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CADCA's Pre-Conference DayMONDAY, February 13, 2006 8:00am – 5:00pm Financial Management Concepts for Non-Profit Organizations Presenter: Jennie Brick, Pacific Training and Resources This workshop is designed to give nonprofit managers the tools to better understand and control the financial health of their organizations. It will be divided into three sessions, covering internal systems, financial statements, and allocations. Participants are encouraged to bring reports and questions from their own organizations. SESSION
1 SESSION 2
Financial Statements for Non-Finance People Or "Why Didn't I Pay
Attention In Algebra Class?" MONDAY, February 13, 2006 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Fundraising Methods and Strategies Presenter: Bill J. Harrison, CFRE, Arizona State University Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management Fundraising Basics (60 minutes) This program is a perfect introduction to the rest of the sessions – it will assure that all participants are “on the same page.” Participants will learn the following: The language of fundraising Why people give , The costs associated with fundraising, A detailed explanation of the Pyramid of Giving and the various kinds of fundraising activities. Special Events ( 90 minutes) This program will give the participants a comprehensive understanding of special events, how they are created, executed and improved on year after year. Participants will learn the following: The pros and cons of special events , The five fundamental benefits of a special event, The fifteen steps to a successful event, Participants will be challenged, in small groups, to create a “perfect special event. Courting Corporate Sponsors (60 minutes) This workshop will provide the participants with the information they need to find, cultivate, solicit and maintain corporate sponsors. Participants will learn the following: The importance of corporate sponsors; Conducting an internal audit to prepare for corporate solicitations; How to contact prospective corporations; How to write corporate sponsorship proposals; How to provide corporate sponsors with dynamic recognition;How to protect your organization if a corporate sponsorship goes sour. Major Gifts ( 90 minutes) This workshop is a comprehensive overview of major gifting programs and how they can be developed. Participants will learn the following: Types of major gifts, Removing the myths of major gifts solicitations, The six critical steps to the successful development of a major gifts program, The twelve critical facts about major donors, How to find, contact, solicit and recognize major donors, Important listening techniques, Participants will be challenged, in small groups, to ask for a major gift. Donor Recognition (60 minutes) This workshop will provide the participants with a thorough understanding of the importance of thanking philanthropic donors. Participants will learn the following: How to create a thank you letter; Where to find many types of recognition products;The value of a recognition display and how it's developed; How to create a recognition plan; How to create recognition policies and procedures; Participants will be challenged to make recognition decisions about actual gift scenarios. The Ethics of Fundraising (60 minutes) This valuable and popular session will provide the participants with the information they need to make ethical decisions not only in fundraising, but also in all aspects of their organizational governance. Participants will learn: The three choices they have when confronted with an ethical dilemma; Seven questions to address ethical dilemmas; The six potential ethical abuses that are common in fundraising. The participants, in small groups, will make decisions on actual fundraising ethical dilemmas. MONDAY, February 13, 2006 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Obtaining Research Funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH): Keys to Successful Grantwriting Presenters: Lucinda Miner, Ph.D. and Elizabeth B. Robertson, Ph.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Jeanne Poduska, Sc.D., American Institutes for Research, and Evelyn Yang, MA, CADCA’s National Coalition Institute
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will sponsor this
workshop on successful grantwriting Learning Objectives: 1. Better understand local and regional variation in methamphetamine abuse. 2. Learn about sources of data on methamphetamine abuse. 3. Learn about two evidence-based behavioral treatments for methamphetamine abuse. MONDAY, February 13, 2006 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Join
Together National Panel Examines State Alcohol and Drug Systems - HEARING
State
substance-abuse agencies typically had the ear of governors and key policymakers
at the height of the War on Drugs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Today,
however, few states retain cabinet-level agencies dedicated to alcohol
and other drug treatment and prevention. Responding to this trend, a policy
panel convened by Join Together will determine which state organizational
and financial structures most effectively deliver prevention and treatment
services. Community coalitions will have an opportunity to provide their
input during a hearing held at CADCA´s National Leadership Forum
in Washington, D.C. in February.
