Rev Up Your Resiliency

Strategic Alliances, Mergers and Collaboration

Governance

Adaptive Leadership

Innovation

Planning

Social Media

Fundraising

Materials from 2010 Capacity Building Trainings

Tools to Pursue New Revenue Strategies

Changes in the economy have made many organziations reconsider their business model.  Are there other types of revenue you could, or should, pursue? How can you get started thinking about a different income mix?

Materials from the webinar Alternative Revenue Strategies are available for you to download and use.  Tom Triplett, a consultant and an adjunct instructor at the Opus College of Business at the University of St Thomas, built this training to help nonprofits identify and evaluate a range of potential revenue sources.  Using this information, you will be prepared to develop a new revenue model.

Contact Tom Triplett at www.triplettconsulting.com or ttriplett@fieldstonealliance.org.

Strengthen Your Collaborations

Materials from the webinar Collaboration: Construction, Repair and Maintenance are now available for you to use.

Can we possibly do more with less? Sometimes the answer is yes, with the power of collaboration. But if partners don’t work well together, the goal is muddy, and responsibilities aren’t clear, collaboration can be far more effort than it is worth.

These materials will help you consider:

  1. The pros and cons of collaborating during tough economic times.
  2. Whether collaboration is the right strategy to reach your goal, and how to build a strong foundation.
  3. The three toughest issues in collaboration: building trust, leading successfully, and making decisions.

Get started now to strengthen your collaborations:

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Become More Resilient with Emotional Intelligence

Handouts from Jean Hammink’s workshop, Resilient Leadership Through Emotional Intelligence. are now available.  Resilient leaders are able to face reality, find meaning, and improvise in their work .  Use these materials to learn more about how emotional intelligence can strengthen your organization and mission.

The session will be offered again in Little Falls on May 11th.  Find out more about this dynamic workshop.

Materials to Help Boards Balance Mission and Money

It is a delicate balancing act to manage mission and money. As a nonprofit board member, you are ultimately responsible for the governance and financial health of your organization. To provide strategic leadership and make informed decisions, you must first understand your financial situation. This is especially important now, when organizational leaders must be prepared to assess and pursue new financial strategies in response to the recession.

Enhance your leadership and board service by listening to the Boards that Balance webinar.  You can also download the slides and other supporting materials.  These resources will help you review basic nonprofit financial reports and terminology, including the income statement and balance sheet; interpret financial information in context; and learn strategies to effectively participate in financial discussions and decisions.

Help Your Board in the New Nonprofit Reality

“The most radical changes are likely not even on our radar yet.”  How will your board identify and sharpen the skills and resilience needed to govern through change?

Materials from this workshop will give you the know-how to help your board adopt best practices and “next practices.”

Attract & Build Support for Your Mission

Garnering the support needed to carry out your mission starts with effective communications. Materials from Attracting & Building Support for Your Mission will help you get started communicating your impact, crafting an effective message, and stewarding supporters up the donor pyramid.

You can apply these practical tools and tactics immediately regardless of your organization’s size or mission.

Get Started with Social Media

Social media is a hot topic. Nonprofits who are using these tools may feel empowered, overwhelmed, out of control, or all of the above. Learn how to help your organization use social media to make the most of your resources and connect with your audience, including which tools make sense for your needs and find out about the latest trends.

Materials Related to the Convenings

The materials from the Convenings, as well as contact information for all presenters, are now available online. View the presentations and handouts to refresh your memory or learn about the topics you were unable to attend.

Exploring Resiliency

These articles further explore the idea of resiliency, discussed in the keynote address.