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1 Million Cups presents Positive Women for Change Kia Stearn

Kia Stearn is the founder of an emerging nonprofit, Positive Women for Change (PW4C), which empowers underserved women and helps them get back on the road to financial security. Kia, who founded PW4C, knows how critical 1:1 financial training can be to help people reach modest—but critical—financial goals. Learn about her struggles and successes in creating this new nonprofit, ask a question, share your experience, and offer assistance. 1 Million Cups —a weekly event for local entrepreneurs and nonprofits to meet and present their startups to the thriving peer network of founders in Madison.​

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Communication Matrix Matt Nelson

What's the heart of your communication style? In this 2.5 hour, interactive workshop, you will learn to identify your natural comunication style, as well as the communication styles of your co-workers, friends, and family. We'll get to the heart of how we really interact at a core level with those around us and we'll be sharing specific strategies and language that can lead to more effective communication in every aspect on one's life.

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Introduction to Finding Grants Ellen Jacks

Do you know the 10 most important things you need to know to find grants for your organization? This hands-on workshop will provide you access not just to these ten important tips and tools, but give you experience using the Foundation Center's flagship database of potential funders. If there is enough time, you'll also be introduced to the other databases such as Foundation Maps and the Wisconsin Foundations database.

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Who’s the Boss? Joint Decision Making Deborah DeNure

How well does your organization communicate? What biases influence your decision-making practices and are their communication gaps? This workshop will allow you to understand how communication diversity can impact your personal and organizational decision making. Attend this workshop if you would like to help your board and volunteers collaborate, outperform organizational expectations and save time. 

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1 Million Cups presents Positive Women for Change Kia Stearn

Kia Stearn is the founder of an emerging nonprofit, Positive Women for Change (PW4C), which empowers underserved women and helps them get back on the road to financial security. Kia, who founded PW4C, knows how critical 1:1 financial training can be to help people reach modest—but critical—financial goals. Learn about her struggles and successes in creating this new nonprofit, ask a question, share your experience, and offer assistance. 1 Million Cups —a weekly event for local entrepreneurs and nonprofits to meet and present their startups to the thriving peer network of founders in Madison.​

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Get the Most Out of Networking: Networking 101 Van Nutt

Conference attendance is often a 50/50 proposition between networking and skills-building. Truly connecting with the people that you meet can provide value well beyond the day and makes the day more enjoyable. Participate in this entertaining, engaging, and energizing morning session that will allow you to feel comfortable networking and put your skills into play at the Madison Nonprofit Day Conference. Why flounder when you can fly? We will talk about planning, preparation, action and follow up.

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Intentional Efforts: Board Diversity Desmond Webster

In this session we will present the challenges that our organization, Forward Community Investments, faced when we diversified our Board of Directors. The journey has not been easy. There have been considerable consequences and benefits because of this decision.

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Recruiting & Keeping Loyal Volunteers Shawn Steen

Do you have a successful, engaged, volunteer program with long-term volunteers? Loyal, long-term volunteers are out there, but you have to find them, manage them, and set them on a path to success. Learn how to recruit and manage volunteers who will increase you agency's capacity by doing 'good work'. This workshop will cover steps from the entire volunteer life-cycle— writing the position description to doing exit surverys.

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Use Google Analytics to Improve Your Website Yesenia Sotelo

Say goodbye to being overwhelmed by the information in Google Analytics. Learn what each data point is actually telling us about the areas of our website that need improving.

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Effective Fundraising Jerritt Johnston

We all know fundraising is an essential to nonprofits. This session will provide you with tools to engage all levels of your organization in fundraising.

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The Secret to Engagement Deb Wisniewski

"Engagement" is one of the hottest topics in the nonprofit world. How do we engage board members, volunteers, community members and program participants? The answer is both simple and complex. Join us for this interactive session on how to engage people.

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Developing Resilience Jeffrey Russell

While the stress of life takes its toll on many of us, there is a pathway to strengthening our capacities for dealing with life’s uncertainties. Explore the qualities of resilient people and learn how to develop this capacity in ourselves and others.

