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(This page last reviewed and/or updated on 5/12/2008)

Part 2: Other events around the state

This list is updated frequently. Events are NOT listed in Chronological order. Please scroll down or click the following links for the events' descriptions.

A) WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
B) ONGOING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
C) CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Also remember to check out your local community college for single day or semester long non-credit courses in non-profit management issues.

• Odyssey Events Group - NJ/NY Fundraising Conference


• NJ Economic Development Authority - Financing for Your Nonprofit Organization


• CVENT - Best Practices for Event Management, Web Surveys and Email Marketing


• Innovations in Corporate Volunteerism: Realizing the Human Capital


• NTEN - Nonprofit Technology Conference


• American Association of Grant Professionals - SETTING OUR SAILS FOR SUCCESS


• Governor’s Volunteerism Conference - May 28th


• PSE&G - Energy Assistance Conferences


• Alliance for NonProfit Management - 2008 Conference

• The Governing Institute of New Jersey (GINJ) - 14th Leadership Institute


• Pro Bono Partnership - Educational Programs


• New Jersey Society of Association Executives


• IRS: On-Line Workshop for Exempt Organizations


• Volunteer Center of Bergen County - Training Programs


• United Way of Monmouth County - Nonprofit Learning Forum


• NonProfit Risk Management Center - Webinars


• NonProfit Connections - Workshops


• Nonprofit Advocacy Network - Alliance for Justice Online Workshops


• Partnership in Philanthropy: Workshops


• The Support Center for Nonprofit Management - Workshops


• Forums Institute - Leadership Seminars


• Foundation Center NYC - Training Schedule


• Nonprofit Center at La Salle University - Workshop Series


• Monmouth-Ocean Nonprofit Assistance Center 2008 Event Calendar


• The Rensselaerville Institute: Workshops & Seminars


• Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP-NJ)- 2008 Event Calendar


• HR Management Seminars

• Seton Hall University - NON PROFIT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM


• Columbia Business School Institute for Not-for-Profit Management - Upcoming 2008 Open Enrollment Programs


• Brookdale Community College - Certificate in Nonprofit Management


• Local Initiatives Support Corp. - Board Diversity – Value Added! (Web-Based)


• The Board Leadership Institute


• The College of New Jersey and The Mercadien Group - NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Certificate program)

The Governing Institute of New Jersey (GINJ) is recruiting people interested in investing time, energy and money in order to sharpen their personal skills.

GINJ is accepting applications through June 6, 2008 for its 14th Leadership Institute that begins September 13, 2008 for six alternate Saturdays in Essex County, NJ from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Topics covered include Communication Skills, Developing a Personal Mission Statement, Coalition Building in a Diverse Society, Marketing, and Media Relations. Leaders in the field of Public Policy, Lobbying and Public Budget Analyses bring their expertise to the GINJ participants.

Application options: visit GINJ’s website at www.ginj.org or e-mail ginj98@verizon.net or call 973-715-0734. Deadline for application submission is Friday, June 6, 2008. The cost to participants is $200 that can be paid in installments. The mailing address is GINJ, 24 Grant Street, Newark, NJ 07104.

Date: Wednesday, June 18th & Thursday, June 19th, 2008
(you do not need to attend both days! Attend only the sessions which are important to you!)
Venue: Montclair State University Conference Center (Montclair, New Jersey)

Registration: www.oegconferences.com/newjersey

Updated: 12/13/07 To see our entire workshop series, visit our website at Education and legal services for non-profts. www.probonopartnership.org

Please join us to learn how the New Jersey Economic Development Authority can assist with low-cost financing to help your organization meet it’s goals and objectives.

Locations:
Princeton, Monday, May 5, 2008
3:00-4:30pm
Hyatt Regency Princeton
102 Carneige Center, Princeton, NJ

Newark, Wednesday, May 7, 2008
3:00pm-4:30pm
The Newark Club
One Newark Center, 22nd Floor, Newark, New Jersey

Camden, Thursday, May 8, 2008
3:00pm-4:30pm
EDA Waterfront Technology Center
200 Federal Street, Camden, New Jersey

Hurry, seating is limited. RSVP by May 2, 2008
Register online at seminars.njeda.com or call with questions 609-777-4880

Posted: 4/18/08

Cvent, the leading provider of online software tools for event registration and online surveys, will be coming to Trenton and Princeton, NJ for a series of complimentary luncheon seminars on best practices and industry leading tools for Center for Non-Profit Corporations's events, surveys, and marketing campaigns.

For more information please click here CVENT.com

Posted: 4/2/08

What: Innovations in Corporate Volunteerism: Realizing the Human Capital.
Where: The conference, sponsored by the Northern NJ Volunteer Council
When: Friday, April 18, from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., followed by a Salute to Employee Volunteers Luncheon. Location is the Hilton Woodcliff Lake.

