Affordable and taught by subject matter experts, our one and two day classes are open to nonprofit professionals and volunteers. View and register for our Fall 2018 courses below.
Healthy board and staff relationships are essential for nonprofits to make their greatest impact. This course will walk through organizational lifecycles and the qualities each stage needs from board and staff. Then we'll engage practical concepts and tools to cultivate healthy relationships and build a healthy organizational culture. Participants will walk away with resources and tools to help them move their staff and board teams forward.
Time: 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
In the world of nonprofits, time and money are often in short supply. With limited resources and staff members juggling multiple roles, the real problem you're trying to solve is improving efficiency with communication, marketing, time management and more. In this workshop, we'll look at free/low cost tools and software to help nonprofits make better decisions on where to save time and money.
Have you ever seen a terrific-looking brochure or newsletter and wondered how it was made? Chances are the designer used Adobe InDesign! Adobe InDesign Training Course is an introductory InDesign training class you learn to create designs for print, tablets, and PDF presentations by taking advantage of a superior design environment that includes advanced typographic controls and intuitive graphic features. We will explore techniques that will help to make your publications look polished and professional. Advanced InDesign users with no formal training will also benefit from this class as tips, tricks, keyboard shortcuts and essential foundation skills are covered throughout this class.
Discover how the program features relate to producing actual usable documents as we explore the best ways to create different types of material, how to reuse items such as colors and artwork, and how to produce publications for different page sizes and devices. Come away knowing how to use this popular page layout software to design and create professional-quality letterhead, business cards, brochures, forms, interactive PDF files, an eBook, and more. You don't have to be a designer or an artist to produce professional quality documents!
Participants will be asked to sign up for a four-part series of one day classes that will cover all aspects of successful proposal writing, with a focus on local foundations, corporations, and government funding opportunities. The classes will review the critical process of researching funders to match funding opportunities with your non-profit's program and activities, as well as strategies for approaching funders. In addition, classes will cover the essential elements of the proposal, including case and need statements, program design, evaluation, and the budget, with a particular emphasis on stewardship and reporting. And because your organization has many different kinds of supporters – not merely foundations, corporations, and government funders – we'll also look at techniques for writing successful solicitation letters, case statements, newsletters, and similar products.
1/2 DAY CLASS Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter OH MY!
Numerous external forces and factors have had an impact on the demand for and scope of HR audits. HR audits can be valuable tools in assessing policies and practices and ensuring that your organization maintains a safe, competent and respectful work environment. They are used to highlight areas of weakness in the HR function, areas that can be improved upon and even areas where there are no policies or procedures.
Governmental agencies have become more active in conducting assessments of employment policies and practices. The EEOC, the Department of Labor and ICE have advised employers that they consider self-assessments and audits "best practices" in ensuring that your HR operations are compliant.
This workshop will take you through a seven-step process for preparing for, conducting and learning from an HR audit.
common HR metrics that can be incorporated into their audit analysis.
Conflict is the differing of opinions that often occurs in life and in the workplace. In most conflicts, neither party is right or wrong; instead, different perceptions collide to create disagreement. Conflict is natural and can be positive, if dealt with openly. This workshop will walk participants through the types and stages of conflict. It will also provide participants with an understanding of the different types of conflict, the difference between constructive and destructive conflict, and how their personal communication style can impact or mitigate conflict. Participants will have the opportunity to take the TKI (a conflict management styles assessment) and discuss their individual concerns in small teams as part of the interactive nature of this session. In that clear and open communication is the cornerstone of successful conflict resolution participants will walk away with methods by which to improve their communication and resolve conflict using "win-win" methodology.
Time: (Morning) 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.(Afternoon) 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
With Give Local 757 approaching, it is essential for area nonprofits to learn how to maximize online giving through best practices in the days and hours leading up to the giving day and establish a solid social media presence before give day. Join Sarah Milston, founder of The Spark Mill, LLC to learn how to use the giving day momentum to catapult gifts received through effective online communications.
This session will dive into the minute details of how to streamline your messaging while using three main popular mediums, including: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with a focus on blogging as the hub of your organization's online presence .
The session will also provide tips on how to effectively utilize staff, volunteer and board support for social media in general and leading up to and during the giving day. Participants will be given the opportunity to work in groups and will walk away with a completed planning worksheet to best prepare them for the 24-hour giving day in May.
Most classes run from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and are held at TCC's Center for Workforce Solutions, 7000 College Drive, Suffolk, VA.