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-june 2009

2009
workshop
catalog plan
improve

strengthen

succeed

grow

When nonprofits succeed, communities profit.

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Calendar of Events 1
What to Attend 2

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Planning & Purpose 3
Fundraising
Financial
Management
Transparency &
Accountability
Strategic Alliances
& Programmatic
4

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“The Mississippi Center for Nonprofits “
provides strong sector leadership at local,
state and national levels. They consistently
offer quality workshops and conferences
Effectiveness 8 and have a talented, service-oriented staff
In-the-Know who deliver on their commitments.”
Webinar Series 9
— Donna Alexander, Executive Director
Member of the United Way of South MS
Resource Guide 10
Registration Form 11
Upcoming Conferences
Inside Back Cover

Get in the Center of it All!

Your organization’s success is our organization’s mission. We serve, strengthen, and support all type of
organizations as the state’s only nonprofit management resource center.
As a member of the Center, you become part of a statewide network of nonprofit organizations work-
ing together to help and better Mississippians and our communities. You are also able to attend the
valuable workshops found in this catalog at over half-off the regular cost!
Mississippi Center for Nonprofits’ workshops provide nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers
with the tools and resources they need to develop their abilities in ten diverse areas, including plan-
ning and purpose, financial management, and fundraising. Participants will also gain practical skills to
improve the effectiveness and excellence of their organizations.
Our workshops are taught by a team of professionals, ranging from consultants to CFOs to executive
directors, who have experience working with all types of nonprofit organizations, from grassroots to
well-established. Our team reflects the diversity of the sector as well.
Get to know us better by visiting our Member Resource Guide on page 10. You can also register and
get in the Center of it all on page 11.
Visit us at www.msnonprofits.org to learn more about membership with the Center and how it can
benefit your organization.

When nonprofits succeed, communities profit.

921 North President Street, Suite C | Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: 601-968-0061 | Fax: 601-352-8820
Website: www.msnonprofits.org | Email: mcn@msnonprofits.org
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2009

calendar
How to Register
january april for Our Workshops
21 – Understanding Changes to 7 – Getting Started: Establishing
the New 990 ITK WEB a 501(c)(3) PP JAC • Register online at www.
msnonprofits.org OR
14-15 – A Step-by-Step Guide to
february Grant-writing FND GC • Fax or mail a registra-
tion form (see pg. 13) to
3 – Getting Started: Establishing 30 – Excellence in Action: The 601-352-8820 or 921 N.
a 501(c)(3) Abbv. PP HER
3rd Northeast MS Conference President Street, Suite C,
for Nonprofits CONF TUP Jackson, MS 39202
10 – Playing by the Rules: Legal
Compliance for Nonprofits
TA JAC may PLEASE REGISTER AT
LEAST 2 WEEKS PRIOR
12 – Show Me the Money 5 – The Art of Partnering: TO THE SCHEDULED
FND CLE Using Collaboration to Make an WORKSHOP DATE.
A workshop may be
19 – Using Outcomes Impact SA CLE
cancelled if the minimum
Measurement to Better Your 6 – Using GrantStation.com to enrollment requirement is
Programs PE GC Identify the Right Grant-makers
not met in time.
20 – Finding the Funds: ITK WEB

Effective Grant-seeking FND GC 7 – Beyond the Basics: Advanced

Legend
25 – Creative Ways to Reduce Financial Management for
Nonprofits FM JAC CLE – Cleveland
Costs for a Stronger Bottom
Line ITK WEB 7 – Using Technology to CONF – Conference
Manage Your $$: QuickBooks FM – Financial
Management
march Operations II FM JAC
14-16 – Nonprofit Congress
FND – Fundraising
GC – Gulf Coast
5 – Excellence in Action: The CONF NO
HER – Hernando
2nd East MS Conference for
ITK – In-the-Know
Nonprofits CONF MER
10-11 – A Step-by-Step Guide to june JAC – Jackson
MER – Meridian
Grant-writing FND JAC 3-5 – Reinventing Mississippi: NO – New Orleans
19 – Creating Your Marketing The Conference for Nonprofits PE – Programmatic
& Volunteers CONF JAC Effectiveness
Plan TA CLE

