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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080828T064602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080915T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080915T210000Z UID:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/2008-wisconsin-institute-cpas-not-profit-conference URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/2008-wisconsin-institute-cpas-not-profit-conference SUMMARY:2008 Wisconsin Institute of CPAs Not-for-Profit Conference DESCRIPTION: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_
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080828T064602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080916T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080916T223000Z UID:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/%E2%80%9Cmore-pieces-puzzle-a-review-and-assessment-recent-nonprofit-board-research%E2%80%9D URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/%E2%80%9Cmore-pieces-puzzle-a-review-and-assessment-recent-nonprofit-board-research%E2%80%9D SUMMARY:“More Pieces to the Puzzle\: A Review and Assessment of Recent Nonprofit Board Research” DESCRIPTION: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&rsquo\;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
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080828T064602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080917T121500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080917T190000Z UID:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/9th-annual-statewide-conference-philanthropy URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/9th-annual-statewide-conference-philanthropy SUMMARY:9th Annual Statewide Conference on Philanthropy DESCRIPTION: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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080828T064602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080917T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080917T210000Z UID:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/accessible-websites-101-webinar-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/accessible-websites-101-webinar-1 SUMMARY:Accessible Websites 101 [Webinar] - 9/17 DESCRIPTION: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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080828T064602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080922T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080922T223000Z UID:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/%E2%80%9Ccurrent-research-individual-giving-methods-and-results%E2%80%9D URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/%E2%80%9Ccurrent-research-individual-giving-methods-and-results%E2%80%9D SUMMARY:“Current Research on Individual Giving\: Methods and Results” DESCRIPTION:Patrick Rooney\, Director of Research\, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080828T064602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080925T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080925T223000Z UID:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/taking-fear-out-fundraising-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wisconsinnonprofits.org/content/taking-fear-out-fundraising-0 SUMMARY:Taking the Fear OUT of Fundraising DESCRIPTION:This session will help nonprofit Board Directors and staff to\:
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