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Re-NEW Brooklyn Schedule: 2007
Leadership Initiative Peer Advisory Seminar BEDC FREE. A six month, six session peer advisory board for executive directors and high level staff facilitated by an experienced private consultant. The consultant, Linda Hurwitz, will lead monthly group meetings to discuss best practices and also meet with each group individually to deal with their specific issues. Strategic Board Development BEDC FREE. A two-hour workshop run by the Volunteer Consulting Group focusing on how to develop and improve your Board of Directors. The meeting is meant for Executive Directors and their Board Chairs. Business Ventures for Nonprofit Organizations BEDC FREE. Run by the Lawyers Alliance of New York, this free workshop will provide an overview of the different legal structures available to nonprofits that are looking to participate in business ventures and commercial activities. Quarterly CEDC Meeting BEDC FREE. Come hear a variety of speakers address issues of interest to the Brooklyn nonprofit community. Tentative topics include developments at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the Gowanus Canal, the Initiative for a Competitive Brooklyn, and bringing blood drives to your community. The Essentials of Nonprofit Fundraising BEDC FREE. Attend this exciting workshop to hear grant-makers, corporate executives and successful nonprofits present their perspective on how to raise funds for your nonprofit organization. Participants will include representatives from the Independence Foundation, Housing Works, and JP Morgan Chase. Website Development and Technology Applications for Nonprofits BEDC FREE. Come hear two technology consultants for nonprofits, Neil Levin and Stephen Musgrave, teach you everything you need to know about starting or improving your organization’s website. This workshop will involve a step-by-step guide to setting up a website, finding a designer, and choosing the right products, services, and applications to suit your organization’s needs. Co-sponsored by the Boricua College Small Business Development Center.
Taking your Merchants Association to the “Next Level” BEDC FREE. What is the best way to organize merchants, improve quality of living and revitalize commercial corridors? Attend this workshop to hear a variety of successful BIDs, Merchant Associations, and Local Development Corporations share their best practices and offer pragmatic suggestions on how to work with your merchants to make your community thrive. The Best “Main Street”: A Best-Practices Workshop on Commercial Corridor Improvement BEDC FREE. What should a revitalized streetscape look like? What assets and products are available to improve lighting, seating, and sanitation in your neighborhood? Come hear a panel of architects and consultants speak about the work that is being done on commercial corridor improvement in New York and beyond.
Nonprofit Technology 101: Using Excel to Streamline your Bookkeeping BEDC FREE. Come to this free workshop to learn how using Microsoft Excel can improve and enhance the way your nonprofit functions.
Quarterly CEDC Meeting BEDC FREE. Come to this meeting to learn about Redefining Economic Development-NYC, an initiative of many community organizations working together to create a shared vision for the city’s growth. This meeting will also feature a presentation on KeySpan Energy's Cinderella Storefront Improvement Grants. Click here for more information.
Quarterly CEDC Meeting BEDC FREE. ome to this meeting to learn about several public and nonprofit organizations that are looking for community partners to work with on their initiatives. This meeting will feature presentations from the NYC DOT's Public Plaza Initiative, the Project for Public Spaces, the Citizens Committee for New York City, and the New York Green Building Council. Click here for more information.
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