25 – 403(b) Retirement Plan 25 – Getting Started: PP – Planning & Purpose

Establishing a 501(c)(3) Abbv. SA – Strategic Alliances
Guideline Changes & Employee TA – Transparency &
PP GC
Benefit Plans ITK WEB Accountability
26 – Using Outcomes TUP – Tupelo
Measurement to Better Your WEB – Webinar
Programs Abbv. PE JAC

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 what to attend

Principles & Practices

In 2006, the Mississippi
Center for Nonprofits
launched Principles &
“
Which workshops can help my
organization implement Principles &
Practices for Nonprofit Management
Excellence?
If Your Organization Needs to:
“
implement planning, strategic alliances, or evaluation strategies,
Practices for Nonprofit
you could enroll staff, board, and volunteers in:
Management Excellence
to support nonprofit orga- • Getting Started: Establishing a 501(c)(3), page 3
nizations in their journey • Using Outcomes Measurement to Better Your Programs, page 8
toward achieving excel- • The Art of Partnering: Using Collaboration to Make an Impact,
lence. page 8
Visit our website, www. improve financial management and transparency and account-
msnonprofits.org, to ability measures, you could enroll staff, board, and volunteers in:
download a free PDF of • Playing by the Rules: Legal Compliance for Nonprofits, page 7
Principles & Practices and • Understanding Changes to the New IRS Form 990, page 9
sample policies. • Creative Ways to Reduce Costs for a Stronger Bottom Line, page 9
All of the Center’s work- • Creating Your Marketing Plan, page 7
shops incorporate ele- • Beyond the Basics: Advanced Financial Management for
ments of Principles & Nonprofits, page 6
Practices for Nonprofit • Using Technology to Manage Your $$: Quickbooks Operations II,
Management Excellence, page 6
which covers a range of expand on sustainable funding strategies and grant-writing, you
issues includes planning could enroll staff, board, and volunteers in:
and purpose, financial
management, board • Show Me the Money, page 4
governance, and strategic • Finding the Funds: Effective Grant-seeking, page 4
alliances. • A Step-by-Step Guide to Grant-writing, page 5
• 403(b) Retirement Plan Guideline Changes & Employee Benefit
Plans, page 9
• Utilizing GrantStation.com to Identify the Right Grant-makers,
page 9

