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Thursday,
May 8, 2008
Making Internet Technology Work for You—and for Free
Marketing and Communications CoP
The Marketing and Communications Community of Practice hosted a
one-hour teleconference introducing participants to Really
Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds and open source software.
Presenters: James Morgan, webmaster
and advertising director at The Nonprofit Quarterly, and
Malcolm McIntyre, director of communications and special
projects at the Alliance for Children and Families
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An audio recording
of this teleconference is available.
Click here to request a copy of the recording. |
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Alliance for Children and Families Orientation Webinar
The Alliance for Children and Families held its second quarterly
orientation webinar. Participants learned from and interacted
with Alliance staff as they offered their expertise and
described Alliance programs, benefits, and services.
Presenter: Mary Riordan, director,
member Services, Alliance for Children and Families |
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Tuesday,
May 6, 2008
Managing the Delicate Balance between Raising Restricted and
Unrestricted Gifts: Tips, Tools and Time Honored Tradition
RDS Community of Practice teleconference
This teleconference served to help Alliance members create an
effective case for unrestricted gifts. Topics covered included
identifying issues in budgeting and fundraising goals, giving
strategies, obstacles, and recognition strategies.
Presenter: Marie Palagonia, CFRE,
vice president and chief development officer, Alliance member
Family and Children's Association in Mineola, New York
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An audio recording
of this teleconference is available.
Click here to request a copy of the recording. |
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Monday,
May 5, 2008
Civic Engagement Grants: An Informational Teleconference
Alliance members learned about and asked questions regarding the
Community Leadership Grant, New Voices at the Civic Table Grant
and the National Family Week Community Forum Grant.
Presenter: Linda Nguyen, director
of civic engagement, and Paula Purcell, director of National
Family Week, Alliance for Children and Families
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Social Entrepreneurship in Family and Child Serving Agencies
Topics discussed in this 90 Webinar including defining Social
Entrepreneurship, identifying and tolerating risk, promoting
innovation, and preparing the corporate culture and board of
directors for entrepreneurial behavior.
Presenter: Dom Betro, President &
CEO of Alliance Member Family Service Association of Riverside
of Moreno Valley, Calf.
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Tuesday,
March 25, 2008
Best Practices in Working with and Managing the Aging
Workforce
This Human Resources Community of Practice teleconference was an
avenue for sharing issues, concerns, and best practices in
managing an aging workforce.
Presenter: Pat Delmenhorst,
director of employment services, Interfaith Older Adult Programs
in Milwaukee, WI.
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An audio recording of this teleconference is available.
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Thursday,
March 20, 2008
The Millennials are Coming! How to work with Generation Next
Participants in this teleconfernce learned what Millenials are
looking for in a professional experience, and what can inspire
them to stay. Promising organizational practices were shared
from research conducted through the Turning the Tide project.
Turning the Tide is a joint project of the Alliance for Children
and Families and Public Allies to recruit and retain young,
diverse talent for the human services field.
Presenter: MacArthur Antigua,
director, Turning the Tide project |
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Wednesday, March 19, 2007
The Nine Habits of Highly Successful Accredited Agencies
This introductory Webinar identified the value and benefits of
national accreditation for member organizations with a focus on
the Council on Accreditation.
Presenter: Rochelle Haimes, ACSW |
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Tuesday,
March 18, 2008
Why Planned Giving?
This Webinar defined "planned giving" and how it fits into the
overall fundraising program, helped understand how "planned
giving" differs from other charitible gift fundraising, and
identified the characteristics of a potential planned giving
donor. A review the most common types of planned gifts was also
explored.
Presenter: Mary Downey, President,
Downey Associates LLC |
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
GAINS- Getting Along In Society: An Interpersonal Skills
Development Model
Participants in this Webinar were introduced to GAINS, an
Interpersonal Skills Development Model that can be used in a
variety of settings to help children who are having difficulty
communicating and reacting appropriately. Topics also covered
included the history of the Rationales used and how to become
more of an "educator" and less of a "motivator" to enhance
purpose & values with children and youth.
