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Engaging Emerging Leaders as Board Members

Engaging emerging leaders as board members takes knowledge of three general subject areas:

  1. Board Engagement – what does board engagement mean? What does it look like? And how does it feel?
  2. Generational traits, values, motivators and how these were framed by the global and local experiences that shape us during our coming of age. Turns out, generations are actually different cultures.
  3. Nonprofit transformation – predicting what the sector will look like in the future using external trends and information.

Pulling these pieces together, you can begin to see where you nonprofit is going, how emerging leaders on board can help you transition, and how you engage your entire board’s particular “human or intellectual capital” to get there.

Below you will find resources on each of these topics. (more…)

May 25, 2012 0 Comments Short URL PCNRC Programs, Our Resources, Leadership, Board Resources, Nonprofit Resources, Generations, Management, 23 @ 4

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Meet the Funders 2012 – Registration Now Open

It’s time for Meet the Funders 2012!

Register today – this event fills up fast! Don’t miss your opportunity to Meet the Funders.

Once again, you can register for either the panel portion or  the speed-dating rounds, or both.

The panel portion gives you the opportunity to invite a board member or two. Speed-dating is limited to 2 organization representatives.

The panel will take place in the auditorium, with seating for more than 200; the signature speed-dating rounds will be in our meeting rooms with seating for more than 100.

Please register for the panel and the forum portions separately.
Meet the Funders 2012
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Join your grantseeking colleagues at Meet the Funders!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012Registration: 8:30 – 9:00
Panel Portion: 9:00 – 9:30
Speed-dating Portion: 9:45 – 12:45

Register for each portion separately.

 Attend either the Panel, the Forum, or both.

Register here to attend the Panel

Register here to attend the Forum
We look forward to seeing you at the eighth annual Meet the Funders!

Check out the Meet the Funder FAQ for frequently asked questions and answers about Meet the Funders.

If we can answer your questions about the event, please call us at 421-1238 or email nrc@acpl.info.

Lettie Haver,  Librarian
Marilynn Fauth, Coordinator
and Megan Ayres, Intern

Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center
Allen County Public Library

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May 22, 2012 0 Comments Short URL Meet the Funders, Nonprofit Resources, PCNRC Programs

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May 23@4: Engaging [Emerging Leaders as] Board Members

23 @ 4*

Engaging emerging leaders as board members

This month’s 23 @ 4 program, is the fifth and final of the SpringBoard series.

We’ll focus on resources devoted to engaging new board members – with an eye for supporting and developing emerging leaders. Expect to challenge your board with tools for harnessing the power of generational diversity.

* 23 @ 4 is a program series which starts at 4:00 p.m. on the 23rd of any month when the day falls between Monday-Friday. The program is a ‘just the facts’ presentation in one hour or less.   Don’t forget to register!

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May 16, 2012 0 Comments Short URL 23 @ 4, Nonprofit Resources

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Why are You Seeking a Grant?

The following video is from The Grantsmanship Center.

 

By The Grantsmanship Center’s director, Barbara Floersch.

In this video, The Grantsmanship Center explains what is needed in one of the most important part of writing a grant proposal, the problem section. The problem section is the section in which you explain why your organization is seeking a grant.

The goal of this video: assist you in writing the problem description part of a grant.

May 14, 2012 0 Comments Short URL Nonprofit Resources, Proposal Writing, Video Podcasts

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Meet Our New Intern, Megan

Megan Ayres Hi! I’m Megan.

I started as the new PCNRC intern at the beginning of April.Before starting here, I had recently completed an internship for my Master’s Degree at Hope House.

I really enjoyed my time there and felt that it would be important to learn more about serving nonprofit organizations. I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from IPFW and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Ball State.

I really enjoy being able to help people and be involved in their lives. I also love photography! Life is truly a beautiful gift!

- Megan Ayres <3

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May 9, 2012 0 Comments Short URL Just for Fun, Nonprofit Resources, Our Resources

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Above Board – The Board’s Role in Fundraising

“Fundraising” – a word that puts fear into the hearts of men and women!

Like it or not, if you serve on a nonprofit board, at some point in the future you will most likely be asked to help with fundraising. There are a couple of questions that should be addressed before any fund raising begins:

  1. Does the board have a Case Statement?
  2. What is board policy on board member participation in fundraising?

Having both of these in place will aid the organization’s board in ensuring adequate resources. A board member’s role includes participating in the cultivation of interest in the organization from potential donors, soliciting gifts and maintaining relationships with them. These are tasks which will pay off richly in the future.

So, embrace the role and face it as a unique challenge in your life.Here’s an excerpt from an article written by Ellen Bristol of Bristol Strategy Group:

” When it comes to the board’s role in fundraising there is no single answer – and no easy answer either. It behooves every nonprofit board to collaborate on defining that role, upholding their mutual decision and commitment, and staying focused on the desired results.”

