Spring 2010

Spring 2010

Contact Us

Annemarie Riemer,
Director

Meher Shulman,
Associate Director

Amy Studwell,
Program Officer

Dick Cave,
Special Consultant

Betsy Johnson,
Nonprofit Program Associate

Shirley Beyor,
Special Assistant

10 Columbus Blvd.  8th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
860-548-1888
Fax: 524-8346
NSP@hfpg.org
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Update 

Dear ,

Welcome to the Spring 2010 issue of NSP Update.  This edition includes information about our spring workshops, our annual spring event and the Southern New England Consultant Directory. 
 
We hope you find this issue helpful.  As always, we welcome your feedback.  Let us know what you think by contacting us at nsp@hfpg.org or 860-548-1888.

--The Nonprofit Support Program Team

NSP Announces Spring Workshop Series
Expressly for Executive Directors and Board Leaders

(Please share these dates with your board members now)

Now more than ever, nonprofits need strong boards and management, realistic and flexible plans, solid financial systems and up-to-date technology.  Organizations with a strong organizational foundation will be best positioned to survive these times.  This spring we are pleased to continue our popular workshop series for nonprofit executive directors and board leaders.  If you would like to speak to the NSP staff about other services that can help you build a stronger organization, please contact us.

We're sending you this workshop information so that you can plan ahead.  Please don't RSVP at this time.  Invitations will be sent to executive directors five to six weeks prior to each session.  Remember that locations and times vary.  Come join your colleagues in Greater Hartford for useful information, networking and a free breakfast!


Planning Effectively in the Face of Today's Challenges
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to Noon
Planning for the future has never been more critical for your organization.  In fact, challenging times present unique opportunities for adjusting course and re-thinking priorities.
 
Nonprofits need to be able to plan for a range of possible future events and conditions during uncertain times.  This session will explore how tools such as scenario planning can help your organization to better understand the uncertainties that lie ahead, and how to craft a range of useful scenarios to help you respond and successfully move forward. 
 
Presenter:  Emil Angelica, Principal Consultant, Community Consulting Group
For executive directors and board members


Becoming a Networked Nonprofit
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to Noon
Award-winning author and social media expert, Allison Fine, will examine trends in social media and their effect on nonprofits.  Participants will learn how to become "networked nonprofits," organizations that effectively use social media to make themselves more open, accessible, effective and successful.  Participants will leave the session prepared to make key decisions to weave social media into their organizations.
 
Presenter:  Allison Fine
For executive directors and board members


Working Across Generations: Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership
Thursday, June 3, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to Noon
Leadership change is happening in organizations across the country.  In the nonprofit sector, long-time leaders are planning what they will do next and wondering who will take their place, while younger leaders are looking for ways in which they can contribute.  Join Frances Kunreuther, author of Working Across Generations: Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership, for a discussion about the implications of generational shifts in leadership in the nonprofit sector, ways in which we can work together effectively in multigenerational settings, and how we can support the next generation of leaders in our own organizations.
 
Presenter:  Frances Kunreuther, Project Director, Building Movement Project
For executive directors and emerging leaders
Please Join Us for our Spring Special Event
Executive directors, board members and consultants - please save the date!
 
Building Sustainability Using an Organizational Lifecycle Approach
Featuring Dr. Susan Kenny Stevens, author of Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-Based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010,  8:00 to 11:30 a.m.
 
Dr. Stevens has adapted her message of using a lifecycles approach to building capacity to the current economic climate.  She stresses the importance of investing in your organization in order to achieve sustainability, discusses five common lifecycle challenges, and encourages organizations to analyze and understand their lifecycle stage in order to strategically target areas that need to be addressed.
 
Participants will learn how to self-diagnose their own capacity challenges, and how to understand and address five common lifecycle challenges including building strong board ownership, developing organizational "bench strength," and hiring effectively for lifecycle fit.
For more information on NSP's learning opportunities for nonprofits, click here.
NSP Completes Annual Update of Consultant Directory
 
As a community resource for finding consultants, the Consultant Directory is one of the most visited pages on the Hartford Foundation's website, and may be accessed at www.sneconsultant.org.  In order to keep the information current for agencies in need of consulting assistance, we ask consultants to update their listings on an annual basis.  We encourage consultants to follow the instructions in the email sent to you and go into the Directory to update your listing, if you have not done so already.  If you require assistance, please contact Betsy Johnson at bjohnson@hfpg.org or 860-548-1888 x1041.

For other workshops available to nonprofits in the Hartford region and statewide, visit the Connecticut Association of Nonprofit's website at ctnonprofits.org/education. 

The Hartford Public Library provides free workshops for nonprofits.  A listing of workshops may be accessed at www.hplct.org/calendar.  The Library offers some of these workshops in partnership with the Hartford Foundation in order to better meet the needs of smaller agencies.
Is your executive director leaving the organization?
 
If so, the Executive Transition Program may be able to help.  Call us to learn more about helping your board to do the proper planning required to find the right person for the job.  Call Meher Shulman at 860-548-1888 x1047.