Not for profit board members and managers have the most important responsibility, to manage the organization's finances. These leaders have to develop, at the very least, basic skills in financial management. All board members must ensure they understand (and agree with) what they are approving. The budget, the accounting information system and financial policies are the tools the board uses to exercise its fiduciary responsibility. This topic will help those who require a better understanding of their responsibility for the financial aspect of the organization.

Certificates will be issued to individuals who complete all 4 workshops.

Who should attend?

Executive Directors, Board Members, Chairpersons and Treasurers.

Date:

Monday, October 19, 2009
4:00pm - 7:00pm

Workshop Location:

Volunteer Manitoba Training Room, 2nd Floor
5 Donald Street South
Winnipeg MB

Fee:

$75 (includes materials and light refreshments)

Facilitator:

Nancy Kirk, CGA (facilitator info)

For Information:

Delores Jansen, Registration Coordinator
phone: 204.477.5180 ext 221 (toll free) 888.922.4545
email: vmregister@mts.net

Is your program producing the results you think it is? Learn the steps to succsessful program evaluation:

• Identify Appropriate Methods
• Design and Implement an Evaluation Plan
• Interpret Your Data
• Communicate the Results

Participants will have an opportunity to network with other participants.

Who should attend?

Volunteer Managers, Executive Directors, Program/Project Managers, Program Administrators, anyone interested in increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of their organizations programs and projects.

Date:

October 16, 23, 30, Nov 6, 13 (5 consecutive Fridays), 2009
9:00am - 12:00pm

Workshop Location:

Volunteer Manitoba Training Room, 2nd Floor
5 Donald Street South
Winnipeg MB

Fee:

$225 (includes materials and light refreshments)

Facilitator

Judy Lister (facilitator info)

For Information:

Delores Jansen, Registration Coordinator
phone: 204.477.5180 ext 221 (toll free) 888.922.4545
email: vmregister@mts.net

Most non-profit groups want to be better known, but few have the resources to do advertising. But all is not lost; there is a way to tell people about who you are and what you do--for FREE--by working with the media. Many non-profit organizations don't know how to get the media's attention. They don't know how to write a press release, when to send it or who to send it to. They are also ill-equipped to help a reporter who calls looking for information.

Through this workshop, veteran communicator John Longhurst will help you learn how to get the media's attention, know what reporters are looking for in a story, and provide practical information about how to write a press release, when to send it and who to send it to. He'll also offer tips about being interviewed, how to hold a news conference, what to do when a crisis occurs, and other media strategies.

Joining John will be Boris Hrybinsky, Entertainment & Life Editor at the Winnipeg Free Press; Terry MacLeod, host of CBC Information Radio; and Janet Stewart, host of CBC TV News at Six. Make sure you bring some business cards and story ideas to share with them!

John's book, Making the News: An Essential Guide For Effective Media Relations (Novalis), is included in the workshop fee.

Who should attend?

Exec Dir, Special Event Coord, Fundraiser, Marketing & Promotions Mgrs

 

"If you've been wondering why your group or issue isn't getting the media coverage you'd hoped for, this manual could provide a remedy. It's especially good on how the media work, on what we look for in stories and on how to create the genuine human interest that will catch a journalist's attention. If more groups, non-profit or not, followed its practical no-nonsense advice, my job would be easier to do."

Terry MacLeod, Host, Information Radio, CBC Winnipeg

 

Date:

Wednesday, October 14, 2009
9:00am - 4:00pm

Workshop Location:

Volunteer Manitoba Training Room, 2nd Floor
5 Donald Street South
Winnipeg MB

Fee: $125 (includes materials and light refreshments)

Facilitator:

John Longhurst (facilitator info)

 

For Information:

Delores Jansen, Registration Coordinator
phone: 204.477.5180 ext 221 (toll free) 888.922.4545
email: vmregister@mts.net

Cancellation and final registration date: 7 days prior

A one-day workshop to examine strategies and develop effective techniques for writing successful proposals for organizational funding or project support. Take an inspiring and informative look at what makes a winning proposal. Learn more about funders, what they are looking for and how they select winning proposals. Learn how to lay-out and write a credible, easy to read proposal that meets your funders' needs.

