March 19, 2013

1 to 2:30 pm

This session is being broadcast at multiple locations throughout Northern Michigan including Northwestern Michigan College University Center in Traverse City, Health Department in Charlevoix, University Center of Gaylord and at the City of Manistee Council Chambers.

Trainer: Derrick Feldmann, Author, and CEO, Achieve Consulting

Fee: $12, feel free to bring your lunch

Using research from over 10,000 Millennials (age 20-30), Feldman will guide you through what motivates Millennials to give to nonprofit organizations. He will discuss how to create customized campaigns and engagement programs to raise awareness and support from Millennials through online, direct mail, email, and event based approaches. This session will help your organization design a campaign that stand out from others to effectively engage the Millennials. Designed for beginning to advanced practitioners, Board members, volunteers, and staff

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As Terri Steingrebe pondered ways to expand More Than Wheels, a group she runs that helps people in New England find low-interest car loans, the idea of asking another charity for help and advice never crossed her mind. She was resigned to discussing her expansion problems during merger talks with another nonprofit. But soon she began to see how her group might survive without the two joining together.

"There are very few groups that do what we do," says Ms. Steingrebe. "It was great to talk to people who speak the same language and deal with the same problems. It's amazing what you can learn."

While mergers help some charities grow or improve their finances, not all mergers result in happy marriages. But taking the best of what each has to offer-without taking on all of the cost and stress of getting hitched-can result in stronger, if separate, organizations.

March 21, 2013

12  to1:30 pm

Northwestern Michigan College
University Center, Room 5

Fee: $12, feel free to bring your lunch

Instructor: Andy Wolber, Technology Consultant

If you've purchased anything online, you have the skills you need to create and maintain a website. Join us to learn how to create a website with Wordpress.com, including how to customize a site's appearance, add and edit content (articles and photos), and track site statistics. Feel free to bring along your laptop or tablet devise for a hands-on session. Designed for all staff at nonprofits with 10 or fewer staff; beginner to intermediate level.

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As nonprofits turn to social media, policies to govern their use have become the new frontier. A good social media policy provides clear guidelines as to what staff should and shouldn't do when posting and interacting with the community. What's involved in creating one?

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