NPO CONNECT AUGUST MEETING: Strategic Planning
2019-08-27 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia, 611 S. Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States
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LET’S TALK ABOUT: Strategic Planning

Having a clearly articulated plan is an important component of any nonprofit’s path to success. Internal and external forces change the organizational landscape and climate throughout the year. The best way to prepare an organization for the year ahead is to proactively create a clear game plan. Nonprofit Roanoke helps organizations with their strategic planning process. In this workshop, Technology of Participation (ToP) facilitators Alison Jorgensen and Amanda Holcomb will provide background on strategic planning elements and guide the group through interactive activities. At the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a better understanding of the strategic planning process and concrete ideas for their own organization.
Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome! Space is limited.
COST: FREE! Please note that if you register and are unable to make the networking event, you will need to let Foundation staff know immediately so that others may participate. Registrants who do not show will automatically be added to the wait list for the next networking meeting.
SPEAKERS:

Alison Jorgensen is a passionate and dedicated professional with more than 17 years in the nonprofit industry. Driven by meaningful work, she has dedicated her professional life to bettering the community through building the capacity of nonprofits to achieve their missions. Alison is trained as a Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitator and enjoys guiding nonprofits through the strategic planning process. As Vice President of the Council of Community Services, Alison provides support and leadership to talented staff in several programs.
Alison serves in an executive leadership role in several associations across the state, as well as serving locally on the Local Office on Aging’s Advisory Board and the Smart Beginnings Greater Roanoke Operations Committee. She earned her BA in Sociology from Roanoke College and her Masters in Nonprofit Administration from Louisiana State University. Alison earned her Certification in Volunteer Administration (CVA) in early 2009 and is a Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP). She has been employed by the Council of Community Services for over 17 years. She is married with one child.
alisonj@councilofcommunityservices.org

Amanda Holcomb serves as the Community Engagement Manager at the Council of Community Services. Amanda provides support to various functions including internal operations, external engagement, marketing and development, and to programs including HandsOn Blue Ridge and Nonprofit Roanoke. Amanda is trained in Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation and has developed strategic plans with several organizations, including Blue Ridge Continuum of Care, Taubman Museum of Art, Kids Soar, and St. Vincent Homes.
Amanda enjoys the opportunity to tell impact stories. She manages the Council’s social media accounts, website, and the Nonprofit Roanoke e-blast, the same newsletter she first discovered the Council and her initial position eight years ago. Her passion for making an impact carries over to other areas of her life where she currently serves as Vice President of The MaDee Project, Chair of the Steven W. Short Memorial Golf Tournament and Scholarship Program, and staff representative of the Roanoke Valley Violence Prevention Council. She is a graduate of Radford University with a B.S. in Communications, with a concentration in Public Relations.
amandah@councilofcommunityservices.org

NPO CONNECT SEPTEMBER MEETING: Marketing Trends
2019-09-17 09:00 - 12:00 | NCI King Building, 30 Franklin St., Room 303, Martinsville, VA, 24112, United States
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LET’S TALK ABOUT: Marketing Trends

In an increasingly digital world, it is important to understand how technological advances effect our everyday work and the relationships we have with our customers. In this half-day workshop, Beth will help you make the most of your social media platforms and share fun and incredibly effective ways to market your Nonprofit. Sign up today, you don’t want to miss this opportunity!
Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome! Space is limited.
COST: FREE! Please note that if you register and are unable to make the networking event, you will need to let Foundation staff know immediately so that others may participate. Registrants who do not show will automatically be added to the wait list for the next networking meeting.
Speaker:

Beth Deatherage
COO
Beth Deatherage has sixteen years of experience in sales and marketing and began her career at Momenta in 2010. Momenta is a creative agency located in Martinsville, VA, Danville, VA and Charlotte, NC. In her current role, Beth facilitates marketing efforts for more than 120 clients.
Beth previously served as lead business coach for SmartStart, an entrepreneurial training program offered by the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation. Beth occasionally works as an adjunct faculty member at Patrick Henry Community College and a guest lecturer. She covers a range of topics related to business plan development, branding, strength marketing, messaging, and online marketing. Beth received a Bachelor’s of Art in Political Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). She earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Averett University.
Beth is a member of the Go Virginia Region 3 Marketing Committee and a member of the Martinsville City Public Schools Endowment Board.

