Fridays, June 10 & 17
9:30 am-4:30 pm
Tabernacle United Church (3700 Chestnut St.)

Click here for more information or to register.

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About: Our Train-the-Trainer series gives a taste of what The Blue Door Group offers.

As a participant in the series, you will:

• learn new interactive techniques to use in your training and facilitation work
• try out multiple exercises and approaches and receive feedback from trainers and other participants
• collaborate with other Philadelphia area trainers and facilitators, thus expanding your network

Series topics include:

• trainer identity and connecting with your audience
• training theories
• workshop design
• interactive training techniques
• facilitation skills & group dynamics

Who should attend?: Anyone who trains, educates, or facilitates and wants to think more critically about their work.

Check out what past participants have said about the TtT here.

http://www.thebluedoorgroup.net/?mc_cid=0d081f23be&mc_eid=1f1e81aa64#!testimonials/c1m61

Project Learning Tree advances environmental literacy and promotes environmental stewardship through excellence in environmental education, professional development, and curriculum resources that use trees and forests as windows on the world.

To that end, PLT is accepting applications from schools and nonprofit organizations for environmental service-learning projects through its GreenWorks! grants program. The program is designed to help students make their schools “greener” and healthier by, for example, implementing a recycling program, conserving water and energy, initiating a project to improve air quality, or establishing a school garden or outdoor classroom and integrating it into the curriculum.

Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to support environmental service-learning projects that demonstrate service-learning, exemplify student voice, and involve at least one community partner. To be eligible for a grant, the proposed project must have secure at least a 50 percent match from another source (in-kind acceptable).

The GreenWorks! program is open to any PLT-trained educator in any U.S. state and the District of Columbia.

See the PLT website for complete program guidelines, an FAQ, and application instructions.

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

http://www.plt.org/apply-for-greenworks-environmental-education-grant

The mission of the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education is to promote the integration of the arts into all educational programs, with a special focus on children who learn in different ways. The Moss Foundation was created and initially funded in 1995 by the P. Buckley Moss Society, an organization of more than fifteen thousand members worldwide. The society’s local chapters use creative fundraisers to support charitable projects within their communities.

The foundation is accepting is grant applications from pre-K-12 educators who need financial assistance to maintain or implement an arts education program in the 2017-18 school year. Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to support new or evolving programs that integrate the arts into educational programming. The purpose of the program is to assist teachers who wish to establish an effective learning tool using the arts in teaching children.

Pre-K-12 educators working in schools that serve all children (including students who learn differently) are eligible to apply.

Applicants must submit a completed original application, plus 4 additional copies, by September 30, 2016. (Facsimiles or email submissions will not be accepted, nor will incomplete application packets.)

Application packets will be accepted starting July 1. To be accepted, application packets must be postmarked no later than September 30.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Moss Foundation website.

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

http://mossfoundation.org/2015-teacher-art-grants-announced

The Simon Youth Foundation a national Indianapolis-based nonprofit organization, exists to help at-risk students who are on the verge of dropping out of high school stay in school and earn a diploma. Through Simon Youth Scholarships and twenty-six in twelve states, SYF creates educational opportunities for students.

As it looks to grow its network,the foundation is inviting Letters of Interest from national organizations or consortiums of regional organizations to organize, supervise, and activate a national program of trusted, appropriate adult role models to serve as mentors and advisors to students enrolled in Simon Youth Academies.

SYF envisions a partnership where every student in every academy has regular access to a trusted, vetted adult who can provide mentorship, advice, and knowledge to its students as they navigate their high school education, explore workforce options, seek post secondary education or work experiences, and develop cultural competencies necessary for full participation in civic life.

The successful grantee will work closely with SYF staff in Indianapolis and in partnership with its network of school district partners and lead teachers across the U.S. to match mentors with Simon Youth Academies students who are referred or self-identify as wanting to participate in the program. SYF anticipates a program with approximately three hundred to five hundred active student participants.

The foundation is interested in exploring a wide variety of opportunities and possible configurations in the ultimate delivery of the program.

Letters of Interest, which should not exceed five pages, must be received no later than April 29, 2016. The LOI should address areas of desired partnership, desired outcomes, and suggest how the proposal will be funded. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by June 15, 2016.

