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Join Montana Nonprofit Association for an engaging and interactive two-hour workshop covering nonprofit basics, board service responsibilities, and opportunities to join a board. This is best for not-yet board members, but we welcome new board members and nonprofit leaders.

Cost: Free

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Nonprofit Board Leadership + Stewardship Workshop

February 5 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Helena | Disability Rights Center Conference Room
February 27 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Dillon
March 17 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Billings
April 8 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Great Falls
April 9 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Lewistown

Legal responsibilities, strategic vision, financial stewardship…Board Members have a lot on their plates. Whether you are a seasoned board member or a new recruit, this workshop will cover all you need to know to become an excellent board member. Join us at the following locations to make the most of your board term.

MNA Members:
$90  | Registration deadline one week before event date

Non-MNA Members:
$180 | Registration deadline one week before event date

Courtesy of Helena Area Community Foundation and Billings Area Community Foundation, we are able to offer scholarships for up to 50% of the workshop cost for Helena and Billings area nonprofits.

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Join MNA for a six week webinar series uncovering best practices and easy shifts to enhance your financial savvy and organizational efficiency. Register for the entire series and coaching or select sessions that meet your needs.

Webinars will take place 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM on the following days:

January 23 | Ratio Analysis
January 30 | Budget Performance
February 6 | Cost/Benefit Analysis
February 13 | Revenue Projection Analysis
February 20 | Cash Flow Projection
February 27 | General Excel Tips and Tricks

Each session includes a downloadable and customizable Excel template, with instructions for long-term use, to streamline reporting and analysis in your organization. If you would like to work with MNA to customize your template and provide guidance during adoption and implementation at your organization, select the “Series + Coaching” option below for personalized support.

Fees
MNA Members:
$50 | Session
$200 | Series
$400 | Series + Coaching

Non-MNA Members:
$100 | Session
$200 | Series
$800 | Series + Coaching

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The FRESH! Food Forum is a FREE community gathering & resource day focused on growing, eating fresh, and healthy living.

The Forum has 2 parts – Cascade County Extension Service is offering 6 classes this year for adults.  Please register on their website ([email protected], click Master Gardeners) or call Jeannie at 406-454-6980

Gardens from Garbage hosts a  2-hour Kid’s FUN Forum with activities designed to inspire and have fun with growing, nature, good eating and exercising!  We have 10 activity stations for kids, with snacks and prizes for all.  A great day to get ready for spring and the outdoors!

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Nonprofit Board Leadership + Stewardship Workshop

February 5 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Helena | Disability Rights Center Conference Room
February 27 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Dillon
March 17 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Billings
April 8 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Great Falls
April 9 | 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Lewistown

Legal responsibilities, strategic vision, financial stewardship…Board Members have a lot on their plates. Whether you are a seasoned board member or a new recruit, this workshop will cover all you need to know to become an excellent board member. Join us at the following locations to make the most of your board term.

MNA Members:
$90  | Registration deadline one week before event date

Non-MNA Members:
$180 | Registration deadline one week before event date

Courtesy of Helena Area Community Foundation and Billings Area Community Foundation, we are able to offer scholarships for up to 50% of the workshop cost for Helena and Billings area nonprofits.

APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP

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Relationships are central to fund development. Begin, or continue, building a relationship with funders in this webinar series. Join MNA and representatives from corporate foundations and hear directly about each organization’s priorities, motivation for philanthropy, approaches to grantmaking, sponsorships, and more. Understanding a potential funder’s priorities can help organizations make better decisions from the start, don’t miss your chance to jumpstart your fund development strategy in 2020.

Webinars will take place 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM on the following days:

February 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana
February 12 | First Interstate Bank
February 19 | Corporations and Philanthropy with Julie Rodda
March 18 | Wells Fargo

Fees
MNA Members:
$35 | Session
$95 | Series

Non-MNA Members:
$70 | Session
$190 | Series

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MNA New Executive Director Affinity Group

Join our monthly New ED Affinity Group, for ED’s or CEO’s with less than 2 years of experience – meeting monthly via Zoom on the Third Thursday of the Month. We cover topic areas related to nonprofit management, best practices, hurdles, trends in the nonprofit sector, issues in Montana, and other topics as desired by the group. These learning communities are a great (and free) opportunity for you to learn and grow with each other, for the good of you, your organization, and all of Montana.

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Join MNA and Curt Klotz, national thought leader on nonprofit finance and Director of Nonprofit Innovation with CLA, to explore how to apply the principles of True Program Costing to your organization’s budget. Fight the overhead myth by demonstrating how administrative and shared costs impact your organization’s operations.  Shift the focus from overhead to outcomes and what good outcomes really cost.

Join Curt for a half-day workshop on March 25th and/or sign up for 1-on-1 consulting sessions to implement this approach in your organization.

And, for the first time, MNA will be offering this workshop as a Livestream webinar for those that can’t make it to Helena.  A recording of the Livestream will not be made available, so be sure to join the stream LIVE.

Full Cost Accounting Workshop | March 25 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Helena + Online Livestream

Consultation with Curt Klotz | March 24 – 25 | Helena

Workshop will be held in Helena, Montana and available to participants across the region through the online livestream option. Consultation hours will be booked first come, first serve and is only available in person. No refunds available, consultation may be rescheduled, time and schedule permitting.

Fees

MNA Members:
$75 | Livestream Workshop
$100 | Workshop
$500 | Two hours of Consultation
$525 | Workshop + Consultation

Non-MNA Members:
$150 | Livestream Workshop
$200 | Workshop
$1,000 | Two hours of Consultation
$1,050 | Workshop + Consultation