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Start: 9:00 am
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Learn how to eliminate barriers to accessibility through web site design techniques from Betsy Gruba, technology director for Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired. Cost: Free for nonprofits through a Public Service Commission grant; $149.50/person for businesses. Capacity: Maximum 10 participants; Workshop repeated 9/17. More info and Register here.

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Start: 8:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

The Wisconsin Institute of CPAs (WICPA) will be holding its Not-for-Profit Conference on Monday, September 15, 2008 at the Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha/Pewaukee. For more information or to register for the conference please go to http://www.wicpa.org/CPE_catalog/cpeconf.htm

PURPOSE: To provide financial professionals knowledge, insight and strategies to manage challenges facing not-for-profits today.
 
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: CPAs, auditors, consultants, accountants, attorneys and other financial professionals who work with or for a not-for-profit organization. (Members, non-members and clients are welcome to attend).
Conference fees:  $180 first registrant, $155 second registrant, $130 third and subsequent registrant

 

09 / 16
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:30 pm

Speaker:  David O. Renz, Director, Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership, University of Missouri-Kansas City  (Professor Renz will be in Milwaukee courtesy of the Donors Forum of Wisconsin.)

Professor Renz will provide an update on and analysis of recently-published research on nonprofit boards and governance, and will discuss the implications of this research for the performance and success of nonprofit organizations and their boards. Renz’s research focuses on the leadership and management of nonprofit and public service organizations, with emphasis on governance, the leadership of organizational innovation and transformational change, and organizational effectiveness.

For more information see:
http://www4.uwm.edu/milwaukeeidea/hbi/newsandevents/HBIColloquium_Renz08.pdf

Held at the University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee--Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Rm 171

 

09 / 17
Start: 7:15 am
End: 2:00 pm

DONORS FORUM OF WISCONSIN
Honoring our Past, Embracing our Future

Italian Conference Center
631 E. Chicago Street, Milwaukee

Registration and program brochure will be available mid-summer.

The purpose of this conference is to provide an opportunity for grantmakers, nonprofit agency executives and fellow associates in the philanthropic community to share their experiences, learn new tools and assess their past achievements and endeavors. For additional information please visit the conference website.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

Learn how to eliminate barriers to accessibility through web site design techniques from Betsy Gruba, technology director for Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired. Cost: Free for nonprofits through a Public Service Commission grant; $149.50/person for businesses. Capacity: Maximum 10 participants. More info and Register here.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

Grant Writing Workshop
UW Stout Memorial Student Union
Menomonie, WI

This workshop is designed to provide the fundamentals of successful grant seeking.  It will develop your skills in grant seeking strategies and help you gain confidence.  For more information see brochure attached.

 

09 / 18
Start: 8:30 am
End: 5:00 pm

Day long conference for all nonprofits to be held at: Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, 1019 South Knowles Aves., New Richmond, WI

Keynote: Lynn Miner, PhD - Managing Nonprofits More Effectively
Morning Breakout Sessions-- True Colors, Volunteer Recognition, Cultural Sensitivity, Advanced Board Boot Camp
Afternoon Breakout Sessions-- Strategic Planning, Outcome Measurements, Leadership Management, Board Chair Training

Costs - $50
To register or for more information see attached brochure

 

 

 

 

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Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:30 pm

Patrick Rooney, Director of Research, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University

Professor Rooney will highlight recent research on individual giving conducted by the Center on Philanthropy, with a focus on methods and results. Studies he will discuss include:
  1. The Center’s signature research project, a longitudinal study of giving and volunteering called the Center on Philanthropy Panel Study (COPPS)
  2. Research for Giving USA
  3. Bank of America Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy
UWM Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Rm 171
For more information:
http://www4.uwm.edu/milwaukeeidea/hbi/newsandevents/HBIColloquium_Rooney08.pdf
Space is limited, so please RSVP to Barbara Duffy, (414) 229-2924, bduffy@uwm.edu

 

09 / 23
09 / 24
Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

For every grantseeker who wants to learn how to write proposals geared to foundations, and for experienced grantseekers who are initiating a foundation fundraising campaign.
More than 36,000 grantseekers have strengthened their skills with our most popular seminar. Expert instructors will teach you to craft a comprehensive, compelling proposal package, step by step. You'll hear what grantmakers have to say about proposals, and gain valuable insight into the review process.

