2019 Community Impact Forum – Defining Success: Focusing On Impact

When: Thursday, October 10, 2019,  10:00am – 4:30pm – Cocktail Reception to follow
Where: Gold Miners Inn, Grass Valley

 

Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in building healthy communities by contributing to the economic and social stability, and well-being of its constituents.

If asked how nonprofit organizations define their success, they will tell you….by the impact they have on the constituents they serve and the community that surrounds them.  In short, by working hard to achieve their mission.

Organizational best practices, along with respected institutions such as GuideStar and Charity Navigator, now encourage nonprofits, local governments, and community partners to embrace and talk about the impact and results of our work as a key component to evaluating success as a healthy community.

To do that, we must broaden our focus from one of just financial ratios, to a focus that includes and embraces impact and results.

Join us for a fun and informative day at the Center for Nonprofit Leadership’s Second Annual Community Impact Forum as we shift the lens on understanding, evaluating, presenting, and talking about our successes, our impact.

In the morning, Plenary Speaker Kim Tucker, Executive Director of the Impact Foundry, will speak with participants on how we shift the nonprofit leadership lens to focus on planning for long-term impact.

Our Key Note speaker Alison Lehman, County Executive Officer at County of Nevada will share the impact of the local nonprofit community and provide insights on what we lose if we fail to plan for a sustainable future.

The afternoon will be broken into 2 sessions:  After the lunch break, we will discuss strategies and internal tools for shifting organizational focus away from the traditional “doing more with less” philosophy.  Ann Lucas of Nonprofit Strategies, will instead help us explore a model rooted in achieving goals and outcomes through investing in the infrastructure needed to achieve them.   In the second session, Co-directors, Aimee Retzler and Malaika Bishop of Sierra Harvest will walk through a real life case study of their organization’s success. Participants will explore the ways to meet the critical objective of effectively communicating impact.  The session will help attendees identify ways in which to address the need to share results to both constituents and to the larger community.  Let’s start answering the question – how do we talk about impact!


Location:  Gold Miner’s Inn, Grass Valley, California
Date:  October 10, 2019
Plenary Presentation with Kim Tucker
Lunch and Keynote with Alison Lehman
Management Strategies, Session
Communication Planning, Session

Intended Audience:  Nonprofit and community leaders: nonprofit executive directors, board members, senior level fundraising and communications staff; community focused business owners and management staff; county and city leaders.

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS & UNDERWRITERS

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Board Essentials: Getting to Great

When: Tuesday, September 10th; 5:00pm – 8:30pm
Where:  Wesley Hall, United Methodist Church, 236 S.Church St., Grass Valley

Are you a current or emerging board member who aspires to be a vital part of your favorite organization?

Do you want to take your board role to the next level and increase your value?

Then you will want to join us for this CNL Board Development workshop. It has been designed with an eye to current and emerging or new board members looking to strengthen their effectiveness.

Participants will come away KNOWing the 10 essential functions charged to those serving on nonprofit boards. You will learn how to BE a role model and adopt the attributes of a strong, effective director. And finally, leave prepared to DO the rewarding work of a productive leadership team.

Attendees will:
KNOW: Examine what is behind the 10 roles and responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board member
BE: Explore the qualities and traits of a great board member
DO: Get tools and approaches around the 3 areas of responsibility: Leadership, Fiscal and Fiduciary

Workshop attendees will also receive a Glossary of important nonprofit terms as well as examples and templates.

Invest in yourself and build your governance capabilities…
join CNL and Get to GREAT!

This workshop is offered twice a year in February and September. Be sure ALL your board members are on their way to GREAT!

Click HERE to learn about this workshop’s presenters, Debbie Arakel-Sheppard and Wendy Willoughby, they have worked together for over 5 years, offering this training through CNL and beyond.

Suggested Participants: Board Members – New, Potential and those currently serving and looking to strengthen their effectiveness, Executive Directors & Staff wishing to learn and support their directors.
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 10th -5:00pm – 8:30pm, Registration deadline: Friday, Sept. 6th
Location: United Methodist Church, Wesley Hall: 236 S. Church Street, Grass Valley

Donor-Focused Digital: A “How to Write Like Tom Ahern” Webinar

Live Webinar:  Tuesday, June 18th 
10am – 11:30am
The Miners Foundry, Stone Hall

Are you ready to up your digital fundraising game?

As you know, every year the amount of charity given ONLINE increases. In 2017, it set a new record. For the first time, some charities hauled in more than 10% of their donations from online alone, without any assist from older channels like direct mail.

The time has come.

Learn how to make your emails, social media, website and giving pages donor-focused!

Join CNL and Tom Ahern –Learn everything he knows in just 1.5 hours

This hefty webinar walks you through everything Tom’s many years have taught him about fundraising online:

… lucrative copywriting secrets including donor-centricity, the importance of the offer, the post-gift techniques that help you successfully retain more new donors, the coordination of emails, websites and social media.

