Category: Past Nonprofit Training Session

2023-2024 Nonprofit Training Program -- Spring

2023-2024 Nonprofit Training Program — Spring

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Free Nonprofit Board Member Training

Board members of nonprofits serving Los Alamos and Rio Arriba Counties are encouraged to attend a brief and engaging workshop on Purpose Driven Board Leadership co-sponsored by the Los Alamos Community Foundation and United Way of Northern New Mexico. The session will be repeated in Los Alamos, Española and online during late February and early March. Advance registration is required. Lunch is provided at the in-person sessions.

Led by BoardSource Certified Governance Consultant Linley Daly, participants will learn the Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership, the duties of the collective board and the responsibilities of board members. We’ll play a game called “Yours. Mine. Ours” where participants test their knowledge of the board’s responsibilities, staff responsibilities and shared responsibilities. We’ll also digest the importance of fundraising, member expectations forms and board evaluations. Q&A will follow.

Though geared to current board members, nonprofit staff, volunteers and prospective board members are welcome to participate.

Dates, times and registration:

The same workshop is provided three times to help meet participant scheduling needs. The Feb. 27 workshop is online only; the Feb. 28 and March 8 workshops are in-person only. Each session has a different start time.

  • February 27, 4:00 – 5:30 pm
    Virtual session via Zoom (a link will be sent to registrants prior to the meeting)
  • February 28, 11:30 am – 1 pm (check-in begins at 11:15)
    SALA Event Center, 2551 Central Ave, Los Alamos (lunch provided)
  • March 8, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm (check-in begins at 10:45)
    LANL Foundation Offices, 1112 Plaza del Norte, Española (lunch provided)

To register, go to losalamoscf.org/ticket and select the session you wish to attend. To encourage in-person participation and networking, travel will be reimbursed for those driving more than 10 miles. Questions or trouble registering? Email info@losalamoscf.org

About the Presenter:

Linley Daly has provided consulting, facilitation, and coaching expertise to nearly 100 organizations throughout New Mexico and beyond. A BoardSource Certified Governance Consultant, an ICF Professional Certified Coach and a certified Global Team Coach, she is Working Genius Certified and DiSC assessment and Dare to Lead trained.

 

Workshops are made possible through a Grant from Triad National Security, LLC.

Established in 2015, the Los Alamos Community Foundation improves the quality of life in our community by inspiring local philanthropy and building the capacity and success of our nonprofit organizations. LACF stewards 16 permanent endowment funds and supports nonprofits through training, initiatives and grantmaking. For more information visit www.losalamoscf.org.

2023-2024 Nonprofit Training Program - Fall

2023-2024 Nonprofit Training Program – Fall

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The Los Alamos Community Foundation and United Way of Northern New Mexico are pleased to announce the following training sessions for nonprofits serving Los Alamos and Rio Arriba Counties. Two training opportunities are scheduled for the fall, with a third session focused on nonprofit boards to be held in early 2024 (date TBA).

Sessions are offered in person with a remote/video option. To encourage in-person participation and networking, travel will be reimbursed for those traveling more than ten miles. In addition, up to three organizations will be selected at each session to receive two hours of individual consulting with the presenters.

Sessions are appropriate for nonprofit staff, board members and volunteers.

Cost: Free, thanks to the generous support of Triad/LANL-Community Partnerships Office.

Registration: Advance registration is required. Please register here: losalamoscf.org/ticket.

Registration Deadline: Friday before each session (October 6 and November 10).

Questions? Send an email to info@losalamoscf.org

Title: Roadmap for Fundraising Success
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Time: 9:00 am-noon (check-in begins at 8:30)
Location: Northern New Mexico College, 921 N. Paseo De Onate, Española (Room AD 101/102) and via Zoom.

Patti Ward

Join us for this information-packed workshop and gain actionable ideas for creating a Case for support and simple Development Plan for your organization.

