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[Workshop]

Advancing Your Career Through Professional Writing [1.5 CFRE Credits]

November 6, 2010
Sponsored by: CharityChannel Summit 2010
St. Petersburg, FL
Presenters: Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, Stephen Nil, Norman Olshansk, Amy Eisenstein, CFRE, Kent Stroman, CFRE

One of the most effective ways to rapidly advance your career is through writing. This session discusses writing articles for CharityChannel, AAGP, and other professional associations, as well as authoring books for CharityChannel Press and other publishers. The session is moderated by Stephen Nill, CEO of CharityChannel Press (a CharityChannel imprint), which publishes the In the Trenches™ line of books. Mr. Nill will be joined by experienced and successful colleagues who will share their experience on how they advanced THEIR careers through writing articles and books.  Read more



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Budget Worksheet

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The budget should accurately reflect the direct costs of the project.

Typical budgets are divided into two parts:  Read more


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[Recommended Book]

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

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By Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras
Solid business concepts every nonprofit manager can and should apply to their nonprofit.
 
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"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substantial. This is a book about visionary companies." So write Jim Collins and Jerry Porras in this groundbreaking book that shatters myths, provides new insights, and gives practical guidance to those who would like to build landmark companies that stand the test of time.  Read more



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Development Budget Worksheet

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A worksheet for creating your Development Office budget and tracking it through the year.  Read more


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Development Committee Organizational Chart

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Organizational flow chart for the Development Committee.  Read more


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Development Office Start Up Special Offer!

If your organization is planning to start a development office this year, don’t miss this opportunity for savings! CAPITAL VENTURE is offering our start up program at a discounted price for clients who schedule before June 30, 2009 for start up before August 31, 2009.

In today’s economy, we know how important it is for you to maximize your budget and for your office to be cost-effective and successful immediately. The CAPITAL VENTURE program is a culmination of years of experience setting up development offices for nonprofits covering every area of interest and service.  Read more



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Director of Development Job Description

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Reports to: Executive Director

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) credential and at least five years successful fundraising experience. Membership in the Association of Fundraising Professionals.   Read more


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[Tutorial]

Does Planning Really Matter?

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally published in the Club Managers Association of America Newsletter
“Cheshire Puss,” Alice began, “Would you tell me please which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a great deal on where you want to get to,” said the cat.

“I don’t much care where,” said Alice, “so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added.

“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the cat.
— Lewis Carroll

What is strategic planning? It can be defined as a program incorporating a strategy for achieving organizational goals and objectives within a specific timeframe and with substantive support in the form of methods, priorities and resources.   Read more



[Tutorial]

Establishing the Development Budget

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President

Establishing the development office budget needs to be done by the development officer and the administrative team of the organization. It is unrealistic to think that a development program can succeed without making an investment in the development office. It often takes two to three years for a development office to be bringing in sufficient funds to cover expenses. Start up costs may be substantial and it may take a while to develop a donor base. Some things that need to be included in the budget are:Read more



[Recommended Book]

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

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By Jim Collins
A must read for managers who want to apply good business techniques to their nonprofit.

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The Challange
Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning.

But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?

The Study
For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great?  Read more



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