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 Annual MENDing Poverty Conference 2011 |
Featured Workshops (for more click on Learning Community) 2/16 - Strategic Planning for Burbank Nonprofits 2/23 - Getting Started with Nonprofit Program Evaluation Featured Publications (for more click on Library) 2011 Resource Directory for Nonprofit Capacity Building in Los Angeles County |
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Getting Started with Nonprofit Program Evaluation This Lunch 'n' Learn Workshop provides an introduction to program evaluation for nonprofit executive directors and staff who are either new to doing evaluation of their programs, or who want to increase significantly their organization's evaluation capacity. It will include (1) an overview of basic assumptions about evaluation and its purposes, (2) how to set evaluation goals, (3) how to develop an evaluation plan, and (4) evaluation data sources and measures. A set of resource materials will be provided to each participant. The workshop will be conducted by Eric Wat, Director of the Research & Evaluation Unit at Special Services for Groups, and introduced by VNR Executive Director Dr. Thomas E. Backer - both recognized experts in program evaluation. The workshop will be held in Pacoima from 11 am to 3 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012. Cost is $20, including lunch and all resource materials. For information and to register, contact VNR project coordinator Victoria Cepeida-Mojarro, 818/990-0176 or e-mail victoriahiri@aol.com.
Burbank Nonprofit Day will be held on January 24, 2012, 8 - 11 am, bringing together for the first time the diverse nonprofit community in the City of Burbank. Convened by VNR and co-sponsored by Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Burbank Nonprofit Executive Directors Coalition, Burbank Cultural Arts Commission and Burbank Ministerial Association, this free event will include opportunities for networking, discussion about how Burbank nonprofits can work together, and a panel of speakers who will talk about opportunities and challenges for the nonprofit sector in this community. Speakers on the panel will include: Jamie Keyser, The Walt Disney Company; Edna Karinski, Community Foundation of the Verdugos; Mike Gatto, California State Assembly; Mike Flad, City of Burbank; and Tim Carpenter, EngAGE. A light breakfast and parking will be provided. Space is limited; to reserve a place or for more information, contact VNR project coordinator Victoria Cepeida-Mojarro, 818/990-0176 or e-mail victoriahiri@aol.com.
Strategic Planning for Burbank Nonprofits - Rescheduled! The Burbank Executive Directors Coalition presents VNR Executive Director Thomas E. Backer, PhD, discussing basic concepts and strategies of strategic planning as part of the Coalition's regular lunch meeting. The meeting is for executive directors of all nonprofits based in Burbank, and will be held from 12-2 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the Boys and Girls Club of Burbank, 2244 N. Buena Vista Street (free street parking is available). There is no charge (it is a brown-bag lunch event) and no RSVP is required. Participants also will learn more about the Coalition, and about a future convening of nonprofits in Burbank, which is being planned by VNR and several Burbank organizations. For more information, contact VNR project coordinator Victoria Cepeida-Mojarro, 818/990-0176 or e-mail victoriahiri@aol.com.
IdeaEncore Corner
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IdeaEncore provides an easy way your organization to share what it knows, learn from others, and earn unrestricted income. VNR and IdeaEncore are now partnering to share information each month about products available on Idea Encore. To learn more about IdeaEncore's large collection of valuable documents (many available for free, some for a fee), go to www.ideaencore.com
This month's featured products are:
Funding Conundrums: Fundraising Do's and Don'ts
Shared by Notations on Nonprofits (Free)
GrantSeeking the Area of Arts (Fall 2011 Report)
Shared by GrantStation (Free)
VNR's Partners
Valley Nonprofit Resources is operated collaboratively by the nonprofit Human Interaction Research Institute (which has conducted research and provided technical assistance to the nonprofit sector since 1961), California State University, Northridge, and MEND (the largest poverty services agency in the Valley).
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