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NorthSky Announces Winter/Spring 2012 Professional Development Series
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Just in time for your New Year Resolutions, NorthSky is pleased to unveil its Winter/Spring 2012 professional development series. Sessions include a full range of topics including technology, marketing, fund development, risk management, financial management, volunteers, and governance. Sessions have been expanded outside of Traverse City and include four programs in Manistee. Experts from throughout the country including Indiana University's Fundraising School will travel to our region physically and via webinar to share the best practices of the nonprofit field.
View the schedule online
Download a printable flier [PDF].
We're looking forward to seeing you at a future session.
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The Fundraising School: Interpersonal Communication for Fundraising
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 Rescheduled for January 24 and 25
8:30 am to 4 pm
Northwestern Michigan College
University Center
Trainer: Carole J. Pence, MA, Pense Consulting
Fee: $375
If you plan on attending this program, you must register by 5pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. We need 30 confirmed participants before we can hold the session.
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.
Register Now
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Please Share Your Experience with the Small Employer Health Credit
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The National Council of Nonprofits is eager to learn of your experiences in calculating and claiming the small employer health credit.The small employer health credit that nonprofit and for-profit employers may claim to help pay for employee health insurance is the subject of ongoing review. Last month, the House Oversight Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on whether small business employers are currently benefiting from the Small Business Tax Credit, problems they may be encountering when calculating the credit, and whether the IRS is administering it in a way that ensures tax compliance. Most witnesses stressed that it is too soon to tell whether the tax credit, enacted as part of the 2010 health care reform law, is serving the purpose of making employer-provided health insurance more affordable for smaller employers. The Government Accountability Office is conducting a follow-up study to better understand the barriers that small employers are experiencing, assess IRS education and enforcement efforts, and determine the potential effects of the credit.
Share your experience by contacting via email: [LINK] |
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Join Us in January for These Professional Development Sessions
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January 12 - Social Media Savvy [LINK]
January 12 - Managing the Information Deluge [LINK]
January 19 - Branding: Creating an Identity for Your Nonprofit [LINK]
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