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4	5 CLASSES & SERIES Board Development High Performing Boards CLASSES & SERIES Board Development High Performing Boards	6 CLASSES & SERIES Management Business Planning for Nonprofits	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14 CLASSES & SERIES Fundraising The Essentials of Fundraising Series CLASSES & SERIES Board Development High Performing Boards SPECIAL BRIEFINGS Sector Insights Webinar Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group FREE " href="index.cfm/calendar.catalog_class?typeid=7&Classid=150" >Training for PCG Organizations	15 CLASSES & SERIES Human Resources Retaining Employees in the Talent War	16	17
18	19 SPECIAL BRIEFINGS Sector Insights Webinar Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group FREE " href="index.cfm/calendar.catalog_class?typeid=7&Classid=150" >Training for PCG Organizations SPECIAL BRIEFINGS Sector Insights Webinar Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group FREE " href="index.cfm/calendar.catalog_class?typeid=7&Classid=150" >Training for PCG Organizations CLASSES & SERIES Board Development Board Chair Network CLASSES & SERIES Human Resources Creating and Reviewing Employee Manuals CLASSES & SERIES Management Business Planning for Nonprofits CLASSES & SERIES Board Development Board Roles & Responsibilities	20 CLASSES & SERIES Advocacy Advocating for Your Mission - The Basics CLASSES & SERIES Board Development Board Roles & Responsibilities	21 CLASSES & SERIES Board Development High Performing Boards CLASSES & SERIES Fundraising Building Relationships CLASSES & SERIES Management Business Planning for Nonprofits CLASSES & SERIES Board Development Effective Board Leadership	22 SPECIAL BRIEFINGS Sector Insights Webinar Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group FREE " href="index.cfm/calendar.catalog_class?typeid=7&Classid=150" >Training for PCG Organizations	23	24
25	26 CLASSES & SERIES Nonprofit Finance Budgeting for Nonprofits	27	28	29 CLASSES & SERIES Pre-Development Green Building 101 CLASSES & SERIES Pre-Development Alternative Design	30 SPECIAL BRIEFINGS Sector Insights Webinar Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group FREE " href="index.cfm/calendar.catalog_class?typeid=7&Classid=150" >Training for PCG Organizations CLASSES & SERIES Fundraising Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign?	31

Oct

05

Monday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Classes & Series | Board Development

Do you think your board could use a boost of commitment and energy? Do you wonder how to keep board members accountable? Do you wish your board had a solid recruitment and retention process? This class is ideal for organizations that want to thrive not just survive. You will learn how your board... (Register)

Webinar

TBA

Partner $25.00 / General $50.00

Oct

05

Monday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Classes & Series | Board Development

High Performing Boards

Do you think your board could use a boost of commitment and energy? Do you wonder how to keep board members accountable? Do you wish your board had a solid recruitment and retention process? This class is ideal for organizations that want to thrive not just survive. You will learn how your board... (Register)

Webinar

Mike Walsh, Vice President/Director of Public Policy, The Foraker Group

Partner $25.00 / General $50.00

Oct

06

Tuesday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Classes & Series | Management

Business Planning for Nonprofits

A sound business model is the basis of a business plan. Nonprofits are businesses with a double bottom line: mission and money. Our business plans explore all the components of nonprofit sustainability, including funding, and pay specific attention to mission-related earned income. Business... (Register)

Webinar

Mike Walsh, Vice President/Director of Public Policy, The Foraker Group

Partner $50.00 / General $100.00

Oct

14

Wednesday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Classes & Series | Fundraising

The Essentials of Fundraising Series

Class 1: The Essentials of Fundraising | Choose your Sources, Know your Role Are you interested in learning about your options for raising charitable money and how the board can be involved in the process? Do you want to know how to use special events to... (Register)

Webinar

Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group

Partner $130.00 / General $265.00

Oct

14

Wednesday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Classes & Series | Board Development

