VNR Workshops and Conferences
On July 22, VNR will convene to explore how Valley nonprofits can increase participation of Latino community leaders on local nonprofit Boards. For more information go to In the News.
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Community Workshops and Conferences
VNR also provides information about workshops held by other community organizations in the San Fernando Valley, as well as more major programs or conferences in nearby locations. To search for events by date, go to Calendar.
Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Management The Society for Nonprofit Organizations and Michigan State University's Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation, and Resource Studies jointly award a Certificate for students completing eight online courses from SNPO's Learning Institute. The Learning Institute courses are self-paced, and focus on core competencies of nonprofit leadership and management. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for each course are also available from Michigan State University. To find out more and to enroll go to: www.nonprofitcourses.org/li/index.php?ref=1001GSI.
Grantsmanship Workshops The Grantsmanship Center's Grantsmanship Training Program is designed for both the novice and the experienced grantseeker. The intensive five-day workshop combines expert instruction with practical exercises through all the stages of planning programs, locating funding sources, and writing grant proposals. The next five-day workshop will be held on August 9-13 at The Grantsmanship Center's downtown Los Angeles location. For more information and/or registration contact the registrar at 213/482-9860 or registrar@tgci.com
Tseng College of Extended Learning MPA and Certificate Programs at California State University Northridge offers many courses on nonprofit management subjects, such as basic nonprofit management, strategic planning, fundraising and human resources. Those interested in taking one of these classes without being enrolled in the MPA or certificate programs must have a bachelor's degree, and obtain a special permission number from the MPA program office. For more information, please contact the MPA office at 818/677-5635.
Webinar on Bylaws for Nonprofit Boards will be given Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Boardsource. It will explore the by-laws by which nonprofit organizations are governed, their value and critical issues they should address. Carefully crafted bylaws and adherence to them help ensure good board decisions. David Styers of BoardSource will present this webinar. Registration is free to BoardSource members. Nonmembers may register for $35. All participants who submit a Webinar evaluation will receive "Frequently Asked Questions," an excerpt from Better Bylaws: Creating Effective Rules for Your Nonprofit Board, Second Edition, BoardSource, 2010. This Webinar is the second in a monthly series that connects nonprofit leaders with experts on governance issues of broad interest and with each other. To register, go to: Bylaws Rule! webinar
You Got a Grant! --- Now What? This Grant Station webinar will be held on Thursday July 15, 2010 at 11:00am PacificTime. Led by former vice president of the Foundation Center, Judith Margolin, it will highlight ways to acknowledge funders, create a grants management system, and otherwise facilitate getting future funding. The fee to participate is $89.00 per person. For more information and to register go to:
https://www.grantstation.com/Programs/WebinarOrder/Webinars.aspx#ID100
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Funder Events
Several "Meet the Funder" events are being planned and will be announced when they are scheduled.
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Peer Networking
Research on capacity building shows that peer-to-peer sharing of information and problem-solving strategies is one of the most powerful and cost-effective ways to strengthen nonprofit organizations. Thus one of VNR's main objectives is to provide easy, geographically-focused platforms for nonprofit leaders to talk with each other, share their challenges and successes, and offer help to their peers. The first VNR peer network is a small group of mental health professionals who are working to implement a program for involving families in mental health services in San Fernando Valley mental health agencies.
Information on other peer networks will be offered in this part of the VNR website—stay tuned!
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Valley Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
As VNR grows, another peer networking activity will involve setting up a platform for networking and career development to professional and support staff of Valley nonprofits who are under the age of 30. The Valley Young Nonprofit Professionals Network will be aimed at helping people under the age of 30 move into leadership positions in the nonprofit sector—a critical need given all the baby boomer leaders who will be retiring in the next 5-10 years. It will also be aimed at providing them with a personal network for both professional and social uses, focused on the geography of the Valley where they work, and where many of them also live.
Information about the Valley Young Nonprofit Professionals Network will be available in this part of the VNR website. For information on other peer networking activities for young nonprofit workers:
- Valley Junior Chamber of Commerce www.sfvjaycees.org. The Valley Jaycees has regular meetings and sponsors an annual nonprofit fair at a Valley shopping mall.
- Young Nonprofit Professionals Network www.ynpn.org.
A Los Angeles Chapter of this organization is planned,
but not yet underway. Information on the Southern
California region can be obtained via e-mail.
- CAN Emerging Nonprofit Professionals has been recently created, but has not yet developed its own website. Information can be obtained by e-mail or by checking the CAN website at www.canonprofits.org