Part I – Building a Case for Support. Before you begin to raise money, your nonprofit organization must be able to state clearly why it exists and why it needs funding. This written document is called a “Case for Support.” A well-written Case for Support will provide the necessary information to create “case expressions” for your organization’s promotional and funding materials: brochures, website, funding proposals, emails, social media, and donor conversations.

Part II – Roadmap for Fundraising Success. Meeting your organization’s mission relies on support from your donors. Good planning is key to your fundraising success. Creating your annual fundraising goal is only the first step of the process. Forming a Development Plan that identifies strategies to achieve your goals and recognizes the resources you will need will make sure you are headed in the right direction.
Linley Daly

About the Presenters:

Patti Ward has co-conducted the Fundraising Immersion class for the Santa Fe Community Foundation since 2018 and teaches workshops on various topics. Patti received her Certificate of Fundraising Executive (CFRE) in 2004 and is a long-time member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Association of Philanthropic Counsel.

Linley Daly has provided consulting, facilitation, and coaching expertise to nearly 100 organizations throughout New Mexico and beyond. A BoardSource Certified Governance Consultant, an ICF Professional Certified Coach and a certified Global Team Coach, she is Working Genius Certified and DiSC assessment and Dare to Lead trained.
For the past two years, the Four Corners area has invited Patti and Linley to provide half-day learning sessions for up to 30 organizations in San Juan and surrounding counties.

Title: Building Blocks of Grant Writing
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Time: 9:00 am-noon (check-in begins at 8:30)
Location: UNM-LA Student Services Auditorium (Building 2, Room 230) and via Zoom.

Beverly Post

This session will take participants through the various steps of preparing a grant application, with an emphasis on practical tips for those with limited experience and skills in fundraising and grants. Understanding that many local nonprofits have limited (often volunteer) time and finite organizational resources, participants will come away with information and tools that empower them to apply for a grant, even if they have never done so previously. For those with previous grant writing experience, this session will be a refresher on grant building blocks, and a chance to improve writing for clear, compelling, and jargon-free grant proposals.

Session topics include: working with organizational and staff/volunteer strengths to decide who is best suited to writing the grant (can we handle this ourselves, or do we need to out-source?); how to improve your writing so that organizational vision and mission statements, programmatic needs, and the purpose of the grant are understandable to an outside reader; awareness of deadlines, word counts, and funding priorities of the granting organization; where to find potential grants; and grant reporting. Participants will have the opportunity to work on sections of writing for their individual organizations or programs and to interact with other participants.

About the Presenter:
Beverly Post has lived in New Mexico for over 20 years and her passion is helping the community by assisting grass-roots nonprofit organizations. She has supported nonprofits as director, staff, board member, and general volunteer, including as development staff for Girls Inc. of Santa Fe, as membership and development director for the (now defunct) Santa Fe Local Independent Business Alliance, and as Director of the Rio Arriba Adult Literacy Program.

 

2021-2022 Nonprofit Training Program

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Title:  Creating Financial Visuals for Your Nonprofit
Date:  Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Time:  9:00am – 12:00pm MT
Structure:  Virtual
Cost: $50 per organization
Register here: COMPLETE
Presenter:  Frank R. Lopez  

Description:  Every nonprofit leader uses financial information in making decisions. Both staff and board leaders review financial statements on a regular basis.This interactive workshop will guide nonprofit leaders to develop graphs and charts to make your financials standout. Whether using these visual financials for internal purposes (such as board meetings) or external purposes (such as applying for a grant), being able to present your organization’s financial information more clearly and effectively will allow your audiences to gain a better understanding of your work. The workshop will also provide ideas on how to develop helpful cash flow analysis charts, and other data charts, as a tool to better serve your organization. Templates will be provided, and attendees will have the opportunity to create their own financial visuals during the workshop.

Bio:  Frank is the Executive Director of New Mexico Association of Grantmakers. He has over 25 years working with businesses and nonprofit organizations, including three years with the WK Kellogg Foundation as the Director of New Mexico Programs. The depth of his experience, however, comes from his work as an executive director, providing capacity building to a myriad of organizations. His expertise includes collective impact, social enterprise, strategic planning, nonprofit governance and taxation, leadership, board development, DEI and fund development. He has a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin, a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law, and he is licensed to practice law in Texas and California.