Registration Fee: $195.00 per person

WHERE:  Alliant Energy Center of Dane County, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI
FOR MORE INFORMAITON:  Link: www.foundationcenter.org
TO REGISTER:  Email: customerservice@foundationcenter.org
Telephone: 1-800-424-9836

 

09 / 25
Start: 5:30 pm

This session will help nonprofit Board Directors and staff to:

  • Understand fund development
  • Assess organization's fundraising capability
  • Determine motivations for giving
  • Learn the fundraising rules for success
  • Acquire solicitation and techniques
Presenter: Sam Macklem
Sam has worked exclusively with nonprofits in fundraising and communications for over 30 years. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), a past president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Greater Milwaukee and the recipient of the Scott Cutlip Outstanding Fundraiser Award.
Location: Boardstar, 2212 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee
$40/ $35 BoardStar members

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Start: 11:33 pm
Start: 09/25/2008 - 23:33
End: 09/26/2008 - 23:33

Milwaukee County Sheriff's Training Academy and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grant writing workshop in Franklin, September 25-26, 2008.  Beginning and experienced grant writers from city, county and state agencies as well as nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend.

Purchase orders, checks and cards are welcome.  Multi-enrollment discounts are available.  Tuition payment is not required at the time of enrollment.

Tuition is $425 and includes all materials: workbook and accompanying 220MB resource CD that's packed full of tools and more than 200 sample grant proposals.  Seating is limited, online reservations are necessary, walk-ins are not allowed.
For more information including venue location and maps, graduate testimonials and instant, online enrollment, please visit
http://grantwritingusa.com/events/write/frwi0908.html

Contact:
Cathy Rittenhouse
Grant Writing USA
800.814.8191
cathy@grantwritingusa.com
Captain Peter Jaskulski
Milwaukee County Sheriffs Training Academy
414.525.5703
pjaskulski@milwcnty.com

09 / 26
End: 11:33 pm
Start: 09/25/2008 - 23:33
End: 09/26/2008 - 23:33

Milwaukee County Sheriff's Training Academy and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grant writing workshop in Franklin, September 25-26, 2008.  Beginning and experienced grant writers from city, county and state agencies as well as nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend.

Purchase orders, checks and cards are welcome.  Multi-enrollment discounts are available.  Tuition payment is not required at the time of enrollment.

Tuition is $425 and includes all materials: workbook and accompanying 220MB resource CD that's packed full of tools and more than 200 sample grant proposals.  Seating is limited, online reservations are necessary, walk-ins are not allowed.
For more information including venue location and maps, graduate testimonials and instant, online enrollment, please visit
http://grantwritingusa.com/events/write/frwi0908.html

Contact:
Cathy Rittenhouse
Grant Writing USA
800.814.8191
cathy@grantwritingusa.com
Captain Peter Jaskulski
Milwaukee County Sheriffs Training Academy
414.525.5703
pjaskulski@milwcnty.com

09 / 27
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

 

Cost: $18.56/$4.00 Senior Citizens
Instructor: Su Neuhauser
Location: WITC Ashland, Rm 209

This workshop will help program managers and staff practice basic evaluation techniques for process and outcome measurement. It is designed to help people with little or no prior experience learn simple evaluation techniques that anyone can do using a calculator. More advanced techniques and programs such as SPSS will be discussed but will not be the focus of this workshop. Both quantitative and qualitative techniques will be discussed along with some fun and simple practice.

You may register
in person by visiting our campus Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registrations are accepted by phone, 715.682.4591, ext. 3170. Register on the web at witc.edu/search.

 

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