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The Watershed Institute is planning future workshops and lectures.
Please let us know what types of programs you would like to see offered. If you would like your
program listed, please contact Alyse Greenberg at (609) 737-3735.
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Your Board at Its Best: Cultivating Board Excellence
Date: February 13, 2010
Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 08534
Join the Watershed Institute and the Institute for Conservation Leadership for a one-day workshop
to renew your Board of Directors for a successful new year! At this workshop, you will learn to apply practical tools to help you nurture and grow your
board leadership.
Program Description:
This workshop is designed to engage board and staff members in lively discussion and analysis
of how to strengthen Board performance and enter 2010 in peak performance. Workshop participants
will:
- Strengthen the leadership, governance, and strategic work of your board of directors
- Assess your organization's current board including what is working well and what can be improved;
- Apply a model of how boards develop over time to best support the organization's development and impact;
- Explore best practices with peers to make your board more effective, efficient, and enjoyable; and
- Plan how you'll take new ideas back to your organization and implement them.
Registration: Register online by February 3, 2010.
Cost: $120 for the first person from your organization, $70 for each additional
participant from your organization.
Tuition includes participation in the one-day workshop, lunch, and materials.
We recommend that participating organizations send a team of board and staff (or all board members
for all-volunteer groups).
In addition, each organization will complete a pre-workshop board benchmark assessment. The
results of this assessment will be the starting point for some of your work at the workshop.
For more information, visit http://www.icl.org/programs/Yourboardatitsbest.php
Webinar: Creating a Realistic Budget
Workshop Title: Creating a Realistic Budget
Date Held: Saturday, February 17, 2007
Duration: 3 Hours
Viewing Requirements: All you need is an Internet connection of at least a DSL or Cable connection and Adobe Flash Player (free download below).
Workshop Description:
Whether large or small, it is in the best interest of all non-profits to develop a budget. A budget is an approved plan for raising funds and spending that provides the financial support to achieve the organization's goals.
In addition to itemizing the amount of money needed to achieve your goals and defining the sources for this money, budgets serve many other purposes. For example, budgets allow a non-profit to:
- Spend money cost-effectively,
- Provide a well thought out plan to a funder on how their money will be spent,
- Anticipate expenses and allocate money to pay for them,
- Control spending, and
- Measure and guide the organization's long-term financial health.
Workshop Components:
- Learn how to develop or enhance your organization's annual budget
- Review common cost classifications
- Walk through case studies
- Determine how to report and evaluate your organization's finances
- Identify where to recruit new finance committee members for your board
Presenter:
David Gray is President of Finance Arts, a consulting firm devoted to improving how non-profit businesses operate financially. Finance Arts provides training workshops, financial consulting, board and staff development, and interim leadership solutions to non-profit organizations. He also currently serves as the Interim Executive Director of the New Brunswick Cultural Center.
Presentation:
 To view the below presentation, you will need Acrobat Flash Player®. To download a free copy, click on the Adobe icon.
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Turn your volume up high for the first 10 minutes of the presentation.
Download the Presentation Slides (File Size = 198KB)
Evaluation:
We would be interested to know how this learning platform worked for you. Please take a few moments to complete the evaluation form.
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