Nonprofit Financial Practices, Feb 21 at 2pm and March 7 at 9:00am (same workshop offered twice)

Hiring Matters: Advice from Recruiting Professionals, March 1 at 9:00am

Information Management: A Two-Part Workshop Series
Building a Foundation for Information Management, March 8 at 9:00am
and Implementing an Information Management Solution, March 15 at 9:00am

The Boston Foundation offers FREE capacity-building workshops as a way to offer information and discussion about key issues affecting the sector.  TBF has funded nonprofit intermediaries, so their expertise can become available to a wider audience.  Over the next few months, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Bridgestar, and Common Impact will be bringing their knowledge and talents to TBF grantees.  We are also fortunate to have the expertise of Pricewaterhouse Coopers for a workshop on budgeting and financial management for nonprofits.  Please schedule below for details.  NOTE: Priority will be given to TBF grantees.   

The cost of these workshops is covered by The Boston Foundation and its partners.  In order to allow for participation from as many organizations as possible, we do ask you to limit your organizations' representation to two individuals.  EDs are always encouraged to attend, as well as senior managers.  Each event has a different RSVP contact.  Slots are limited so please respond ASAP (again, note that priority will be given to TBF grantees).  Also, if you have confirmed your attendance but decide you cannot attend the workshop, please make sure to let the RSVP contact know in advance so we can offer others on the waiting list the opportunity to attend.

All workshops will be held at The Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington St., 10^th Floor, Boston, MA 02116.  For directions, please visit our website at www.tbf.org.

Nonprofit Financial Literacy: A workshop to increase the comfort of nonprofit managers and board members to read and interpret nonprofit financial statements

Facilitating Organization:	Nonprofit Finance Fund
Date/Time:	February 12that 9am (registration begins at 8:30am)
Who Should Attend:	Nonprofit executive management staff and board members of organizations with annual budgets of up to $5 Million
RSVP Contact:	Eugenia Yau, 617-204-9772 RSVP by email

In this workshop, participants will:
· Review the fundamental concepts and structure of nonprofit financial statements
· Discuss techniques for interpreting this data and incorporating it into decision making 
· Explore how to set goals that help maintain the financial health of their organizations

Nonprofit Financial Practices: Empowering CEO's through budgeting and financial accounting

Facilitating Organization:	Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Date/Time:	February 21st at 2pm; and March 7th at 9am (same workshop offered twice) Registration begins one half-hour prior to each session.
Who Should Attend:	EDs, Board finance committee members, and financial managers of medium sized organizations with budgets of $1-5 Million.
RSVP Contact:	Nicole Guerin, 617-338-2691 RSVP by email

This workshop, offered twice, will focus on:     
· Issues related to developing and using operating budgets and financial statements as a management tool  
· Keeping your organization on track with its annual goals 
· Charting the financial health and vitality of the organization over time  

Hiring Matters: Advice from Recruiting Professionals

Facilitating Organization:	Bridgestar
Date/Time:	March 1stat 9am  (registration begins at 8:30am)
Who Should Attend:	EDs both new to the hiring process and those experienced but may never have the opportunity to work with an experienced recruiter.
RSVP Contact:	RSVP by email, For questions, please contact Maureen Salkin, 617-572-2294.

Participants will have the opportunity to:
· Review the complete hiring process- from defining the position through orienting your new employee
· Engage with other EDs and hiring managers through interactive exercises 
· Take home detailed materials and tools to aid you in your organizations' recruiting efforts
· Ask questions of executive recruiting experts   

Information Management: A Two-Part Workshop Series
Building a Foundation for Information Management: Getting Your Basic Technology Right
Implementing an Information Management Solution: Choosing and Using the Right Tool For the Job

Facilitating Organization:	Common Impact
Date/Time:	March 8th at 9am and March 15th at 9am (registration one half hour prior)
Who Should Attend:	These sessions are geared toward senior staff at small nonprofits with minimal technology experience. Participants are asked to attend both sessions.
RSVP Contact:	Lauren Plate, 617-868-2034  RSVP by email (please indicate "RSVP for Boston Foundation Workshops" in the subject line)

Session I will focus on:    
· Helping participants think through basic technology infrastructure needs
· Identifying top priorities for technology improvements through hands-on planning exercises
· Establishing minimum technology benchmarks needed to successfully implement a data management system
· Discussion of roadblocks in meeting these benchmarks, and effective ways to problem-solve
· Answering questions such as: What kinds of electronic security do we need to store client information safely? How can I make my staff feel more comfortable using technology? How can we share files efficiently?

Session II will focus on:  
· Discussing ways of using both basic office software tools and specific software packages for data management (program, client, or fundraising)
· Building on the benchmarks of the first session, guiding participants through key concepts in planning, training for, implementing, and supporting a new data system 
· Answering questions such as: What type of product should I choose? How do I get my staff ready to use the new system? Are we ready to purchase an off-the-shelf software solution? 

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