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Alliance E-Learning Center 2008 Schedule
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Unlocking The Generational Gap
April 9, 2008 - (Click Here to Register)

Conscious Leadership: Touchstones for Reflective Practitioners
April 16, 2008 - (Click Here to Register)

An Introduction into Nonprofit Financial Documents
April 30, 2008 - (Click Here to Register)

Organizational Succession Planning
May 14, 2008 - Registration Open!

Organizational Transformation
Registration Opening Soon!

Strategy Development
June 11, 2008 - Registration Open!

Building an Executive Transition and Succession Practice
June 30 - Registration Opening Soon!

Strategic Planning
August 27, 2008 - Registration Opening Soon!

CEO Responsibilities
September 17, 2008 - Registration Opening Soon!

Ethical Standards
September 30, 2008 - Registration Opening Soon!

Marketing and Branding Your Organization
October 13, 2008 - Registration Opening Soon!

Leading With Questions
October 28, 2008 - Registration Opening Soon!

Managing Nonprofit Resources
November 19, 2008 - Registration Opening Soon!

Capacity Building
December 3, 2008 - Registration Opening Soon!

Nonprofit and Business Partnerships
December 17, 2008 - Registration Opening Soon!

April 9, 2008
2:00 PM EST, 1:00 PM CST, 12:00 PM MST, 11:00 AM PST

Generational Change in Nonprofits

• Become more knowledgeable about generational trends and the impact on nonprofits
• Explore approaches to turn generational challenges into opportunities

Course Description:

With a large contingent of our Baby Boomers heading out of nonprofits, the need to bridge the generational span is more important than ever! What steps will you take in your organization to do so?

Join Frances and Patrick as they unlock and uncover the keys and fluidity of the generational gap. As a result, you will be better prepared to assist nonprofits as they meet the changing needs of staff, volunteers, donors, and the community.

Presenters:

Patrick A. Corvington is a Senior Associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Prior to joining the Foundation, was Executive Director of Innovation Network, a non-profit agency whose mission is to build the evaluation capacity of the non-profit sector, and before that, served at The Urban Institute where he conducted housing policy research and worked on building the capacity of social service non-profit organizations in Russia.  Patrick spent ten years involved in direct service work to underserved populations including serving as an advocate for migrant farm workers, delivering HIV/AIDS services to hard to reach populations and running a shelter for adjudicated youth.

Patrick received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and his MA in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University where he was a Kellogg Fellow.  Patrick serves on the Board of Directors of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers, the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, and the Nonprofit Workforce Coalition.

A native of Haiti, Patrick is fluent in French and French Creole.

Frances Kunreuther directs the Building Movement Project (www.buildingmovement.org), which works to strengthen U.S. nonprofits as sites of democratic practice and advance ways the nonprofit sector can build movement for progressive social change. Frances is also a senior fellow at the Research Center for Leadership and Action at NYU. She has written numerous articles and is co-author of From the Ground Up: Grassroots Organizations Making Social Change (Cornell, 2006) and the forthcoming, Working Across Generations: Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership (Jossey Bass, Fall 2008).  Frances was a fellow at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University for five years after heading the Hetrick-Martin Institute for lesbian and gay youth. She has worked with immigrants, homeless families, domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, and substance users during her thirty years in the nonprofit sector.

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April 16, 2008
2:00 PM EST, 1:00 PM CST, 12:00 PM MST, 11:00 AM PST

Conscious Leadership: Touchstones for Reflective Practitioners

Who Will Benefit the Most from Attending:
Alliance Webinars are designed for capacity builders who work with nonprofit organizations, including:
• Consultants
• Management support organizations
• Grant Makers
• Nonprofit association leaders
• Fiscal sponsors
• Intermediaries and umbrella organizations
• Nonprofit leaders engaged in capacity building

Course Description:
”Conscious Leadership” means cultivating the resources and readiness to react with grace and flexibility to the inevitable challenges of today’s nonprofit world. This courageous brand of leadership requires a clear sense of purpose, a deeply held set of core values and a commitment to encouraging others to bring their best selves to work in your organization. 

In this highly interactive Webinar, Julia draws on her own Touchstone Practices, as well as the writing of Joseph Campbell, John Gardner, Margaret Wheatley and others to guide you in staying flexible, resilient and forward-looking as you meet today’s challenges and respond to tomorrow’s opportunities..

Participation in this Webinar includes a 30-minute individual coaching session with Julia – a private chance to fine-tune your action plan for developing a more conscious approach to leadership.

Presenter:

As a coach and facilitator Julia Fabris McBride is dedicated to helping individuals and organizations know themselves deeply, and then use that knowledge to align actions with values, forge powerful connections, and do good work in the world.  Individual coaching clients include executive directors and key staff of nonprofit organizations, consultants and other small business owners, artists, educators, and volunteer leaders. Clients work with Julia to uncover their own answers to questions about personal and professional issues including leadership, career development, job changes, time management, self-care, and work/life balance.

