The buzzword in the nonprofit world is sustainability. Some think it's a trap funders use to disqualify funding. In fact, it's the best thing to happen to the nonprofit world!
By understanding both sides of the paradigm nonprofits and funders have the opportunity to better serve their communities, their individual mission AND create a stable sustainable funding foundation.
Learn how to diversify your funding and how to discuss the true costs of creating a sustainable program/initiative with a funder.
Presenter: Kristen Tierney has been an entrepreneur and coach for over 25 years. Her business, the Tierney Development Group, utilizes her sustainability funding model to create diverse and robust funding foundations for nonprofits. The model identifies, cultivates and builds a variety of income streams creating strong funding foundations for clients allowing them to return to their core mission focus.
Performance reviews are one of your most effective tools for managing your workforce and protecting your organization from employment-related legal claims.
Join us for this workshop to learn how to write and conduct performance reviews that work for you and your employees.
Whether you're a long-time manager or evaluating your employees for the first time, this workshop will provide you with practical tips to ensure a successful and legally compliant performance review process.
Specific topics will include:
Why to have performance reviews
How to write a performance review
How to communicate a performance review
Avoiding common mistakes in performance reviews
Presenters:
Priya Morganstern, Director, Hartford Program, Pro Bono Partnership's services in Connecticut and attorneys Robb Jenkins & Alicia Perrault from Pratt & Whitney.
What will the future bring? Is your current path secure? Are there major changes in the offing that will dramatically impact your operations? Imagining the future is only half of the equation. Anticipating those changes and plotting your course for success will insure the sustainability and growth of your organization.
In this interactive workshop, we'll walk through the planning process and help you rough out a high-level plan for your organization. Topics will include:
Truing Your Compass: Defining your organization's culture
Imagining the Future: Techniques for exploring future possibilities
Developing the Plan: Short-term priorities and long-term plan
Making it Stick: Key indicators to track progress
Presenter:
Tom Gezo, PMP is a business adviser and project management professional specializing in putting strategy into action. He is a Certified PMI Project Management Professional as well as a Stanford Certified Project Manager. Tom is the founder of TGBC: TGezo Business Consulting, LLC, a consulting practice powered by project management.
