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Western Region Training Calendar (April– May):

Board's Role in Ensuring Adequate Resources

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Lafayette Country Club
1500 S. 9th Street
Lafayette, IN
$15.00

Part of the 2008 Board Governance Series, (sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette, United Way of Greater Lafayette, and NCHS) Phil Purcell, CFRE, MPA, JD and Vice President of Planned Giving and Endowment Stewardship at the Ball State University Foundation will teach this workshop. Phil currently serves as a volunteer on the Tax Exempt Organization Advisory Council for the Internal Revenue Service (Great Lakes States region), and teaches courses on Law and Philanthropy, Nonprofit Organization Law and Planned Giving as adjunct faculty for the Indiana University School of Law (Bloomington) and Indiana University Center on Philanthropy and Fundraising School (Indianapolis). In this workshop, Phil will use his experience to teach you about various revenue streams, customer markets, current and upcoming funding climates, diversity of funding streams, and how boards and volunteers play a vital role in providing financial resources for your organization.

Dr. Pedro Noguera - School to Prison Pipeline & Closing the Achievement Gap in Schools

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Holiday Inn Select City Centre
515 South Street
Lafayette, IN
$25.00 (may include as a pre-session to the ECCJS Conference - details below)

Dr. Pedro Noguera, author, speaker, and professor at NYU, will discuss the school to prison pipeline - how do school discipline policies contribute to the criminalization of youth and what schools can do to maintain order and safety without adopting highly punitive policies, Drop out prevention - how to change school culture, improve relationships, and provide students with incentives to stay in school, and Closing the achievement gap - what we can learn from successful schools trying to close the achievement gap by creating conditions that promote learning.

For more information or to register, visit http://www.ECCJSconference.org or call 765-413-6049

Engaging Communities in Criminal Justice Solutions Conference

April 24th - 26th, 2008
Holiday Inn Select City Centre
515 South Street
Lafayette, IN
$cost varies - more information will be posted at http://www.eccjsconference.org/

This international conference exploring the role of community volunteers in the criminal justice system. Conference Session topics will include:

• Communities’ role in criminal justice and evidence based practices/ effective interventions.
• Volunteer mentor programs in adult and juvenile probation, prison, courts, and police.
• The role of the community in restorative justice.
• Volunteer recruiting and training.
• The history and current work of the faith community.
• Partnerships with universities.
• Evaluation of community involvement programs in criminal justice.
• Boundaries and ethics regarding volunteers.

Planned Giving for Your Organization

Monday, April 28th, 2008
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Walden Inn and Conference Center
1 West Seminary Street
Greencastle, IN
$10.00 (includes lunch)

Phil Purcell currently serves as Vice-President for Planned Giving and Endowment Stewardship at the Ball State University Foundation. Formerly, he served as Director of Gift Planning for the Central Indiana Community Foundation (Indianapolis, IN) where he created and directed the Planned Giving Resource Center serving area charitable organizations. Phil is an attorney and member of the American and Indiana State Bar Associations. In this workshop, Phil will discuss types of planned gifts, ways to talk about planned giving with your donors, and how to market a planned giving campaign.

Volunteer Management: Three Keys to a Successful Program

Thursday, May 8th, 2008
9:00 am - 12:00 pm (includes breakfast)
United Way of Porter County
951 Eastport Centre Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46384
$10.00 (as part of the volunteer series) $15.00 individually

This workshop will focus on three areas that are key in running a successful volunteer program: Recruitment, Orientation, and Recognition. Presenters Jillian Miller, Director of INRN and Kathy Bonaventura, Volunteer Center Director in Porter, Lake and LaPorte counties will show you a step by step process to defining a need and fulfilling that need through the use of volunteers.

Faith Based Volunteerism

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
9:00 am - 12:00 pm (includes breakfast)
United Way of Porter County
951 Eastport Centre Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46384
$10.00 (as part of the volunteer series) $15.00 individually

In this workshop, Kathy Bonaventura, Volunteer Center Director for Porter, Lake and LaPorte counties will help your faith based organization in organizing and promoting your volunteer opportunities. Whether you're a church or a nonprofit organization, your mission is the center of what you do. Kathy will help you understand how to keep that mission alive in the work of your volunteers, and to attract the kind of volunteers you need to help support that mission.

Event Planning

Monday, May 19th, 2008
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Walden Inn and Conference Center
1 West Seminary Street
Greencastle, IN
$10.00 (includes lunch)

Presenter, Jessica White is president and founder of Jessica White and Associates - Consultants in Fund Raising and Organizational Effectiveness. In this workshop, Jessica will discuss key elements of a "Signature Event", factors of uniqueness, how to get sponsors, details for pricing, timing and marketing your event, and other successful strategies for event planning.

Strategic Planning

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Lafayette Country Club
1500 S. 9th Street
Lafayette, IN 47905
$15.00

Part of the 2008 Board Governance Series, (sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette, United Way of Greater Lafayette, and NCHS) instructor, Gene Recker of Recker Consulting and University of Southern Indiana Extension Services, has been facilitating and leading strategic planning both in the corporate world and nonprofit world for years. He is also a trainer in creative problem solving, and takes a systems approach to strategic planning. Find out how to start the strategic planning process, and how to move into evaluation and monitoring once you have one in place.

Harnessing the Power of Student Volunteers

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
9:00 am - 12:00 pm (includes breakfast)
United Way of Porter County
951 Eastport Centre Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46384
$10.00 (as part of the volunteer series) $15.00 individually

Assistant Dean of Students for the Boiler Volunteer Network at Purdue University, Harry Brown will show your organization how mutually beneficial relationships can be fostered with higher educational institutions. Students are an incredible resource, especially in college towns, but how do you make these volunteer experiences rewarding to both your organization and the student? Harry will bring you his experience in directing the Boiler Volunteer Network, and also an agency perspective from his former work with the Greater Lafayette Volunteer Bureau. The workshop will end in a question and answer session from several local college and university volunteer representatives, including Purdue University, Purdue Calumet, IU Northwest, St. Joseph College, and Valparaiso University.

Volunteer Coordinator's Panel Discussion

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
9:00 am - 12:00 pm (includes breakfast)
United Way of Porter County
951 Eastport Centre Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46384
$10.00 (as part of the volunteer series) $15.00 individually

Ever wonder if the way you manage and coordinate volunteers is what others do too? What are some "tricks of the trade," and how do you find out what works and what doesn't? Come and learn from our seasoned panel of Volunteer Coordinators! This panel discussion will allow you hear what other volunteer coordinators are doing, and ask questions from those who have experience in this field. If you're new to a volunteer coordinator position, or if you'd just like to hear another way of doing things, this workshop discussion is for you!

Computer Classes, Beginning Digital Camera Classes, and Spanish Classes
are available at affordable prices, without long term commitment!
Visit: http://www.lnocc.org/ to view these and other learning opportunities from The Learning Network of Clinton County.

For Nonprofit Job Openings in the West, please visit our blog at:
www.INRNWEST.blogspot.com

Contact the Western Region for more details.