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The Washington County Nonprofit Network provides networking, training and peer learning opportunities to nonprofit organizations serving Washington County, Oregon. The goal of the Nonprofit Network is to provide capacity building supports to improve the stability and success of Washington County nonprofit organizations. 2012 Calendar of Events(for more information about each event click on the event -- Coming Soon!)
Professional Development Series in Collaboration with Willamette Valley Development Officers & The Nonprofit Association of Oregon
Time: 1st Fridays, 8:30am—10:00am
** Most workshops are free for Washington County serving nonprofits**
**Pre –registration is required to attend. Call 503-846-5792 for more information**
PDF of 2012 Event Calendar here February 3, 2012 -- Village Church, Columbia Room
Tapping Into Your Donor’s Legacy Story
Tracy Love-Silver
Shared Legacy Resources
March 2, 2012 -- Village Church, Fireside Room
Strategic Storytelling
Wendy Mitchell
Development Consultant
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 -- at Village Church, Columbia Room
Collaboration with Nonprofit Association of Oregon (NAO)
Emerging Trends in Fundraising: Leveraging Online Communications
Kari Chisolm with Mandate Media
*There is a fee to attend this workshop*
April 20, 2012 -- at Village Church, Columbia Room
Recruiting, Orienting & Engaging Board Members
Carri Munn, Decisions Decisions, &
Brenden Butler, Hands on Greater Portland May 4, 2012 -- **at Oregon Food Bank West*
Tinker Toys, Lego’s and Lincoln Logs:
The basics of a Database and how to choose the right one for your organization.
Rob Jordan, Principal
Idealist Consulting
May 24, 2012 4:00-5:30pm - WCNN Networking Happy Hour
at McGrath's Fish House, Cedar Hills Crossing June 1, 2012 -- Village Church, Fireside Room
The Future of Charity - The Endowment Fund
Al Zimmerman, Consultant
One Accord Partners
September 7, 2012
Grant Writing –Intermediate
The 90-Minute Grant Proposal
Maryn Boess, Founder
GrantsUSA
September 7, 2012
Grant Writing –Advanced
Certification as a Grants Professional
Rick Horton, GPC
Grants Manager
Oregon Zoo Foundation
October 2012 (Location & Date TBD)
Washington County Nonprofit Network's
Annual "Meet the Funders" Breakfast
Meet with 10-15 Corporate and Foundation Representatives
November 2, 2012
Campaigns 101: What every Nonprofit Should Know
Donna Schaeffer, Principal Consultant
Donna K. Schaeffer, LLC HistoryThe Washington County Nonprofit Network grew out of the 2008 Philanthropy Exploration study. One of the major findings of this study was the limited capacity of Washington County nonprofits in the area of fund development. To address this finding the study’s Advisory Committee started the Washington County Nonprofit Network (WCNN) to provide opportunities for local nonprofits to network, collaborate, develop skills and build capacity.
The Advisory Team, now the WCNN Steering Committee, started with organizing two events that were designed to support nonprofit fund development capacity building. The first was held in April 2009 in partnership with Willamette Valley Development Officers and was a workshop with well-known consultant and author, Kay Sprinkel Grace entitled “The Ultimate Board – Ambassadors, Advocates, Askers.”
The second event, entitled “Washington County Nonprofit Network: Adapting to Changing Times” was held in June 2009 and brought together 90 nonprofit leaders, corporate funders and foundations came together to learn about each other and discuss ways nonprofits and funders can better work together during these challenging times. Notes from the small group discussions during the event are available here. The event was very successful and nonprofits surveyed after the event expressed interest in future networking opportunities with other Washington County nonprofit leaders, as well as more opportunities for dialogue and planning about how we better work across sectors to meet community needs.
A third event, a Networking Breakfast, was held in October 2009 and was designed to create networking opportunities for nonprofits as well as elicit their help in shaping the future of the WCNN.
As a result of the feedback gathered at the Networking Breakfast the WCNN Steering Committee has and will continue to organize regular events in collaboration with NAO and WVDO that will be a combination of training, networking and peer learning.
WCNN Steering Committee:
Lisa Brown, Community Action
Jennifer Bugley Ingham, Nonprofit Association of Oregon
Michelle Meyer, German American School of Portland
Brenda Morgan, Elders in Action
Janet Rash, Intel & Centro Cultural
Gina Taylor, Oregon Food Bank & Willamette Valley Development Officers
Rick Freedlund, CNRG
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