Thursday, November 3, 2011 

12 noon to 1:30 pm

Northwestern Michigan College
University Center, Room 5

Fee: $12

Feel free to bring your lunch.

Facilitator: Debbie McKeon,
NorthSky Executive Director

Martie Manty, Executive Director, Father Fred Foundation

Cecil McNally, Executive Director, Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan

John Noonan, Executive Director, Great Lakes Children's Museum

Sarna Salzman, Executive Director, SEEDS

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly challenged to meet the growing needs of their constituents with diminishing resources. By forming the right partnerships, nonprofits can leverage their financial resources, skills, and capacities to ensure their missions are secured. Even more importantly, successful partnerships bring together a talent pool of leaders who can more creatively address complex issues and needs. Join Debbie McKeon and the leadership of several northern Michigan nonprofits for a panel discussion focused on the details of some partnerships that have formed in our region and that have other regions looking to us as leaders in this emerging field. Specific models and examples will be discussed and shared as well as practical tips for developing and maintaining the relationships.  

Designed for entry to advanced-level practitioners, volunteers, and board members.

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November 8 and 9, 2011 

8:30 am to 4 pm

Northwestern Michigan College, University Center

Trainer: Carole J. Pence, MA, Pence Consulting

Fee: $375

Great fundraising is based on great relationships. Do you know how to build them? This course focuses on the dynamics of interpersonal relationships- how different behavioral types perceive the world, and how you can use this understanding to be more skillful in building relationships for fundraising. You'll learn practical skills such as using the right questions to reveal donor motivations, how to communicate with and influence different behavioral types, and how to manage differences in communication styles. Fee includes: continental breakfast, lunch, certificate of completion, and materials.

Designed for beginning to advanced practitioners.

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Thursday, November 10, 2011            

10 am to Noon

Northwestern Michigan College
University Center, Room 5 or from your own computer

Fee: $12

Trainer: Andy Wolber, Technology Consultant

This webinar may be accessed from your own computer or from our classroom at Northwestern Michigan College University Center. Instructions will be emailed to registrants 48 hours prior to the webinar.

Just getting started with social media? Learn why social media is an essential tool your organization should use. You'll learn the basic elements of all social media tools, as well as how to decide which tools make the most sense for your nonprofit.

Designed for nonprofit managers, staff and volunteers considering but not yet using social media.

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Thursday, November 10, 2011            

1:30 to 3:30 pm

Northwestern Michigan College
University Center, Room 5 or from your own computer

Fee: $12

Trainer: Andy Wolber, Technology Consultant

This webinar may be accessed from your own computer or from our classroom at Northwestern Michigan College University Center. Instructions will be emailed to registrants 48 hours prior to the webinar.

Learn how to use setup and use Twitter & HootSuite. Twitter lets you share information in 140-character chunks, and provides a good introduction to the basic elements of social media. HootSuite lets you schedule Tweets and Facebook updates, and manage multiple social media accounts.

Designed for nonprofit managers, staff and volunteers becoming familiar with social media.

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