Workshop Overview
Inspire. Educate. Connect.
When it comes to nonprofit organizations nothing is typical. Staff, missions, audiences, funding, and programs all vary significantly. Some aspects, however, bind us all together: the desire to serve, to create change, to make a real impact. Through The Axelson Center’s workshop series we seek to provide the inspiration, the education, and the resource connections crucial to your success in the nonprofit sector. You are unique, but you are not alone.
We’ve created the Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Management with you in mind. We offer more than 20 opportunities for learning in a variety of subjects such as fundraising, marketing, human resources, governance, technology and others. You can focus your attention in one specific area, or you can take a broader approach. We have workshops for a variety of skill and experience levels to meet you where you are in your career. You choose the path that fits you best, and we’ll help you reach your goals.
Ongoing Workshops
Board Leadership Series
For Nonprofit Professionals and Volunteers
The Axelson Center will offer a new workshop series starting in Spring 2010 that focuses on board leadership and development. The Excellence in Governance series will feature a variety of programs targeting nonprofit board members beginning with a basic orientation for new board members on April 29, 2010. The series, facilitated by instructors with extensive board experience, will cover topics such as governance best practices; the roles and relationships of governance and management; lifecycles of nonprofit organizations; development of board members; and building a strong board chair/CEO team.
Nonprofit Management Webinar Series
The seven-session series will offer monthly 60-minute webinars and an in-person networking event and finale from October 2011 to April 2012. Each monthly webinar will cover a topic specifically chosen to provide you with the knowledge required to excel as a nonprofit manager.
Upcoming Workshops
If you are enrolled in our Professional Certificate program, please note that the free workshops do NOT count towards your certificate completion. You are of course still welcome to RSVP for these sessions however.
FREE - RSVP Required
January 19, 2012, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Maintaining & Building Reserves: Securing your organization's fiscal future
Clare Golla, Vice President, Bernstein Global Wealth Management
Thursday, February 2, 9:00 am – noon
Make Your Special Events Special Again
Venetta Ellerbe, Director of Annual Giving and Special Events, Middlesex County College Foundation
Thursday, February 9, 9:00 am – noon
Building an Effective Dashboard
Deb Stonikas, MBA, Consultant, Northpointe Consulting, LLC
FREE - RSVP Required
Thursday, February 23, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Board Governance and Board Fiduciary Responsibilities
Raymond E. Krouse Jr., CPA, Partner, Sikich and Andrew T. Twardowski, CPA, Director, Not-for-Profit Tax Services, Sikich
Wednesday, February 29, 9:00 am – noon
Effective Project Management Strategies
Miriam Young, Program Manager, Taproot Foundation
Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Advanced Prospect Research
Christina Pulawski, Consultant, Christina Pulawski Consulting
Thursday, March 15, 9:00 am – noon
Attracting and Retaining a Quality Workforce
Cori Moschberger, LCSW, Owner/Consultant, Integrated Advising Services
Wednesday, March 21, 9:00 am – noon
Developing Your Communications Plan
Ann Pinkney, Senior Director, Marketing and Communication, Metropolitan Family Services
Guest Speaker: Matthew Johnson, Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer, Project Living Well
Tuesday, March 27, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Miracle Major Gifts
Jimmie R. Alford, LL.D, LH.D., Founder and Chair, The Alford Group
Wednesday, April 4, 9:00 am – noon
They're Not a Frill if You're Using Them Right: How to Save Money and Get More Done Using High-Skill Volunteers
Kelly Kleiman, Principal, NFP Consulting
Wednesday, April 11, 9:00 am – noon
The Business Plan Lab: for New Organizations, Programs or Social Ventures
Jean Hardy Robinson, Consultant, JHR Resources and Tracey Wiseman, Managing Partner, Partner2Impact LLC
Tuesday, April 17, 9:00 am – noon
An Introduction to Strategic Restructuring for Nonprofit Organizations
Jean Butzen, President, Mission Plus Strategy Consulting
Tuesday, April 24, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Strategies for Developing Self Generated Income: Part II - A Hands-on Working Session to Develop Plan Options and Implementation Strategies
Jimmie R. Alford, LL.D., LH.D., Founder and Chair, The Alford Group
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