Presenter: Richard Baron, founder,
Responsive Management Systems |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Member Orientation Webinar
The Alliance for Children and Families held its first
quarterly orientation webinar of 2008. Participants learned from
and interacted with Alliance staff as they offered their
expertise and described Alliance programs, benefits, and
services.
Presenter: Mary Riordan, director,
member Services, Alliance for Children and Families |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Line-Level Leadership II: Providing Negative Performance Feedback to an Unreceptive Employee
During this Webinar, participants reviewed the components of
the Part I session on Providing Negative Performance Feedback
and learned the principal reasons for decreased monitoring and
feedback of "unreceptive" employees, the most common, but less
effective, interaction strategy, and an effective interaction
strategy that will increase the probability of desired employee
performance.
Presenter: Richard Baron, founder,
Responsive Management Systems |
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Friday, February 1, 2008
FIS Working Poor and Social Justice Initiatives
11 a.m. Central (12 p.m. Eastern/9 a.m. Pacific) |
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Line-Level Leadership I: Preparing Effectively for
Negative Performance Feedback
In this 90 minute Webinar, participants learned how to
prepare effectively for providing negative performance feedback.
Participants identified the key elements of individual
performance quality and learned how to use the Interpersonal
Performance Problem Worksheet.
Presenter: Richard Baron, founder,
Responsive Management Systems |
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Introduction to TriNet Employee Benefits and HR
Solutions
This teleconference described the benefits and services
available to Alliance members through the Alliance's new
partnership with TriNet. Since 1988, thousands of companies have
placed their trust in TriNet to help them manage their human
resource responsibilities more strategically and
cost-effectively.
Presenter: Ryan Hayman, Regional
Consultant, TriNet |
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Wednesday,
January 16, 2008
The Nine Habits of Highly Successful Accredited
Agencies |
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During this introductory Webinar,
participants identified the value and benefits of national
accreditation, with a focus on the Council on Accreditation.
Participants identified challenges in becoming accredited or
re=accredited, evaluated their “readiness” to become accredited,
and discussed nine “habits” or organizations that support a
successful accreditation experience.
Presenter: Rochelle Haimes, member,
Alliance Executive Consultant Select Group
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$ Wednesday,
December 19, 2007
Hello, Is Anybody Listening?
Creating Superior Employee Engagement |
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This Webinar helped participants
quickly identify the critical components of achieving superior
employee engagement, with an in-depth look at the role of
effective organizational communication.
Presenter: Mitch Kohls, Principal,
Kohls Group Consulting
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$ Thursday,
December 13,
2007
Mergers & Acquisitions II |
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The Webinar was intended to be a
useful basic resource to help guide the conceptualization,
planning and implementation efforts of Alliance members. The
program provided an overview of external forces that motivate
multi-institutional arrangements; the potential benefits and
disadvantages of external arrangements; examples; and the
process for implementing such an arrangement.
Presenter: Eric Stonehill, HB
Solutions
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$ Wednesday,
December 12, 2007
Line-Level Leadership: Preparing Effectively for
Negative Performance Feedback |
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In this 90 minute Webinar,
participants learned how to prepare effectively for providing
negative performance feedback. Participants identified the key
elements of individual performance quality and learned how to
use the Interpersonal Performance Problem Worksheet.
Presenter: Richard Baron, founder,
Responsive Management Systems
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Wednesday, December 12,
2007
Human Resources Community of Practice Teleconference |
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1 pm Central (2 pm Eastern/11 am Pacific)
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Tuesday,
November 13, 2007
Alliance for Children and Families Orientation Webinar |
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The Alliance for Children and
Families held its fourth quarterly orientation webinar.
Participants learned from and interacted with Alliance staff as
they offered their expertise and described Alliance programs,
benefits, and services.
Presenter: Mary Riordan, director,
member Services, Alliance for Children and Families
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$ Thursday, October 25,
2007
Cultural Competency and Service Delivery
Series: Diversity and Cross Culturalism |
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This last Webinar in the series
served to help Alliance members guide their organizations toward
better cultural competency in employment and service delivery.
The event provided practical and useful tools and strategies to
evaluate and address clients' needs, particularly in accordance
with Title VI of the Federal Civil Rights Act and Limited
English Proficiency Guidelines. Participants also worked through
a Cultural Quiz to evaluate their own competencies and needs.