NPO CONNECT SEPTEMBER MEETING: Brand Distillers
2019-09-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Homewood Suites, 2657 Roanoke St., Christainsburg, VA, 24073, United States
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LET’S TALK ABOUT: Nonprofit Marketing Strategy
Andrew Beedle and his team from the Roanoke-based Brand Distillers consulting firm will provide a hands-on nonprofit workshop on how to create a comprehensive nonprofit marketing strategy for your organization. Andrew will focus on the secret of successful marketing- determining your product’s product’s product. Once you understand the answer to that the needs, goals, and desires of your target market and how to message that market will become more clear.
Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome! Space is limited.
COST: There is a fee of $10.00 per person. Please note that if you register and are unable to make the networking event, you will need to let Foundation staff know immediately so that others may participate. Registrants who do not show will automatically be added to the wait list for the next networking meeting.
Speaker:

Andy Beedle, Founder and CEO of Brand Distillers
Andrew founded Brand Distillers in 1998 to provide strategy, support, and results to clients who were just embarking on marketing in the digital world. In the nearly 20 years that have followed, their company has kept clients at the forefront of every major (and effective) trend in digital marketing. In 2016 alone, their campaigns resulted in directly attributable new revenue for clients in excess of $40,000,000. Most recently they won awards (national Addy’s) and their client work has been featured in US News and the Wall Street Journal.

NPO CONNECT: Conversation With 3Bit Marketing
2019-09-24 09:00 - 10:30 | Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia, 611 S. Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States
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LET’S TALK ABOUT: Join us for an in-depth analysis of marketing and donor relations data! What works? And what doesn’t? Based on 12+ years of research compiled from hundreds of campaigns in western Virginia, this presentation is a distillation of marketing and fundraising “best practices” – not in terms of what feels right, or makes you look good – but rather in terms of quantifiable results.
Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome! Space is limited.
COST: FREE! Please note that if you register and are unable to make the networking event, you will need to let Foundation staff know immediately so that others may participate. Registrants who do not show will automatically put on the wait list for the next networking meeting.
SPEAKER:

Bill Gilmer: President of Wordsprint and Found of the 3Bit Marketing System
A native of Richmond VA, Bill has a B.A. in Religion from the University of the South in Sewanee TN, and a Masters in English from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville VA. He spent a year at the University of Muenster in Germany as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar.
After working in Boston as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Bill became national sales manager for Dynamark Inc. in Charlottesville. He then taught English and coached wrestling at St. Christopher’s High School in Richmond for three years, before moving to Southwest Virginia in 1985 and founding Wordsprint, a marketing services provider.
Wordsprint specializes in marketing and fundraising campaigns for technology companies, colleges, and non-profit organizations. Utilizing state-of-the art variable data technology, and integrating web and email with print and mobile, Wordsprint helps clients build relationships with individuals rather than marketing to the masses.
Under Bill’s leadership, Wordsprint has won dozens of national awards. In 1995 Wordsprint was awarded #1 in the nation for management excellence by Idealliance, the national trade association for marketing service providers. In 2009, Wordsprint earned the industry’s highest honor, the Management Plus Hall of Fame Award, for outstanding management practices.
Wordsprint’s proudest achievements, however, have been the 2008, 2009, and 2011 Platinum RAVE Awards for excellence in customer service – the Company has twice ranked #1 in the nation in client satisfaction, once scoring an unprecedented 21% superiority over its competitors.
Bill has run with the bulls in Pamplona, gone scuba-diving and bungee jumping in Australia, and explored a mile underground in the gold mines of South Africa.
He lives in Blacksburg with his wife Mary Ann and their two daughters Dory and Sarah. His hobbies include tennis, tennis, and more tennis.

Roanoke Valley Gives - Live Webinar Training
2019-09-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Webinar
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Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia is excited to announce that Roanoke Valley Gives will be held on March 18, 2020!
Our first Live Webinar will help explain everything that you need to know about Roanoke Valley Gives, including how to register your organization and review the new features available to make your nonprofit as successful as possible.
We will conclude by answering any of your questions and highlighting the resources available to make getting ready for Roanoke Valley Gives a breeze.
Sign up today!
*REMINDER* All organizations who participate in both Live Webinars will be entered to win our new Training Titan incentive prize.
The winner will be drawn at our Roanoke Valley Gives Awards Luncheon.

NPO CONNECT OCTOBER MEETING: Team Building
2019-10-16 09:00 - 10:30 | Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia, 611 S. Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States
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Please join us for our October NPO CONNECT meeting! We will hear from Jeanne Newby, VP of People and Culture at Valley Star Credit Union. The workshop will focus on important steps that successful team leaders use in order to create an engaged workplace and achieve lasting results. Coffee and donuts will be provided. We hope to see you there!
LET’S TALK ABOUT: Team Building
Are your employees engaged, do they have fun at work, and is your team achieving the desired results? In this session, we will talk about the Results Pyramid1 and how focusing on creating positive experiences with your employees can impact results. We will discuss five steps successful team leaders use to create an engaged workplace and achieve results. We will look at team building exercises and events that can build positive experiences and trust. Besides being fun and energizing, your employees will get to see co-workers in new and exciting ways. For example, Ann in accounting will no longer just be the relentless voice on the phone asking for the monthly numbers. She will also be seen as the mother of a cute 5-year-old who shares your love of scary movies. Ann will become more than just an accountant. Personal bonds will be formed. You will leave this session with creative ideas and tools to plan a memorable team building event that will drive results and enhance relationships.
NonProfit staff and board members are welcome. Space is limited.
COST: FREE! Please note that if you register and are unable to make the networking event, you will need to let Foundation staff know immediately so that others may participate. Registrants who do not show will automatically be added to the wait list for the next networking meeting.
Speaker:

Jeanne Newby is a Human Resource professional with more than twenty years of corporate human resource, training, and talent management experience. She spent most of her career with ACS/Xerox in various HR leadership roles. A SHRM Senior Certified Professional, she has always gravitated towards the professional development of employees, managers, and senior leadership. In addition to her corporate HR roles, she is a Certified Coach through the Coach Training Alliance. Jeanne is currently functioning as the VP of People and Culture at Valley Star Credit Union, a not-for-profit organization. In this role, she manages the daily Human Resource and Training functions while also enhancing the company’s culture initiatives. She continues to be actively engaged with leadership development and building highly engaged workforces. She resides in Botetourt County with her husband Kevin and her chocolate lab Nellie.

Roanoke Valley Gives Launch Party
2019-10-22 13:30 - 15:00 | Patrick Henry Ballroom, 611 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States
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Roanoke Valley Gives Launch Party!
October 22, 2019

Please join the Foundation staff as we discuss all of the new and exciting changes that will take place on this year’s Roanoke Valley Gives! Learn everything you need to know about Roanoke Valley Gives in order to make your organization as successful as possible. We’ll conclude by answering all of your questions and highlighting the resources available to make getting ready for Roanoke Valley Gives a breeze! This event will take place in the Patrick Henry Ballroom and cupcakes will be served after our presentation.

We look forward to seeing you there!

NPO CONNECT NOVEMBER MEETING: Paint Night @ The Green Goat
2019-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | The Green Goat, 802 Wiley Drive, Roanoke, VA, 24015, United States
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WHO ARE WE GRATEFUL FOR? YOU!

You work hard for the benefit of others every day, and the community foundation would like to show its appreciation for all that you do for the Roanoke Valley. Our November NPO CONNECT event is an opportunity to network and practice a little bit of self care before the end of year festivities begin. Join Foundation staff and a bunch of other cool people at The Green Goat for some R&R and VA Paint Party! Oh. And this paint party is on us!
Here’s why we’re doing this:

Nonprofit folks in our community don’t have a ton of opportunities to connect – so let’s do that!
You deserve a little break to have fun every now and then, right??
We appreciate what you do and want to support your contribution for making this place we call home that much better. Here’s one small way we can do that.

So, mark your calendar, tell everybody you’re busy that evening and come join us!
Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome! Space is limited to TWO participants per organization.
COST: FREE. Light refreshments will be provided.
ENTERTAINMENT: Misty Adams Wood, VA Paint Party
Here is a sneak peak at the beautiful painting we will all be recreating:

NPO CONNECT DECEMBER MEETING: Paint Night in Martinsville
2019-12-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Hugo’s Restaurant and Sports Bar, 25 Bridge St. N, Martinsville, VA, 24112, United States
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WHO ARE WE GRATEFUL FOR? YOU!

You work hard for the benefit of others every day, and the Community Foundation would like to show its appreciation for all that you do! Our December NPO CONNECT event is an opportunity to network and practice a little bit of self care before the end of year festivities begin. Join Community Foundation staff and a bunch of other cool people at Hugo’s Restaurant and Sport’s Bar for some R&R! This paint party is on us! Light refreshments will be provided.
Here’s why we’re doing this:

Nonprofit folks in our community don’t have a ton of opportunities to connect casually – so let’s do that!
You deserve a little break to have fun every now and then, right??
We appreciate what you do and want to support your contribution for making this place we call home that much better.

So, mark your calendar, tell everybody you’re busy that evening and come join us! Light refreshments will also be provided!
Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome! Space is limited to TWO participants per organization.
Here’s the beautiful painting that we will all be recreating:

NPO CONNECT JANUARY MEETING: Marketing Strategies for Roanoke Valley Gives
2020-01-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Roanoke Higher Education Center Room 212, 108 North Jefferson St., Roanoke, VA, 24016, United States
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LET’S TALK ABOUT: Nonprofit Marketing Strategies for Roanoke Valley Gives!