Julia’s clients live in communities across the country, but they share a deep commitment to community service and creative expression.  Julia is an International Coach Federation Certified Coach and a graduate of Coach University. Visit her online at www.CoachJulia.net.

An associate of the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute (St. Paul, MN), Julia facilitated their yearlong program for renewing community leadership in 2004 and 2005.  She is a member of the adjunct faculty of the University of Chicago’s Graham School of General Studies and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, teaching classes in leadership and strategic planning for nonprofit executives. She is an inspiring public speaker and regularly leads workshops for associations such as the Donors Forum of Chicago, Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest, Theatre Communications Group and the National Association of Realtors. 

Formerly, Julia served as deputy director for programming at the Illinois Arts Alliance (IAA) where she was responsible for the education, research and outreach programs of Illinois' primary multi-disciplinary arts advocacy organization.  During her five-year tenure she managed IAA’s groundbreaking research on leadership succession in the nonprofits arts, instituted a peer coaching program, trained hundreds of nonprofit lobbyists, planned and coordinated statewide conferences and forums, managed programs, conducted research, and oversaw the Local Arts Network, providing information and services to community arts agencies throughout the state. Currently president of the board of the International Coach Federation’s Wichita Chapter, Julia is a trained mediator (certified by the Center for Conflict Resolution in Chicago).

What others are saying

“Julia embodies a unique blend of presence and the practical.  If you are ready for some real movement in your life, here is a skillful and compassionate guide."

~ Claudia Horwitz, Director, Stone Circles, Mebane, NC

 

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February 27, 2008 at 2:00 PM EST, 1:00 PM CST, 12:00 PM MST, 11:00 AM PST

Engagement Governance for System-Wide Decision Making and Community Empowerment

 

Who Will Benefit the Most from Attending:
Alliance Webinars are designed for capacity builders who work with nonprofit organizations, including:
• Consultants
• Management support organizations
• Grant Makers
• Nonprofit association leaders
• Fiscal sponsors
• Intermediaries and umbrella organizations
• Nonprofit leaders engaged in capacity building

 

Webinar Description:
Why is it that problem boards always seem to be a top concern for nonprofits? Increasingly many of us in the governance field and nonprofits themselves have come to recognize that traditional, hierarchal governance models are inadequate to respond effectively to organizational challenges.  In response to the critical need for alternative new models, the presenter began experimenting with a new approach in her work with an immigrant rights organization, which has been further developed by the Alliance’s Governance Affinity Group.  This new framework, entitled, “Engagement Governance” in an innovative approach built upon principles of inclusiveness, participatory democracy, constituent leadership, and genuine partnership--governance responsibility is shared across the organizational system among the key sectors of an organization, including its constituents, staff and board.  This webinar will help participants learn about the principles and practices of this new governance framework as well as some concrete steps for helping organizations transform their governance model.

 

Presenter:

	Judy Freiwirth Dr. Judy Freiwirth is an organization development consultant, trainer, and national speaker with Nonprofit Solutions Associates.  She has been consulting to and training exclusively for nonprofit and public organizations for the past 30 years, primarily with community-based and social change-focused nonprofits.

Her practice includes all major areas of organization development. Nationally-known, she is considered one of the leading trainers and consultants in the area of board governance and development and has been a keynote speaker and trainer at many national and regional conferences, focused on governance. Dr. Freiwirth is the founder and coordinator of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management's Governance Affinity Group, national network of consultants, researchers, management support organizations, and other capacity builders around the country focused on developing new models of board governance.  She has also published numerous articles and publications on board governance including The Nonprofit Quarterly and Nonprofit Boards and Governance Review. Her latest articles on alternative governance models, entitled, “Engagement Governance for System-Wide Decision Making” and “System-Wide Governance for Community Empowerment” were recently published in The Nonprofit Quarterly.  She also holds a doctorate in psychology, specializing in organization development.

 

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For more details, contact Samuel Weber, Education & Development Director at 202-955-6742, or education@allianceonline.org.

 

 

February 21, 2008
2:00 PM EST, 1:00 PM CST, 12:00 PM MST, 11:00 AM PST

Life Mapping: Charting The Route To Your Vision 

Who Will Benefit the Most from Attending:
Alliance Webinars are designed for capacity builders who work with nonprofit organizations, including:
• Consultants
• Management support organizations
• Grant Makers
• Nonprofit association leaders
• Fiscal sponsors
• Intermediaries and umbrella organizations
• Nonprofit leaders engaged in capacity building

Learner Benefits, Outcomes and Objectives for the Session:
• Learn a process to envision your ideal lifestyle
• Chart a process to make your vision real
• Understand the clarity needed to move to action
• Enrich your life and bring added value to your family, organization and community
• Learn about the theory and concept behind the Life Mapping Process

Course Description:
Vision has become a buzzword throughout the nonprofit and business sectors. But how does one develop a vision and then nurture themselves and their organization to fulfilling that vision?