This webinar, a $129 value, is being offered by CNL in a group setting for only $20 per person.  This incredible price has been made possible by the generosity of a friend of nonprofits who gets a kick out of studying these things.

Our sincere thanks to the Miners Foundry for their kind sponsorship and underwriting of the location.

Own the Room: Become a World Class Communicator

Friday, May 31st, 2019
8:30am – 12:30pm

Communication can make or break your success. Learn how to powerfully:

  • Communicate your organization’s message
  • Inspire a collaborative team
  • Strengthen and sustain relationships with constituents
  • Expand your influence with clear, confident, and concise communication

This impactful training is for everyone – board members, employees, and Executive Directors. Through a series of interactive activities, presenter, Salvatore Manzi from Own the Room, shares essential communication skills to help you lead confidently, market creatively, network effectively and move your organization or business to the next level.

Meet Salvatore, click HERE

Suggested Participants: Executive Directors, Staff, Board Members, volunteers. and the business community 
Date & Time:
Friday, May 31st,  8:30am – 12:30pm, Registration deadline: Wednesday, May 29th
Location: Seventh Day Adventist Church, 12889 Osborne Hill Rd, Grass Valley

 

Get Your Fundraising House In Order: Building a Strong Foundation

Friday, April 5, 2019
8:30am – 12:30pm

Why is it that some fundraising programs do better than others when the organizations have the same basic plan?  Whether your organization is just starting out or one that has never been terribly successful with your fundraising efforts, sometimes figuring first or next steps can be a hurdle.

Often organizations overlook the basic building blocks that are essential in designing your fundraising strategy.

This is not your typical basic fundraising workshop! Together, with presenter, Kimberly Parker, CFRE, Executive Director of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation, we’ll explore the fundamentals that need to be in place before you start or revive a struggling fundraising program.

If you are an Executive Director or staff member that needs to work on fundraising without a clue of where to begin or a Board member or committee chair that has been assigned the task of leading the fundraising effort, this four hour session will share tools to assess your organization’s fundraising readiness as well as tips to help you create or elevate your basic fundraising program.

Click HERE to learn more about Kimberly.

Suggested Participants: Executive Directors, Organizational Staff and Board Members focused on fundraising 
Date & Time:
 Friday, April 5th,  8:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Seventh Day Adventist Church, 12889 Osborne Hill Rd, Grass Valley

Info Session: Employment Law Update

Navigating the minefield of employment laws is becoming increasingly difficult when each passing year brings change and more change.

In this 90-minute Info Session, attorney, Steven McFarlane, will cover three topics of importance for every organization, regardless of size.

The majority of the session will focus on the new interpretation by the CA Supreme Court of the laws governing the designation and use of Independent Contractors.  Steven will also touch on the current status of California’s minimum wage law, provide an update on the new requirement around Sexual Harassment training and to whom that applies, and cover other labor law changes pertinent to the not-for-profit community.**

It is more critical than ever that you are armed with the information you need to protect your organization; join CNL at this session and make sure you are ‘in the know.’

**Disclaimer: No individualized legal advice is available in this forum

 

When: Tuesday, March 19th,  8:30am – 10am
Where: Conference Room at Owens Estate and Wealth, 426 Sutton Way, Suite 110, Grass Valley
Suggested Participants:
Executive Directors, Human Resources Staff & Business Managers, Board Members serving on HR or Employment committees and Retail Business Managers

Board Essentials: Getting to Great

Are you a current or emerging board member who aspires to be a vital part of your favorite organization?

Do you want to take your board role to the next level and increase your value?

Then you will want to join us for this CNL Board Development workshop. It has been designed with an eye to current and emerging or new board members looking to strengthen their effectiveness.

Participants will come away KNOWing the 10 essential functions charged to those serving on nonprofit boards. You will learn how to BE a role model and adopt the attributes of a strong, effective director. And finally, leave prepared to DO the rewarding work of a productive leadership team.

Attendees will:
KNOW: Examine what is behind the 10 roles and responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board member
BE: Explore the qualities and traits of a great board member
DO: Get tools and approaches around the 3 areas of responsibility: Leadership, Fiscal and Fiduciary

Workshop attendees will also receive a Glossary of important nonprofit terms as well as examples and templates.

Invest in yourself and build your governance capabilities…
join CNL and Get to GREAT!

This workshop is offered twice a year in February and September. Be sure ALL your board members are on their way to GREAT!

Click HERE to learn about this workshop’s presenters, Debbie Arakel-Sheppard and Wendy Willoughby, they have worked together for over 5 years, offering this training through CNL and beyond.

Suggested Participants: Board Members – New, Potential and those currently serving and looking to strengthen their effectiveness, Executive Directors & Staff wishing to learn and support their directors.
Date and Time: Monday, February 25th -5:00pm – 8:30pm
Location: United Methodist Church, Wesley Hall: 236 S. Church Street, Grass Valle