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Getting Started:
Establishing a
501(c)(3)
Turn your vision
into a reality.
This 1-day workshop will help
you start a nonprofit organiza-
tion or if you’re in the beginning
stages of operation. You will
learn legal and practical steps to
successfully organize and secure
state and federal approval to
operate as a tax-exempt organi-
zation. You’ll also review how to
create by-laws, set up a board of
directors, create a funding plan,
incorporate with the Secretary of
State, complete the IRS applica-
tion for tax-exempt status, and
obtain approval to solicit con-
tributions in Mississippi. Plus,
you’ll get a notebook full of great
tools to help you get started!
Presented by Jo G Prichard,
President of Prichard &
Associates
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$60 members; $95 non-mem-
bers; Free - MDLEY Sub-grantees
Tuesday, April 7
JACKSON
Abbreviated version
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$40 members; $60 non-mem-
bers; Free - MDLEY Sub-grantees
Tuesday, February 3
HERNANDO
Presented by Angela Carson,
President of Carson Consulting
Services, LLC
Thursday, June 25
GULF COAST
Presented by Donna Alexander,
Executive Director of the United
Way of South Mississippi
• Consider also attending:
Playing by the Rules: Legal
Compliance for Nonprofits
planning & purpose
workshops
ABC’s of Strategic
Planning: Creating
a Road Map for
Your Organization
“
Learn directions
for success.
Strategic planning is a pro-
cess that tests your relevancy,
“Nonprofits have a duty to
stimulates change, and provides
a roadmap to move into the engage in sound planning
future. This workshop will to define a clear vision
help you understand the fun- for the future and specific
damental concepts of strategic
strategies for reaching
planning, identified in Principles
established goals.”
& Practices for Nonprofit
Management Excellence, as well — Principles & Practices
as how to identify the type
of information you need for Check out the Document
effective planning. With tips Download Area at www.
on creating a strategic plan,
msnonprofits.org to down-
evaluating progress, and involv-
load forms and docu-
ing stakeholders, this session
offers guidance to understanding ments, including a step-
by-step checklist, to help
the challenges and benefits of
you start your 501(c)(3)
strategic planning. Topics will
include: creating the team and organization!
assessing your organization,
methods to implementation, Most workshops in
and knowing when and how to Jackson take place at 921
obtain outside help. N. President Street, Suite
C. Please check www.
Presented by Nancy Burris Perret,
Owner of Mindshare msnonprofits.org or call
601-968-0061 for other
9:00 a.m. - 12 Noon
$35 members; $75 non-mem- workshop locations.
bers; Free - MDLEY Sub-grantees
Tuesday, March 31
JACKSON
• Consider also attending:
Beyond the Board Room:
Boosting Your Board to the
Next Level
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workshops fundraising
Show Me the Finding the Funds:
Money Effective Grant-
A solid plan gets results. seeking
No matter how noble your Effective research
organization’s mission is, you’ve generates results.
still gotta pay the electric bill. Is your nonprofit organization
Nonprofits that are financially new to fundraising or looking
Have you used sound are able to survive and for a refresher on the funding
GrantStation.com yet? accomplish their missions. This research process? This work-
Join the Center today to half-day workshop will enlighten shop will provide an overview
receive your FREE you on various ways to raise of the world of foundations and
1-year subscription to money for your organization. discuss foundation readiness,
GrantStation.com plus You will learn the elements and strategies for identifying pro-
GrantStation Insider! ethical implications of fundrais- spective funders, and resources
(a $678 value!) ing, how to create an annual that can help you become a
fundraising plan that meets your more effective fundraiser. This
Do You Need to needs, distinguish between cor- course will also provide an
Save Money? porate sponsorships and contri- overview of the funding research
butions, and increase your abil- process for those seeking grants
You can with the Center’s
ity to develop internal controls from foundations, corpora-
Business Partners and procedures for donations.
Program. We’ve teamed tions, and grant-making public
Presented by Tom Pittman, charities.
up with several civic-
President of the Community Presented by Maggie West, Grants
minded businesses who
Foundation of Northwest Specialist for the United Way of
can offer you access to Mississippi
and save your organiza- Southeast Mississippi
9:00 a.m. - 12 Noon
tion thousands of dollars 9:00 a.m. - 12 Noon
Cost: $35 members; $75 non- Cost: $35 members; $75 non-
on a variety of products
members; Free - MDLEY Sub- members; Free - MDLEY Sub-
and services including: grantees
• Office Supplies grantees
Thursday, February 12 Friday, February 20
• Office Equipment CLEVELAND GULF COAST
• Printing & Direct Mail
• Consider also attending: • Consider also attending:
• Website Design
Creating Your Marketing Plan Utilizing GrantStation.com to
• Liability Insurances
• Supplemental Health Identify the Right Grant-makers
Insurances
To find out more about
this program and about
joining the Center, visit
www.msnonprofits.org.