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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Katie Belanger

Technology has forever changed the way we work. And with more virtual teams, technology is also quickly becoming the foundation of our organizations. Using technology to support and engage your team is of utmost importance. But with the rapidly changing pace of technology combined with the onslaught of emails, texts, and apps how do you make technology work for you?

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Keynote Session - Transformative Action Barbara Harrington-McKinney

The Keynote speaker for the 2016 Madison Nonprofit Day Conference is Alder District 1, Madison Common Council, renown community leader and social justice advocate, educator, and entrepreneur, Barbara Harrington-McKinney. Barbara moved to Madison to take care of her son, beloved news anchor Mike McKinney who died of cancer.

Barbara has since created her own legacy here in Madison. A social justice advocate, she has been passionate about Restorative Justice. Barbara has also spent time utilizing her two Master’s degrees— a Master’s in Business Administration from Fontbonne University, and a Master’s in Public Policy Administration & Policy Analysis from Southern Illinois University. She has worked as an investment advisor and educator. “I have a deep passionate love for people,” say Harrington-McKinney.

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Building Relationships as Introverts Kayla Thomas

Being an introvert should be an asset not a disadvantage. However, some introverted traits don't directly correlate to successful relationship building. Hear from two self-proclaimed introverts on successful strategies we have implemented to build and maintain lasting success in communications and development in the non-profit sector.

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Podcast and Content Creation Jeffrey Powers

Learn more about podcast and media creation for nonprofits— from how to keep costs low, have fun, and avoid harming your nonprofit status.

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Financially Strong Nonprofits Scott R Haumersen

“One that has sufficient liquidity and reserves to weather any financial instability, and one that plans for growth and its future, utilizing a financial team that understands the numbers and has the right tools and strategy.” In this session you will learn what it takes to be one!

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How to use data to take action Rebecca Reyes

Explore five ways you can use your data to work more strategically and take action.You'll work with real-world examples of how data was used to improve nonprofit communications. You’ll learn how to connect your data with your goals, identify problem areas and new opportunities, and discover audience interests.

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Brand Strategy on a Budget Amber Swenor

Is your nonprofit's brand competitive? Learn how to position your organization to capture the attention you need. Nonprofits compete alongside local businesses, national brands, multi-million dollar corporations, and each other for attention. This session will help you more clearly defined Brand Positioning Statement and better understand how to make your brand vision a reality.

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Unconsious Bias at Work Joe Hankey

Unconscious bias impacts our daily lives in significant, but hardly noticeable ways. From the selection of board members to the hiring of staff, unconscious bias has a way of creeping into important organizational decisions. Combat the role that unconscious bias has in your workplace.

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Navigating Change Melanie Schmidt

Change is constant. This session provides you with a basis for navigating change by attending to the transition involved with bringing your people from where they are to where they need to be.

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Intergeneration Workplaces Theresa Balsiger

We are experiencing an unprecedented shift in the workplace. For the first time in history, we have four generations working together. Each generation brings with them unique backgrounds, nuances, motivators, views about technology, and ideas about the role their employer has in their lives.

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Rock Your Special Events! Mariah Miller

Almost every nonprofit needs to produce an event at some point. This engaging, hands-on workshop explores opportunities and challenges of producing an effective grassroots or community-based event on a low budget. From marketing and collaboration to community engagement and budgeting, have fun while exploring event production.

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The Power of Connection Megan Watt

Discover a new take on networking and learn what it really means and how simple it is to implement. Research shows us that 80% of what need to accomplish a goal, already exists in our current network. This session illustrates the importance of connecting with others and how to use a giving mindset when doing so.

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Introduction to Proposal Writing Ellen Jacks

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of writing a proposal for your nonprofit organization. Topics in this introductory overview to the proposal writing process includes: key components of a proposal, proposal packaging, contacting the funder, and follow-up. While this workshop is focused on writing a proposal to a foundation, there are many components that can be transferred to other funder types.

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On Being a Nonprofit Executive Director Crystel Anders

What is it really like to be a nonprofit executive director? Many folks aspire to become one. Ask questions and learn lessons from the following executive directors:

Gain a better understanding of what it means to lead a nonprofit organization.​

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Producing Great Content for Social Media Josh Klemons

Decipher the difference between created vs curated posts and learn how to use each to effectively. Gain an understanding of how to use social media not to sell, but build your brand and presence. This workshop has a high-level of interaction and hands-on experience.