High Performing Boards

Do you think your board could use a boost of commitment and energy? Do you wonder how to keep board members accountable? Do you wish your board had a solid recruitment and retention process? This class is ideal for organizations that want to thrive not just survive. You will learn how your board... (Register)

Webinar

TBA

Partner $25.00 / General $50.00

Oct

14

Wednesday
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Special Briefings | Sector Insights

Pick.Click.Give. Program Training

Making the Most of your Participation in Pick.Click.Give. This class is ONLY for qualified organizations for the 2012 Pick.Click.Give. program. (To learn more about PIck.Click.Give., please visit (Register)

Webinar

Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group

FREE

Oct

15

Thursday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Classes & Series | Human Resources

Retaining Employees in the Talent War

Are you having trouble finding qualified applicants for vacant positions? Are you faced with the generational shift of Boomers retiring from your organization? Do you feel challenge of budget limitations for salaries and benefits? In this class we will explore a number of... (Register)

Webinar

TBA

Partner $25.00 / General $65.00

Oct

19

Monday
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Special Briefings | Sector Insights

Pick.Click.Give. Program Training

Making the Most of your Participation in Pick.Click.Give. This class is ONLY for qualified organizations for the 2012 Pick.Click.Give. program. (To learn more about PIck.Click.Give., please visit (Register)

Webinar

Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group

FREE

Oct

19

Monday
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Special Briefings | Sector Insights

Pick.Click.Give. Program Training

Making the Most of your Participation in Pick.Click.Give. This class is ONLY for qualified organizations for the 2012 Pick.Click.Give. program. (To learn more about PIck.Click.Give., please visit (Register)

Webinar

Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group

FREE

Oct

19

Monday
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Classes & Series | Board Development

Board Chair Network

Are you a chair of a board who would like to network with other board chairs? Could you use some useful techniques? This one-hour discussion, facilitated by Foraker CEO Dennis McMillian, is an opportunity for... (Register)

Webinar

TBA

Partner $10.00 / General $25.00

Oct

19

Monday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Classes & Series | Human Resources

Creating and Reviewing Employee Manuals: The Dos and Don'ts

Do you need a manual? If you have a manual now, does it provide the right information and support the organization or create potential liabilities? Employee Manuals, also called Handbooks, are quasi-legal documents. They can protect the organization or put it at risk. In this... (Register)

Webinar

TBA

Partner $35.00 / General $65.00

Oct

19

Monday
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Classes & Series | Management

Business Planning for Nonprofits

A sound business model is the basis of a business plan. Nonprofits are businesses with a double bottom line: mission and money. Our business plans explore all the components of nonprofit sustainability, including funding, and pay specific attention to mission-related earned income. Business... (Register)

Webinar

Mike Walsh, Vice President/Director of Public Policy, The Foraker Group

Partner $50.00 / General $100.00

Oct

19

Monday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Classes & Series | Board Development

Board Roles and Responsibilities

Are you looking for helpful information about your board service in a short amount of time? Do you wish you had a fuller understanding of your role as a board member or want to mentor new board candidates? Do you hold the staff leadership position and wonder how you can better partner with... (Register)

Webinar

Mike Walsh, Vice President/Director of Public Policy, The Foraker Group

Partner $100.00 / General $160.00

Oct

20

Tuesday
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Classes & Series | Advocacy

Advocating for Your Mission - The Basics

As busy nonprofit leaders, who has time for public policy or advocacy? For Alaska’s nonprofit sector, the answer is clear: everyone needs to make time! In fact, we don’t have the time NOT TO ENGAGE in policy issues. In this course, you will learn more about the... (Register)

Webinar

Mike Walsh, Vice President/Director of Public Policy, The Foraker Group

Partner $35.00 / General $65.00

Oct

20

Tuesday
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Classes & Series | Board Development

Board Roles and Responsibilities

Are you looking for helpful information about your board service in a short amount of time? Do you wish you had a fuller understanding of your role as a board member or want to mentor new board candidates? Do you hold the staff leadership position and wonder how you can better partner with... (Register)

