2020 Workshops

Virtual Workshop: Get the Most out of Zoom

Friday, November 20th
10:00am – 11:00am
Via Zoom (of course)

Join CNL and Lori Burkart Frank for an hour of expert Zoom ‘Know-How’ including hands on practice and play!

Attendees will:

  • Increase knowledge of Zoom tools
  • Tips to keep Zoom participants engaged
  • Understanding of Zoom settings for screen sharing, breakout rooms, polling and recording
  • Handout of tips and short video resources
  • Opportunity to practice with white boards, annotation tool, and setting up breakout rooms (10:30 to 11:00)

Virtual Workshop: Board Essentials – Getting to Great

When: Tuesday AND Thursday, October 27th & 29th; 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Via Zoom

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.

This signature training is being offered in a virtual format and will take place over two 90-minute sessions. Expect some pre-reading and possible ‘homework’ between the two days. Registration is for the full 3-hour training

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!

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 AND Thursday, October 27th & 29th : 12:00pm – 1:30pm, Registration deadline: Friday, October 23rd
Location: VIA the Zoom platform – link and credentials provided upon registration
Cost: Pandemic Pricing: $20 – CNL Member organizations; $30 – Not-Yet-CNL Members (our pricing during this time is intended to help make professional development affordable for all – we’re in this together!)

Virtual Workshop: Return to Work & Workplace Safety During COVID-19

Wednesday, September 2, 10am – 11:30am
via Zoom		  

In Partnership with and sponsored by

THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

The Return to Work & Work Place Safety During COVID-19 workshop provides a framework for understanding and implementing coronavirus mitigation guidelines set by the state of California and the CDC. The training will focus on core health and safety principles like the hierarchy of hazard control and risk assessment and will tie these concepts into practical applications for your return to work strategy.

It’s health and safety for everyday folks.

Our presenter, Steven Dilbert is on loan from our sister organization in Sacramento, the Impact Foundry. Steven holds a master’s degree in Occupational Safety and brings with him a decade of managerial experience from the corporate world.  He has worked in the fields of environmental health and safety, security, emergency management, and risk management. He began volunteering for the Impact Foundry in 2019, after his move to Sacramento, and joined their team in March 2020.

Steven will provide the following:

  • CA Industry Guidance Requirements that call for a Worksite Safety Policy
    • Basic health and safety principles regarding the hierarchy of hazard control (what hazard controls are most and least effective)
    • Attendees will learn complete a risk assessment. This process teaches how to identify hazards and apply the controls learned in the hierarchy
    • Attendees will understand how hazard control and risk assessment helps to write a worksite safety policy
    • Steven will share practical examples of potential hazards in an office or work setting and the applicable type of hazard control, reinforcing the process taught
  • The training will also cover the other 4 CA Industry Guidance requirements and how they are all part of a worksite safety policy
    • employee/visitor training
    • contact tracing
    • screening procedures
    • cleaning/disinfecting

By tying all of these concepts together Steven helps the attendee understand what the Worksite Safety Policy requirement is and what the steps are to complete it

  • The following templates will also be provided to attendees
    • Worksite Safety Policies
    • Risk assessment
    • Safety Inspections
    • Cleaning and visitor logs
    • Office signage
    • A symptoms checklist that can be used for employee screening

Help keep your employees, clients, and visitors safe by knowing how to create and implement a plan for returning to the office.

THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Date and Time: Wednesday, September 2, 10:00am –11:30pm via Zoom (participants will receive Zoom information with registration confirmation)
Pandemic Pricing: $20 – CNL Member organizations; $30 – Not-Yet-CNL Members (our pricing during this time is intended to help make professional development affordable for all – we’re in this together!)

 

Navigating Employees in the New COVID-19 Environment

Thursday, August 13, 10am – 11:30am
via Zoom

Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit or small business… especially in California. Employee and employer rules and regulations can be confusing and often leave an organization or business vulnerable or potentially at legal risk. And add to the complexity, we now face a new environment with remote work and the demands of our businesses during a pandemic.

Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff. Join CNL and Harbor HR’s, Glen Drouin for this morning workshop that will address personnel and compliance issues as well as new demands created by the Covid-19 landscape.

Attendees can expect to learn about the following everyday HR Items + Covid-19 related items:

  • California Wage & Hour compliance
  • Classifying Employees Correctly (includes AB5)
  • Pay Stub Requirements
  • Onboarding Requirements
  • Job Descriptions
  • Employee Handbook
  • Safety
  • Non-harassment
  • Retention
  • Culture
  • Separation/Termination
 Covid-19 Items

  • Keeping employees safe in a COVID-19 workplace
  • How to handle a work from home request
  • How to ensure productivity measures are met when working from home
  • Handling COVID-19 sick pay and leave request
  • How to handle contact tracing requirements
  • Cal-OSHA safety requirements for COVID-19
  • How to handle employees not wanting to come back to work
  • How to handle (potential) workplace COVID exposure—what you need to do, should do, can’t d0

CNL is happy to bring back this training from the Spring with Glen and Harbor HR. from Folsom.  These topics are always pertinent and important –  Don’t miss the opportunity to be sure YOUR organization or business understands the ins and outs of the issues…spend the morning learning how to strengthen your HR Game!

Date and Time: Thursday, August 13, 10:00am –11:30pm via Zoom (participants will receive Zoom information with registration confirmation)
Pandemic Pricing: $20 – CNL Member organizations; $30 – Not-Yet-CNL Members (our pricing during this time is intended to help make professional development affordable for all – we’re in this together!)

Virtual Workshop: How To – Virtual Gala & Fundraising Events

Join two of Northern California’s virtual gala experts for an in-depth introduction to the world of livestream fundraising. This live webinar will explore the ways in which a virtual gala can sustain your fundraising, including live auction revenue, fund-a-need pledges, sponsorship opportunities, ticket sales and vendor relationships. With Fall around the corner NOW is the time to explore what those fundraising events might look like.

Specifically, this training will cover:

  • Why go virtual?
  • Virtual gala formats & solutions for every budget
  • What elements of your event stay the same when you switch to a virtual format?
  • What elements of your event need to change?
  • Auction lots that work
  • Sponsorship in a virtual gala
  • How far in advance should you decide to go virtual?

Meet our experts:

Beth Sandefur: Beth is the leading virtual event planner in the Bay Area. A seasoned event planner with a strong background in development and hands on experience with theatrical production, she immediately embraced the fundraising potential of livestreamed events. Her webinar, “Embracing the Moment – A practical guide for executing a virtual fundraising auction” remains one of the most relevant planning guides on the Internet. She has helped produce numerous virtual galas and helped raise millions of dollars online.

Greg Quiroga: Greg is San Francisco’s premiere fundraising auctioneer, and a thought leader in the virtual gala arena. He has been conducting fundraising auctions since 2004, and has helped over 750 events raise hundreds of millions of dollars all over the United States. Since March of 2020 he has been focused solely on virtual galas, and has raised well over two million dollars online since fundraising became a virtual affair.

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 22nd, 11:00am –12:00pm via Zoom (participants will receive Zoom information with registration confirmation)
Pandemic Pricing: $20 – CNL Member organizations; $30 – Not-Yet-CNL Members (our pricing during this time is intended to help make professional development affordable for all – we’re in this together!)

Effective Virtual Leadership: Tools & Techniques for Leading Virtual Meetings & Trainings

Your online meetings run differently. Your audience is more easily distracted and the interface presents challenges.

This new virtual class, facilitated by communications guru, Salvatore Manzi, offers communication tools & techniques to help make your online groups more engaging, productive and connected.

Attendees will learn:

  • Audience Engagement Techniques
  • Virtual Team Building Activities
  • Non-Verbal Tips for Online Presence
  • Designing Breakouts that Work
  • Cross-Cultural Awareness Strategies
  • Plus many more Virtual Best Practices

Join CNL for Effective Virtual Leadership and get proven techniques to help make your next online group engaging, productive and inclusive.