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A Step-by-Step
Guide to Grant-
writing
More money for
your mission.
This 3-part comprehensive
seminar will educate attendees
on several facets of the grant-
writing process, enabling you to
write more persuasive grants.
You will learn how to conduct
grants research, develop a needs
statement, create a budget, and
assemble the proposal pack-
age. Coursework will cover the
fundamental aspects of grant-
writing, a guide for developing
a workable budget narrative
request, and strengthening rela-
tions with public and private
funding agencies. This “a la
carte” workshop is designed to
allow you to pick and choose
the workshop sessions that meet
your organizational needs. You
are encouraged to bring a grant
proposal that you are currently
working on to the workshop.
Day 1, Session I:
Essential Elements of
a Grant Proposal
This entire day will focus on
examining the critical elements
of a grant proposal, which
includes preparing to write the
grant, matching your needs
with the funder’s needs, types of
funders, the narrative, goals and
objectives, and how to cultivate
and strengthen beneficial rela-
tionships with funders. Lunch
will be provided for this session.
fundraising
workshops
Day 2, Session II:
Developing a Grant Budget
One critical issue all grant-writ-
ers encounter when developing
a budget request is determining
“
how much money to ask for
and how to justify the amount.
Participants will learn the differ-
ence between direct versus indi-
rect expenses, and calculating
“To maintain the public’s
potential in-kind contributions.
trust, a nonprofit should
Day 2, Session III:
seek only the funds it
Submission, Managing,
and Renewal needs to reasonably work
This session will focus on the toward achieving its mis-
final steps in the proposal devel- sion over the foreseeable
opment process and describe
future.”
what typically occurs after a pro-
— Principles & Practices
posal is submitted. Participants
will review a sample grant and
learn the evaluation process, “The trainer had excellent
along with an introduction to knowledge of programs
grants management.
Presented by Sandra Hodge,
President of the Mariah Group
Day 1: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Day 2: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
& 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For both days: $159 members;
$279 non-members; Free -
“
and her knowledge taught
me so many new aspects
to grant-writing. This
training was excellent and
Mrs. Hodge has a great
personality!”
— Step-by-Step Guide to
MDLEY Sub-grantees Grant-writing workshop
Day 1 OR Day 2 only: $80 mem- participant
bers; $140 non-members;
Day 2, Session II or III only:
$40 members; $70 non-mem-
bers; $10 MDLEY Sub-grantees
*Lunch is included on Day 1
Tues. & Wed., March 10-11
JACKSON
Tues. & Wed., April 14-15
GULF COAST
• Consider also attending:
Finding the Funds: Effective
Grant-seeking
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workshops financial management
Beyond the Basics: Using Technology
Advanced Financial to Manage Your
Management for $$: QuickBooks
Nonprofits Operations II
Stay in good shape Manage your finances
financially. with accuracy and ease.
Nonprofits have an obligation In this 3-hour workshop, you
Center Special to act as responsible stewards will take an in-depth look at
Register for Using in managing their financial the QuickBooks features that
Technology to Manage resources. This 3-hour course can improve your day-to-day
Your $$ and Advanced will teach you how to develop operations and help you become
Financial Management to and use a chart of accounts and more efficient with this empow-
receive a $15 discount articulate processes for allocat- ering technology. During this
on your total! ing revenues and expenses. You workshop, you will learn how
will also learn how to develop a to create reports, graphs, and
Custom & program-based budget and how customized documents for ease
Onsite Training to read and understand financial in reporting to staff and board
Did you know you can statements, payroll elements, members. You’ll also receive tips
offer Mississippi Center and liability tax issues. on doing payroll and writing let-
for Nonprofit workshops Presented by Steve Mulhollen, ters. Plus, you’ll get to share in a
at your office? Manager of Horne LLP discussion during an interactive
The Center can provide Q & A session.
custom workshops, 9:00 a.m. - 12 Noon
Cost: $35 members; $75 non- Presented by Sharon Green,
retreat facilitation, or Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor,
consultation for nonprofit members; Free - MDLEY Sub-
grantees Eubanks & Betts, PLLC
organizations on a vari-
ety of topics including: Thursday, April 9 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Board Roles and JACKSON $35 members; $75 non-mem-
Responsibilities bers; Free – MDLEY Sub-grantees
• Consider also attending:
• Board & Staff Relations Thursday, April 9
Using Technology to Manage
• Board Retreat JACKSON
Your $$: QuickBooks
Facilitation Operations II • Consider also attending:
• Rules & Regulations for Beyond the Basics: Advanced
Nonprofits Financial Management for
• Fundraising & Grant- Nonprofits
writing Basics
• Advocacy and
Lobbying Laws
• And many other topics.
To find out more about
bringing the Center
to your office, call
Tamika Eatmon at
601.968.0061 Ext. 13
or email her at tamika@
msnonprofits.org