Questions concerning the LOI process should be directed to SYF president and CEO J. Michael Durnil, Ph.D., at (317) 263-2361.

Completed LOIs should be submitted to:

Simon Youth Foundation Call for Letters – Mentorship
225 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205

Or, electronically, to syf@simon.com.

DEADLINE: APRIL 29, 2016 (LETTERS OF INTEREST)

National Arts Strategies is seeking applications for its 2016 Creative Community Fellowship program, which supports innovators committed to using arts and culture to design solutions for community problems.

Led by experts and leaders in social innovation, design thinking, and creative placemaking, fellows gain the tools, skills, and networks to activate ideas that will transform their communities. In 2016, twenty-five fellows will enter the program with an idea for a cultural project that responds to a problem in their communities.

The program brings entrepreneurs together for a week of learning and fostering connections. Each day, mentors, educators, and the NAS team lead workshops that help fellows think about how to move their projects forward. Participating entrepreneurs benefit from sharing ideas and experiences in a remote, retreat-like setting that encourages openness, collaboration, and connection. Following the networking week, fellows will have access to online tools, lessons, and discussion to help them further their projects. Fellows will come together six months later for a three-day feedback session, where they will have the opportunity to make their pitches to national funders who support creative placemaking initiatives.

All fellows will connect online as a single community, sharing monthly updates on their projects’ progress and providing feedback on others’ updates. They also will use the online space to share project pitches and get peer feedback. Following the feedback sessions, fellows will have the opportunity to create a crowdfunding campaign to support their projects.

Tuition, including room and board, will be completely underwritten for all fellows. Fellows are only responsible for their travel costs to in-person events.

To be eligible, applicants must be a cultural entrepreneur who is curious, open, and collaborative and dedicated to creating healthy neighborhoods in his or her community.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the NAS website.

DEADLINE: APRIL 24, 2016

http://www.artstrategies.org/programs/creative_community_fellows/about.php#box

Atlantic Philanthropies is inviting applications for its 2016-17 class of Health and Aging Policy Fellowships, a year-long program designed to provide healthcare professionals with the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans.

The program provides fellows with the opportunity to participate in either a residential or non-residential track. The residential track allows fellows to participate in the policymaking process, on either the federal or state level, as a legislative assistant in Congress, a professional staff member in an Executive branch agency, or in a policy organization. The non-residential track allows fellows to remain at their home institution, where they work on a policy project that involves brief placement(s) throughout the year at relevant sites. Core program components focused on career development and professional enrichment are provided to fellows in both tracks.

This year, the program has launched two new non-residential fellowship tracks. The global track will allow one to three fellows to participate on global policy issues related to health and aging. The community track also will allow one to three fellows to participate on state and local policy issues related to health and aging. The ultimate goal of both tracks is for fellows to contribute to the building of global or local capacity in health and aging policy, respectively, and also to contribute to the forging of long-term partnerships between the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program and global or community foundations and other organizations.

Fellows will have the opportunity to apply for second-year funding to continue components of their fellowship experience/project either at their placement sites, at the state/local level, or with nongovernmental organizations.

Stipends for residential fellows vary and are commensurate with individual fellow’s current base salary (up to $100,000 annually). In addition to a stipend, financial support will be provided for relocation (up to $4,500) and health insurance, if not covered by the fellow’s institution (up to $400/month).

Non-residential fellows, including those in the global and community tracks, may receive up to $10,000 to cover approved project-related expenses and travel costs. It is expected that applicants will secure institutional, in-kind support that enables them to commit 20 percent of their time to their policy project. Non-residential applicants who are just starting their career and cannot secure full institutional, in-kind support for their participation may apply for partial salary support from the Health and Aging Policy Fellows program, up to a maximum of $15,000.

Travel costs to fellowship-related meetings for all fellows will be reimbursed by the NPO and are in addition to fellows’ stipends and non-residential fellows’ budgets.

Applicants at all career stages are eligible to apply. The program has a broad interdisciplinary focus, and past fellows have included physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, dieticians, healthcare administrators, epidemiologists, economists, and lawyers from academic and practice settings.

Candidates from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories who have career plans that include continued work in the U.S. after the fellowship period ends.