Presenter:
Gladis Benavides, president of Benavides Enterprises, Inc.
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Thursday,
October 11, 2007
Introduction to Leadership Development
Series: Directional Leadership Webinars |
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This free introductory Webinar
from ECSG member Directional Leadership focused on the best
practices for building leadership development as a core
competency within nonprofits. The presenter covered the top 10
best practices for building and maintaining a cost effective
leadership development strategy that prepares your leaders for
creating a positive and supportive work culture that is results
focused.
Presenter: David Georgenson,
Directional Leadership
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Wednesday,
September 26, 2007
Human Resources
Community of Practice Teleconference |
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Alliance HR CoP members discussed
the most effective ways to grow, retain, and maintain future
child care professionals in family-service and child and youth
residential agencies.
Presenter:
John Mollison, chair of the Alliance's HR CoP and vice
president of human and physical resources at Girls and Boys Town
in Boys Town, NE.
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An audio recording of this teleconference is available.
Click here to request a CD. |
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Monday, September 24, 2007
Alliance Benchmarking Initiative Teleconference |
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The survey design phase of the
Alliance's Benchmarking project has been completed and data
submission will commence in October 2007. This teleconference
addressed the rationale for the benchmarking project, described
the scope of the benchmarks included and reviewed the logistics
which are involved for participants in the project.
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Monday, September 24, 2007
National Family Week Teleconference |
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Four National Family Week lead
agency coordinators provided an overview of their National
Family Week events, shared their agency’s year-round work in
civic engagement/advocacy, and explained how they are linking
the two. The coordinators also commented on fundraising, media
plans, and successes and challenges they experience as it
relates to National Family Week.
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An audio recording of this teleconference is available.
Click here to request a CD. |
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Thursday,
September 6, 2007
Equal Employment Opportunities and Diversity Management
Series: Diversity and Cross
Culturalism
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This webinar provided participants
with the tools and strategies needed to recruit, hire, train,
and develop effective individuals from various backgrounds. It
identified the steps necessary to ensure that policies and
procedures are fair, valid, and can sustain challenges.
Presenter: Gladis Benavides, president, Benavides Enterprises
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Tuesday,
September 18, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Successful Strategic Planning and Implementation |
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Participants learned how to
establish scope and objectives for your strategic plan;
determine who should be involved; develop a timeline; determine
research needs and conduct research; develop agendas for
successful meetings and retreats; clarify a mission and vision;
and more.
Presenter: Mitch Kohls, president,
Kohls Group Consulting
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Alliance for Children and Families Orientation Webinar |
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The Alliance for Children and
Families held its third quarterly orientation webinar.
Participants learned from and interacted with Alliance staff as
they offered their expertise and described Alliance programs,
benefits, and services.
Presenter: Mary Riordan, director,
member Services, Alliance for Children and Families
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Introducing the New Age of Aging |
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This Webinar introduced Alliance
members to its new aging project. Participants were provided an
overview of the initiative and description of the benefits
member agencies will derive by participating in the program. In
addition to outlining project activities and resources,
participants had ample time for questions.
Presenter:
Jonette Arms, Director, New Age of Aging Project
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An audio recording of this teleconference is available.
Click here to request a CD. |
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Tuesday,
July 31, 2007
Bridgestar and Alliance Partnership Webinar |
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The Alliance has formed a
partnership with Bridgestar, a nationally recognized nonprofit
initiative of the Bridgespan Group, to offer members access to
Bridgestar’s knowledge base and nonprofit management tools. This
event helped Alliance members find out more about Bridgestar and
the information and services available through this exciting new
partnership.
Presenter: Carol Trager, Director
of Marketing, Bridgespan, Director of Communications, Bridgestar
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Thursday, August 2, 2007
Jericho Resources: Introductory Webinar
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This introductory program of a
series provided a general overview of Jericho's capabilities and
experience. Topics discussed include competing for government
funding, improving program marketing and recruitment, and
strategic planning.
Presenter:
William Martin of Jericho Resources
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Tuesday,
July 26, 2007
Cultural Competency: Introductory Webinar |
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This webinar was designed to help
Alliance member executives guide their organizations toward
better cultural competency in employment and service deliver.
