NonprofitWebinars: Season 10

The spring 2012 season of Wednesday Webinars will launch this week. Since January 2010 we have offered free weekly professional development presentations for staff and trustees of nonprofits. Over that time we have had more than 30,000 registrations, including attendees from all 50 states and 6 continents. In their evaluations attendees frequently volunteer that the webinar was one of the best they have attended, free or not.

Webinars are offered every Wednesday at 1:00 Eastern / 10:00 Pacific & 3:00 Eastern / noon Pacific. For more information or to register for any of the webinars, go to http://bit.ly/SyPwebinars.

This season we have an even split between new presenters and veterans (about a dozen of each), and a lot of new topics, especially in the area of organizational development. While we are still finalizing a few of the late May sessions, here’s what we have to date:

March 21
So You Want To Be A Social Entrepreneur? (Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Social Media for Nonprofits)
Collaborating with Partners on Joint Grants (Dalya F. Massachi, Writing for Community Success)

March 28
Recognizing and Cultivating Trust in Networks (Kate Pugh, AlignConsulting)
Everything You Wanted to Know about Face-to-Face Solicitation but Were Afraid to Ask (David Mersky, Mersky, Jaffe Associates)

April
A Business Paradigm for Social Impact (Jon Firger, Newton Community Service Center)
Before You Hire an Architect—& Then How to Do It (Sam Frank, Synthesis Partnership)
Appreciative Governance: Engagement and Innovation Throughout The Organization (Bernard Mohr, Innovation Partners International & Neil Samuels, Profound Conversations)
After the Gift: Build A Satisfied, Loyal Donor Base (Tina Cincotti, Funding Change)
Nonprofit Advocacy: Lobbying & Election-Related Activities for 501(c)(3)s (Emily Chan & Gene Takagi, NEO Law Group)
Social Media Fundraising: Past Present and Future (Ehren Foss, HelpAttack!)
Structuring Meetings to Get Work Done (Rick Lent, Meeting for Results)
Generating Corporate Support (Lewis Flax, Flax Associates)

May
Building Real Teams: A Leadership Perspective (Bob Greene, Bob Greene Coaching and Consulting)
Video: YouTube & Facebook (Roberto Mighty, Celestial Media)
Managing Disruptive Employee Behaviors (Jamie Resker, Employee Performance Solutions)
How to Get Out of the Muck & Back Into Your Mission (Kirsten M. Bullock, Bullock Consulting Inc.)
Building Your Marketing Communications Team (Michele Levy, Brand Strategy Consultant)
Mediation Skills for Managers (Claudette Rowley, Metavoice)
Grant Writing 102 (Hillel Bromberg, FUEL)

June
Managing Stress (Gil Lazan, Amauta International)
Cultural Competency (Judy Freiwirth, Nonprofit Solutions)
Liars, Cheats, & Thieves: Practical Internal Control Solutions for Nonprofits (Susan Hammond, scHammond Advisors)
Engaging Every Generation (Emily Davis, EDA Consulting)