See the Health and Aging Policy website for complete fellowship guidelines and application instructions.

DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2016

http://www.healthandagingpolicy.org/

Do you have a Green Card?
Do you want to become a U.S. citizen?
Interested in voting in the election?

You must attend an information session to receive services on Citizenship Day.

The Delaware County Information Session will be on:
Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 10am -1pm
WHERE: Multicultural Community Family Services
7016 Terminal Square
Upper Darby, Pa 19082
To Register: Call 484-461-8660 or 484-461-8676

At the information session, you will:
1. Find out if you qualify. Please bring your Green Card!
2. Make an appointment for FREE Citizenship Application Assistance on April 9th.
3. Receive a list of documents you’ll need to apply!

Want more information or learn more about the citizenship process? http://www.stepuptocitizenship.org

This Event is a Collaboration Between: Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Community College of Philadelphia, Nationalities Service Center, Multicultural Community Family Services, Esperanza Immigration Legal Services, PA Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC), HIAS PA and St. Thomas Aquinas

We’re hoping to draw a deep pool of qualified applicants so please distribute this widely among your networks!

Please join us on Monday, April 4, 2016 from 4:30 – 6:00pm at Fresh Artist located at 3510 Scotts Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129. One lucky teacher will receive a classroom workshop led by Philadelphia Young Playwrights. If you would like to attend or find out more information about the Teacher Focus Group, please contact me at rashandaf@philaculture.org or 215-399-3511. Please RSVP by noon on Friday, April 1st.

If you know a pregnant and/or young parent who would benefit from our program or would like more information please contact the Norristown family center at 610 279-2755 ext. 300.

Research for Action (RFA) is an independent, non-profit educational research organization that seeks to use research as the basis for the improvement of educational opportunities and outcomes for traditionally underserved students along the educational pipeline. With over two decades of experience, our work is designed to strengthen public schools and postsecondary institutions; provide research-based recommendations to policymakers, practitioners and the public at the local, state and national levels; and enrich the civic and community dialogue about public education.

Summer internships run from May – September. Exact start and end dates are based on the needs of the project and the availability of the student. In your cover letter, please include the two projects you’d most like to work on selected from the list below.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until all positions have been filled. Research for Action qualifies for work study and PHEAA. Interns not receiving work-study will be paid $7.25/hr. Interns may also be eligible for course credit.

21st Century Programs Qualitative Intern

Project Description: RFA serves as the local evaluator for over a dozen 21st Century providers of community youth programs and Out-of-School Time educational opportunities for students in the Philadelphia area. As the local evaluator, RFA examines the implementation of the 21st Century programs and outcomes related to student attendance, academic achievement, and behavior.

Intern Role: Summer RFA interns will be asked to manage a large database of survey information. They will work on scanning in and constructing the teacher survey database for 21C. They will also assist in data entry for student data. They will assist in basic data preparation and cleaning for these databases in STATA

Desired Skills and Experience: A 21C intern needs to be well organized, detail oriented, and able to think critically concerning how to represent data. They will need to have a base knowledge or willingness to learn certain statistical and survey software (excel, Snap 11, STATA 14). Other tasks (mostly quant.) will be assigned based on the needs of the project.

Hours: 10-20 hours

Project LIFT Intern

Project Description: Project L.I.F.T. (Leadership and Investment for Transformation), a philanthropic initiative funded by local community and family foundations, recognizes the achievement gap that separates thousands of minority and low-income students from their peers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS). Project L.I.F.T. aspires to lift up and accelerate the school district’s efforts to improve academic outcomes for all students, with particular attention to the West Charlotte Corridor. Focusing on the West Corridor student feeder pattern consisting of 9 schools and 7,000 students, Project L.I.F.T. aims to eliminate the educational disparities through support of four key intervention approaches: Talent, Time, Technology, and Parent and Community Support. Additionally, Project L.I.F.T. will promote district and state policy that will advance educational outcomes for students to reduce the achievement gap. This program has potential to serve as a turnaround model to be used in other low-performing CMS zones, as well as other urban school districts throughout the country. As the external evaluator for this initiative, Research for Action is currently conducting a mixed-methods study that will examine implementation and report on student outcomes. This summer, RFA will be analyzing data from Year Four (2015-16) of the initiative.