Please join us for our January NPO CONNECT meeting! Andrew Beedle and his team from Brand Distillers consulting firm will provide a hands-on nonprofit workshop on how to create a comprehensive nonprofit marketing strategy for your organization to implement prior to and the day of Roanoke Valley Gives. Andrew will focus on the secret of successful marketing and help you determine your product’s product’s product.
Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome! Space is limited.
COST: There is a fee of $10.00 per person. Please note that if you register and are unable to make the event, you will need to let Community Foundation staff know immediately so that others may participate.
Registrants who do not show will automatically be added to the wait list for the next networking meeting.
Speaker:
Andrew Beedle, Founder and CEO of Brand Distillers

Andrew founded Brand Distillers in 1998 to provide strategy, support, and results to clients who were just embarking on marketing in the digital world. In the nearly 20 years that have followed, their company has kept clients at the forefront of every major (and effective) trend in digital marketing. In 2016 alone, their campaigns resulted in directly attributable new revenue for clients in excess of $40,000,000. Most recently they won awards (national Addy’s) and their client work has been featured in US News and the Wall Street Journal.

NPO CONNECT JANUARY MEETING: Planned Giving
2020-01-23 09:00 - 10:30 | Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia, 611 S. Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor, Roanoke, VA, 24011, United States
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LET’S TALK ABOUT: Planned Giving
This presentation will discuss what planned giving is and why it is important for the health and future of a nonprofit organization. It will cover the steps to starting or growing a successful planned giving program, and finish with an introduction to some of the more sophisticated estate planning techniques of which nonprofit development officers should be aware.
Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome! Space is limited.
COST: Free! Please note that if you register and are unable to make the networking event, you will need to let Foundation staff know immediately so that others may participate. Registrants who do not show will automatically be added to the wait list for the next networking meeting.
Speaker:

Luke Young joined American National Bank and Trust Company in February 2018. He has 14 years of experience in estate planning and trust administration.
Prior to joining American National, Luke worked as an attorney for the wealth management division of Reed Smith LLP and was a trust officer for Burke & Herbert Bank. Luke is a graduate of Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service, where he earned his B.S. in Foreign Service. He received his Juris Doctor from The Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University in 2005. He also is an honors graduate of The Cannon Trust School. Luke has been involved in numerous civic, nonprofit, and religious organizations in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, and in Roanoke.

NPO CONNECT JANUARY MEETING: Fundraising & Development
2020-01-30 09:00 - 16:00 | NCI King Building, 30 Franklin St., Room 303, Martinsville, VA, 24112, United States
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LET’S TALK ABOUT : Fundraising & Development

Please join our January NPO CONNECT meeting. We will hear from Fundraising Specialist, Dr. John Curtis. This full day workshop will focus on expanding and maximizing your major gifts, capital campaigns and fundraising efforts. Boxed lunches will be provided, we hope to see you there!

Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome, space is limited.
COST: There is a $25 participation fee for this event. Please note that if you register and are unable to make the networking event, you will need to let Foundation staff know immediately so that others may participate. Registrants who do not show will automatically be added to the wait list for the next networking meeting.
Speaker:

Dr. John Curtis founded IOD, Inc. in 1986 and has developed a proven track record in bringing sound organizational principles and leadership practices to hundreds of public, private and nonprofit organizations nationwide. He has 30+ years of experience providing a wide array of consulting services to nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes. He also teaches fundraising, strategic planning, and change management for the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership at Rollins College in Florida, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits and the Duke Nonprofit Management Program in North Carolina and Virginia.

NPO CONNECT FEBRUARY MEETING: Grant Writing 101
2020-02-11 09:00 - 14:00 | Roanoke Higher Education Center Room 410, 108 N Jefferson St., Roanoke, VA, 24016, United States
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LET’S TALK ABOUT : Grant Writing
This workshop is designed for those who are newer to grant writing or have written grants with limited success. This workshop will cover how to research grant opportunities, what your organization must have in place before writing a grant, the primary components of a grant proposal and how they fit together, and how to communicate effectively with prospective funders.
If you have a grant program that you think would be a good fit for your organization, please bring a copy of the grant program description and requirements. Also, if you have an unsuccessful grant application that you would like feedback on, please bring both a hard copy and an electronic copy on a flash drive. Please bring a computer with you if you can.
REGISTRATION FEE: $25 per person (Lunch, drinks and snacks included) No refunds.
You do not want to miss this opportunity! Space is limited, so register today!

PRESENTER:
Jacqueline Rearick began her work in grants with The RLI Group specializing in the design, implementation and development of grant evaluations to monitor and meet Department of Education reporting requirements. As a Grant Evaluator, Jacqueline has experience collecting and analyzing data, and providing reports to determine the impact of project performance.
Jacqueline also served as a Grants Specialist with Virginia Western Community College (VWCC), where she helped to secure almost $3 million in funding including grants from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Google Foundation and the American Library Association. She now serves as the Executive Director for the Office of Sponsored Programs at Liberty University.

Roanoke Valley Gives - Live Webinar Training
2020-02-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Webinar
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With only a few weeks until Roanoke Valley Gives, there’s still plenty of time to make sure your Roanoke Valley Gives campaign is ready to go.
In this webinar we’ll go over last minute tips and best practices to engage with your supporters and be successful on Roanoke Valley Gives.
The Roanoke Valley Gives team will also be available to answer any and all of your last minute questions.