Workshop topics include:

• Building an Employee Volunteer Program from the Ground Up
• Skills-Based Employee Volunteering
• Engaging Retirees in Your Employee Volunteer Program (EVP)
• Strategies for Internal EVP Communications
• The Importance of Social Responsibility in Recruiting and Retaining Generation Y

Innovations In Corporate Volunteerism Brochure

Posted: 3/12/08

For more information on training programs offered please click here: Volunteer Center of Bergen County

Posted: 2/13/08

Join us March 19-21 in New Orleans! Learn more and sign up today.

Posted: 2/12/08

Reception Tuesday, March 18, 2008,
and then 10 Wednesdays from March 19 to May 21

8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Cost: $1,000

The focus of the Nonprofit Management Program is on relevant management topics of critical value to executives of nonprofit organizations. The program consists of ten modules that cover topics in strategic thinking, leadership, governance/board issues, advocacy/political action, human resources management, marketing/grantsmanship, fundraising, financial analysis, using technology, and program evaluation. The program is limited to 20 attendees.

Financial Assistance is available. Application deadline: February 22, 2008

For registration information email at fippadmin@forumsinstitute.org

Posted: 2/12/08

May 5th, 2008

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Carnegie Library Center
Atlantic City

http://www.grantadvocate.com/njaagp.htm

Posted: 2/1/08

For More Information Click here: SAVE THE DATE VOLUNTEERISM CONFERENCE 2008

Posted: 2/13/08

This spring, the Nonprofit Sector Resource Institute of Seton Hall University’s Center for Public Service, will again offer its highly regarded Financial Management Certificate Program; the Program is for anyone interested in making more effective use of financial information in the management and governance processes. Prior financial experience is not a requirement.

Classes will be from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on six consecutive Saturdays from March 29th through May 3rd on the Seton Hall campus in South Orange, New Jersey.

Cost is $1,200. Partial tuition assistance may be available.

For more information, call 973-761-9734, or go to http://nsri.shu.edu

Posted: 1/15/08

Programs held in New Brunswick, NJ

• Leadership Development Program (April 6-11, 2008): Designed to build effective leadership among nonprofit professionals with 5-10 years of management experience, this program offers in-depth instruction in visionary and strategic leadership skills, team development, communication, performance management, and leading organizational change. Participants receive 360-degree feedback and individual coaching.
• Middle Management Program for Youth Service Organizations (April 14, May 11-16, June 6, 2008: This program is intended for nonprofit professionals with 2-5 years of management experience, including program directors, mid-level managers, as well as executive directors of smaller organizations. Participants study essential management disciplines – strategic management, administration, financial management, marketing, fund development, and organizational behavior – and work on strategic analysis projects to implement at their organizations.

More Information:
To apply or to learn more, please visit our Web site: www.gsb.columbia.edu/execed/inm. If you have questions, you may reach us at inm@columbia.edu or 212.854.6018.

Posted: 12/13/07

To see our entire workshop series, visit our website at
www.probonopartnership.org

Update: 2/13/08

For more information on webinars offered pleas click here: NonProfit Risk Management Webinars

ALLIANCE FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT - Alliance 2008 Conference

Keys to Nonprofit Excellence: Accountability. Sustainability. Impact. 

Updated: 3/5/08

July 9 - 11, 2008. For more information on the conference email conference@allianceoline.org

or contact: Samuel Weber, samuel@allianceonline.org, (202) 955-6742 and visit www.allianceonline.org/annual_conference/c08.page.

Updated: 12/13/07

For current workshop listings, please go to http://www.nonprofitconnection.org/noncon/mainframe.html

Nonprofit Advocacy Network - ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE Online Workshops
Alliance for Justice workshops and events

Partnership in Philanthropy: Workshop Series

The Partnership in Philanthropy offers a series of workshops for non-profits. For more information or to register go to www.pipnj.org or  call 973/701-9810.

The Support Center for Nonprofit Management - Workshop Series

The Support Center, in partnership with the New Jersey State Library and Princeton Area Community Foundation, is offering a series of workshops designed to enhance your fundraising, volunteer management, supervision and board development skills.

Click here for a complete list of workshops in New York and New Jersey and to register.

www.supportcenteronline.org

Forums Institute For Public Policy

315 Commons Way
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-688-0100
Fax: 609-688-0855
www.forumsinstitue.org

$125 per seminar, including meals and materials
$300 for all three seminars
Download the Form

Founded in 1997, Forums Institute for Public Policy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to promoting sound public policy through education, communication and research. Forums Institute has convened more than 50 New Jersey Policy Forums on health and medical care, which have been attended by more than 3,000 participants. The organization introduced Conversations – facilitated meetings utilizing a proprietary model for dialogue and civil discourse.

