Location:
U.S. Department of Labor Auditorium
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20210
Dates:
October 23, October 30, November 6, November 13, and November 20
Times:
1:00pm-4:00pm

October 23, 2002- Strategic Planning

This workshop will provide a framework for understanding strategic planning. It will provide definitions of terms such as mission, aspirations, human resources, and much more. The handout will provide a chart to determine the current level of development within your organization. Finally, the workshop will highlight specific examples of organizations that have been transformed to a new level service to their clients through deliberate strategic planning.

Presenters:
Fred Davie,
Public Private Ventures
Lynn Taliento,
McKinsey and Company

October 30, 2002- Foundation and Corporation Giving

This workshop will explain how to research foundation and corporation giving. There are many sources of information on the internet and in print. We will provide a review of these options. Many of these applications require a similar format: cover letter, executive summary, need for the program, program description, and budget. We will address each of these elements and teach you how to develop them.

Presenters:
Elizabeth Miller,
Washington Grantmakers
Bernice Smoot,
St. Wall Street

November 6, 2002- Board Development and Individual Donors

This workshop will describe the roles and responsibilities of a non-profit board of directors. It will address building, diversifying, and purging your board to provide maximum assistance to the staff of your organization. It will also describe how to solidify and increase your individual donor base.

Presenters:
TBD

November 13, 2002- Government Funding

This workshop will take you from the application process through the management of a Department of Labor grant. It will address how to read the solicitation for grant applications, how to organize your application, what is the review process for the grants, and finally, once you receive a grant, how do you make sure you manage it properly.

Presenters:
Laura Cesario,
Department of Labor
Frank Loglisci,
Department of Labor

November 20, 2002- Program Evaluation

This workshop will illustrate how to gather and collect data to be able to evaluate the results and effectiveness of your program. As more and more non-profits are formed, and they are competing for the same dollars, donors want to know that their support will make a difference. We will help you show that you are.

Presenters:
TBD

R.S.V.P.

Please contact Jennifer Pfeiffer at (202) 693-6450 or e-mail your reservation to contact-cfbci@dol.gov with the number of people attending and which training sessions you would like to sign up for. There is no registration fee for any of these sessions. Due to security, you must have a reservation. Space is limited to the first 200 people and we ask you to please limit your attendance to 2 people for any individual organization.