1.18.18 Nonprofit Communications Planning 101: Taking Control of your Message
Allison Carney of Allison Carney Consulting
2.7.18 Let’s Go Legal
Nancy Bacon of WA Nonprofits and Jodi Nishioka of Wayfind
3.7/8.18 Let’s FACE IT!: A Conversation & Workshop on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Viviana Aguilar and Mike Beebe of F.A.C.E. Consulting Collaborative
2017 Session Materials
10.19.17 Thriving on Engagement: Building value through strategy in a volunteer program
Nikki Russell of Olympic Peninsula YMCA
9.20.17 Ask, Thank, Report, Repeat: Learn a fundraising plan and rhythm that works.
Jim Shapiro of The Better Fundraising Co.
6.27.17 Finances Unlocked: Why, what, who, and how of nonprofit finance
Lawson Knight of Intermountain Impact Investments and Nancy Bacon of Washington Nonprofit
4.27.17 Boards in Gear: A workshop on what board members need to know to achieve their mission.
Nancy Bacon of Washington Nonprofits
2.15.17 Ready for Action: What is involved in serving on a nonprofit board?
Jeremy Sampson of Washington Nonprofit
2016 Session Materials
11.2.16 & 11.13.16 Digital Engagement: Developing Your Multi-Channel Strategy
Ash Shepherd of the Nonprofit Technology Network
10.9.16 Fast Track Strategic Planning
Nancy Long of 501 Commons
- 10.19.16 – Strategic Planning Presentation (WW)
9.27.16 & 9.28.16 Be the Champion of Your Cause: Advocacy for Nonprofits
Alison McCaffree of Washington Nonprofits
- 9.27.16 – Champion Your Cause
- 9.27.16 – Champion Your Cause Handout v1
- 9.27.16 – Lobbying Expenditures Test Pages
- 9.27.16 – Who represents me (generic update: 10.10.16)
5.2.16 Online Philanthropy – How to Bring Your Nonprofit into Fundraising’s Future
Kari Anderson of Incite! Consulting
2.16.16 Telling Your Story with Data
Lawson Knight of Intermountain Impact Investments
2015 Session Materials
11.17.15 Creating & Maintaining an Effective Board
Kay Sohl of Kay Sohl Consulting
10.20.15 The Impact of Culture
Jan McGowan of Jan McGowan Nonprofit Consulting
5.21.15 Mobilize Your Board to Raise More Money
Andy Robinson
- Andy’s Agenda for the Day
- Board / Volunteer Fundraising Agreement
- Cycle of Fundraising
- Financial Management 101: What every board member should know
- Your Income Diversification
- Income Sources for Nonprofits
- Menu of Fundraising Opportunities
- Philanthropy in America
- Why Do You Care: spreading the word about your organization and its work
- Sample Board Job Description
- NPQ’s Illustrated Nonprofit Economy
3.27.15 Leadership, Teamwork & Trust: Building an Extraordinary Board-Staff Partnership
Sara Lawson with Shorthand Consulting
- Board Recruitment Planning
- Board Recruitment Matrix
- Board Recruitment Brainstorming Form
- Courageous Conversations Worksheet
- Meeting Evaluation Form
- Meetings Tips & Questions
- Reflection questions
- Collective Wisdom
3.18.15 Employee Engagement: Trends & Practices
Yvonne Freitas McGookin with 501 Commons Presented
Employee Engagement: Trends & Practices
501 Commons Human Resources & Leadership Education Programs and a panel of local HR professionals from the Blue Mountain Human Resource Management Association of Walla Walla shared ideas and best practices concerning: 1) The importance of employee engagement to reduce turnover and enhance the effective delivery of services. And 2) Current trends and practices in the area of employee engagement.
2014 Session Materials
10.28.14 & 10.29.14 Writing Successful Grant Proposals
Jessica Cook
10.21.14 & 10.22.14 Working with Volunteers
Jan McGowan
9.18.17 & 9.19.14 Newer Banking Tools & Technology
Kay Sohl, Nikki Geiszler & Susan Thompson
4.15.14 Boards on Fire Part 2
Susan Howlett
2013 Session Materials
10.15.13 & 10.16.13 The Importance of Donor Data
Jan McGowan
4.23.13 & 4.24.13 Becoming a More Effective & Efficient Board
Jan McGowan
4.1.13 Washington Nonprofits Governance Symposium
2012 Session Materials
11.27.12 & 11.28.12 A Peer-to-Peer, Q & A Conversation on Social Media
Michael Mettler of Achieva Marketing Group and Jock Edwards
10.16.12 & 10.17.12 Social Media & Nonprofits
Michael Mettler of Achieva Marketing Group and Susan Newton of Development Strategies Plus
6.12.12 & 6.13.12 Internal Controls: What are they? Why are they important?
Bruce Toews, Associate Professor of Finance at Walla Walla University
5.15.12 & 5.16.12 Planning For Mission Focused Fundraising
Jan McGowan of Nonprofit Consulting
4.17.12 & 4.18.12 The Board and Development
Lawson Knight of Blue Mountain Community Foundation
3.23.12 Sherwood Trust workshop at Whitman College
Susan Misra, Senior Consultant with TCC Group
2011 Session Materials
11.15.11 & 11.16.11 Evaluations: Board Members & Executive Directors-A Key to Building Effective Organizations
Susan newton of Development Strategies Plus
10.18.11 & 10.19.11 Tne Not-For-Profit Dilemma: Addressing tough issues while maintaining relationships
Carol Bowser of Conflict Management
6.14.11 & 6.15.11 Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements
Presented by Bruce Toews, CPA/MBA, Associate Professor of Accounting/Finance at Walla Walla University School of Business.
5.3.11 & 5.4.11 Governance: Fine Tuning the Board of Directors
Jan McGowan of Nonprofit Consulting
4.5.11 & 4.6.11 Fundraising: An Introduction to Best Practices
Sonya Campion, CFRE, presenter
3.25.11 Whitman College Annual Workshop
2010 Session Materials
Below are materials from the 2010 sessions. You can also find a copy of the Survey we sent out in March 2010 with the compiled results. We thank everyone that participated in the survey.
- Session 1 Materials
- Session 2 Materials
- Session 4 Materials
- Session 5 Materials
- Session 5 Worksheet-Crisis Management
- Session 6 “Board Only” Materials
- Learning Center Survey Results
A summary of the results of 53 surveys received from Executive Directors/CEOs, Board members, staff and volunteers. Along with feedback from the monthly sessions, this information will be used to drive future content and topics.