Half-Day Workshops
 Geared specifically for executive directors and board leaders of area nonprofits, 1/2-day workshop sessions provide an overview of key nonprofit management and board issues. Topics include planning, fundraising, board development, financial management, human resources, technology, diversity and ethics.
Locations for the sessions vary. All of our workshops are available only to nonprofit organizations in the Hartford Foundation's 29-town region. For more information, please contact Meher Shulman at 860-548-1888 ext 1047, or mshulman@hfpg.org.
Here is the schedule for our spring 2012 sessions. Please click on the links for more information:
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Friday, March 9, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 12 Noon
As nonprofit executives and board members, are you ready to deal with the kind of major crises that if not handled properly could damage your organization's reputation and/or its ability to continue serving the community? These scenarios include:
- a staff person embezzles funds
- an employee accuses a superior of sexual harassment
- the organization misuses government funding
- an ex-employee sues the agency for wrongful termination
The key to crisis management is preparation. Our panel of legal, accounting and insurance professionals will discuss the proactive steps you can take to guard against such events, and how to be prepared if they occur.
Panel:
Elizabeth Downs, CIC, President - New England Insurance Services, Inc.
Edward J. Heath, Esq., Partner - Robinson & Cole LLP
Priya Morganstern, Esq., Pro Bono Partnership, Inc.
Shel Myers, Esq., Partner - Kainen, Escalera & McHale, P.C.
Jeff Rossi, CPA, Partner - J.H. Cohn LLP
Handout 1 - PowerPoint Slides
Handout 2 - Pro Bono Partnership Summary
Handout 3 - Government Investigations: What to Do When the Government Knocks
Handout 4 - Employment Law Outline
Handout 5 - Basic Fraud - Preventative Steps
Handout 6 - A Guide to Crisis Management
Handout 7 - Special Considerations for Nonprofits
Friday, April 13, 2012
8:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Despite the growth in global wealth, as well as new communications and financial tools that make donating easier, philanthropic giving remains stubbornly static - 2% of household income. Last year, Dr. Sargeant organized the Growing Philanthropy Summit in Washington, D.C. to examine the question of why, for over 40 years, charitable giving has remained flat and how philanthropy can increase that number.
In his report, Growing Philanthropy in the United States, Dr. Sargeant makes 32 recommendations in four categories:
- Developing public trust and confidence in the nonprofit sector
- Enhancing the quality of donor relationships
- Identifying new audiences, channels, and forms of giving with strong growth potential
- Improving the quality of fundraising training and development
At this event, Dr. Sargeant will discuss these findings and their implications for nonprofits, highlighting strategies nonprofits can embrace to increase their charitable contributions.
Presenter: Adrian Sargeant, PhD
Dr. Adrian Sargeant is one of the world's foremost authorities in nonprofit fundraising and marketing. He is the Chair in Fundraising at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and was names to the Nonprofit Times' Top 50 Power and Influence List.
Handout 1 - PowerPoint Slides (PDF, 933 KB)
Handout 2 - Report "Growing Philanthropy in the United States (PDF, 514 KB)
Handout 3 - Executive Summary "Growing Philanthropy in the United States (PDF, 326 KB)
Thursday, May 31, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
This crash course in the top technology trends impacting nonprofits is aimed at Executive Directors who don't have time to eat lunch, much less keep up with tech trends. This workshop will help you understand:
- how to evaluate if and when trends are relevant to your organization;
- what to do to ensure your organization is not left behind; and
- how to handle it if your staff, board or supporters have "gone there" without you.
This is not a technical workshop. We'll review key tech trends in Social Media, Cloud Computing and Mobile Technology, and share examples of how they are transforming nonprofit organizations; discuss the strategic value of these trends to the long term health of your organization; and explore the leader's role in evaluating, adopting, and managing technology trends.
Presenter: Lindsay Bealko, Principal, Toolkit Consulting
Thursday, June 28, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Results-Based Accountability (RBA) is an approach to planning, accountability, performance management, and program improvement that has been used by the Appropriations Committee of the Connecticut legislature for the last seven years and has been widely adopted by state agencies, community groups, and nonprofit organizations. If you are a nonprofit organization that is funded by a state agency (or would like to be), you need to be aware of RBA. Participants can expect to:
- Better understand how the State is using RBA
- Understand the basic concepts and language of RBA
- Learn how indicators can be used to track progress and develop strategies
- Know the different types of performance measures and how to use them for accountability and program improvement
Presenters: Bennett Pudlin and Ronald Schack, Charter Oak Group. These consultants support the legislature and State agencies in their use of RBA
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