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NorthSky Technology Webinar...Social Media Savvy
NorthSky Technology Webinar...Managing the Information Deluge
Break for Lunch...Branding: Creating an Identity for Your Nonprofit
CONFIRMED: The Fundraising School: Interpersonal Communication for Fundraising


NorthSky Technology Webinar
Social Media Savvy

NMC logoThursday, January 12, 2012

10 am to Noon

Northwestern Michigan College University Center

Trainer: Any Wolber, Technology Consultant

Fee: $12

 

This webinar can be accessed from your own computer or from our classroom at Northwestern Michigan College University Center

 

Already using social media? Join us to explore how several nonprofits are using social media to engage donors, volunteers and constituents. You'll learn how to manage the time you spend on social media effectively, and how to integrate social media into the broader context of your organization's external engagement efforts. Best for nonprofit communications professionals familiar with social media.

 

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NorthSky Technology Webinar
Managing the Information Deluge


NMC logoThursday, January 12, 2012

1:30 to 3:30 pm

Northwestern Michigan College University Center

Trainer: Any Wolber, Technology Consultant

Fee: $12

 

This webinar can be accessed from your own computer or from our classroom at Northwestern Michigan College University Center

 

Stay up-to-date on the latest news in your field without drowning in information with web browser based tools. Track what is being said about your agency (and you!) online. Quickly save and bookmark information to read or refer to later -- on your desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet!  

 

Designed for fundraisers, communications professionals, and executive directors seeking to track news and information in their field.

 

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Break for Lunch
Branding: Creating an Identity for Your Nonprofit 

NMC logoThursday, January 19, 2012

Noon to 1:30 pm

Northwestern Michigan College University Center

Trainers: Dee Smith, Lawton Gallagher Group

Rod Call, Lawton Gallagher Group

Fee: $12

 

Building a brand is like constructing a house. It requires a strong foundation, must serve a purpose and be functional yet welcoming. We'll cover the nuts and bolts to building the right identity for your nonprofit, giving course attendees a blueprint to make your organization recognizable, trustworthy and deserving of others' support.  

 

Designed for beginning to intermediate practitioners and volunteers.

 

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The Fundraising School: Interpersonal Communication for Fundraising

NMC logoConfirmed for January 24 and 25, 2012  

8:30 am to 4 pm

Northwestern Michigan College  

University Center

Trainer: Carole J. Pence, MA, Pense Consulting

Fee: $375, includes: continental breakfast, lunch, certificate of completion, and materials.  

  

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.  

 

 

Designed for beginning to advanced practitioners.

 

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Resource Center

A few articles on branding in preparation for NorthSky's
January 19 session

 

 No One Ever Bought Anything in an Elevator

[LINK]  

   

The Simple First Rule of Marketing Anything

 [LINK]

 

Marketing a Nonprofit Brand

 [LINK]

 


View or Download NorthSky's Winter/Spring 2012 Professional Development Series Schedule
[LINK]

 

 Post Nonprofit Job Opportunities

 on the NorthSky Website.

Send your posting (no more than 200 words) and closing date

to Pam Evans   

 

Grant Opportunities Applicable to the
Grand Vision
Click Here.

 

Our mission is to build strong communities by helping nonprofit organizations achieve and sustain excellence.

 

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NorthSky Nonprofit Network is a nonprofit management support program of Rotary Charities of Traverse City that assists northern Michigan nonprofit organizations in strengthening their capabilities through capacity building and sustainability support. NorthSky provides a wide range of services and resources to help nonprofit organizations deliver programs effectively and efficiently.