2008
Workshop Choices and Descriptions
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A.
Board
101: The Basics about Board Membership
Presenters: Carol Deem & Kim Ronald Smith
Are you aware of all the responsibilities that are present
when you are on a nonprofit Board? The session will address
both legal and practical issues relating to serving on the
board of a not-for-profit entity.
Suggested audience: Board
Members, Volunteers
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B.
Board
Governance: An Advanced Discussion
Presenter: Ron Kratofil
Everyone agrees that boards govern and staff manage, but
what exactly is governance? Is governance a truly unique
discipline or is it a super layer of (micro) management?
Based on the work of John Carver, Ph.D., this session will
help the participants develop an organizational
understanding and theoretical model in order to better
balance the sometimes confusing roles of governing and
managing in a not-for-profit organization!
Suggested audience: Executive Directors, Board Members
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C.
My
Non-Profit Should be doing WHAT?
Presenter: Tracey Rash
Can
your non-profit afford to be left behind? Changes within
the non-profit industry are being quickly advanced by the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Pennsylvania Bureau of
Charitable Organizations (BCO), watchdog groups, and even
political groups. This course will focus on the best
practices on board/committee involvement in the financial
reporting process, policies you should have in place to
protect yourself from the IRS and the BCO, and other changes
being promulgated by various organizations.
Suggested audience: Executive Directors, Board Members
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D.
Coaching & Motivating for Employee Performance and
Development
Presenter: Scott Labrecque
This course is an overview 10 key steps of the coaching
process and give the participant tools and strategies to
employ in the coaching process. Participants will practice
the application of learning and the sharing of ideas and
thoughts within the group, successes and stumbling blocks
will foster these discussions.
Suggested audience: Executive Directors, Supervisors
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E.
Polishing Your Program’s Performance Appraisals
Presenter: Anne Gingerich
Do you
want to tweak your methods for constructing and tracking
program outcomes? This workshop introduces participants to
the Logic Model, an impact-oriented framework used to
measure and report the benefits that clients experience
through program interaction. Presentation and interactive
activities will convince you of this tool’s potential for
use in program management, reports to fundraisers and
marketing materials.
Suggested audience: Board Members, Staff, Volunteers
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F.
How to Stage a Profitable Special Event Fundraiser: A
Step-by-Step Guide
Presenter: Harvey Owen
How to
determine which fundraiser is right for your organization.
How to organize the production. Finding, motivating & using
volunteers, board members & in-house staff. Negotiating
vendor contracts. How to create a realistic budget,
including projecting your “profit”, controlling costs &
pricing your event. The Five secrets that make a special
event “special”. Marketing tips to increase event income.
Planning for catastrophes.
Suggested audience: Executive Directors, Board Members,
Staff, Volunteers
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G.
Who
Are We? Where Are We Going? How Will We Get There?
Presenter: Victor DeSantis
Have
you recently asked these questions as they relate to your
organization? If so, you may be the best candidate to
participate in this strategic planning overview. Subjects
covered will include mission and vision; goals and
objectives; reaching consensus and implementation,
cumulating in a case study that pulls all of these
components together.
Suggested
audience: Executive Directors, Board Members
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H.
Servant Leadership
Presenters: Leo Gilmore, Reyna Britton & Susanne
Hershey-Babec
Are
you one who leads by first serving to meet the needs of
others? Then you have applied the first principle of
Servant Leadership to your work and life. In this workshop
you will be introduced to a very powerful leadership
principle, Servant Leadership. Based on the work of James C.
Hunter, you will explore the characteristics that will help
you be a more effective leader: patience, kindness,
humility, respectfulness, selfishness, forgiveness, honesty
and commitment.
Suggested
audience: Executive Directors, Board Members, Staff,
Volunteers
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I.
Developing and Executing a Media Relations Strategy
Presenter: John Lines
Through classroom discussion, Lancaster’s General’s chief
media spokesman will review how to leverage media relations
by identifying your key audiences and the communication
vehicles they find most credible, to raise awareness and
preference for your organization, regardless of its size or
purpose.
Suggested
audience: Executive Directors, Board Members
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J.
Legislative Advocacy: Making the Case for Change
Presenter: Fran Rodriguez
Taking
your organization’s case to local, state and federal elected
officials is an important part of your job as a board
leader. What role does a legislative district office really
play in your community? Learn about the importance and
value you have by engaging in ongoing discussions with
legislators and senators. What’s the difference between
advocacy and lobbying? As a board leader, you must
establish a network with elected officials when seeking the
most up-to-date information and resources.
Suggested audience:
Executive Directors, Board Members
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K.
Tearing Down the Walls: Non-Profit Leadership for
Sustainability… with Style!
Presenter: Dr. Lucia C. R. Murphy
Sustainability is critical for non-profit success, but is it
even feasible? In the long run, the success of a non-profit
Board is more than attracting the right people – it’s about
learning how to lasso their enthusiasm for who you are and
what you do. Learn a proven five-step process to harness –
and leverage – your Board’s strengths to move your
organization forward. Add your personal passion and
commitment, and you’ve got nothing short of
pizzazz/brilliance!
Suggested audience:
Executive Directors, Board Members, Volunteers
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L.
Recruiting Diverse Board Members
Presenter: Joe Morales
Does
your board represent the cultural demographics of the
clients and community you serve? This workshop will provide
an interchange of ideas focusing on recruiting and
maintaining a diverse board of directors and challenge
participants to explore issues that go beyond black and
white.
Suggested
audience: Executive Directors, Board Members
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M.
Soliciting Major Gifts
Presenter: Susan C. Eckert
Are
you asking potential major donors to give at the right
time? Understanding current philanthropic trends by both
individuals and corporations will increase your prospects
for closing that gift. This workshop will explore current
patterns of giving and find effective ways to approach
others for generous contributions. We will look at
motivations for giving, fears of asking and how to identify
who and when to ask.
Suggested audience:
Executive Directors, Board Members, Staff, Volunteers