ROANOKE VALLEY GIVES DAY!
2020-03-18 | VA
Be sure to visit rvgives.org today and support your local nonprofit community!

Roanoke Valley Gives Awards Luncheon
2020-03-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Fitzpatrick Hall, Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke, VA, 24016, United States
Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia
invites you to join us for the

Roanoke Valley Gives
Awards Luncheon

Wednesday, March 25, 2020
11:00 a.m.

Fitzpatrick Hall
Jefferson Center

NOTE: The Community Foundation has new incentive prizes this year that require the winning organization(s)
to be present at the Awards Lunch in order to receive the prize.

Please register here by March 15th.
(Due to limited space, please only three representatives per participating organization)

NPO CONNECT MARCH MEETING: Fundraising in the Time of COVID-19
2020-03-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
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Join Sarah Milston and Lindsey O-pries in an online webinar about fundraising for Nonprofits in the time of COVID-19. This session is offered free of charge through support from The Spark Mill and Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia.

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Presented by Crescendo Interactive- CARES Act Saves 100,000 Nonprofits
2020-04-06 14:00 - 15:00 | VA
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On March 27, 2020, Congress and the President enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, H. R. 748). The $2 trillion CARES Act provides massive relief for individuals, businesses, medical centers and nonprofits. The “Paycheck Protection Program Loans” (PPP Loans) are potentially able to save over 100,000 nonprofits from closing their doors.
The National Council of Nonprofits reports that over half of nonprofits have just one month of cash reserves. Fortunately, the PPP Loans will provide these nonprofits with loan-grants to cover eight weeks of payroll, benefits, rent or mortgage interest and utilities. The eight week grants are likely to save at least 100,000 nonprofits who would otherwise close their doors.

Presented by The Spark Mill-Freeze, Fight or Flight: Equity in the Time of COVID19
2020-04-06 14:00 - 15:00 | VA
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The Spark Mill will host a webinar, an intimate session about identifying the values organizations want to work from during this unprecedented time as identified problems, solutions and actions to ensure your communities have a fighting chance for success after COVID19.
Join a chat with Chelsea Higgs Wise, Associate Consultant at The Spark Mill to hear guidance on maintaining and refreshing your organization’s equity lens. The session will cover inclusive messaging and equity practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chelsea will also take questions about what your organization is grappling with while bringing equity to the forefront during this crisis.

NPO CONNECT MAY MEETING - Virtual Donor-Driven, Mission-True Fundraising in a Post COVID-19 World!
2020-05-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Webinar
Please join us for our virtual NPO CONNECT May meeting. We will hear from Fundraising Specialist, Dr. John Curtis. This highly relevant and timely session on major gifts fundraising will cover new ground and provide specific strategies to leverage this era of social isolation.
LET’S TALK ABOUT:
Donor-Driven, Mission-True Fundraising in a post COVID-19 world!
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Most nonprofits know their fundraising will be impacted by COVID-19 but few know exactly how to respond. The pandemic comes during a time when many nonprofits had ramped up their fundraising efforts to cash in on the record levels of charitable giving. Worst still, is if your fundraising is based on events that are now off limits due to social distancing. This highly relevant and timely session on major gifts fundraising will cover new ground and provide specific strategies to leverage this era of social isolation for those nonprofits who want to be proactive. You will learn why a “Culture of Philanthropy” drives successful fundraising… but this culture cannot be mandated. Great fundraising nonprofits are not born, they’re built and this session will teach you how!
You will learn:
1. How to elevate the Board and staff’s competency in fundraising and their role in your campaign
2. Demystify how to find new donors and new dollars in Western Virginia
3. Five steps to raising major gifts that work in an era of social isolation
4. How to design and host highly impactful “virtual” fundraising events
Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome.
Speaker:

John Curtis, Ph.D. founded IOD, Inc. in 1986 and he has 30+ years of experience providing a wide array of capacity building and fundraising consulting services to nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes. He also teaches fundraising, strategic planning, board development, and change management for the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy at Rollins College in Florida, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits and the Duke Nonprofit Management Program in North Carolina and Virginia.

NPO CONNECT June Meeting - How to Make Virtual Meetings Your Friend!
2020-06-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Webinar
Please join us for our monthly NPO CONNECT meeting. We will hear from Jeanne Allen, an expert in nonprofit strategy, innovation, and leadership. This fast-paced, high-impact webinar will cover tips on how to facilitate, organize and structure an effective, and engaging virtual meeting.

REGISTER HERE

LET’S TALK ABOUT:
How to Make Virtual Meetings Your Friend!