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Technology for Collaboration Alyssa Kenney

Learn about technology tools, apps and services that support effective collaboration, better communication and project management. Overview and case studies of collaboration and productivity tools like Yammer, Smartsheets, Asana, Basecamp, google apps and more.

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Inclusive Fundraising Deborah A. Biddle

Explore fundraising practices and examine cultural competency to reach diverse populations that might support nonprofits. Gain insights from Diversity in Giving, an analysis of giving habits and priorities of African-American, Asian, and Hispanic donors, and learn how the findings can guide organizations toward a more inclusive and effective fundraising approach.

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Endurance Leadership Jerritt Johnston

In this high-speed world it is difficult to effectively lead for long-term success. Drawing on lessons from adventurers, endurance athletes and leaders this interactive workshop encourages participants to look at leadership differently. Want to increase short-term successes while building your team for the future? Join us for this workshop.

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Organizational Capacity Gail Nordheim

This interactive session is designed to help attendees understand and consider the importance of organizational capacity (such as HR, planning, financial management, board management, etc.) to their organization's success. Attendees work together to identify capacity-related challenges faced by their organizations and to brainstorm innovative approaches to capacity development.

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Major Giving: Best Practices & Common Mistakes Brent A. Hafele, M.A.

Is your organization prepared for a major giving campaign? Few things will have as positive an impact in helping your organization leap forward as becoming good at securing major gives. Learn five best practices as well as five common mistakes that can tip the balance between success and failure. In this workshop, you'll learn the single most important thing you can do to make your organization more successful in major giving fundraising.

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Shifting Stories Lisa Dugdale

The stories we tell ourselves about how the world works can bring us joy and ease, or they can make us suffer. Shifting the stories we tell can help our organizations thrive and our lives serve a greater purpose. Learn how to identify what stories and thoughts aren't serving you, and practice techniques for shifting them.

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Navigate the News Kay-Tee Olds

There’s no disputing that if an organization wants to be seen and heard, they need to navigate the sometimes complicated waters of social media. What may be overlooked these days though, is the power that traditional media still holds. In this session, Kay-Tee Olds will cover the keys of a combined media strategy to stand out in a competitive marketplace, including how to be relevant on social media. Tips on how to get traditional media coverage through press releases and developing relationships with reporters will also be addressed.

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A Moment with Instagram

Affordable Internet Alyssa Kenney

Computers and connectivity are essential from school to work, yet thousands of Dane County households lack access. If your nonprofit works with households without computers or internet access, come learn how you make digital inclusion affordable and accessible to them now.

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Facebook Live Josh Klemons

Hands on with Facebook Live. Join Josh Klemons with this quick and fruitful hands-on workshop for Facebook Live.

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Feedback in a Flash

Supervision is getting work done through others. But what if the work done isn’t what you expected? Practice one tried and true method for giving constructive feedback to paid (or unpaid!) staff. It’s a learned skill—the more you do it, the easier it gets.​

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Know Your Conflict Style Lisa Dugdale

How do you handle conflict? All of us have particular ways in which we deal with conflict. How we handle challenging decisions can greatly impact our lives— both personal and professional. Learn what your current conflict style is and develop strategies for more positive and healthy methods of coping with conflict.

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LinkedIn in 15 Minutes Kristin Johnston?

Can you learn how to make LinkedIn work for you in 15 Minutes? Kristin S. Johnson an award-winning resume writer, plans to give it a shot. In this flash session you'll learn why having a great LinkedIn profile is an essential in today's job market and some tips on how to improve your profile. There will also be up-to an additional 15 minutes of question and answers.

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Meetup for Marketing Emily Blankenship

Lean in a flash how you can use Meetup.com to connect with cause-based groups, promote events, and discover new community partners. Within 30 minutes, you'll learn from a highly successful Meetup user how you and your nonprofit can use the tool and service to further your success.

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Be invigorated. Join us for the Day.

Take over Monona Terrace. Join a small army of activists and advocates for social good, as they grow their passion, share their experience, and learn the skills needed to do good, better. It'll be you, your crew, and 600+ social and civic leaders. Awesome.