Title:  Diversity Equity and Inclusion Practices for Nonprofit Organizations: A Community Conversation
Date:  Thursday, January 20, 2022
Time:  9:00am – 10:30am MT
Structure:  Virtual
Cost: Free (advance registration required)
Register here: COMPLETE
Presenter: Ian Esquibel and local nonprofit leaders

Description:  Diversity, equity, and inclusion are inherently interrelated, but are also distinct concepts.  DEI matters in the workplace, especially in New Mexico where we have many diverse populations, and our work often involves community engagement that will impact diverse communities. This is an interactive workshop designed to help you assess where your organization is within its diversity, equity and inclusion work, and to help you chart a path for where your organization would like to go. Everyone has a unique experience when it comes to DEI. There are no perfect answers or responses. This session is intended to open the door for future exploration, conversations, and learning.

Bio:  Ian Esquibel is an Albuquerque-based consultant who brings rich professional experience in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, specializing in community-based, cross-sector, and cross-functional facilitation and planning. A native New Mexican and graduate of Arizona State University, he went on to earn his MBA from the University of New Mexico with a concentration in nonprofit management to better support social service organizations. Prior to consulting, he served at the helm of the New Mexico Learning Alliance, an organization created to support dialogue on education issues at both the local and state levels by working in partnership with local community organizations and networks of education reformers.

Title:  HR Policies, Hybrid Work, and Technology – Oh My!
Date:  Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Structure:  Virtual (may be adjusted to hybrid if appropriate)
Cost: $50 per organization
Register here: COMPLETE
Presenter:  Kari Sutton  

Description:  Technology is increasingly woven into our lives and the day-to-day of business. This session will explore the intersection of technology and HR. How can organizations effectively manage teleworking employees? How do you design policies to account for employees working on organizational devices or personal devices? How can you modernize your HR-related recordkeeping, and keep documents with sensitive personnel information digitally secure? This class is geared towards those who manage operations and use of technology within their organization, as well any leaders of organizations with remote or hybrid employees.

Bio:  Kari Sutton started Living Room HR to support nonprofits and small businesses with their human resources needs. She specializes in the employee experience from onboarding through offboarding, including process and policy design, change management, and employee engagement. Kari’s entire career has been spent working with small businesses and nonprofits – as an intern, employee, volunteer, and as a vendor. She has worked in HR since 2015.

Facilitated by:

formerly the New Mexico Association of Grantmakers

Sponsored By:

 

2020-2021 Nonprofit Training Program

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2020-2021 Nonprofit Training Program

During our 2020-2021 session, LACF and United Way of Northern New Mexico are partnering to offer local nonprofits three in-depth training workshops designed to build organizational capacity in the wake of the pandemic.  Each workshop will be held virtually and will be approximately three hours long (including discussion, breakout sessions and breaks).   Nonprofits are encouraged to send 2-3 participants to each workshop, including senior staff and/or board members.  Tickets are $50 per organization per workshop.  A discounted package deal is available which includes access to all three sessions for $100.   Nonprofits will leave each workshop with an immediately usable, measurable action plan.  Included in the ticket price is access to a follow up session which will be held 4-6 weeks after the workshop, designed to keep each organization on track to accomplish its plan.  Workshops will be facilitated by the Center for Nonprofit Excellence.

2020-21 Workshops

Purchase a discounted package deal for access to all three workshops here: https://alamos.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=1399

Community Services and Community Engagement
Thursday, October 15, 2020 9:00am – 12:00pm Register here: https://alamos.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=1396
This session will help your organization re-examine how it serves its constituents and communities, both in the time of COVID and in looking ahead to a new normal. Focus areas include: strengthening service delivery; increasing outreach, impact, and engagement with your nonprofit clients; examining your diversity, equity and inclusion practices; managing and developing your volunteers; and measuring and assessing the impact of your services.

