popular, low-cost way to receive small-group training on targeted issues without the inconvenience of travelling. The following one-hour webinars have already taken place and can now be viewed in their entirety whenever you choose. Each includes a PowerPoint presentation and accompanying sound recording from the original event. To view any of these webinars, click on the title and you will be prompted through the payment process; afterward, you will be emailed a link.
USING ASSET-MAPPING TO UNDERSTAND & DEVELOP YOUR COMMUNITY
Community asset-mapping is a process by which organizations or networks identify and make contact with other organizations, businesses, and institutions that offer any kind of program, service, or learning opportunity in the community. Information collected about each organization makes up the "asset map," which is a living and changing document, just as each community itself is a living and changing organism. Not only can asset-mapping help you identify key community resources, but it also can help you achieve broad community participation and community-driven collaboration, project development, and problem solving. This webinar will introduce participants to the basics of asset mapping, including:
- Advantages of Asset-Mapping
- Stages/Steps in Asset-Mapping
- Creatively engaging community partners
- Identifying opportunities for networking and support
Cost: $35
Sharon Vardatira, NEN's Senior Fund Development Specialist since 1996, will facilitate this webinar. She has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management and consultation, including as Development Director and Executive Director of several Boston-area nonprofits. Since 1995, she has provided nonprofit management consultation to NEN and its member organizations, as well as to other regional and national nonprofit agencies, educational institutions, and organizations working on a wide variety of issues. Her experience in community and coalition building ranges from organizing small-scale, grassroots initiatives to national, cross-issue movement-building. Vardatira is a member of the National Society of Fundraising Executives, Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts, and Foundation Center.
FROM BORED TO BOARD: NON-PROFIT GOVERNANCE 101
This interactive webinar on the fundamentals of nonprofit boards is designed to provide volunteer board members with an overview of the major building blocks of an effective board. Participants will review and discuss issues such as:
- Board roles and responsibilities
- Identification, recruitment and orientation of board members
- Board meetings and the use of committees
- The board's role in fundraising
- Board member motivation, responsibilities and accountability
- Governance challenges and trends
Trainer: Sharon Vardatira
Sharon Vardatira, NEN's Senior Fund Development Specialist since 1996, will facilitate this webinar. She has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management and consultation, including as Development Director and Executive Director of several Boston-area nonprofits. Since 1995, she has provided nonprofit management consultation to NEN and its member organizations, as well as to other regional and national nonprofit agencies, educational institutions, and organizations working on a wide variety of issues. Her experience in community and coalition building ranges from organizing small-scale, grassroots initiatives to national, cross-issue movement-building. Vardatira is a member of the National Society of Fundraising Executives, Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts, and Foundation Center.
BUILDING COLLABORATIONS THAT WORK
There's no way to work effectively in your community without building and maintaining positive collaborations with other organizations. Yet there's nothing automatic about these partnerships: they take careful planning and a lot of work. This webinar focuses on the many ways that agencies can build collaborations in their communities, and examines common problems and solutions.
Cost: $35
Trainer: Rebecca Muller
Rebecca Muller is an independent consultant for non-profit and government agencies that provide services to marginalized populations. Her expertise in housing, fund development and coalition building derives from her work with ServiceNet, a Massachusetts multi-service agency for special-needs populations. As director of the shelter and housing division at ServiceNet for several years beginning in the 1990s, Muller utilized partnerships and coalitions to develop a multitude of housing options for families, individuals and at-risk youth in the western part of the state. She has written scores of successful grants for a variety of public and private funders.
NO MORE HIT OR MISS: CREATING A FUND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Limit your "crisis fundraising" and increase your income through fund development planning. Ideal for managers, fund development staff, and board members, this one hour webinar will introduce the basic steps in fund development planning and present tools and examples for taking this process into your own organization. Topics will include:
- The importance of a diversified funding base
- Assessment of fundraising preparedness
- Identifying fundraising opportunities
- Advantages/disadvantages of different fundraising methods
- Setting realistic goals
- Action steps: timeline, accountability and plan
Trainer: Sharon Vardatira
Sharon Vardatira, NEN's Senior Fund Development Specialist since 1996, will facilitate this webinar. She has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management and consultation, including as Development Director and Executive Director of several Boston-area nonprofits. Since 1995, she has provided nonprofit management consultation to NEN and its member organizations, as well as to other regional and national nonprofit agencies, educational institutions, and organizations working on a wide variety of issues. Her experience in community and coalition building ranges from organizing small-scale, grassroots initiatives to national, cross-issue movement-building. Vardatira is a member of the National Society of Fundraising Executives, Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts, and Foundation Center.
NOTE
There are no special technical requirements for viewing these webinars. If you do experience any problems, however, please contact Cindy Carraway-Wilson at cwilson@nenetwork.org or (207) 319-6009.