Nonprofit IT Workshops

Posted by on March 19, 2007

The spring/summer schedule of Community Impact

Training Institute workshops is available now at http://www.uwsepa.org/training

The United Way of Southeastern PA will host another series of technology related workshops on April 25th geared toward assisting Nonprofits with the process of measuring and reporting data outcomes. Our two-part session will also cover how Nonprofits can determine the integrity of their computer systems. Register Now seating is limited!! If you need assistance with registration please contact Eric Fritz at 215-665-2566 or efritz@uwsepa.org

IT Evaluation
Presented by United Way of Southeastern PA
Wednesday 4/25/07
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
(8:00 a.m. Registration/**Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. Presentation) ? Online Registration
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
7 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Why Attend this Workshop?
Measuring What Matters: Turning your mission into metrics

Running a nonprofit can seem like an endless sea of measuring. Between grant reporting requirements, requests from your board, and your own need to know, there are hundreds of data points that you must keep track of. But does measuring how many clients you have served or how much money you have raised really tell you whether or not you are meeting your mission? In this session, we will connect the dots between measurement and mission and present several case studies that explore how rethinking what you measure can have a dramatic impact on the efficacy of your organization.

Goals and Objectives:
* Learn how to evaluate metrics
* Understand how funders view your metrics
* Find out how to use metrics to support the mission of your organization

Checklist for Healthy IT Systems
Presented by United Way of Southeastern PA
Wednesday 4/25/07 ? Online Registration
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Why Attend this Workshop?
Nonprofit organizations often suffer with low-quality, high-maintenance systems that sap both productivity and resources. The purpose of this presentation is to name and explain in general terms the concrete steps that nonprofits should take to improve their systems without greatly increasing costs, which will lead to better planning and decision-making. The presentation will also encourage nonprofits to improve their systems functionality, rather than simply maintain them. Computer systems used by nonprofits rarely get the planning, auditing, and steady improvement that they need. Taking simple, inexpensive steps often leads to major improvements, but few nonprofits know where to start. This presentation will detail and explain a checklist of concrete tasks nonprofits can undertake to improve their systems, as well as suggest how to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Goals and Objectives:
* Understand how to create a checklist
* Understand how to use the checklist
* Identify at least two things to start doing when you get back to work
* Identify one thing to stop doing
* Implement the multi-domain approach to IT system improvement

How much does it cost to attend? FREE

**Refreshments will be served & Door Prizes Awarded