MONDAY, February 13, 2006 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Coalition Evaluation – What Comes After the Basics? Presenter: Jeffrey Stowell, President, Community Systems Group, Lawrence, Kansas While most coalitions have an evaluation the majority find it hard to use this evaluation data to improve their work and gain needed resources. This session outlines what coalitions can do to fine tune their evaluation to insure that the data they collect is useful and can help them gain support. Participants will learn how to conduct the three essential parts of any coalition evaluation including how to document their coalition's work. A three step process for insuring that the information your evaluation produces will actually help you gain resources will be taught. Participants will have the opportunity to apply the tools and ideas taught in a workshop format and discuss their work with peers for critique and feedback. Outline:
• Five functions of evaluation. • Improvement • Coordination • Accountability • Celebration • Sustainability • Three parts of any coalition evaluation • The outcomes (Target) • i. The ultimate outcome sought by the team • ii. The root causes for why this problem exists • iii. The local conditions that maintain root causes • The intervention (Ammo) • i. The outputs of coalition work that are intended to change local conditions and address root causes. • ii. Community change is a key coalition output. • iii. Services provided are typical coalition outputs. • iv. Coalitions generate resources. • v. Media coverage of the coalition and its issues is important. • The results (The Score) • i. Contribution vs. attribution as the goal of evaluation • ii. How to conduct an analysis of contribution • Using evaluation results to improve and sustain coalition work. • Begin with the end in mind – specific audiences • Understand their interests – concrete questions • Communicate in a relevant manner – useful reporting • i. Matching language to the audience • ii. Reporting at the right time • iii. Selecting appropriate data • iv. Creating opportunities to fine tune reports
Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to list the five functions of evaluation. 2. Participants will be able to identify the root causes and relevant local conditions for their targeted outcomes. 3. Participants will be able to document their coalition's work to reduce substance use. 4. Participants will be able to use these data with local audiences and funders to improve and sustain their coalition's work. Monday, February 13, 2006 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm "Planning and Sustaining Environmental Strategies – What Coalitions Need to Know" Presenters: Mary V. Gordon, Mary Jo Vazquez, William Patterson, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation's (PIRE); Penny Norton, Facing Alcohol Concerns through Education (FACE) As community coalitions, researchers, and concerned citizens turn their attention to “what works” in prevention, the need for science-based prevention strategies has never been stronger. Environmental prevention practices have the potential to change the underlying economic, legal, and cultural processes of community systems that contribute to substance abuse. These practices represent an important prevention tool; however, the concept is not widely understood. This workshop is designed to increase the participant's skill level and understanding of environmental prevention practices (i.e. use of law enforcement, media and youth) and share effective strategies on how coalitions can address AOD problems from an environmental standpoint. Learning Objectives: To introduce the concept of environmental prevention and clarify the difference between individually focused prevention and environmental prevention; To discuss the importance of taking an environmental approach to addressing AOD problems; To introduce the 4 Ps of prevention as a tool for analyzing community AOD environments; To provide participants an inter-active opportunity to examine their own community/region with an “environmental” perspective; To provide concrete examples of effective community prevention strategies; To review the costs of alcohol-related problems; To discuss effective science-based strategies to reduce AOD-related problems; To discuss how coalitions fit into the environmental prevention model. MONDAY, February 13, 2006 1:00pm – 5:00pm Crank It Up! Successful Strategies for Adressing Methamphetamine in Your Community Presenter: Cristi Cain, Kansas Methamphetamine Project Methamphetamine is an epidemic in communities across the United States , making it essential for community coalitions to have current information and proven strategies for addressing this devastating problem. This session will provide participants with an overview of the impact of methamphetamine use and manufacture across the country, as well as current meth-related trends. Participants will leave the session with a firm understanding of current strategies for addressing methamphetamine use, including Drug Endangered Children programs, advocacy/legislation, and retail strategies. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will learn how to assess the scope of the meth problem in their own communities; 2. Participants will learn key strategies to address methamphetamine usage; 3. Participants will gain knowledge about replicating effective strategies in their communities. MONDAY, February 13, 2006 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Community Coalitions and Student Assistance Programs: Building the Bridge Between Schools, Families and Community Presenters: Lee Rush, Executive Director, National Student Assistance Association; Jo Ann Burkholder, Loudon County Schools (VA); Nancy Hans, Roanoke County Prevention Council Coordinator (VA) This session highlights the framework of Student Assistance with emphasis on the nine components of a comprehensive Student Assistance Program (SAP). Special emphasis will be placed on the value of a SAP collaborating with their community's prevention coalition. You will learn specific steps to take that will help bridge the gap that often exists between schools and the community's they are located in. As part of this seminar, strategies and stories will be shared from coalition leaders that will highlight successful collaborations. Come and learn more about working with schools in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) era and understand ways to communicate with school officials so they will perceive working with community coalitions as a positive contribution to help them meet their NCLB goals. Please visit this page often to view updates to workshop information.
Monday, Feb 13, 2006 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Everything You Wanted to Know about the Drug Free Communities Support Program National Evaluation and How to Get the Most Out of It Presenters: DeWitt Webster, Managing Associate and David Chavis, Principal Associate/CEO, Association for the Study and Development of Community The purpose of this workshop is to help strengthen participants' understanding of the National Evaluation and the capacity of DFC grantees to participate in it. Members of the Drug Free Community Support Program National Evaluation are the workshop leaders and will provide an overview of the evaluation plan, including guiding questions, the data collection and analysis strategy, and what can be learned form this effort. A key component of the workshop will be training on the DFC Guide for Reporting the Four Core Measures , the guide developed to help grantees accurately collect data on the four core measures required by SAMSHA. There will be facilitated discussions on adapting existing questions, including measures in existing school based surveys, selection of target areas, shared learning, and general group problem solving. Time will be allocated for additional assistance for local evaluation needs and participants will be encouraged to use workshop leaders and other participants as resources.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
• Describe the data collection, analysis and reporting requirements for the DFCSP cross site evaluation • Define the four core measures and determine how the questionnaire their coalition uses meets those core measures. • Identify participants who share similar data collection and analysis challenges for long term information sharing. (Please check back frequently for additional listings) |
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