Intern Role: The project intern will contribute to project work in multiple ways, including assistance with qualitative data preparation, coding and preliminary data analysis. The intern may also assist in document and policy review.

Desired Skills and Experience: Experience working with qualitative data including coding and analysis; strong writing skills; experience conducting policy scans.

Hours: 10 per week

Gates & Lumina Foundation Outcomes-Based Funding Intern

Project Description: In partnership with the Gates and Lumina Foundation, RFA is conducting an analysis of the effects of outcomes-based funding models on postsecondary student outcomes. Historically, many higher education institutions have received state funding based on how many full-time equivalent students are enrolled at the beginning of the semester. In recent years, states have shifted their funding model to increase the number of students graduated from the state’s colleges and universities – this is called outcomes-based funding.

Intern Role: The intern for this project will help in:

1) Research institutions RFA will conduct site visits to compile Institution-specific Profiles

2) Research changes to Outcomes-Based Funding policies in Ohio, Indiana, and Tennessee

3) Developing coding scheme for analysis of qualitative interviews and document review based on knowledge of outcomes-based funding models.

4) Coding and analyzing qualitative data on outcomes-based funding through ATLAS.ti, a qualitative data analysis & research software tool.

Desired Skills and Experience: Strong writing skills, interest in research in postsecondary education and policy.

Hours: 20 per week

https://researchforaction.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=11

Presenters:

• Frank Machos, Director of Music Education, School District of Philadelphia will give an overview on the state of music programs in the district and discuss shared delivery efforts through a collective impact initiative: Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth.

Additional Presenters:

• Deborah Klose, Director of Arts Education for the School District of Philadelphia will speak about the district’s priorities for arts and dance education and where college students can plug in.
• Molly McGlone, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Advising at the University of Pennsylvania will discuss her Academically Based Community Service course that combines music and urban studies to leverage university resources to support efforts of teachers in schools while teaching Penn students about the ways music, class, and race are tied together.

Who should attend?
• University faculty, staff and students who work with or are interested in working with K-12 schools on music and arts related projects.
• Non-profits and community-based organizations with programs focused on music and arts partnerships or who are interested in partnerships with colleges, universities or K-12 schools.
• K-12 teachers, administrators and staff interested in the music and arts.

Please RSVP here: K-16 Partnerships Registration

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1neOw6fCW1jhksWQV9h1Xbv7Iuz-oMfOpZtAnjdAyxSk/viewform?c=0&w=1

PHENND University Partner Meetings bring together university, nonprofit, and school-based practitioners around common themes. Attendees will have the chance to ask questions of presenters, network with peers and obtain concrete information on how to connect with the School District of Philadelphia and schools in general. The three main goals for K-16 University Partners meetings are:
• provide practitioners with “take aways” (e.g. ideas you can adapt for use in your own programs)
• exposure to new and innovative programs and practices
• introduction to key School District personnel and strategies

Place: Teletorium, Mandeville Hall, Saint Joseph’s University
Time: April 19th, 2016 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

THE PEDRO ARRUPE CENTER FOR BUSINESS ETHICS at the ERIVAN K. HAUB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY invites you to join us for our 10TH ANNIVERSARY WEEK OF CELEBRATION!

On Tuesday April 19th, Stephen Ritz, a South Bronx educator / administrator who believes that students shouldn’t have to leave their community to live, learn, and earn in a better one, will present a lecture as part of Arrupe Week 2016. Moving generations of students into spheres of personal and academic successes which they had never imagined — while reclaiming and rebuilding the Bronx — Stephen’s extended student and community family have grown more than 30,000 pounds of vegetables in the Bronx while generating extraordinary academic performance. Recently named a 2015 Top Ten Finalist for the $1m Global Teacher Prize, Stephen’s accolades include a 2014 Greenius Award, 2014 Green Difference Award, 2013 Latin Trends Award, ABC Above and Beyond Award, Chevrolet / General Motors National Green Educator Award, USS Intrepid Hometown Hero Award, NYC Chancellor’s Award and various others.

