Join us at FUNd – Fundraisers Using Networking Dynamically.  This FREE program gives you the chance to connect with other nonprofits and take away useful ideas during the lunch hour!  Bring your own brownbag lunch.  We meet in the Main Library Auditorium, on the second floor.

Please register in advance by calling (937) 463-2665 or contacting the Grants Specialist.

The Dayton Foundation’s Top Five Drivers of Success for Nonprofits   September 8, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm

No other organization has as wide-ranging experience with Greater Dayton’s nonprofit sector as The Dayton Foundation.  Do not miss this thought-provoking presentation by Michael M. Parks, President of The Dayton Foundation, and Joseph B. Baldasare, CFRE, its Vice President-Development.  You will gain insight into five characteristics that all nonprofit organizations should foster so we can achieve the greatest possible community impact. 

October 13, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Building Your Best Board

Pam Bruns, President of The Cause Consultancy, will share her expertise on organizing and activating your nonprofit board—and of course, getting the board involved in fundraising.  The Cause Consultancy has helped to raise more than $250 million through small to mid-sized campaigns, and millions more through other fundraising programs, since it was founded in 1994.

November 10, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Case Studies in Collaboration

An African proverb says: “If you want to go fast, go alone.  If you want to go far, go together.”  We’re organizing a Q&A panel discussion with nonprofit leaders who have made collaboration work for their organizations.  Panelists include Dr. Robert C. Walker, Executive Director of the Wesley Community Center, Don Vermillion, Director of Public Projects for the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community at the University of Dayton, and Montgomery County Health Commissioner Jim Gross, speaking about the coalition behind GetUp Montgomery County.

December 15, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Results Now for Nonprofits

Is there a way to transform an ordinary agency into a great one? To create powerful strategy, operations and governance that together deliver exceptional results? And be quick and practical too?  That’s the idea behind Results Now for Nonprofits, a forthcoming book by Mark Light, MBA, Ph.D.  Dr. Light will share a clear step-by-step method that your nonprofit can use to construct a top-quality strategic plan.  Mark Light is president and founder of First Light Group.  He teaches at the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case Western Reserve University, writes a regular column for the Nonprofit Quarterly, and served for fifteen seasons as president of the Victoria Theatre Association.

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