Please check the United Way of King County training calendar for dates and locations.
Effective Volunteer Program Management
101: A Course for Volunteer Management
Professionals
2 Day Training-Apr 6 & Apr 20 $170
This 14.5-hour series is offered to meet the special needs of Volunteer Program Managers with less than two years experience. More
experienced coordinators seeking "refresher" training are also welcome. The seminar provides an overview of the components of successful volunteer programs, identifies resources for future development and provides great networking opportunities. The session is offered as
two full-day sessions. Topics will include:
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Roles of the Volunteer Program Manager
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Job Descriptions
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Recruitment and marketing your program
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Strategies for matching jobs and volunteers
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Volunteer orientation and training
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Supervisory skills
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Recognition
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Evaluation techniques
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Network with other coordinators
Getting Your Board Members to Raise Money Joyfully*
Non-profit board members have good intentions, but get paralyzed when put to
the test. This class will offer practical, easy, no-cost steps that will help
your board members engage in successful fundraising in ways that fit within
their skillset, style, time and comfort zone. By the end of the workshop
participants will be able to:
- Understand who your hottest prospects are
- Articulate several cultivation tactics for warming up prospects
- Name involvement opportunities for potential donors
- Know how to initiate a conversation or solicitation with a donor
Trainer: Susan Howlett has been raising money for
non-profits for 25 years, as board, staff, volunteer and consultant. She
teaches in UW's Fundraising Certificate Program and Bellevue Community College's Non Profit Management Program, and speaks, trains and consults
nationally. Her trainings incorporate humor, use-today practical tips and
helpful examples from hundreds of successful clients.
Strengthening the Board / Executive Partnership*
This workshop will focus on building a strong, trusting relationship between the
board of directors and the executive director. While we will review the basics
of ED supervision and managing ED transition, the majority of our time will be
spend wrestling with case studies that focus on some of the things that can go
wrong and sour with this key relationship. We will also generate strategies to
build a powerful and mutually respectful relationship, discussing the areas of
appropriate roles for the ED, the board chair and the full board, as well as how
to achieve strong alignment of board and staff.
Trainer: Laura Pierce founded Laura Pierce Consulting in 1998. She assists nonprofit clients with
strategic planning, board development and capacity building. In addition, she
has served as Interim Executive Director for seven area nonprofits. Over the
past ten years, LPC has providing consulting services for more than 100
nonprofits, including social justice, human service, advocacy and arts
organizations. Laura also teaches nonprofit management at the UW Evans School
and is the lead instructor for the UW Certificate Program in Nonprofit
Management. She earned her Masters in Public Administration from University of
Washington in 1996.
Thriving in Tough Times: A Framework
for Nonprofit Business Model Analysis - for Boards and EDs*
This workshop will provide nonprofit managers and leaders with grounding in
concepts of business model assessment, as well as a methodology for identifying
potential strategies for financial restructuring in a challenging economic
climate. The session will be discussion-focused, including hands-on group
analysis of a case study. By the end of the session participants will:
- Have a deeper understanding of their organization's business model;
- Understand a process for assessing strengths and weaknesses of their
organization’s business model;
- Have explored potential financial strategies with peer-to-peer input.
Trainer: Scott Schaffer, Seattle-based Senior Associate with La
Piana Consulting, is a veteran nonprofit leader with over twenty years in the
sector. He has served as executive director of organizations in the fields of
food and nutrition, education, and nonprofit capacity-building. He also brings
a background in applied economics, and recently co-authored an article
prescribing a method for financial restructuring of nonprofits in response to
economic stress.
Beyond Strategic Planning: Being a
Strategic Thinking Board*
Strategic planning is often seen as a discrete process, ending with a written
document. What if your board engaged in strategic thinking at every meeting,
not just once a year? Learn how to transform your board meetings to include
forward-looking discussions about critical topics of supreme importance to your
organization. Board members can be empowered to do their best work on the
board, and to add value in their deliberations.
Trainer: Sharon Lucas is an independent management consultant and trainer, specializing in
nonprofit strategic planning, human resources and management projects. She has
served as an interim Executive Director for many nonprofit agencies and has also
served on numerous nonprofit boards.
How Smart Boards Review Financial
Statements
Learn to Read the Story that Your Financial Statements are Telling*
Do your eyes begin to gloss over when reviewing financial statements?
Save time and impress your peers by learning what smart board members
look for in financial statements. There is never enough time to look at
everything - so where should you focus? This seminar will set you up for
great board leadership going forward. This interactive and practical
seminar will provide you with an opportunity to engage in hands-on work
with financial statements, which can be directly applied to your own
organization.
Trainers: Peter Drury and Amy Zimerman, co-founders of DZO
Strategists LLC.
Peter has served in board and staff leadership roles in settings
ranging from foster care to sustainability, from AIDS to the arts, and
from interfaith relations to the PTA. Having the unusual combination of
an MSW and an MBA, Peter brings valuable insights to nonprofit leaders
who seek to bridge the gap between appropriate business insight and
effective nonprofit leadership. Peter teaches in the Nonprofit
Management Certificate Program at the University of Washington.
Amy is a philosopher and an MBA. Amy’s nonprofit experience
includes leadership roles as an ED, finance manager, and grants
manager. Prior to this, Amy worked as an investment banker, where she
advised CEOs and CFOs on the strategic and financing alternatives
available to their companies. She fulfills her passion for financial
literacy as faculty of the Executive Master of Nonprofit Leadership
program at Seattle University and the Nonprofit Management Certificate
Program offered by UW Professional & Continuing Education.
Board Roles and Responsibilities*
Are you considering board service, or desiring to be more effective in your
current role as a board member? This workshop will help new and prospective
board members gain an appreciation for the roles and responsibilities of
nonprofit boards, individual board members, board officers, and board
committees. Other topics will include: legal issues for nonprofit boards,
organizational life cycles, leadership transitions, and effective meeting
tactics.
The workshop will be engaging and interactive, and will include opportunities
for participants to apply the concepts and models to their own organizations.
Trainer: Cory Sbarbaro is founder and principal of Turnpoint
Consulting, an independent firm dedicated to guiding nonprofit organizations
through change and transition. His areas of expertise include interim
leadership, organizational assessment, planning and strategy formation,
executive coaching, and board development. Cory holds an MPA from the Evans
School of Public Affairs. He has served on several nonprofit boards, and
is currently Board President of Solid Ground.
It's Your Turn: The Role of the Board Chair*
Participants will learn about the role and responsibility of the board chair
in strengthening and improving the leadership work of the board as a whole. This session is particularly designed for executive directors and new chairs or chair-elects.
If you have a lot of
experience as a Chair, this may not be for you. Please note: We have designed this session to focus specifically on the role of the Board Chair. This session will not cover overall board roles and responsibilities, board development, recruiting, orientation, and other
board-related
issues.
This
session will provide participants with the information they need to:
- Understand their role as board chair
- Run effective meetings
- Manage conflict and group process
Trainer: Amanda Madorno, owner of Roam Consulting LLC, coaches and consults
with executives and boards of directors, boosting organizational and
leadership performance throughout the country. Amanda speaks nationally and guest lectures at Leadership Institutes around
the country and serves as lead faculty for the University of Washington’s
Advanced Fundraising Management Certificate Program. She is a preferred
consulting provider to the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
In 2007, she received the 2007 Volunteer of the Year award from United Way
King County in recognition for her popular and well-received trainings and
workshops. In a former life, Amanda sang professionally.