Affectionately known as “America’s Favorite Teacher,” Stephen has moved attendance from 40% to 93% daily, helped provide 2,200 youth jobs in the Bronx and captured the United States EPA Award for transforming mindsets and landscapes in NYC. A strong advocate for Project Based Learning, Stephen is an annual presenter for the Buck Institute and works with school districts and universities across the country. Stephen has worked with and conducted professional development for the AFT, UFT as well as charter, independent, public and private schools. American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom identified and featured Stephen as one of the top fifty teachers in America. Internationally, he consults with Instituto Thomas Jefferson in Mexico, lectures for the Hebrew University, was named a Delegate at WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education), and recently spoke at Congreso Nacional de Educacion in Medellin, Colombia.

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

More information and to register: https://epay.sju.edu/C21318_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2131&SINGLESTORE=true

The new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that replaced No Child Left Behind contains key provisions that advance the principle that partnerships among school, family and community are essential for student success. Learn what this new law means for community schools and more broadly, for strengthening school-community partnerships to help students succeed.

The Every Student Succeeds Act, Title IV: Opportunities for Community-School Partnerships
Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 3-4 PM EST

Register here

http://afterschoolalliance.org/webinars.cfm

This webinar will focus on Title IV of ESSA and opportunities for community-school partnerships, especially in the following funds and programs: the Student Success and Academic Enrichment block grant, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Full Service Community Schools, Promise Neighborhoods, and Statewide Family Engagement Centers. We will also highlight supportive language in Title IV that aligns with the community school strategy, such as needs assessments and the role of community-based organizations to help meet the outcomes for Title IV including well-rounded and safe and healthy students.

Presenters: Soncia A. Coleman, Director, Public Policy and Advocacy, United Way Worldwide; Mary Kingston Roche, Director of Public Policy, Coalition for Community Schools at the Institute for Educational Leadership; Erik Peterson, Vice President of Policy, Afterschool Alliance; Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, Director, Government Relations, National Association of School Psychologists

These webinars are intended for anyone leading, working in, supporting, or advocating for community schools at the national, state or local levels who want to learn more about this new federal law. We hope you will join us! In the meantime, check out our ESSA news and resources here

http://www.communityschools.org/policy_advocacy/default.aspx

and listen to a recording of our first two webinars on ESSA here.

http://www.communityschools.org/multimedia/past_webinars.aspx

A fishbowl is more than just a home for Swimmy, and a barometer can give you a read on the attitudes and perspectives in your training room as easily as it can tell you something about the weather. Come learn and practice interactive training techniques and experiment with modifying them for your own training, facilitating, or organizing context.

Advance registration deadline: April 15, 2016.

http://www.thebluedoorgroup.net/?mc_cid=0d081f23be&mc_eid=59595005a2#!gathering/ciht

Challenged Youth: Risks, Traumas, and Special Needs
Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 9:30 – 11:30 AM

Location: School District of Philadelphia, 440 N. Broad Street, Room 1075; Philadelphia, PA 19130

Register HERE.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Apr13PNM

On Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at 4PM at the Norris Square Presbyterian Church, 2140 N Hancock St Philadelphia PA 19122, Ceiba and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) will lead a panel discussion about the Recent Changes by Congress to Low Income Tax Credits and their Impact on Immigrants.

In December, Congress passed a $680 billion tax deal making a number of tax credits permanent, including the refundable Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), while extending others for five years. The permanent extension of the CTC and EITC was important to low-income working families. However, the tax deal placed a number of restrictions that will keep some immigrants from receiving some tax credits and imposed an ITIN revalidation process depending on when the number was issued. In addition to providing information about the recent changes by Congress, the panelists will also discuss the value of using free tax preparation and applications for ITINs as gateways to asset building; and the importance of securing congressional reauthorization for funding of the VITA program. The Panel will be moderated by Rafael Collazo, National Council of La Raza and include:

• Lany Villalobos, Esq. – Christine Brunswick Public Service Tax Fellow, Philadelphia Legal Assistance
• Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sanchez
• Ellen Sittenfeld Battistelli, Policy Analyst, National Immigration Law Center

For more information about the Panel, please contact either:

• Will Gonzalez at 215-634-7245 & 267-482-0501 (will.gonzalez@ceibaphiladelphia.org)
• Rafael Collazo at 215-432-6065 (rcollazo@nclr.org)

Keep Philadelphia Beautiful is Philadelphia’s affiliate for Keep America Beautiful, and partners with the City, the School District, and various community based organizations to carry out our mission of empowering citizens to create a more beautiful Philadelphia.