Fund Development and Sustainability
Thursday, January 14, 2021 9:00am – 12:00pm Register here: https://alamos.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=1397
This workshop will provide your organization with a pathway to diversifying funding sources and building successful sustainability practices. It will include an overview of various types of funding including grants, fundraising events, donor cultivation, recurring giving programs, and revenue generating initiatives. This session will help your organization examine which fund-development initiatives best fit your goals, and will explore how to undertake these programs during the time of COVID and into the new normal. There will also be discussion on mergers and the value of collaboration for shared services.

Board Development and Strategic Planning
Thursday, April 8, 2021 9:00am – 12:00pm Register here: https://alamos.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=1398
The success of any organization begins with a strong board. And successfully navigating your organization’s mission in a post-pandemic era begins with a strong plan. This workshop will offer key lessons of what constitutes a high-functioning, impactful board, including use of an assessment tool to provide a baseline understanding of where your organization is today. It then dives into strategic planning to help guide your organization to where it wants to go. Additionally, key fundamentals will be addressed such as review of mission and vision, the relationship between board and executive director, and the duty of care. 

2019-2020 Nonprofit Training Program

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2019 – 2020 Nonprofit Training Program
Board Development, Marketing/Communications, Fundraising
UNM-Los Alamos, Los Alamos, NM

This year, LACF will offer three in-depth training workshops to help local nonprofits build their capacity in core areas. Each session will be approximately three hours long, and ideally will be attended by 2-3 members per organization (including staff and/or board members). Nonprofits will leave each workshop with an immediately usable, measurable action plan.

The Details

Workshops will be facilitated by the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, and will be based on the New Mexico Nonprofit Principles & Practices Guide.  New this year is a fee of $25 per person per event, which will include the cost of lunch. Registering for all three sessions reduces the cost to $20 per person per event.  

Register here.  (And choose the “2019-20 LACF Workshop Package Deal” to sign up for all three sessions at the discounted rate.)

2019-20 Nonprofit Training Program

Board Development 
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
9:00am – 12:30pm
Advance your fundamentals for Board Development with this in-depth workshop, building on the goals your organization set at the LACF Annual Conference (May 2019), or starting fresh. This session will look at key board responsibilities, expectations, and best practices, with a focus on identifying and tackling your organization’s biggest challenge(s) around board development. 

Marketing & Communications
Wednesday, January 22, 2019
9:00am – 12:30pm
Re-examine your organization’s current marketing and communications practices to ensure that they align with your mission and goals. Develop an action plan with strategies that will build support for your work and grow your audience. 

Fundraising
Wednesday, April 22, 2019
9:00am – 12:30pm
Evaluate your organization’s current fundraising practices. Identify and set targeted metrics that will advance your mission and align with your strategic plan.

The 2019-20 Nonprofit Training Program is underwritten by generous support from:

June 13, 2019 – Rise of the “B” Corp (and What it Means for Nonprofits)

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Rise of the “B” Corp (and What it Means for Nonprofits)

Thursday, June 13, 2019
5:00 – 6:00pm
Room 505, Building 5, UNM-LA
Register: https://alamos.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/ticket
Cost: Free

“B” Corps represent a movement of entrepreneurs who are proud of their organization’s positive impact, whether it is improving the livelihoods of their workers, strengthening their communities, or revolutionizing current green practices. The common thread linking Certified B Corporations® is that they define success as more than money – using the “B” Corp assessment and a triple bottom line of People, Planet, and Profit. For traditional nonprofit organizations, “B” Corporations represent a big opportunity for growth if the right kind of partnership can be found.

The speaker for this event is Christopher Fortson, Marketing Manager and an employee-owner of Positive Energy Solar. Positive Energy Solar was the first company in New Mexico to achieve “B” Corporation status. They have since helped other companies like Meow Wolf to obtain their “B” Corp status. Christopher grew up in Los Alamos and earned his degree in Business Administration from UNM Anderson School of Business.

Nonprofit training sessions sponsored by the Los Alamos Community Foundation are made possible with generous support from the Con Alma Health Foundation and UNM-Los Alamos.

