| Upcoming Peer Groups
Please contact
Carrie Walker if you are interested in finding out more about peer groups. These monthly or bi-monthly lunch meetings provide a great opportunity to discuss current issues, discover new ideas, and create peer connections.
Email invitations with agenda, topics, and RSVP requests for free lunch are sent about a week before a peer
group meeting.
- Tuesday, June 2: Executive Directors of Small Nonprofits
- Tuesday, June 16, 12 - 1 p.m.: Development
- Tuesday, June 23 , 12-1 p.m.: Marketing Learning Opportunity-see below
- CFO Peer Group returns in August.
- No peer groups in July.
Thursday, June 4, 2015, 7:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Mt. Mercy University Graduate Center, Cedar Rapids
Training for nonprofit employees or volunteers! Sessions include: Storytelling:Telling Your Nonprofit's Story, Culture-Enhancing Leadership Development, The Power of Positivity, Powerpoint Design for the Non-Designer, Giving and Receiving Feedback, 3 Secrets to Connecting, and more.
Cost:
$30 per person.
Register
here
. Session schedule and descriptions here.
AFP Presents Maximize Your Database for Fundraising Success
Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Hills Bank & Trust, 590 W Forevergreen Rd, North Liberty
Your donor database is likely a large investment on the part of your organization, in both time and money. It's also a critical component of your fundraising efforts. So why let this asset go underutilized? In this session, we will cover the tenets of effective database usage, no matter what program or vendor you use. We will show examples of best practices in data management, communication segmenting, engagement tracking and reporting in order to help your team work smarter, not harder.
Cost: Free members, $25 future members
Cultivating Common Ground: Growing Inclusive Communities
Thursday, June 11, 2015, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Hall, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids
Presenter: Dr. Sondra Thiederman, one of the nation's leading experts on workplace diversity, bias reduction, and cross-cultural business.
Dr. Theiderman has 25 years of experience helping Fortune 500 companies, government organizations, and dozens of associations become successful in our increasingly diverse workplaces. She will speak for about one hour, leaving time for a Q & A session.
Cost: Free
RSVP to Diversity Focus here.
Third Annual Iowa Nonprofit Conference
Presented by CliftonLarsonAllen
Friday, June 19, 2015, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Hotel at Kirkwood Center, 7725 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids
The conference will feature sessions related to a broad spectrum of organizational concerns-from charitable state registrations and cyber fraud to IRS updates and strategic planning. A full schedule of sessions, including CPE information, here.
Cost: $75.
Marketing Peer Group Learning Opportunity: Email Marketing Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, 324 3rd Street SE, Cedar Rapids
Presenter: Stacy Jacobs, FlaminGoes Consulting
Examine the use of email in your marketing efforts. Discussion includes: email list management, email design, email frequency, and key metrics to enhance your marketing efforts.
Cost: Free, lunch provided when you RSVP.
Iowa Nonprofit Summit
Monday, November 9-Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Scheman Building, Lincoln Way & University Blvd, Ames
This biennial conference offers essential learning opportunities for Iowa nonprofit and volunteer management professionals and features outstanding keynote presentations, dozens of break-out sessions, networking opportunities, and exhibitors demonstrating the latest resources available to help nonprofits and volunteer programs excel.
Register and more information
here
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