Webinar

Mike Walsh, Vice President/Director of Public Policy, The Foraker Group

Partner $100.00 / General $160.00

Oct

21

Wednesday
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Classes & Series | Board Development

High Performing Boards

Do you think your board could use a boost of commitment and energy? Do you wonder how to keep board members accountable? Do you wish your board had a solid recruitment and retention process? This class is ideal for organizations that want to thrive not just survive. You will learn how your board... (Register)

Webinar

Mike Walsh, Vice President/Director of Public Policy, The Foraker Group

Partner $25.00 / General $50.00

Oct

21

Wednesday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Classes & Series | Fundraising

Building Relationships for Sustainable Income

Building relationships that result in long-term financial support for your organization is a primary responsibility of nonprofit boards and staff. This course is designed for people who are actively involved in fundraising or want to increase their skills in the resource development... (Register)

Webinar

Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group

FREE

Oct

21

Wednesday
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Classes & Series | Management

Business Planning for Nonprofits

A sound business model is the basis of a business plan. Nonprofits are businesses with a double bottom line: mission and money. Our business plans explore all the components of nonprofit sustainability, including funding, and pay specific attention to mission-related earned income. Business... (Register)

Webinar

Mike Walsh, Vice President/Director of Public Policy, The Foraker Group

Partner $50.00 / General $100.00

Oct

21

Wednesday
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Classes & Series | Board Development

Effective Board Leadership

Is your organization struggling with the partnership between the CEO and the board or do you just want to fine tune a good relationship? Do you want to better understand the chair’s role, or how to manage challenging board dynamics? In this class you will learn the best... (Register)

Webinar

Mike Walsh, Vice President/Director of Public Policy, The Foraker Group

Partner $35.00 / General $65.00

Oct

22

Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Special Briefings | Sector Insights

Pick.Click.Give. Program Training

Making the Most of your Participation in Pick.Click.Give. This class is ONLY for qualified organizations for the 2012 Pick.Click.Give. program. (To learn more about PIck.Click.Give., please visit (Register)

Webinar

Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group

FREE

Oct

26

Monday
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Classes & Series | Nonprofit Finance

Budgeting for Nonprofits

Do you think your organization is either too complex or too simple to create a usable budget? Do you wonder what the budget process should entail? Regardless of the size of your organization, creating a budget is an essential step in meeting your goals and accomplishing your mission.... (Register)

Webinar

TBA

Partner $25.00 / General $65.00

Oct

29

Thursday
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Classes & Series | Pre-Development

Green Building 101

Are you curious about the world of “green” buildings? Sign up for this class and learn about the basic concepts of green design and how to apply them to your facilities. This session will focus on issues related to the energy, financial and environmental aspects of... (Register)

Webinar

TBA

Partner $25.00 / General $65.00

Oct

29

Thursday
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Classes & Series | Pre-Development

Alternative Design and Construction Contracting Methods

Ready to design a new facility but not sure how to hire a design team? Confused about the options for contracting for construction? Through this class you will learn how to select, contract and work with a design team that fits your project. You will also learn the primary... (Register)

Webinar

TBA

Partner $25.00 / General $65.00

Oct

30

Friday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Special Briefings | Sector Insights

Pick.Click.Give. Program Training

Making the Most of your Participation in Pick.Click.Give. This class is ONLY for qualified organizations for the 2012 Pick.Click.Give. program. (To learn more about PIck.Click.Give., please visit (Register)

Webinar

Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group

FREE

Oct

30

Friday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Classes & Series | Fundraising

Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign?

Embarking on a capital campaign is a giant step for any organization. Before board and staff leadership makes this important decision there are critical questions that need to be answered. In this class you will: Articulate the difference and confluence of annual and capital... (Register)

Webinar

Laurie Wolf, President/CEO, The Foraker Group

Partner $35.00 / General $65.00