Now that you are doing all your meetings online, learn how to make them better than ever… perhaps even better than face-to-face? Join us with Jeanne Allen to learn how you can host effective and engaging meetings with any audience in the “new normal” of online. Jeanne will focus on the human dynamics of getting and keeping the attention of whoever you invite regardless of the platform.

You will learn:
1. How to set the stage for success before the meeting even starts.
2. Unique strategies to get and keep the attention of the participants.
3. Specific follow up steps to ensure a memorable and valuable meeting.

About the Speaker:

Jeanne Allen is an expert in Strategy, Innovation, and Leadership in the nonprofit sector. As a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer, she is an expert in board development, governance and leadership. Jeanne also custom designs and facilitates engaging board and staff retreats for nonprofits of various missions.

Additionally, Jeanne is an Instructor in the Duke University Nonprofit Management Certificate Program (NC) where she teaches several courses: Board Development and Governance, Strategic Planning, Succession Planning, and Leadership in Nonprofits. The students are professionals in the nonprofit sector. Previously, she contributed as a Newswire Contributor for Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) daily online journal for 4 years.

As a volunteer, she is a local organizer for NC Tech4Good, planning monthly meetings on technology topics for nonprofits.

NPO CONNECT August Meeting: Conduct a Successful Strategic Planning Process in a Post-COVID World
2020-08-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Webinar
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Please join us for our virtual NPO CONNECT August meeting. We will hear from Nonprofit Capacity-Building Expert, Dr. John Curtis. This highly relevant and timely session on strategic planning will cover new ground and provide specific strategies to leverage this era of social isolation.
LET’S TALK ABOUT:
How To Conduct a Successful Strategic Planning Process in a Post COVID World.
Workshop Objectives:

Understand four different approaches to planning and which fits your organization
Explore the do’s and don’t’s of a SWOT Analysis or Environmental Scan
Determine the role of Staff and Board in the planning process
Identify the role of vision, mission, values, goals and objectives in successful planning
Recognize why planning fails and the essential steps to avoid the pitfalls

MEET THE SPEAKER:

John Curtis, Ph.D. founded IOD, Inc. in 1986 and he has 30+ years of experience providing a wide array of capacity building and fundraising consulting services to nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes. He also teaches fundraising, strategic planning, board development, and change management for the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy at Rollins College in Florida, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits and the Duke Nonprofit Management Program in North Carolina and Virginia.

NPO CONNECT SEPTEMBER MEETING: Developing a High Performance Board of Directors
2020-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 | VA
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Please join us for our virtual NPO CONNECT September meeting. We will hear from Nonprofit Capacity-Building Expert, Dr. John Curtis. This extremely relevant and timely session on developing a high performance Board of Directors will cover new ground and provide specific strategies to leverage during this era of social isolation.

Workshop Objectives:

Understanding the Board’s role in ongoing capacity-building to enhance your credibility
Defining the three elements of a high performance Board and how to apply them
Learning how proper planning can ensure that the Board can raise the revenue to advance your mission
Identifying how the Board can elevate the visibility of your nonprofit to ensure ongoing relevancy and sustainability

Meet the Speaker:

John Curtis, Ph.D. founded IOD, Inc. in 1986 and he has 30+ years of experience providing capacity building and fundraising services to nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes. He also teaches fundraising, strategic planning, board development, and change management for the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy at Rollins College in Florida and the Duke Nonprofit Management Program in North Carolina and Virginia.

NPO CONNECT October Meeting: Brand Distillers Marketing Webinar
2020-10-27 09:00 - 10:00 | VA
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NPO CONNECT October Meeting: Brand Distillers Marketing Webinar

Let’s Talk About: Nonprofit Marketing Strategy
Please join us for our October NPO CONNECT meeting! In this webinar, Andy Beedle will focus on current marketing trends and how they apply to nonprofits. The session will touch on branding, social media and other marketing avenues. We hope to see you there!
Andrew Beedle and his team from the Roanoke-based Brand Distillers consulting firm will provide a hands-on nonprofit workshop on how to create a comprehensive nonprofit marketing strategy for your organization. Andrew will focus on the secret of successful marketing- determining your product’s product’s product. Once you understand the answer to that the needs, goals, and desires of your target market and how to message that market will become more clear.
Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome! Space is limited.
Speaker:

Andy Beedle, Founder and CEO of Brand Distillers
Andrew founded Brand Distillers in 1998 to provide strategy, support, and results to clients who were just embarking on marketing in the digital world. In the nearly 20 years that have followed, their company has kept clients at the forefront of every major (and effective) trend in digital marketing. In 2016 alone, their campaigns resulted in directly attributable new revenue for clients in excess of $40,000,000. Most recently they won awards (national Addy’s) and their client work has been featured in US News and the Wall Street Journal.

