Business Plans for Non-Profits
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| This intensive
course offers a blueprint for easily turning good intentions
into a sustainable non-profit by writing a concise, powerful
one-page business and marketing plan. The One-Page Business
PlanŽ methodology is used by more than 50,000 organizations
internationally, including 5000 non-profits. Instructor Maria Marsala will guide you through the steps to draft a business
plan for your non-profit that puts a framework of business savvy
around your social goals. Each student will receive a 116-page
book to supplement the seminar with additional information,
exercises and a CD of useful tracking tools to follow progress
after the class is over. Maria Marsala, founder of Elevating
Your Business, is a small business strategist, author, and
speaker with a rich history of working with non-profits as a
volunteer, speaker, and board member. Session is closed. |
Creative Fundraising for Non-Profits |
| Join experienced
fundraiser Jeffrey Davis as he shows you how to treat donors
like customers and get the time, talent, and treasured donations
from your target markets. Discover how to creatively and
effectively market to potential donors from foundations,
corporations, and individuals; set and reach fundraising goals;
and evaluate your efforts. Davis will review case studies and
invite you to share your ideas and challenges with fundraising.
He will also provide a plethora of resources for students to use
after the course is over. Jeffrey Davis has over four decades of
experience in non-profit management, marketing, and government
service. |
W8130 /
4 sessions / 10 clock hrs.
Tu from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Davis
$99 |
Start Date:2/12
End Date: 3/4
WCC - Cascade 153 |
Non-Profit Roundtable: Marketing Brainstorm!
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| The Non-Profit
Roundtable offers an opportunity to learn from and share with
your non-profit peers in a comfortable, open, and private
discussion group setting. Discover how to: produce an effective
strategy for your organization, build your brand, better serve
your stakeholders/customers, and create and communicate sharp
and penetrating messages. Also discuss how to attract spirited
volunteers, more funding, and energizing board members. Take
advantage of this unique opportunity to participate in this new,
exciting discussion group! Join facilitator Jeffrey
Davis and get ready to brainstorm! |
W8451 /
4 sessions / 4 clock hrs.
Th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Davis
$39 |
Start Date:2/21
End Date: 3/13
WCC - Laidlaw 203 |
Grant Writing |
| Take the mystery
out of grant writing and put your non-profit on the map for
receiving substantial awards! This valuable "how-to" course will
take you step by step through the grant writing process. Learn
how to develop a funding plan and budget, write a compelling
grant narrative, and develop effective evaluation tools. Also
learn what to do after the grant is awarded, from preparing for
a grantor site visit to writing an update report. During the
final session of class, you will apply this knowledge as you
work in class on a grant for your organization. T.J. Larrick has
been writing grants for over 10 years and teaches grant writing
throughout Western Washington. |
W8266 /
3 sessions / 7.5 clock hrs.
M from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Larrick
$89 |
Start Date:2/4
End Date: 2/25
WCC - Kelly 108 |
Grant Writing: Write That Grant Now!
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| Are you having
grant writer's block? Then it's time to workshop it! Spend a
productive day working on your actual grant in a team setting
with instructor and grant writer T.J. Larrick. We will also go
over web resources to help you in your grant writing efforts.
This class is for those students who have taken an introductory
grant writing class, or who have some experience writing grants,
who want assistance in their grant writing project. Bring a sack
lunch and feel free to
bring your laptop for our wireless classroom. |
W8270 /
1 session / 4 clock hrs.
Sa from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Larrick
$45 |
Start Date:3/8
End Date: 3/8
WCC - Kelly 108 |
