The Not-For-Profit ChatterBox
August 7, 2007 Issue 2
Nonprofit Resource Network
Serving South Central PA Are you looking for a way to recruit staff to work at your nonprofit organization? Are you looking for rejuvenation in your own career? Check out the Job Postings feature on our website! Currently, nonprofit agencies can list their job openings FREE OF CHARGE provided they are registered as 501(c)(3)s in South Central Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. ------------------------Are you interested in a having a hands-on training focused primarily on the development of your board and targeted to board members? If so, please take 15 minutes to complete this electronic survey to provide valuable feedback that will assist Leadership Lancaster in deciding whether or not to pursue the development of this exciting opportunity!
Nonprofit Management Certificate Registration
Do you want to enhance YOUR nonprofit career? Fall 2007 will soon be here, bringing many opportunites for personal and professional enrichment. For example, if you are a new executive director OR a midlevel manager taking on higher levels of responsibilities, you may want to consider our Nonprofit Management Certificate Program.
-----------------------Here's what participants are saying about this course: "This course was probably the best I've had. It took complicated financial information and made it understandable to a completely non-financial person!" --Kerry Flanagan, Humane League of Lancaster County "One of the best information sessions I've attended. It incorporates and brings into daily life the theories we read about." --Jeff Kenderdine, Lancaster Family YMCA "Many good ideas of how to do PR and Marketing." --Christine Laney, Domestic Violence Services Understanding how to evaluate program outcomes and to analyze data is a very valuable asset to nonprofit organizations." To learn more, please email Theresa.RussellLoretz@millersville.edu or call 8722276. ----------------------Need assistance with your efforts to talk to the community about YOUR agency's services? Two undergraduate senior level PR courses at Millersville University are seeking nonprofit clients for Fall 2007 or Spring 2008. Students will conduct research, develop a strategic communication plan or carry out a public relations project for you!
--Gail Vicsome, Elizabethtown Communities That Care
Other Fall 2007 Training Opportunities
If you are brand new to managing people, consider taking Coaching As An Approach to Supervision. Or if you are engaged in some apsect of raising money, you may want to check out our Technical Skills for Professional Fundraisers, offered in conjunction with AFP of Central PA. And last but not least, if you are an experienced Executive Director of an agency looking for peer support and guidance, consider participating in a Peer Growth Circle. Regardless of what course you take, register soon because space is limited!
Need assistance with your efforts to talk to the community about YOUR agency's services? Two undergraduate senior level PR courses at Millersville University are seeking nonprofit clients for Fall 2007 or Spring 2008. Students will conduct research, develop a strategic communication plan or carry out a public relations project for you! To learn more, please email Theresa.RussellLoretz@millersville.edu or call 8722276. -----------------------Who We Are
The Nonprofit Resource Network provides professional development training and information resources to nonprofit leaders working in South Central PA. As a partner of LeadWell ®, Lancaster County Community Foundation initiative, we seek to build capacity in the not-for-profit sector. For more information, please contact Anne Gingerich, Nonprofit Resource Network Manager at (717)871-2178.
Comprehensive Events Calendar
Have you wondered whether or not your special event will conflict with those of other organizations? Thanks to the information compiled by United Way of Lancaster County, the Nonprofit Resource Network now has a fairly comprehensive calendar of events taking place in Lancaster County. Please check to make sure YOUR not-for-profit events are included. If not OR changes need to be made, sign up as a FREE MEMBER, click on the Events Calendar and enter or edit your event. And please note, we welcome the addition of events from all over South Central Pennsylvania. To keep this current and relevant, we not only need the help of United Way, but input from all of you as well.