Next Training November 7, 2008

"Resource Development for the Nonprofit Organization: Is it all about the money?"

9AM - 4:00PM

To register call 530.891.1150 ext 23 ($100) or register online

This one-day class guarantees a good overview of what you need to do to begin or continue to raise money for your cause. If you are the executive director, fundraising staff, chair of the fundraising committee, or thinking of making a career in a nonprofit, this class is suited for you. For a small fee, you will save hundreds of dollars in mistakes, expensive consulting, or trips to the big city for training.

Fundraising is rarely seen as a perk of working at a nonprofit organization. More grey hairs and furrowed brows come from raising money than from anything else. This training will help organizations deal with the seemingly endless shortage of operating and program funds. Participants will learn ways to improve annual fundraising, including special events, direct mail, and major donor efforts. 

Laura Cootsona, the Foundation’s Nonprofit Consultant will introduce the topics of planned giving and capital campaigns. The course will provide new ways of planning, creative ways to shift old habits, and methods to communicate the organization’s story to increase community awareness and financial support. This class benefits both staff and board members regardless of organizational size.

Maureen Pierce moved to Chico from the San Francisco Bay Area in 1973 to attend Chico State. In 1974 she served on the Associated Students Board of Directors as the Director of Community Involvement. She graduated in 1976 with a Bachelors degree in Economics. Over the past 30 years she has worked with several non-profit organizations in the community including: the Feminist Women’s Health Center; Valley Oak Children’s Services, Parent Education Network, the Independent Adoption Center and was the founder of Adoption Choices of Northern California. Maureen joined the staff of the Boys & Girls Club of Chico in 1997 as the Development Director and soon moved into the position she holds today as Executive Director. Maureen has led the organization through 10 years of growth, taking the club from one site in Chico serving 25 kids a day and an annual budget of $175,000 to seven sites throughout Chico, Paradise, Magalia and Oroville, over 700 youth and teens a day and an annual budget of $2.2 million.

Donald Ross Peterson is a business consultant serving Northern California with a particular emphasis on the role that Internet technology plays as an expedient and cost effective problem solving tool for any industry. Graduating from Cal State Chico in Instructional Technology & Design and finding a critical need in the nonprofit sector, Donnie is committed to improving the performance of charitable organizations in several ways: goal analysis, professional development, safety and ergonomic analysis, regulation compliance, research, problem solving, marketing, advertising, culture change, technical support, grant writing and much, much more… Join him at his blog where he often divulges pearls of wisdom for free to the interested reader at Technology Training Solutions - http:donniesblog.worpress.com.

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Resource Development: Is it all about the money?

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