NPO CONNECT November Meeting: Maximizing Year-End Giving with Donor-Centric Strategies - You Still Have Time!
2020-11-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Webinar
NPO CONNECT November Meeting
Maximizing Year-End Giving with Donor-Centric Strategies You Still Have Time!
Please join us for our virtual NPO CONNECT November meeting. We will hear from Nonprofit Capacity-Building Expert, Dr. John Curtis and digital strategist, Brittany Altman. This extremely relevant and timely session on year-end giving will provide specific strategies to leverage during this era of social isolation.
Learning Objectives:

Successful Donor-Centric Campaign Planning: How to integrate your year-end appeal with your overall donor-centric campaign
Leveraging Multiple Channels & Multiple Messages: How to use various communication channels for maximum impact that result in new dollars from new donors
Building Buzz for a Strong Year-End Push: How to use the holiday season to bring in more money than any other time of the year

Meet the Speakers:

John Curtis, Ph.D. founded IOD, Inc. in 1986 and he has 30+ years of experience providing capacity building and fundraising services to nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes. He also teaches fundraising, strategic planning, board development, and change management for the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy at Rollins College in Florida and the Duke Nonprofit Management Program in North Carolina and Virginia.

Brittany Altmann is a results-oriented digital strategist specializing in identifying the key digital issues in an organization and helping them grow through deeply personalized strategies, website design, and digital marketing. She is expert in the critical role that analytics, SEO, and research play in successful web marketing. Her greatest strength is in creating holistic campaigns that stand out in today’s digital landscape.

NPO CONNECT January Meeting: Thoughts on the Planned Giving Environment in 2021 and Beyond!
2021-01-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Webinar
NPO CONNECT January Meeting: Thoughts on the Planned Giving Environment in 2021 and Beyond!

In this webinar, David will discuss relevant provisions of recent federal legislation and how they might affect nonprofits and donors in 2021 and beyond. He will also discuss which giving vehicles may be more attractive to donors in the current legislative and interest rate environment as well as provide some thoughts on how fundraisers can get themselves and their organizations ready for approaching planned giving donors.
Meet the Speaker:

David Torre, J.D., AEP®, CFP®
David Torre serves as a wealth strategist and family wealth specialist with GenSpring | SunTrust Private Wealth. David offers clients many years of diverse experience in estate planning and philanthropy. He works with ultra-high-net-worth families to facilitate family meetings on topics such as family communication, values, philanthropy and educating the next generation. David also delivers action-oriented advice to advance multi-generational family goals and objectives.
Previously, David practiced law with a boutique firm focused exclusively in the areas of estate planning, probate, trust administration, and charitable gift planning. David also previously served as director of gift planning at Rollins College. While at Rollins, he was responsible for working with donors to develop philanthropic strategies with complex tax, financial and legal implications including gifts of fine artwork and endowments.
In addition to being a member of the Florida Bar, David holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) and Accredited Estate Planner® designations and has completed training in civil mediation and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). David earned his bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from Rollins College and his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida. He serves on the board of the Central Florida Foundation.

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NPO CONNECT FEBRUARY MEETING: Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention
2021-02-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Webinar
NPO CONNECT FEBRUARY MEETING:
Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention
February 9, 2021 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Please join us for our February NPO CONNECT meeting. This webinar will focus on fraud prevention and best practices for internal controls. Melissa Stanley and Jim Fries with Brown Edwards will lead this presentation and hold a Q&A session at the end of the training.
*This event is free and will also include 2 CPE credits in Auditing.*
Topics:
Fraud Prevention:
Learn best practices to protect the assets, volunteers, employees, board members, and reputation of your nonprofit organization. Cybersecurity issues keep a lot of us up at night. What worries you most at your organization? Join us for a discussion on the latest risks in cybersecurity and practical solutions that small organizations can implement to minimize risk.
Internal Controls:
Basic Human Resources Issues – What should a nonprofit organization keep in personnel files? How and when is a performance improvement plan implemented? What should we do if we don’t have dedicated Human Resources employees?
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Nonprofit staff and board members are welcome!
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of the nonprofit environment
Advance preparation: None
Level of presentation: Basic
Meet The Speakers:
Melissa C. Stanley, CPA
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Melissa is an assurance partner in the Roanoke office and has over 25 years of accounting experience. Prior to joining Brown Edwards, Melissa was a partner in one of the top 20 firms in the nation where her practice concentrations were in not-for-profit organizations, employee benefit plan audits, and a variety of closely held businesses, including manufacturers, real estate holding companies, distributors and service organizations.
Melissa’s expertise includes assistance in applying accounting standards kamagra oral jelly prezzo in a multitude of situations – from everyday transactions to complex, multi-faceted arrangements. This includes assistance in evaluating and complying with new accounting pronouncements, with particular attention to the organizations’ circumstances and industry. In addition, Melissa is routinely called upon to consult on internal control related matters and is well known for her responsible, team-oriented approach.
James R. Fries, CPA, MSA
Jim is an assurance partner based in the Harrisonburg office. He specializes in working with employee benefit plans and not-for-profit organizations, including foundations, healthcare entities, community action agencies, and other social service organizations. Jim also has experience in a wide range of other industries, including manufacturers, utilities, cooperatives, construction contractors, and physician practices. He is a member of the firm’s peer review services team, providing quality reviews to regional public accounting firms around the country.
A 1999 magna cum laude graduate of Virginia Tech, Jim has a B.S. Modaf Expert Degree in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy degree. Jim is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), and the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives (NSAC). He holds board and committee positions on his local chapter of the IMA, Redeemer Classical School and the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society. He also serves on the finance committee of his local church and has board positions on several other not-for-profit organizations.