PSE&G - Energy Assistance Conferences

PSE&G would like to invite you to attend one of our 2008 Energy Assistance Conferences.

You’ll learn the following, and much more, from our experts: The latest information on Energy Assistance programs to help low and moderate income families or individuals pay their PSE&G bills

If your clients are eligible for Winter Termination Protection

What programs are available to help conserve energy and lower bills

And, you’ll leave with valuable tools to better serve those in your community.

Admission is Free!

Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

Check out their website

Foundation Center NYC - Training Schedule

Training Courses in New York City and New Jersey

Foundation Center

Local Initiatives Support Corp. - Board Diversity – Value Added! (Web-Based)

To Register or read on...just click here

Nonprofit Center at La Salle University - Workshop Series

Educational Offerings from The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University

Visit the Website

THE BOARD LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Updated: 12/13/2007

A Seton Hall University/VMC Partnership, Supported by The UPS Foundation

The BLI course covers such topics as: roles and responsibilities of board members, running effective board meetings, resource development, strategic planning, legal and fiduciary responsibilities, resource development, and public relations and outreach. 

Check out the pamphlet.

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For more information on the UPS Foundation, visit:http://www.community.ups.com
For more information on the Center for Public Service, visit: http://artsci.shu.edu/cps
For more information on the Nonprofit Sector Resource Institute, visit: http://nsri.shu.edu
For more information on Volunteer Management Centers, visit: http://www.vmcnj.org

Brookdale Community College - Certificate in Nonprofit Management

Gain valuable and important skills, knowledge, and a certificate for a rewarding career in nonprofit management. Brookdale’s face-paced nonprofit management certificate program is taught by leading professionals and practitioners.

Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to learn, network and exchange ideas about this fast growing career path. In an interactive environment, discover the most productive strategies for meeting challenges specific to nonprofits. Creating a healthy, vibrant organization by utilizing the talents of staff and volunteers is the continual theme of the program.

Explore the dynamics of two major types of nonprofits: charitable and philanthropic 501(c)3 agencies, and trade professional 501(c)6 associations, and their differences and similarities.
To acquire a certificate: have your instructor sign an Attendance Verification form after each course.
It is your responsibility to collect and keep the signed forms in a safe place. (Note: lost Attendance Verifications and/or certificates will be replaced for a fee of $5.)
Who should attend: staff, volunteers, board members, executive directors, program directors, committee chairpersons, and those interested in these positions.

Attaining the Certificate in Nonprofit Management requires completion of these five courses:

• Introduction to Nonprofit Management
• Strategic Planning For Nonprofits
• Recruiting, Maintaining and Managing Volunteers
• Fundraising and Marketing For Nonprofits
• Board Development for Nonprofits

Fee: Each course is $116

Information: mwaclawik@brookdalecc.edu

Brookdale's Website

United Way of Monmouth County’s Nonprofit Learning Forum was created in 2004 to provide free training and development opportunities for nonprofit staff, board members and volunteers.

These sessions are aimed at improving the governance, operational, and managerial effectiveness and efficiency of the nonprofit sector in Monmouth County.

Sessions are facilitated by professional and community volunteer instructors from a variety of backgrounds.
Check out the Schedule at United Way of Monmouth County's Web site

NJSAE's Education Committee steers the direction of several timely and pertinent education programs presented throughout the year. Programs are designed to keep members on top of current topics and changes in association management.

The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new Web-based version of its popular Exempt Organizations Workshop covering tax compliance issues confronted by small and mid-sized tax exempt organizations.

The free online workshop – Stay Exempt – Tax Basics for 501(c)(3)s

Check out MONAC Events and Training Sessions for 2008! Events

These programs are open to all interested nonprofit, philanthropic and government leaders and staff. Workshops are typically two or three days in length, these interactive and hands on sessions are designed to impart skills and techniques for immediately applying outcomes thinking in organizational contexts. Seminars are usually a full or half day in length and are designed for small groups with specific expertise or interest in an outcomes related topic. All sessions conclude with personalized target outlines to facilitate implementation.

Presented by: Association of Fundraising Professionals - New Jersey Chapter
Note: Audioconferences are open to AFP members on a first-come, first-seated basis. If space is available, they may open this to nonmembers as well.

AFP 2008 Events Calendar

Check out Penn's workshops and certification programs for Nonprofit professionals.
U-PENN - Workshops

Presented by: NJ DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Registration information: $10 covers refreshments and materials. Contact NJ DOL at 609/984-3518
More information: Visit the website for workshop agendas and any further information: http://www.nj.gov/labor/bsr/hrsupport.html

Check out their very full schedule. These great, inexpensive workshops sometimes fill up quickly! You'll find everything from performance appraisals to hiring to customer service to supervisory skills and more.

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