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Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations
A
community partnership broadening the horizons and possibilities for nonprofits January 29, 2004
JUST
SCHEDULED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES: 3/24/04 - (9:00 am - 12:00 pm) Course #
328 - Special Events Planning for
Nonprofits led by Robin Loving In
process of scheduling a full-day learning opportunity in March or April on
Nonprofit Financial Management that will
include, among other topics, understanding nonprofit financial statements, interpreting the
990s, understating an audit, and what to look for in appointing an auditor for
your agency Are
Austinites really as smart as they think they are? We’ll find out in April. Austin’s
first Great Grownup Spelling Bee for Literacy will be held Thursday, April 22,
at 11:30 a.m. at La Zona Rosa. Round
up your smartest colleagues and showoff your spelling skills while supporting
the fight against illiteracy in Central Texas. Or, if spelling is not
your thing, come to cheer your favorite team and witness a unique, weirdly-
Austin event. Former Austin
Mayor Kirk Watson will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Don’t worry
about being singled out, this is a team competition! Each team, sponsored
by a local business, consists of three members. For the $1,000 team entry
fee, each sponsor will support one team, receive 8 tickets for a cheering
section, and get lunch for everyone. In addition, all sponsors will be
immensely thanked in promotional materials and recognized the day of the event
as the good corporate citizens they are. The deadline for
submitting teams is Friday, February 20. To learn more
about the Great Grownup Spelling Bee for
Literacy, or to sponsor a team, please contact Elise Sillers at [EMAIL PROTECTED], Retta Kelley
at 912-2959 or [EMAIL PROTECTED],
or Gail Miller at the Literacy Coalition of Central Texas at 223-7975 or [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Illiteracy is a
serious problem in Central Texas. The Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
works with more than 50 different organizations battling an illiteracy rate in
Central Texas approaching 20 percent. Illiterates weigh down their
community by limiting intellectual progression. This affects taxpayers
who must support those that cannot support themselves. By becoming a more
literate society, everyone benefits as we become a stronger, smarter, more
adaptable community. ________________________________________________________________ CENTER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE
NOTE THAT MANY OF OUR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ARE GETTING CLOSER THAN EVER TO
CLOSING OUT, so do register early online at www.nonprofitaustin.org 2/5/04 - (9:00 am -
12:30 pm) Course #291 - Auditing
Your Image and Constructing Your Message led by Jim Haynes* - session 1 of 6 part Strengthening Your Agency's Public Relations Series in
collaboration with Austin Chapter, Public Relations Society of America – ONLY 10 SEATS STILL AVAILABLE 2/6/04
(9:00 am - 12:30 pm) Course #299 - Critical
Thinking and Communication led by Linda
Neavel Dickens and Allison C. Allen – ONLY 2 SEATS STILL AVAILABLE 2/10/04 (9:00 am - 12:30 Noon) Course # 320 - Demonstration of NonprofitBooks Office (Software)Using
QuickBooks led by NonprofitBooks
2/12/04 (9:00 am - 12:0 pm) Course #298
- Developing
Effective Staff and Volunteer Orientation Processes* led by Ross Mitchel* 2/13/04
- (9:00 am - 12:30 pm) Course # 284 - The Courage to Lead: An Essential Guide for Volunteer Leaders, Board
Trustees and Public Servants led by Robert Floyd 2/17/04
(9:00 am - 11:30 am) Course # 274 - Legal
Checklist - Basic Overview of Legal Issue Impacting NPOS led by D'Ann Johnson
. (Part of series of learning opportunities on nonprofit legal issues provided
by Center and Austin Young Lawyers Association -
MCLE credits available) 2/18/04
(9:00 am - 12:30 pm) Course #290 - Supervisory Leadership* led by Anne
Pritchard* – ONLY
5 SEATS STILL AVAILABLE 2/19/04 - (9:00 am - 12:30 pm) Course
#292 - Developing
and Disseminating Your Message led by Doug Johnson and Stephanie Elsea - session 2 of 6 part Strengthening Your Agency's Public Relations Series in
collaboration with Austin Chapter, Public Relations Society of America 2/20/04 - (9:00 am - 12:00 pm) Course
#321 - Cross-Cultural
Crossed Wires, Working and Communicating Effectively Across Cultures
led by Jeremy
Solomons 2/24/04
(9:00 am - 12:00 pm) Course # 286 - Fundraising
101 led by Rob Lallier
2/24/04 - (11:45 am - 1:30 pm) Course
#309 - Fundraising During Challenging Times…and Beyond
presented by Laura
Fredricks, JD- ACC CCBNO - AFP Audio conference underwritten by
Smith Hernandez Inc. 2/25/04 - (9:00 - 12:30 pm) Course #322
- Conflict to Cooperation: A Process for
Mediating Group Differences led by Garry McDaniel 2/26/04
(9:00 am - 12:30 Noon) Course # 327 - Effective Negotiations led
by Brad Fregger _____________________________________________________________ In December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics*
reported a "28.8 percent (Sept. 03) increase in volunteer participation by
Americans, up from 27.4 percent from the previous year (Sept. 02)."
In order to meet the increasing needs of the Central Texas volunteering
community, the Directors of Volunteers in Austin (DOVIA) provides those of you
who work with volunteers the extra tools needed to maximize your volunteer
programs. Becoming a Member or Renewing Your Membership Barry
Silverberg, Director Center for
Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations (512) 223-7076 Operating
within the Government and Community Relations Department Linda Young,
Special Assistant to the President for Governmental & Community Relations
at Austin Community College Directions to
Center Office and Learning Opportunities: http://www3.austincc.edu/evpcss/hbc/ |