This workshop will also include some Community Connect time to network and re-connect with our peers whom we’ve not ‘seen’ in many months!

Salvatore Manzi is a Facilitator, Coach and Trainer.  He has helped 100’s of leaders level-up their communication skills. With 20+yrs in Organizational Development, he effectively facilitates custom-tailored meetings, trainings and retreats globally.

 

Date and Time: Thursday, June 18th, 11:00am –1:00pm via Zoom (participants will receive Zoom information with registration confirmation)
Cost: FREE – CNL Member organizations; $15 – Not-Yet-CNL Members

 

Human Resources: The Ins and Outs of Personnel and Compliance

CANCELLED DUE TO STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS

When: Friday, March 20th;  9:00am – 12:00pm
Where:  United Methodist Church, Wesley Hall: 236 S. Church Street, Grass Valley

Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit or small business… especially in California. Employee and employer rules and regulations can be confusing and often leave an organization or business vulnerable or potentially at legal risk. Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff. Join CNL and HarborHR’s Glen Drouin for this morning workshop that will address personnel and compliance issues.

Attendees can expect to learn about the following:

  • California Wage & Hour compliance
  • Classifying Employees Correctly (includes AB5)
  • Pay Stub Requirements
  • Onboarding Requirements
  • Job Descriptions
  • Employee Handbook
  • Safety
  • Non-harassment
  • Retention
  • Culture
  • Separation/Termination

CNL is excited to bring Glen and Harbor HR from Folsom up to Nevada County for this pertinent and important training.  Don’t miss the opportunity to be sure YOUR organization or business understands the ins and outs of the issues…spend the morning learning how to strengthen your HR Game!

Suggested Participants: Executive Directors, Small Business Owners, HR Managers, Operations/Office Managers, Board Members and those currently supporting staff inside the business or organization.
Date and Time: Friday, March 20th -9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: United Methodist Church, Wesley Hall: 236 S. Church Street, Grass Valley
Cost: $50 – CNL Member organizations; $75 – Not-Yet-CNL Members

Strategic Giving – The Way You Make A Difference

When: Wednesday, January 29th;  2:00pm – 5:00pm
Where:  Atria Senior Living Center, Upstairs Meeting Room, Grass Valley

How can you ensure that your charitable gifts make the biggest possible difference in your community?  By combining methods for evaluating organizational sustainability and effectiveness with tools for tax advantaged giving.

Join CNL for this workshop focused on donors, board members, nonprofit staff and anyone interested in maximizing the impact of private philanthropy.

The program will be presented in two parts.

First, a panel of donors will share how they assess organizations, including their impact and sustainability to determine where, how, and when to donate. The discussion will explore the ways that donors can analyze how well organizations are performing and maximizing private philanthropy.

Second, foremost tax CPA, Doug Summers and premier estate planning attorney, Dylan Hendricks will discuss a variety of giving vehicles offer tax advantages (even for some individuals who do not itemize on their tax returns).

This is a must attend event for donors who want to learn the different ways they can give and how to find the organizations they want to support; plus nonprofit staff and board members wanting to hear from donors and tax experts about how nonprofits can maximize return on donor investment.

Suggested Participants: Any and All Donors and potential Donors at any level, Board Members Executive Directors and interested Staff
Date & Time: Wednesday, January 29th,  2:00pm – 5:00pm, Registration deadline: Monday, January 27th
Location: Atria Senior Living Center,  Upstairs Meeting Room,  Grass Valley (map)
Cost: $25 for each attendee

Board Essentials: Getting to Great

When: Thursday, February 20th; 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: Thusrday, February 20th -5:00pm – 8:30pm, Registration deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 18th
Location: United Methodist Church, Wesley Hall: 236 S. Church Street, Grass Valley
Cost: $50 – CNL Member organizations; $75 – Not-Yet-CNL Members