This first program in a series provided a general overview of
the issues organizational leaders must address to meet the
changing needs and expectations of an increasingly diverse
workforce and client base.
Presenter: Gladis Benavides, president, Benavides Enterprises
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Tuesday,
July 24, 2007
Strategic Planning: Introductory Webinar |
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Participants were provided a
general overview of considerations for and perspectives on
strategic planning in the nonprofit area.
Presenter: Mitch Kohls, founder and president, Kohls Group
Consulting
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Promoting Civic Participation of Board Members and Volunteers
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Participants on the final Building
Community Voices teleseminar for 2007 learned what issues have
motivated board members and volunteers to be more active, what
activities have kept
board members and volunteers engaged, and what activities and
approaches work best for different types/levels of boards.
Presenters: Gordon Brown, president
and CEO, Home of the Innocents, and Bart Baldwin, president,
Children’s Alliance in Kentucky.
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An audio recording of this teleconference is available.
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for information on accessing the recording. |
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Wednesday , May 16,
2007
Alliance for Children and Families Orientation Webinar |
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The Alliance for Children and
Families held its second quarterly orientation webinar.
Participants learned from and interacted with Alliance staff as
they offered their expertise and described Alliance programs,
benefits, and services.
Presenters: Mary Riordan, director,
member services; Malcolm McIntyre, director, communications,
Alliance for Children and Families; Joshua Van Den Berg,
director of network operations, FEI Behavioral Health
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Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Using the Media to Achieve Your Advocacy Goals:
Building Community Voices Teleseminar |
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This fifth teleconference in the
Building Community Voices series addressed how to harness the power of the media to achieve advocacy goals, types of stories and communications
that are most
effective, natural strengths nonprofit human service
agencies bring to the media world, and how the media can help the people
your organization serves.
Presenter: David Messerschmidt
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An audio recording of this teleconference is available.
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Corporate Organization and Reorganization: Basic Issues and
Process |
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Organization and Reorganization, what are they all about?
The Executive Consultant Select Group's member HB Solutions
focused on the creation of new legal identities and changes in
the relationship between existing entities. Participants found
the best and worst reasons for mergers and acquisitions, learned
about pitfalls, and gained valuable tips.
Presenter: Eric Stonehill, HB Solutions
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Us, Too : Aligning Advocacy Interests of Boards, Staff,
Volunteers, and Constituents |
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This fourth teleconference in the Building Community Voices
series began a conversation about strategies to engage multiple
stakeholders in advocacy while aligning different group
interests.
The example is the successful systems and practices model at The
Children's Hospital in Denver. Participants learned how to help
expand the circle of voices that contribute to their
organizations' advocacy work and how to play a role in
developing common goals.
Presenter:
Maren Stewart, VP of External Affairs at The Children's
Hospital, Denver
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An audio recording of this teleconference is available.
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for information on accessing the recording. |
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Tuesday, May 15,
2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Toot Your Own Horn: A unique marketing/public
relations approach to a successful campaign
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Does your organization need to raise more funds? Are you looking
for fresh approaches to fundraising? Participants in this
teleconference learned proven techniques for creating successful
resource development campaigns from the consultation group
Ernhart & Associates, a member of the Alliance Executive
Consultation Select Group. Presenter: James Ernhart, President,
Ernhart & Associates.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Innovative Strategies for Workforce Training
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learned how Broward County Public Schools solved severe teacher
shortages while improving the quality of education for all
students, and how the strategies used might be applied in a
child and family services setting. Ideas to improve your
organization's recruitment and training as well as program
outcomes were provided. Presenter: Sara Rogers, coordinator of
Urban Academies for Broward County Public Schools
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
National Nonprofit Benchmarking Initiative
teleconference |
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The
Alliance announced a new partnership with Behavioral Pathway
Systems (BPS) to embark on a National Nonprofit Human Services
Benchmarking Initiative. A key feature of this initiative will
be “process benchmarking”, which uses data as a vehicle to
provide organizations with individualized, comparative reports
and identify potential best practices. Presenter: Paul Lefkovitz,
President, Behavioral Pathway Systems.
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An audio recording of this teleconference is available.
Click here to request a CD. |
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