May 3, 2019 – Getting Your Ducks in a Row to Apply for Grants

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Getting Your Ducks in a Row to Apply for Grants

Friday, May 3, 2019
11:00am-2:00pm
Pig and Fig Café (11 Sherwood Blvd, White Rock, NM)
Buffet lunch Included
Cost: $100
Register here:  https://alamos.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=1034

The Los Alamos Community Foundation will provide a 2/3 subsidy for the first eight participants that register.  The event is limited to 25 participants. Included in the workshop:

– Organizational self-assessment of readiness for funding
– The importance of diverse “braided” funding streams and best practices
– Choosing grants which match your organization’s mission, capacity and scope
– The basics of a compelling grant proposal
– Grants as a component of an organizational strategic plan
– Workshop director will be available for one-on-one consultation from 2 to 3 PM

Questions? Contact Ellen at ellenmorrisbond@gmail.com or 505-231-5382

Workshop Leader: Ellen Morris Bond, M.S., former Executive Director of Self Help, Inc. and graduate of UC-Davis Dept. of Community Development.  

Nonprofit training sessions sponsored by the Los Alamos Community Foundation are made possible with generous support from UNM-Los Alamos and the LANL Foundation.

February 21, 2019 – Creating an 8-Step Strategic Communication Plan for Nonprofits

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Creating an 8-Step Strategic Communication Plan for Nonprofits

Thursday, February 21, 2019
5:00 – 6:00pm
Lecture Hall (room 230), Building 2, UNM-LA
Light refreshments will be served
Register: https://alamos.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/ticket
Cost: Free

Do you ever wonder about the best way to use your marketing resources? When you use this simple method of strategic planning your communication plan will be a logical extension of your organization’s goals, your message will resonate with the people who will help you reach your goals, and you will deliver the messages using the most effective tactics for the given situation. This session will also drill down on using email marketing to drive engagement and donations.

The speaker for this event will be Mandy Marksteiner. Mandy is the owner of Mandy Marksteiner, LLC, a local a freelance copywriter and content marketing strategist.

Nonprofit training sessions sponsored by the Los Alamos Community Foundation are made possible with generous support from UNM-Los Alamos and the LANL Foundation.

December 6, 2018 – New Mexico Principles and Practices Guide Information Session

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New Mexico Principles and Practices Guide Information Session

Thursday, December 6th
5:00 – 6:00pm
UNM-LA, Building 6, Room 631
Register: https://alamos.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/ticket
Cost: Free

Join us to learn more about the New Mexico Nonprofit Principles & Practices Guide that was developed by the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNPE). The Guide, and corresponding Companion Workbook, were created with support from a fifty-member Advisory Committee and have been designed to help nonprofit organizations determine specific practices to implement in order to strengthen governance and operations at their organization.

During this information session you will learn:

  • How to navigate the Guide and pinpoint best practices in nonprofit management
  • How to use the Companion Workbook to prioritize practices to implement
  • How to build organizational capacity using related support services

The speaker for this event will be Larry Alei. Larry is the Director of The Center for Nonprofit Excellence and is a proud Los Alamos Hilltopper, class of ’79.

Nonprofit training sessions sponsored by Los Alamos Community Foundation are made possible with generous support from UNM-Los Alamos and the LANL Foundation.

November 1, 2018 – Strategies for Increasing Your Charitable Impact

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“Strategies for Increasing Your Charitable Impact”

Thursday, November 1st
5:30 – 7:00pm
UNM-LA, Building 2, Room 230

Join us for a joint event with Los Alamos National Bank, and hear from trust officer Dean Cross on ways to incorporate planned giving and legacy giving strategies into your organization’s fundraising efforts. Dean will lead an informative discussion on how individuals and organizations can increase their charitable impact by utilizing these techniques. This seminar is open to individuals and nonprofit organizations.
Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP to info@losalamoscf.org if you are able to join us.

Nonprofit training sessions sponsored by Los Alamos Community Foundation are made possible with generous support from UNM-Los Alamos and the LANL Foundation.