Minnesota Council of Nonprofits: Upcoming Virtual Events & Webinars

Navigating Accounting and Financial Impacts on Nonprofits

Thursday | July 23 | 2 – 4 p.m. | Virtual – Live/Online
$35 for members / $55 for nonmembers
Maintaining the financial health of any nonprofit is a challenge even before you factor in the specific aspects of your organization at any time, but it is exceptionally challenging during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

How should PPP loans be accounted for by nonprofits? What are the implications of the CARES Act for a single audit? How can you create a recovery plan to help your nonprofit manage a major disruption in operations? This workshop aims to address these questions and to help the nonprofit community as we think about audit preparation and financial statements considering the continuing uncertainty with COVID-19.

Storytelling for Grantseekers

Thursday | August 27 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Virtual – Live/Online
$35 for members / $55 for nonmembers
Join this virtual workshop to explore the power of storytelling in grantseeking. Participants will hear, reflect on, and discuss several impactful stories from the presenter while also briefly exploring the work of Marshall Ganz through a writing exercise that uses Ganz’s model of storytelling: The story of self, the story of us, and the story of now.

Greater MN Virtual Networking: Civic Engagement in Outstate MN

Tuesday | July 21 | 1:45 – 1 p.m.
Virtual – Live Online | FREE for everyone
What does Civic Engagement mean to you and your nonprofit? Civic Engagement can take many forms. Join West Central Regional Coordinator as we talk about what Civic Engagement looks like in outstate Minnesota.

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Cup of Joe with Joe

Tuesdays | 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Virtual – Live/Online | FREE for everyone
Join Joe Pederson, West Central Regional Coordinator, over coffee during this virtual drop-in office hour. Joe will be available to answer your nonprofit questions, provide resources, and offer referrals.

July 21 | Strategic Planning
July 28 | Civic Engagement

Tea with Terri

Tuesdays | 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Virtual – Live/Online | FREE
Join Terri Allred, MCN’s greater Minnesota and Southeast regional coordinator, for tea during this virtual drop-in office hour. Terri will be available to answer your nonprofit questions, provide resources, and offer referrals.

July 22 | Self Care
July 29 | ED/Board Communications

Agility for Good: Prioritizing When Everything Is Important

Thursday | July 23 | 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Virtual – Live/Online
$45 for members / $65 for nonmembers
The art of prioritization is one of the superpowers of effective leaders. However, when you’ve already stripped away the low-hanging fruit and you are left with ten number-1 priorities, it can seem impossible to prioritize further. Prioritization becomes even more critical when everything is important and change is happening fast. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll get the real work of prioritization done.

Beginner Grantwriting

Tuesday | August 4 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Virtual – Live/Online
$89 for members/ $139 for nonmembers
Many people who work in nonprofits find themselves in the position of “accidental grantwriter” and do not feel fully equipped for the challenge. Designed for nonprofit professionals with less than one year of experience with the skill, this training will provide content and resources to deepen participants’ knowledge of and skills in grantwriting.

Building an Effective Nonprofit Board of Directors

Thursday | June 25 | 1 – 4 p.m. | Virtual – Live/Online
$50 for members / $80 for nonmembers
Designed for both experience for both experienced and new executives, staff, board members and volunteers, this workshop will provide an essential refresher for those more experienced as well as an important orientation for those newer to board development.

Agility for Good: Emerging Strategy

Thursday | August 6 | 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Virtual – Live/Online |
$45 for members / $65 for nonmembers
Strategic planning is an important part of organizational leadership, but there is often tension between planning ahead and responding to what’s emerging. You can infuse agility into your strategic planning cycle right now without losing momentum. It is possible to welcome uncertainty without giving up on planning.

Greater MN Virtual Networking:
Creating a Trauma-Informed Workplace

Thursday | August 6 | Noon – 1 p.m.
Virtual – Live/Online | FREE
Whether we want to or not, we are all managing trauma in our workplaces. Join Terri Allred for an overview of several trauma-informed workplace principles appropriate for all nonprofits. Learn how to implement these principles in your workplace.

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