Join Monika Moss of MKM Management Consulting as she charts out the systematic route to organizational and individual sustainability.  As a result, you will gain the necessary knowledge and vision needed to achieve your organizational and lifestyle goals.

Presenter:

Monika Moss For 20 years, master mapper and business consultant, Monika K. Moss has dedicated her talents to helping organizations and individuals create powerful road maps to their vision. In her book, Monika shares her Life Mapping process, which has helped hundreds of individuals chart a map to their ideal lifestyle, enrich their lives and bring added value to their family, organizations and community.

As founder and president of MKM Management Consulting, Monika is committed to partnering with others to make a difference by supporting the transformation of individuals and organizations. A scholar and practitioner, Monika is a regular presenter and trainer at regional and national conferences on issues of organizational development, strategic planning, leadership development and nonprofit management.

Life Mapping has guided Monika in overcoming life’s obstacles and creating a road to success, happiness and joy.

 

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For more details, contact Samuel Weber, Education & Development Director at 202-955-6742, or education@allianceonline.org.

 

 

 

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2007 WEBINAR SESSIONS:

October 4, 2007 2:00 PM EST, 1:00 PM CST, 12:00 PM MST, 11:00 AM PST "The Race Matters Toolkit: Making It Work in Your Practice"   Sponsored by: The Annie E. Casey Foundation   Time:          2:00-3:30 PM EDT (90 minutes) Presenters: Paula Dressel and Doretha Carter Price:         $99 Members, $125 Non-Members   This session will engage capacity builders on how to make practical use of the toolkit, a resource created by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In a 90-minute Webinar, participants will learn the background and applications of the toolkit, which is designed to promote evidence-based decisions, equitable opportunities and results in the nonprofit sector and in communities. The toolkit is available online at www.aecf.org and related materials through the Alliance Cultural Competency Resource Pages, www.allianceonline.org.

November 7, 2007
2:00 PM EST, 1:00 PM CST, 12:00 PM MST, 11:00 AM PST

Generation Change in Nonprofits: Meeting the Challenge

 

Cultural Competency Webinar

 

Who will Benefit the Most from Attending:
Alliance Webinars are designed for capacity builders who work with nonprofit organizations, including:
• Consultants
• Management support organizations
• Grant Makers
• Nonprofit association leaders
• Fiscal sponsors
• Intermediaries and umbrella organizations
• Nonprofit leaders engaged in capacity building
 
Learner Outcomes and Objectives for the Session:

• Become more knowledgeable about generational trends and the impact on nonprofits
• Explore approaches to turn generational challenges into opportunities

Course Description:

Generational change presents as many opportunities for nonprofits as challenges. With Baby Boomers leaving nonprofit leadership positions, and the next generations coming into a full spectrum of roles, what are you doing right now to support organizational change in programs, outreach, even mission? Peter Brinckerhoff guides participants in identifying trends and responses. As a result, you will be better prepared to assist nonprofits as they meet the changing needs of staff, volunteers, donors, and the community.

 

Presenter:

Peter Brinckerhoff

Peter Brinckerhoff is an internationally renowned trainer, author, and consultant to not-for-profit organizations. He brings years of experience in the field to his work, as he is a former board member of local, state, and national not-for-profits, and has worked on the staff and as executive director of two regional not-for-profits. Since founding his consulting firm Corporate Alternatives, in 1982, Peter has helped thousands of organizations become more mission-capable. Peter is the author of the highly acclaimed books, Mission-Based Management (Second Edition), Mission-Based Management Workbook, Financial Empowerment, Mission-Based Marketing (Second Edition) and its associated Mission-Based Marketing Workbook, Faith-Based Management, and Social Entrepreneurship, all published by John Wiley & Sons, and  Nonprofit Stewardship, published by the Fieldstone Alliance. Peter's newest book, Generations, The Challenge of a Lifetime for Your Nonprofit, was released by Fieldstone in March, 2007. In the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, he has played a pivotal role by serving on the Standards Committee that pioneered Ethical Standards for Capacity Building, and through numerous presentations at Alliance conferences.

 

 

 

December 4th, 2007
2:00 PM EST, 1:00 PM CST, 12:00 PM MST, 11:00 AM PST

Leading a Small Management Support Organization (MSO)!

 

Do you find yourself often struggling with issues of revenue generation and long-term sustainability?  Are you constantly trying to run effective programs with less staff or money?  Planning a conference with few sponsors?  Often looking for new ideas for marketing and visibility? Well this is the Webinar for you! Packed with practical ideas to use, the Alliance Fall Webinar Series presents “Leading a Small MSO” with Liz Heath, executive director of The Nonprofit Center in Tacoma, WA. 

Join Liz as she explores with participants, solutions to those things that “keep you up at night” while managing a small MSO. Geared towards executive directors and senior staff of small MSOs, you’ll explore issues affecting nonprofits and walk away with insights you can apply to your own organization.  This is a must-attend Webinar to close out the year!

If you have specific questions you would like to have addressed in the session, feel free to email them to Liz no later than Nov. 27 at education@allianceonline.org.

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