Who should attend?

The proposal writing workshop is ideal for those who have to write convincing documents to secure necessary funding and resources for their project, program or event. Participants typically include staff or volunteers in the following roles: · Executive Directors · Grant Writers · Fundraisers · Program Coordinators · Special Event Planners

Date:

Oct 21, 2009 - 9:00am - 4:00pm

Workshop Location:

Volunteer Manitoba Training Room, 2nd Floor
5 Donald Street South
Winnipeg MB

Fee:

$125 (includes materials and light refreshments)

Facilitator:

Rolande Kirouac

There are several activities in the yearly accounting cycle but two are crucial in the not for profit organization, budgeting and cash management.

A budget depicts what you expect to spend and earn over a period of time. The budget is the "original plan" and any deviations from it need to be monitored, explained or dealt with.

Your biggest challenge in a not for profit organization is likely to be managing your cash flow. You need to ensure you have funds flowing in at the right times so that it is available to the organization to flow out when needed. Like the budgeting process, cash flow projections should be done and updated as the organization progresses through its fiscal year. · Learn how to prepare budgets (annual operating, capital or proposal) · How to use the budget to monitor the organization through deviation analysis · Discover the basics to cash flow management · Develop techniques for improving cash flow · Prepare projections and forecasts.

What will you learn?

Learn how to prepare budgets (annual operating, capital or proposal)

• How to use the budget to monitor the organization through deviation analysis
• Discover the basics to cash flow management
• Develop techniques for improving cash flow
• Prepare projections and forecasts

Who should attend?

Bookkeepers, Treasurers, Managers, Executive Directors, and Board Members.

Date:

Thursday, October 8, 2009
9:00am - 12:00pm

Workshop Location:

Volunteer Manitoba Training Room, 2nd Floor
5 Donald Street South
Winnipeg MB

Fee: $75 (includes materials and light refreshments)

Facilitator:

Nancy Kirk, CGA

Develop skills for conducting and leading effective, efficient, and meaningful meetings. Create processes within boards that build positive group dynamics and encourage the sharing of information and ideas. Learn how to incorporate informal and formal approaches to planning and running meetings. Also included are creating agendas, facilitating meetings, and taking minutes.

What will you learn?

Awareness of responsibilities and skills required of Board members and the Board chair in conducting effective, efficient, and enjoyable meetings.

Specific topics are:

1. Setting Agenda Items,
2. Expectations of the Board Chair, Board Members, and Committees,
3. Decision Making Options,
4. Qualities of an Effective Chair,
5. Managing Discussions,
6. Dealing with Difficult People,
7. A Committee Template for Success and,
8. Formal, Informal and Committee-of-the-Whole Meetings.

Certificates will be issued to individuals who complete all 4 workshops.

 

Who Should Attend?

Executive Directors, Chairpersons and Board Members.

"I must say that I was totally impressed by Ron's knowledge and the way he presented the material. I found his information to be very relevant and he allowed for open discussions. He lived up to this topic of having an Effective, efficient and enjoyable meeting. There was alot of material to cover and we managed to get through all of it effectively, efficiently and, most of all, enjoyably. I highly recommend anyone as a volunteer board member to sit in on these sessions as they are higly valuable tools."
Gabriel Ayotte, Director of Publicity / Directeur de publicité, Bonivital Soccer Club

Date:

Monday, October 5, 2009
4:00pm - 7:00pm

Workshop Location:

Volunteer Manitoba Training Room, 2nd Floor
5 Donald Street South
Winnipeg MB

Fee:

$75 (includes materials and light refreshments)

Facilitator:

Ron Hayes, Centre for Professional Excellence (facilitator info)

For Information:

Delores Jansen, Registration Coordinator
phone: 204.477.5180 ext 221 (toll free) 888.922.4545
email: vmregister@mts.net

Cancellation and final registration date: 7 days prior