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Every nonprofit in Montana is required to have at least three board members. If you are considering joining a board and don’t know where to start, or if your community struggles to engage new board members, this event will introduce and encourage board membership as a meaningful option for community volunteerism.

Audience: Emerging Leaders + Young Professionals
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We will be visiting several communities in Montana to share this presentation. We will offer the workshops below free of charge. This tour is sponsored by BNSF Railway Foundation

Feb 19 – Bozeman – Cold Smoke Coffee House @64 Willow Peak Dr, Bozeman, MT 59718

March 6 – Livingston
March 12 – Sidney
March 18 – Havre
March 20 – Kalispell
March 21 – Great Falls

April 16 – Hamilton
April 24 – Red Lodge

May 23 – Helena | 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM | Happy Hour with Helena Area Nonprofits | Network with local nonprofit leaders looking for volunteers and board members to learn more about opportunities to serve in Helena. | 6:15 – 7:30 PM | So You Wanna Be a Board Member Presentation | This interactive workshop will provide young professionals, emerging leaders, and not-yet board members an introduction to nonprofits, board responsibilities, and the basics of good governance.

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If you don’t see your community on the list, email [email protected] and we’ll come to you – this workshop is offered at no cost when paired with another MNA workshop in your community.

Survival Skills for the Nonprofit Leader

Survival Skills for the Nonprofit Leader is a short-term low impact manager training program for managers and supervisors working for nonprofit organizations. Course classes take place once per month for five months and are designed to help individuals develop the skills and knowledge necessary to be an effective nonprofit manager.  Students will learn about nonprofit management, leadership, ethics, financial operations, and laws and regulations pertaining to nonprofit governance. Students will benefit from instruction by MSUB faculty and from nonprofit leaders who bring their day in, day out experiences to the learning process.

The course schedule and session topics are as follow:

Management and Leadership – 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday January 29^, 2019

• Application of ethics
• Strategies of effective governance and leadership
• Board Development
• Staff Development

HR Basics – 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday February 26, 2019

• Hiring
• Discrimination and harassment
• Corrective actions
• Distinction between private/public/ nonprofit laws

Financial Management and Budgeting – 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday March 26, 2019

• Financial management of organizational budgets
• Federal and State laws regulating nonprofits

Communication in Nonprofit Settings – 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday April 23, 2019

• Organization communication
• Persuasive communication
• Interpersonal awareness and communication

Fundraising and Advocacy – 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday May 28, 2019

• Lobbying Laws
• Making You Case (Selling Your Impact)
• Community advocacy and Fundraising

The total cost for the program is just $400

To learn more and to Register go to  http://www.msubillings.edu/extendedcampus/nonprofit_survival.htm

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Join Montana Nonprofit Association and the skilled trainers at Anderson ZurMuehlen for our Financial Management workshops this spring. These standalone training sessions will be offered in two locations:

Billings – June 5th | 9 AM – 3 PM
Missoula – June 6th | 9 AM – 3 PM

These daylong workshops focus on best practices for financial management and nonprofit budgeting,
financial policies and practices, and risk management. You will gain a better understanding of
financial accountability and internal controls to reduce the risk of errors or fraud.

Session Highlights:

Best practices in financial management
Risk management and developing controls
Interpreting financial statements and asking the right questions
Financial policies including policy templates
Best practices in nonprofit budgeting
Understanding the 990 and using it to your advantage
Updating financial management practices in light of tax reform

Before May 29th
MNA Member Organization $90
Non-Member Organization $180

After May 29th
MNA Member Organization $105
Non-Member Organization  $210

REGISTER HERE

Join Montana Nonprofit Association and the skilled trainers at Anderson ZurMuehlen for our Financial Management workshops this spring. These standalone training sessions will be offered in two locations:

Billings – June 5th | 9 AM – 3 PM
Missoula – June 6th | 9 AM – 3 PM

These daylong workshops focus on best practices for financial management and nonprofit budgeting,
financial policies and practices, and risk management. You will gain a better understanding of
financial accountability and internal controls to reduce the risk of errors or fraud.

Session Highlights:

Best practices in financial management
Risk management and developing controls
Interpreting financial statements and asking the right questions
Financial policies including policy templates
Best practices in nonprofit budgeting
Understanding the 990 and using it to your advantage
Updating financial management practices in light of tax reform

Before May 29th
MNA Member Organization $90
Non-Member Organization $180

After May 29th
MNA Member Organization $105
Non-Member Organization  $210

Executive Directors and CEOs | Monthly Calls on the second Thursday of each month at 8:00 AM | Register Here | Facebook Community

Through monthly Zoom meetings, Facebook communities, and a shared support system, MNA affinity groups will connect you to the resources, networks, and conversations that make a difference. These groups will be centered around organizational roles or training programs and facilitated by MNA staff, with guest speakers and experts brought in along the way. We will 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.

These meetings will be hosted on the Zoom platform. Register to join!

New Executive Directors and CEOs (Less than 2 years experience) | Monthly calls on the third Thursday of each month at 8:00 AM | Register Here | Facebook Community

Through monthly Zoom meetings, Facebook communities, and a shared support system, MNA affinity groups will connect you to the resources, networks, and conversations that make a difference. These groups will be centered around organizational roles or training programs and facilitated by MNA staff, with guest speakers and experts brought in along the way. We will 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.

These meetings will be hosted on the Zoom platform. Register to join!

Survival Skills for the Nonprofit Leader

Survival Skills for the Nonprofit Leader is a short-term low impact manager training program for managers and supervisors working for nonprofit organizations. Course classes take place once per month for five months and are designed to help individuals develop the skills and knowledge necessary to be an effective nonprofit manager.  Students will learn about nonprofit management, leadership, ethics, financial operations, and laws and regulations pertaining to nonprofit governance. Students will benefit from instruction by MSUB faculty and from nonprofit leaders who bring their day in, day out experiences to the learning process.

The course schedule and session topics are as follow:

Management and Leadership – 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday January 29^, 2019

• Application of ethics
• Strategies of effective governance and leadership
• Board Development
• Staff Development

HR Basics – 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday February 26, 2019

• Hiring
• Discrimination and harassment
• Corrective actions
• Distinction between private/public/ nonprofit laws

Financial Management and Budgeting – 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday March 26, 2019

• Financial management of organizational budgets
• Federal and State laws regulating nonprofits

Communication in Nonprofit Settings – 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday April 23, 2019

• Organization communication
• Persuasive communication
• Interpersonal awareness and communication

Fundraising and Advocacy – 1:00-5:00 PM Tuesday May 28, 2019

• Lobbying Laws
• Making You Case (Selling Your Impact)
• Community advocacy and Fundraising

The total cost for the program is just $400

To learn more and to Register go to  http://www.msubillings.edu/extendedcampus/nonprofit_survival.htm