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| Network Notes - Featured Events from Around the State | January 2012 |
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Below are select offerings from each region. For the full listing of events and workshops go to our Searchable Calendar. |
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"Trust your instincts...what you don't know is how much you know without knowing you know it."
~ Simon Baker as Patrick Jane in
The Mentalist, Nov 3, 2011
Leadership Stripes
Picture this: As you walk into the new year, pledge to see leadership strengths in every person you see.
Whether you are the board chair, CEO, lead program staff, worker-bee volunteer, one of a large team, or the best greeter at an event, you need leadership skills, and you probably have them. Different leadership examples are evident throughout history. Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart, Spike Lee, and Mozart recognize new possibilities and see signs of coming change, invent innovative solutions to problems, and are/were able to challenge the status quo. Maya Angelou, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Shakespeare displayed the ability to teach, help people understand in new ways, incorporate the role of values, and a deep understanding of how others feel. On the other side of the scale, Susan B. Anthony, Plato, and J. Edgar Hoover were able to overlook flaws, work at a highly practical and detailed level, and articulate structured plans. Finally, the geniuses Marilyn Von Savant, Newton, Aristotle, and Hippocrates excelled at gathering facts and analyzing issues, working with numbers and precise measurements, and forming insightful theories. It's common to recognize different learning or personality styles or even to say, "I'm really a right-brain, holistic, creative person," or, "I'm a left-brain analytical type." However, true leadership skills may be disguised by a style strength. We have stereotypical impressions of what real leaders look like. In reality, all strengths are needed to move a major goal forward. A well-balanced and diverse team is proven to be the most successful. As respect and opportunities for each person's leadership strengths emerge, goals are more likely to be realized in high quality ways.
Saluting our gifts,
Lisa Hanger
Statewide Director
Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network |
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Northern Region
Denise Lamphier, INRN - North, Regional Director
Greetings! My name is Denise Lamphier, and I am the new Northern Regional Director for the Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network (INRN). For more than 10 years, I have been involved in the nonprofit area, gaining skills in volunteer management, marketing, fund development, special events, strategic planning, customer service, and much more! I am excited to bring these skills to the INRN and the nonprofits utilizing our resources.
As we begin to plan for 2012, we are looking for your input on workshops and consulting sessions that you would like to see made available in the northern region.
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Southern Region
2012 Evansville Lunch and Learn Leadership Series
Please join us in celebrating the 10th year of the INRN Southern Region.
Confessions of a Nonprofit CEO
When: Wednesday, February 15
Location: Visiting Nurse Association - 610 East Walnut, Evansville, IN
Presenter: Parri Black, CEO, Youth First, Inc.
Parri Black will share organizational and personal insights that helped lead Youth First to receive the 2010 Indiana Achievement Award presented by the Solution Center at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Youth First Inc.'s mission is to strengthen youth and families through evidence-based programs that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maximize student success.
Meet the Funders
When: Wednesday, May 23
Presenters: Representatives from Old National Bank, Vectren, Alcoa Foundation, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Welborn Baptist Foundation, Vanderburgh Community Foundation, and United Way of Southwestern Indiana
Introduction to Outcomes Evaluation
When: Wednesday, August 15
Presenter: June Miller, Regional Director, INRN South
Trust - the Heart and Soul of Success
When: Wednesday, October 17
Presenter: June Miller, Regional Director, INRN South
All workshops meet in Evansville from 11:15 AM to 2:00 PM, CT. Registration fee is $15, which includes lunch.
For detailed workshop and registration information, contact June Miller, Regional
Director, Southern Region. |
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Eastern Region
The Best Teams Cannot Always Prevent a Crisis. Are You Ready to Respond?
 Learn how to build a crisis communication plan that
will guide you step-by-step through a crisis that
could impact your agency. Find out which stakeholders need to be involved in the crisis communication process; who to disclose information to and when to disclose it; and, how to address the crisis while also protecting your agency, clients, staff, and Board.
When: Tuesday, February 7, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST
Where: Ball State University Alumni Center, Meeting
Room 1, 2800 Bethel Avenue, Muncie, IN
Presenter: Tonja Eagan, M.P.A., CFRE, Indianapolis
Cost: $25 per session or $40 for two-part series
Knowing Where You Stand with Your Board is Key to Your Success!
Too often CEOs/Executive Directors of nonprofit organizations assume that if their Board has not told them there are performance concerns, than the Board must be pleased with their performance. Wrong! Explore evaluation tools and models that will ensure you can grow and succeed in your career while also holding your Board accountable to provide you with guidance and oversight as a part of their due diligence for the agency.
