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February 2019
Public Speaking
Fort Worth, TX 76107 + Google Map
Sales pitches, department updates, board meetings, keynote addresses, toasts, or interviews— every public speaking platform is a place to create connections and activate new opportunities. There are many ways to become a great public speaker; this course will provide tools that help you identify your speaking strengths and polish the areas that need improvement. The seminar covers strategies on how win an audience’s attention, build a strong connection, and make them remember you. Through exercises, you’ll receive personalized feedback in…
Find out more »March 2019
Nonprofits 101
Come to understand the basic legal and tax concepts for nonprofits, from formation to application, and you will understand why charities do the things they do. Learning Objectives: • To understand the basic legal and governance structure of a nonprofit corporation • To understand the fundamental tax concepts applicable to charities • To be able to recognize and address common governance and tax issues for charities Course Outline: • Nonprofit Structure • Tax Structure • Fiduciary Duties • Good Governance…
Find out more »ABCs of Grant Seeking
Fort Worth, TX 76107 + Google Map
Grant proposal writing should be an integral part of your overall fundraising program. Do you have essential knowledge and skills needed to develop effective foundation proposals? Do you know the three types of proposals? Do you know the 11 parts of a proposal? Do you know the five stages of grant seeking? This session will help you develop a grant proposal writing process with tips, techniques and templates to help make your organization more successful with grant support. Suitable for…
Find out more »Fort Worth Funders’ Forum
Fort Worth, TX 76164 United States + Google Map
Join us for a morning with some of the Metroplex’s top funders to hear from them directly on their funding priorities, decision-making process, and other useful insights. The funders will make a brief presentation about their organization followed by a moderated Q&A and an open Q&A for attendees to ask the funders questions. United Way of Tarrant County: The United Way of Tarrant County launched its new strategic plan in early 2018, which introduced a new model to allocate funds to…
Find out more »Creating a Compelling Brand Message
Message creation is all about finding the perfect words cultivating a distinctive tone that feels like you, your brand, or your organization. It’s about staying true to yourself and your story while ensuring that your voice is heard by the people who need to hear it. This seminar discusses harnessing your unique voice, understanding your ideal audience, and creating messages that captivate, educate, and move them. Then, we translate that voice into writing articles, blog posts, website copy, speeches, podcasts,…
Find out more »April 2019
QuickBooks for Nonprofits 101
Fort Worth, TX 76107 + Google Map
This session will discuss the selection of QuickBooks software and the features included; illustrate how to navigate the software and perform common tasks; and offer a basic understanding of how to use QuickBooks accounting software in a nonprofit environment. Attendees will learn how to navigate the software (with a focus on the desktop versions) and perform common types of transactions such as: Learning Objectives: • Process basic accounts receivable and accounts payable transactions • Reconcile a bank statement • Prepare…
Find out more »Emotional Intelligence: “Know Thyself–Your Emotional GPS in Leadership
This session will explore what is means to be emotionally intelligent and how to leverage this resource within us to garner positive relationships. “Know Thyself” is a Greek maxim from centuries ago which was later expanded upon by Socrates who famously taught: "The unexamined life is not worth living.” And now, many centuries later, we use the terms ‘self- awareness’ and ‘emotional intelligence’ to express the same notion of self-knowledge. In this session, participants will examine their own internal identity…
Find out more »Understanding Personalities in the Workplace
Used by 70% of Fortune 500 companies, DiSC Workplace helps to build more effective relationships with everyone in your organization, regardless of title or role. By appreciating the motivators, actions, and reactions of others, it is a powerful tool in resolving conflict for greater harmony in the workplace. Participants will look clearly at different elements of their own behavior style, styles of others, and how they influence various ways people work. After completing this program, participants will be able to:…
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