NPO CONNECT April Meeting - High Impact Organizational Communication
2021-04-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
LET’S TALK ABOUT: High Impact Organizational Communication
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Effective communication is the single most important predictor of success for interpersonal relationships on the job. Often, chronic conflict, reduced teamwork, job stress and an overall impaired work culture in any nonprofit can be attributed to poor communication styles among individuals and between groups and departments.
Yet communication is frequently taken for granted, as an activity that is learned early in life, and very little of our educational or nonprofit professional training experience is devoted to the crucial process of communicating. This webinar is a short-shot, fast-paced, high impact webinar that teaches the characteristics of effective communication… talking so others will listen and listening so others will talk!
Key Learning Objectives: Participants will…
Gain a better understanding of effective and ineffective communication styles
Learn four listening styles that will increase the quality and quantity of communication in any relationship
Learn new, productive communication styles that are immediately applicable in any work setting
Meet the Speaker:

John Curtis, Ph.D. founded IOD, Inc. in 1986 and he has 30+ years of experience providing capacity building and fundraising services to nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes. He also teaches fundraising, strategic planning, board development, and change management for the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy at Rollins College in Florida and the Duke Nonprofit Management Program in North Carolina and Virginia.

NPO CONNECT May Meeting: Developing a Case for Support for Successful Grant Writing
2021-05-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
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NPO CONNECT May Meeting
Developing a Case for Support for Successful Grant Writing

Please join Melanie Lambert to learn how to develop and use a concise and engaging case for support to improve the quality of your grant requests and build strong relationships with grantmakers.
Do you often feel as though your nonprofit is constantly shifting funding priorities? Does everyone respond to the “What do you need money for?” question with a different answer or no real answer at all? There is a solution to get your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy organized and an absolute must before launching a grant writing campaign. The single most important document your nonprofit needs before writing grant requests is a case for support. With a well-written, organized, and compelling case for support, your nonprofit can be confident that you are prepared to answer any question from a potential funder with responses that inspire long-term support and impactful contributions.
In this webinar, we’ll cover:

Why cases for support are critical to a nonprofit’s fundraising success, particularly grant writing
Best practices for drafting a high-quality case for support with grant writing in mind
How to manage your time and tasks to develop a case for support in three months or less
Using the content from your case for support in grant proposals
Ways to engage foundations in your overall campaign beyond their grant support
What donors and grant-makers expect from your case for support

Meet the Speaker:

Melanie Lambert is a wife, mother, and entrepreneur. After a successful career in nonprofit fundraising for over a decade, she launched TurnKey Writing Solutions, a virtual grant writing company, in May 2017. As Managing Director, Melanie works with nonprofit organizations to build a grant fundraising strategy in a unique way that is both affordable and flexible. The company’s goal is to help nonprofits save time, spend less, and raise more.
Melanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications degree from Reinhardt University. She and her husband, Kris live in Cartersville, Georgia with their five-year-old son, two-year-old son, and are expecting a third baby boy in July.

NPO CONNECT June Meeting - Advanced Social Media Tactics - The Spark Mill
2021-06-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
NPO CONNECT June Meeting
Advanced Social Media Tactics

Please join Sarah Milston, founder of The Spark Mill, for this exciting training opportunity. The Spark Mill believes that all nonprofits regardless of size can have high functioning and high return social media programs. In this webinar, you will learn how to use the most popular tools, (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.) increase engagement and develop a deeper understanding of social media.
Also covered:

Emerging Trends and Tools
Strategy – creating great content and timing it for the greatest impact
Measurement techniques

Meet the Speaker:

Sarah Milston, MPA
Sarah is the Founder and CEO of The Spark Mill, which is headquartered in Richmond, VA. The Spark Mill speciallizes in strategic planning, employee engagement, faith based consulting, nonprofit sustainability and brand strategy. They provide these services to businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, higher education, and churches. Sarah loves a challenge and is known for making connections between people and ideas and data. She believes change is a necessary and exciting part of life and works hard to raise two girls with hopes they will be good and kind humans.

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