Candidates should have some demonstrated leadership experience, time to commit to strategic planning, and a passion for a sustainable, clean, civically engaged Philadelphia. Special preference will be given to candidates with experience and passion in education, environmental education, nonprofit management, sustainability, planning, public relations, and/or marketing.

If interested, please send an email to Keep Philadelphia Beautiful Executive Director Michelle Feldman at michelle@keepphiladelphiabeautiful.org.

Full Description

The Board will support the work of Keep Philadelphia Beautiful and provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by KPB’s Executive Director (ED), the Board-ED relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected. Specific Board Member responsibilities include:

Leadership, governance and oversight

• Serving as a trusted advisor to the ED as s/he develops and implements Keep Philadelphia Beautiful’s strategic plan

• Reviewing outcomes and metrics created by ED for evaluating its impact, and regularly measuring its performance and effectiveness using those metrics

• Reviewing agenda and supporting materials prior to board and committee meetings

• Approving ED’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities

• Contributing to an annual performance evaluation of the ED

• Assisting the ED and board chair in identifying and recruiting other Board Members

• Partnering with the ED and other board members to ensure that board resolutions are carried out

• Serving on committees or task forces and otherwise serving the ED in the implementation of strategic goals

• Representing KPB to stakeholders; acting as an ambassador for the organization

• Ensuring KPB’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities KPB serves

Fundraising

It is imperative that KPB Board Members consider KPB a critical investment in the community. As a result, there is an expectation that Board Members will make annual contributions that reflect that priority. The credibility of the organization and its ability to solicit contributions from foundations, organizations, and individuals, is based on the buy-in of board members. KPB expects to have 100 percent of Board Members make an annual contribution, whether financially and/or in volunteer service, that is commensurate with their capacity.

Board terms/participation

KPB’s Board Members will serve a three-year term to be eligible for re-appointment for one additional term. Board meetings will be held every other month and committee meetings will be held in coordination with full board meetings.

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:

• Professional experience with leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector

• A commitment to and understanding of KPB’s beneficiaries, preferably based on experience

• Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals

• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of KPB’s beneficiaries

Service on KPB’s Board of Directors is without remuneration, except for administrative support, and reasonable expenses in relation to Board Members’ duties.

Misery may love company, but not when you are risking your mission because you are caught unprepared for an executive transition.

Spend just 90 minutes, without ever leaving your office, to participate in our webinar on “Securing your Mission through Succession Planning.”

When: April 6, 2016, noon to 1:30 pm
Fee: $20 for Members/$25 for Non-Members

http://www.lasallenonprofitcenter.org/courses/governance-board-leadership/securing-mission-succession-planning-2/

What is business planning and why do you need it?

Business Planning is the practical pathway to organizational decision-making, addressing serious questions like those above. It’s the way you connect the dots between your mission and vision and your programs, identifying the specific resources required to deliver on them, establishing performance measures to determine if the desired results are being achieved. While it’s not strategic planning (and this class will help you understand the differences), it does foster strategic thinking while the plan is created and then implemented.

We created this full-day class in business planning because it is such a vital piece of any organization, serving as a blueprint from which you develop or alter your programs.

Business planning aligns organizational strategy with your resources. Having a business plan means better outcomes, more services, performance measurements and milestones, in a more efficient and effective environment.

Our class introduces the process of business analysis and planning, including financial and marketing analysis, defining impact, establishing priorities, projecting requires resources and establishing performance measures.

Working on an actual case study you will develop an understanding of the concept of business planning and how it relates to other types of planning. You’ll acquire practical tools for analyzing your current program mix and evaluating the marketing and financial implications for new ventures.

Any organization considering changes to programs and activities needs to take this important class.

When: April 21, 2016, 9 am to 4 pm
Where: Children’s Literacy Initiative, 2314 Market St., 3rd Fl., Phila.
Fee: $129 for Members/$159 Non-Members

Register here >
http://www.lasallenonprofitcenter.org/courses/financial-management/business-planning-need/