Date: Tuesday, March 6, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST
Where: Ball State University Alumni Center, Meeting Room 1, 2800 Bethel Avenue, Muncie, IN
Presenter: Tonja Eagan, M.P.A., CFRE, Indianapolis
Cost: $25 per person or $40 for two-part series
For registration or more information contact Lesley Devine, Director, Eastern Region. |
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Western Region
Tipton County Nonprofit Volunteer Leadership Series:
Making Meetings Matter and Building Better Boards
We've all been to board meetings that seem to last forever with little being accomplished. This workshop will teach you how to make the most of your meetings so they are purposeful, timely, and action oriented. We will discuss tips on implementing more efficient meetings, as well as how each board member can contribute in a meaningful way.
We will then focus on what makes an effective board, what board members need to know before joining, and what will be expected of them. Best practices on responsibilities will be presented as well as recruitment strategies for building a better board.
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST (registration and light dinner at 5:30 pm)
Presenter: Beth Gehlhausen
Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
This workshop will present tried and true methods to help bring your organization's marketing and public relations efforts into sync at the most basic level. We will examine tactics for creating marketing plans, how to properly craft and distribute press releases and public service announcements, and discuss meaningful media relations and how to maintain them. We will also touch on how social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, and blogs are changing how nonprofits communicate. This session will go from the basics in nonprofit marketing to some of the most cutting edge technologies while focusing on the bottom line: how these techniques are relatively free or extremely low cost for your agency.
When: Wednesday, January 25, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST (registration and light dinner at 5:30 pm)
Presenter: Laura Edwards, Purdue University
Fraud, Finance and Freaking Out: Risk and Crisis Management
Nonprofits are facing higher scrutiny for financial accountability to both the public and to funders. Attorney Miriam Robeson provides information and tools to help nonprofits identify risks, address risks, and avoid crisis.
Nonprofit board members and staff will learn best practices to navigate today's maze of governmental regulation and public scrutiny while deterring criminal loss of resources from fraud or embezzlement. In case the worst happens, whether from criminal activity or the economy, Robeson provides tools for managing crisis.
When: Wednesday, February 8, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST
Presenter: Miriam Robeson, Attorney
Meet the Press - Developing Relationships with Local Media All nonprofits want to be sure they are get the word out about their organization; articulating their mission, publicizing their events, and sharing their success stories. This workshop will help you meet your media representatives to learn more about how they work. Panel representatives will discuss how they prefer to be contacted, what kind of news they cover, advertising or sponsorships they offer for nonprofits, and how to deliver your information. This panel will be comprised of representatives from The Perspective, the Tipton Argus, the Tipton Tribune, and the Frankfort Times.
When: Wednesday, February 22, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST Presenters: Panel of News Media Representatives Hands-On Social Media/Marketing Practicum Participants will set the agenda for this practicum about social media and using technology for marketing. This will be a chance for nonprofit staff and volunteers to learn about how to incorporate technology into their overall marketing strategies. Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and other free online tools will be discussed. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops to begin setting up pages, accounts and most importantly, to get comfortable with what technology has to offer for your nonprofit.
When: Saturday, March 3, 9:00 AM - Noon EST Presenter: Kevin O'Shea, Purdue University All workshops: Where: Tipton County Foundation, 1020 West Jefferson Street, Tipton IN Cost: $15 each or or $55 if registering for the entire series ($20 savings) For more information, contact Jillian Miller, Director, Western Region. |
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Central Region
The Role of the Board President in 2012
Being a board president requires leadership, diplomacy and meeting management skills. If you are a board president or moving into a leadership position on a nonprofit board, this workshop can provide tools and techniques for understanding group dynamics, handling conflict and conducting effective meetings. This is a workshop for board members only.
When: Wednesday, March 14, 9 am - 11 am EDT Where: United Way of Central Indiana, 3901 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, INPresenter: Kim Donahue, Director, Nonprofit Training Center, United Way of Central IndianaCost: $20, United Way agencies; $25, othersRegistration: www.uwci.org/ntc
Grantwriting for Beginners
Start at the beginning with this two part training! Bring your grant proposal ideas and your questions! Also, bring lots of resource information about your organization and business cards!
Learn how to: use SAVI data to build your case, write a case statement, research funding sources, develop a budget, manage the grant project, and include a realistic project management and evaluation component. This is a two part workshop.
When: Wednesday, March 28, and Thursday, March 29, 9 am - Noon EDT each day (must attend both days)
Where: United Way of Central Indiana, 3901 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN
Presenter: Kim Donahue, Director, Nonprofit Training Center, United Way of Central Indiana
Cost: $60, United Way agencies; $70, others
Registration: www.uwci.org/ntc
For more information, contact Kim Donahue, Director, Central Region Nonprofit Training Center. |
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