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August 2018
Civic Leadership Workshop: Engage, Encourage & Challenge: Innovate Across the Community
Business Volunteers' Civic Leadership Workshops provide participants the opportunity to grow in their leadership, analyze issues, connect with decision makers and other Baltimore leaders, and make a difference in their communities. Join Business Volunteers and UMBC Training Centers on 8/2/ for our next session on Innovation in the Community. To successfully harness and promote innovation in the community, a switch to its culture is necessary to encourage the free flow of ideas. A community’s civic leaders can help facilitate the flow of this innovation approach by engaging with others, encouraging the sharing of new ideas and thinking, and challenging them by fostering an environment of open discussion. Trainer: Gib Mason is the COO,…
Find out more »Nonprofit Lunch & Learn: Developing Strategic Corporate Partnerships
Join Business Volunteers for a Lunch & Learn session. Don't forget your lunch! This session will focus on building strategic partnerships that result in deeper volunteer recruitment, engagement and retention. Alissa Ganser, Director of External Relations and Programs at Business Volunteers Maryland, will share best practices and strategies to identify, cultivate, and maintain partnerships. Building strong relationships with key businesses, organizations and stakeholders is critical to furthering your organization’s mission and impact. Through discussion, data, and case studies, Alissa will share the blueprint for developing dynamic partnerships that result in the recruitment of long term volunteers who bring time, leadership, and resources with their commitment. Questions? Contact Robin MacFadden at 410-366-6030 ext.…
Find out more »Role of the Board: Best Practices for Effective Nonprofit Board Service
Join us for an interactive training about the myths, realities, and best practices of a well-functioning nonprofit board of directors. The board of directors is the backbone of all nonprofits and as a board member you play a vital role in assisting the nonprofit in achieving its mission. Through this training you will become well prepared for board service by understanding key board responsibilities including: financial oversight, legal, fundraising, and much more. Learn the questions to ask and factors to consider when seeking a board as well as what to expect at a board meeting. Whether you have just joined a board or getting ready to start board service, this…
Find out more »September 2018
boardCONNECT
Are you interested in exploring new types of leadership-level volunteering? If so, please plan to join us on September 26 for boardCONNECT - a speed-dating style networking event bringing together community-minded professionals and nonprofit organizations seeking this type of connection. During the event, professionals are paired with nonprofits matching their skills and interest and will a few minutes getting to know one another. The pairs switch every ten minutes. Participants will meet with leaders from a variety of organizations with focus areas in all genres including the environment, arts, youth and education. The goal is to find matches in which a nonprofit and a business professional express mutual interest and want…
Find out more »October 2018
Civic Leadership Workshop: Design Thinking
The unique opportunities and challenges a community faces are often too ambiguous, complex, or messy to be addressed directly through traditional strategies. The art and science of design thinking can turn abstract ideas into practical applications maximizing community growth. The combination of an agile mindset, creative discovery, and design thinking tools and techniques, catalyzes collaboration across the community to address those opportunities and challenges piquing your curiosity. This series of workshops is designed to develop professional skills while building professional networks through conversations and engaging activities. Trainer: Gib Mason is the COO, VP of Finance & Administration at UMBC Training Centers. With more than 20 years' experience in leadership positions at a…
Find out more »November 2018
Role of the Board: Best Practices for Effective Nonprofit Board Service
Join us for an interactive training about the myths, realities, and best practices of a well-functioning nonprofit board of directors. The board of directors is the backbone of all nonprofits and as a board member you play a vital role in assisting the nonprofit in achieving its mission. Through this training you will become well prepared for board service by understanding key board responsibilities including: financial oversight, legal, fundraising, and much more. Learn the questions to ask and factors to consider when seeking a board as well as what to expect at a board meeting. Whether you have just joined a board or getting ready to start board service, this…
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