Full Article

- reposted from our monthly newsletter column on board governance  by Marilynn

May 7, 2012 0 Comments Short URL Board Resources, Fundraising, Management, Nonprofit Resources, Our Resources

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Foellinger Stewardship Award Workshop

We’ve learned of a local opportunity for you to learn how to recognize your best board steward.

Rolfsen Stewardship Award

Foellinger Stewardship Award Workshoprolfsen

 May 9, 2012
1:30 – 2:30
520 E. Berry Street
Fort Wayne, IN

The Foellinger Foundation invites you to join them for a workshop on the Carl D. Rolfsen Stewardship Award Nomination.

Writing award nominations, as you may know, can be a difficult undertaking. Often it raises questions and leaves you guessing what information is most important.

This workshop will help take the guesswork out of your Carl D.Rolfsen Stewardship Nomination.

Email Shari now for your reservation: shari@foellinger.org !

More information

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May 2, 2012 0 Comments Short URL Board Resources, Leadership, Local News, Management, Nonprofit Resources, Outside Training

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From OFCBI, “Don’t delay: nominate a service-minded Hoosier today”

2011 Winners

The deadline for nominations may be July 27, 2012, but the OFBCI is encouraging readers to nominate early.

This year’s categories include:
  • Faith-Based Service Award
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • National Service Award
  • Volunteerism Award
  • Youth Service Award (Under 18)
  • Communities of Service Award
  • Corporate Service Award
  • Service Learning Award

The Governor’s Service Awards are the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives’ most prestigious award for volunteer service. The INOFBCI will be seeking nominations for recipients and you can help in several ways.

Whether you tweet about it, post the award page on friends’ Facebook walls, email the opportunity to friends and community organizations, or call others who serve their fellow Hoosiers, it is our goal to reach every corner of the state and to recognize the outstanding crop of Hoosiers who give back.

Click here to learn more about the nomination process and stay tuned for more details about the 2012 conference.

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April 25, 2012 0 Comments Short URL Board Resources, Government, Indiana, Leadership, Management, News, Nonprofit Resources, Volunteer Management, Youth Development

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Recruiting & Orienting Board Members

Click on the image to download the PowerPoint show.

And check out these sources:

Best of Board Café: Jan Masaoka

Recruiting a Stronger Board downloadable PDF from BoardSource
- Table of Contents
-Purchase information
-Go to the ACPL catalog record to place a hold

The Board Building Cycle: BoardSource

Five Good Ideas: Practical Strategies for Non-profit Success edited by Alan Broadbent and Ratna Omidvar

Step by Step Board Recruitment Kit

Online Sources and Handouts

Perspectives on Nonprofit Diversity – a free BoardSource PDF

Role of the Governance Committee from BoardSource

Carol Weisman’s How to Enlist Your Dream Team Board - a free downloadable workbook

Eleven Cool Ideas for Finding Hot New Board Members from Jan Masaoka’s Best of Board Cafe, shared by Fieldstone Alliance,

Also Jan Masaoka on Blue Avocado, Blue Ribbon Nominating Committee for Your Board

From BridgeStar’s Library: BoardSource’s Board Orientation

Carrol Weisman’s Exit Interview for Board Members and Avoiding the Pitfalls [in Recruiting Board Members]

10 Stop Signs on the Road to Board Recruitment by Hildy Gottlieb

 

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April 24, 2012 0 Comments Short URL 23 @ 4, Board Resources, Generations, Leadership, Management, Our Resources, PCNRC Programs, Strategic Planning, Volunteer Management

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Verifying Exempt Status for Reinstated Organizations

Internal Revenue Service

My organization’s tax-exempt status was reinstated, but I can’t find my organization on Exempt Organizations Select Check (Pub. 78 Data) or the Exempt Organizations Business Master File extract (EO BMF). Why not?

Select Check (Pub. 78 Data) has been a major improvement in our search function, including monthly updates instead of the old Pub. 78 quarterly version. There still will be a delay between the time your organization is reinstated (or receives its initial exemption determination) and the time it shows up on Select Check (Pub.78 Data) and EO BMF.

Here’s why. Select Check (Pub.78 Data) and EO BMF information is drawn from the IRS Master File. Once a month an automatic computer program pulls updated data from the Master File and transfers it to Select Check (Pub.78 Data) and EO BMF. So, if your organization’s record was updated in the Master File prior to the date the program is run, that information will appear in that month’s update of Select Check (Pub. 78 Data) and EO BMF. If, on the other hand, your (more…)
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April 23, 2012 0 Comments Short URL Government, IRS Compliance, Nonprofit Resources

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