NAO 2021 Networks
Registration for individual network sessions is open! NAO’s networks take place across the state and we will be holding network sessions from September through June of 2022. All of our Portland networks will be livestreamed for anybody who would rather attend online. Members can purchase our Member Pass for a deep discount and priority registration for up to 10 sessions. Members and non-members can also purchase individual tickets to any sessions.
September Portland and Virtual Network Sessions:
Fundraising in the New Environment - Tackling Long-Term Change While Meeting Today's Needs
September 15, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Presenter: Laurel McCombs, The Osborne Group
Every organization has long-term goals it's looking to reach, whether it be growing major gifts, shifting portfolio balance, or building a powerhouse board, but too often those long-term goals are pushed off by short-term revenue requirements or immediate demands. Through a combination of focusing on vision and big impact, shifting philanthropic culture, and implementing processes and systems that support better time and priority management, you can achieve both short and long-term development goals. You will leave feeling empowered to manage short-term needs while strategically moving forward toward your big, transformational goals. More details and registration information here.
Leveraging the New Environment to Advance Organizational Equity and Inclusion
September 23, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Presenter: Cliff Jones, Capacity Building Partnerships
The past two years have brought us new levels of challenges in advancing organizational equity and inclusion efforts. We now find ourselves looking at equity and inclusion through the lens of disparities created by and related to COVID-19, the movement for racial justice, climate change, and political polarization. How do we live into what we have learned? Join us for this session to learn how nonprofit leaders can leverage the new environment we find ourselves in to advance organizational equity and inclusion efforts. More details and registration information here.
How Are Nonprofits Responding to Our New Reality Through HR?
September 30, 7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Presenter: Mark Kajitani, IRCO
How are nonprofits moving forward using an HR lens to reimagine their success? This session will share four core strategies Oregon nonprofits are using to adjust to new business realities: Caring for Employees: Employee Assistance Plans; Staffing Crisis: Are you becoming the side-hustle; Workplaces Conflict: Pay Equity's Definition; Hybrid, Hoteling, and rethinking space. More details and registration information here.
September Central Oregon Session:
Strategic Fundraising in an Uncertain World
September 29, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Presenter: Ron Frey, Frey Resource Group
The last two years have shown that the world around us can be volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous and we know that constant change can completely upend your organization's fundraising efforts. This session is designed to give you hope as well as practical strategies to turn your fundraising campaigns into a positive force even during uncertain times. You’ll leave with tools to help you focus on the most strategic fundraising moves to make right now and build a powerful framework for long term success in donor development. More details and registration information here.
September Southern Oregon Session:
Strategic Fundraising in an Uncertain World
September 30, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Presenter: Ron Frey, Frey Resource Group
The last two years have shown that the world around us can be volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous and we know that constant change can completely upend your organization's fundraising efforts. This session is designed to give you hope as well as practical strategies to turn your fundraising campaigns into a positive force even during uncertain times. You’ll leave with tools to help you focus on the most strategic fundraising moves to make right now and build a powerful framework for long term success in donor development. More details and registration information here.
Upcoming October Sessions:
The Art and Practice of Adaptive Leadership
October 13, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Presenter: Steve Patty, Ph.D., Dialogues In Action
Location: Portland and Virtual
In this session, we will explore the principles of adaptive leadership and their application to the nonprofit sector. More details and registration information here.
Strategic Fundraising in an Uncertain World
October 19, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Presenter: Ron Frey, Frey Resource Group
Location: Southern Willamette Valley Oregon
In this session, you’ll learn tools to help you focus on the most strategic fundraising moves to make right now and how to build a powerful framework for long term success in donor development. More details and registration information here.
Compliance Concerns and Considerations for Federal Funds
October 21, 7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Presenter: Lesley Bennett, CFO Selections
Location: Portland and Virtual
This session will address compliance issues and answer all your questions about Federal funding compliance. More details and registration information here.
How to Manage the Opportunities and Challenges of Shifts in Funding
October 27, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Presenter: Lesley Bennett, CFO Selections
Location: Central Oregon
This session will address compliance issues and answer all your questions about Federal funding compliance. More details and registration information here.
How to Manage the Opportunities and Challenges of Shifts in Funding
October 28, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Presenter: Lesley Bennett, CFO Selections
Location: Southern Oregon
This session will address compliance issues and answer all your questions about Federal funding compliance. More details and registration information here.
These sessions are Member Pass eligible!
NAO Member Pass holders may register for events across all six of NAO’s networks. The unique discount code may be used for 10 registrations (per pass). Passes are shareable across your organization - Purchase now through October 31, 2021.
Nonprofit Learning Cohorts
Effective Board Management for Small Nonprofits - Intensive
September 22 to November 17, 11 – 12:15 p.m. (PT) | Facilitator: Jess Hampton, NAO
Join a cohort of nonprofit leaders to learn about board management best practices while gaining insight from each other’s challenges and solutions, and problem solving together. This eight-week cohort is for new and potential board members who want to understand the fundamentals of board service, seasoned board members looking to increase their board’s effectiveness, and staff and volunteers who support the board. Each session will include a facilitated training component as well as discussion-based peer learning opportunities. More details and registration information here.
Grantwriting for Results - Intensive
September 22 to November 10, 12 – 1 p.m. (PT) | Facilitator: Allison Shirk, Spark The Fire Grantwriting Classes
This expanded series is an advanced learning cohort in grantwriting and grants management through a combination of online study and weekly zoom meetings for problem-based and case-based discussion. By the end of this eight-week course, you will have completed a grant proposal with your instructor’s individualized, guided assistance and peer review. The course will also teach you where to find grants, how to write grant reports, ethics, and how to build relationships with grantmakers so that you have all the information you need to write and manage grants successfully. Participants who complete the grant proposal will receive a digital badge and electronic Certificate in Grantwriting from Spark the Fire Grantwriting Classes. More details and registration information here.
Rural Convening Opportunities
Fall 2021 Learn at Lunch Series
Are you on a nonprofit board or staff member looking for practical training and tools to strengthen your organizational leadership skills? Join NAO for an opportunity to learn at one of our regional Learn at Lunch sessions. Each series is made up of four, one-hour sessions held each week over the lunch hour, in person. We'll provide bite-sized training in Board Management, Board Recruitment & Retention, Engaging Your Board in Fundraising and Finance Fundamentals. Sessions are provided a la carte, so you can join us for all of them – or what topic you think is most applicable to your work now.
Upcoming Learn at Lunches are taking place throughout the state: Philomath (Sept 16 - Oct 7); McMinnville (Oct 7 - Nov 4); and Roseburg (Oct 21 - Nov 11). More details and registration information, click here.
NAO Webinars
Board Bright: NAO's Quarterly Board Roles & Responsibilities Training
October 5, 3 – 4:30 p.m. (PT) | Presenter: Jenn Clemo, NAO
In this 90-minute webinar, participants will learn about the fundamentals of nonprofit governance and gain an understanding of the board’s role in the management of the organization. This quarterly learning opportunity is designed for emerging and seasoned board members alike, and anyone else looking for a governance refresh! More details and registration information here.
