Seminar Series Aims to Help Nonprofits Weather Tough Times11:03AM / Thursday, February 12, 2009
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - Nonprofit leaders throughout the region are encouraged to participate in Managing Nonprofits Through Difficult Times, an upcoming series of seminars designed to provide essential guidance on a broad range of management issues confronting nonprofits during this lingering recession.
The Center for Nonprofit Excellence of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, the Community Foundation of Dutchess County / Ulster County Community Foundation, and the Dyson Foundation have partnered to offer the seminars which will be taught by leading professionals on a variety of timely subjects, from Fundraising in a Recession to Adapting Your Strategic Plan to the Economic Crisis. The seminars (see schedule below) are structured for nonprofit leaders, both senior level staff and board members, and attendance by more than one member of each organization is encouraged to maximize the benefit of the information.
Given these difficult economic times, the three foundations decided that a strategic alliance was called for to maximize assistance for area nonprofits. In the coming year, most nonprofits will face a perfect storm of declining donations, reduced government aid and increasing demand for their services. It's going to test even the most efficient and well-run organizations, so we're offering these seminars to help our nonprofit community prepare for the coming storm in meaningful ways. Our hope is that by fostering discussions in best management practices the workshops can help nonprofits find opportunities to strategically deliver their greatly-needed resources to our community, said Jennifer Dowley, president of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
The Center for Nonprofit Excellence of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation serves as a resource for the hundreds of nonprofit organizations in the tri-state region. It provides training, administrative support and networking opportunities that help nonprofits achieve their goals and better serve their constituents.
Participants must pre-register; a reduced fee of $20 per participant has been made possible by a grant from the Dyson Foundation. To register please visit the following websites: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation at www.berkshiretaconic.org/nonprofits; the Community Foundation of Dutchess County / Ulster County Community Foundation at www.cfdcny.org; or the Dyson Foundation at www.dysonfoundation.org.
2009 Seminars Schedule
Human Resource Issues for Downsizing and Restructuring
Instructor: Jodie-Beth Galos, Galos & Associates
Thursday, March 5, 2009, 2 p.m.
Webinar
Is it Time to Panic Yet Fundraising in a Recession
Instructor: Philip Deely, Principal, Philip Sedgwick Deely & Associates
Thursday March 26
9 a.m.-noon Northwest CT Community College Winsted, CT.
2-5 p.m. Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield , MA
Friday, March 27
9 a.m.-noon, New Horizon Resources, Pleasant Valley , NY
2-5 p.m. Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston , NY
Adapting Your Strategic Plan to the Economic Crisis
Instructor: Craig Dreeszen, PhD, Dreeszen & Associates
Wednesday, April 1
9 a.m.-noon, MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams , MA
2-5 p.m., White Hart Inn, Salisbury , CT
Thursday, April 2
9 a.m.-noon, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz , NY
2-5 p.m., Hudson Opera House, Hudson , NY
Friday, April 3
9 a.m.-noon, Cranwell Resort, Lenox , MA
What Will Your Organization Look Like When the Economic Dust Settles? Financial Priorities & Processes
Instructor: Russell Pomeranz, Manager, Fiscal Management Associates
Friday, April 17
9 a.m.-noon, Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, Poughkeepsie , NY
2-5 p.m., Gateway to Entrepreneurial Tomorrows, Newburgh , NY
Monday, April 20
9 a.m.-noon, Cranwell Resort, Lenox , MA
2-5 p.m., Wake Robin Inn, Lakeville , CT
Mergers and Strategic Alliances to Sustain Programs
Instructors: Barbara Krasne & Judy Plows, KrasnePlows
Tuesday, May 5
9 a.m.-noon, Sharon Historical Society, Sharon , CT
2-5 p.m., Colonial Theater, Pittsfield , MA
Wednesday, May 6
9 a.m.-noon, FDR Presidential Library and Home, Hyde Park , NY
2-5 p.m., Gateway to Entrepreneurial Tomorrows, Newburgh , NY
Recession-Proof Your Technology Plan
Instructor: Joshua Putnam Peskay, Fund for the City of New York
Thursday, May 14
9 a.m.-noon, The Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries, Beacon, NY
2-5 p.m., New Horizons, Pleasant Valley, NY
Friday, May 15
9 a.m.-noon, Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, Pittsfield , MA
2-5 p.m., Hunt Library, Falls Village , CT
Efficiencies for Facilities Management
Instructors: Brian Pine, SUNY New Paltz and Patrice Courtney Strong, Mid-Hudson Energy Smart Communities
Tuesday, May 26
9a.m.-noon, Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill, Hyde Park, NY
Massachusetts speakers, location and date to be determined
BACKGROUND:
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation builds stronger communities and improves the quality of life for all residents of Berkshire County, MA; Columbia County and northeast Dutchess County, NY; and northwest Litchfield County, CT. Thanks to its generous donors, in 2008 Berkshire Taconic distributed nearly $9 million in scholarships and grants for programs in the arts and education, health and human services, and environmental protection. Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Established in 1969, the Community Foundation of Dutchess County / Ulster County Community Foundation is a driving force for affordable philanthropy, primarily in Dutchess, Ulster and Putnam counties in the Hudson Valley. Representing thousands of donors through more than 400 separate funds, the foundation channels much-needed support to the community through grants and scholarships. As the resource for all things charitable, the foundation's purpose is to connect people who care with causes that matter.
The Dyson Foundation is a private, family-directed grantmaking foundation established in 1957 and headquartered in Millbrook (Dutchess county), New York. Current grantmaking includes a significant grants program in the Mid-Hudson Valley that seeks to improve the quality of life in the region, create opportunities and support for economically disadvantaged individuals and families, and strengthen the nonprofit sector. The Dyson Foundation?s assets presently stand at approximately $231 million and in the year 2008 it awarded grants in excess of $27 million. |