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Playing by the
Rules: Legal
Compliance for
Nonprofits
Sleep well at night.
Every Mississippi nonprofit must
comply with numerous state and
federal regulation and reporting
requirements. This 1-day work-
shop will address key issues for
nonprofit operations including:
board responsibilities, lobbying
and advocacy rules, and federal
and state reporting require-
ments. You will learn how to
maintain your tax-exempt status
and how to manage unrelated
business income. This workshop
will also cover the most current
changes facing nonprofits in the
IRS Form 990.
Presented by Jo G Prichard,
President of Prichard &
Associates; Kathy French,
Secretary of State, & Charles
Lindsay, Matthews, Cutrer, and
Lindsay, P.A.
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
$60 members; $95 non-mem-
bers; Free - MDLEY Sub-grantees
Tuesday, February 10
JACKSON
• Consider also attending:
Getting Started: Establishing a
501(c)(3)
transparency & accountability
workshops
Creating Your
Marketing Plan
Make your
presence known.
“
With limited time, energy, and
resources, how can you make the
right choices and select the mar-
keting tools that will have the
greatest impact? This interactive
workshop will help you build the
framework to develop a com-
prehensive marketing plan that
is cost-effective and brings your
mission to life. You will learn
how to set clear goals for a target
“
“Nonprofits should engage
in ongoing efforts to open-
ly convey information to
the public about their mis-
sions, activities, and deci-
sion-making processes.”
audience and think strategically — Principles & Practices
about the marketing choices for
your organization.
Presented by Marvin O. Smith,
President of The Marketing
Exchange, Inc.
9:00 a.m. - 12 Noon
$35 members; $75 non-mem-
bers; Free - MDLEY Sub-grantees
Thursday, March 19
CLEVELAND
• Consider also attending:
The Art of Partnering: Using
Collaboration to Make an
Impact
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 strategic
alliances
workshops
The Art of
Partnering:
Using Collaboration
to Make an Impact
Working smarter together.
Looking for a way to join forces
with other nonprofits to accom-
plish similar missions? This
Center Special workshop will take an in-depth
Buy 1, get 1 free! Register look at successful partnerships
for The Art of Partnering and will teach you methods to
and bring a your col- build trust and create genuine
league free! relationships based on shared
values. This workshop will also
help you increase your ability
to evaluate, communicate, and
establish a positive partner-
ship. Additional topics include
establishing a memorandum
of understanding (MOU), and
using collaboration to build
resources.
Presented by Jo Thompson,
President of Thompson &
Associates & Angela Carson,
President of Carson Consulting
Services, LLC
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$35 members; $75 non-mem-
bers; Free – MDLEY Sub-grantees
Tuesday, May 5
CLEVELAND
• Consider also attending:
Using Outcomes Measurement
to Better Your Programs
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programmatic
effectiveness
Using Outcomes
Measurement
to Better Your
Programs
Learn to provide the
information funders are
seeking.
Outcomes measurement is the
regular measurement of the
results and efficiency of services
or programs. This 1-day work-
shop will teach you how to create
a visual presentation of how your
program should work using logic
models. In this hands-on course,
you will learn why funders are
interested in outcomes and
the multiple uses to be made
of them in program evalua-
tion, program justification, and
documentation of community
change. You will learn basic and
advanced techniques to measure
and use outcomes to fine-tune
your programs.
Presented by Debra L. Traughber,
LPC, President of DLT Consulting,
LLC & Aletha Burge, Director
of Community Initiatives for the
United Way of South Mississippi
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$60 members; $95 non-mem-
bers; Free – MDLEY Sub-grantees
Thursday, February 19
GULF COAST
Abbreviated version
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$35 members; $75 non-members
Thursday, March 26
JACKSON
Presented by Ira Murray, Vice-
President of Community Impact,
United Way of the Capital Area
• Consider also attending: A
Step-by-Step Guide to Grant-
writing

Understanding
Changes to the New
IRS Form 990
Gone are the days of merely
turning over financial data to
your accountant for tax return
preparation. Learn more about
the changes to new IRS Form
990 and resulting implications.
With the enhanced transparency
created by the new 990, your
organization will be provid-
ing a snapshot of key financial,
compensation, governance and
operational information. Are
you ready?
Presented by Charles Lindsay,
CPA with Matthews, Cutrer &
Lindsay, P.A.
Wednesday, January 21
Creative Ways
to Reduce Costs
for a Stronger
Bottom Line
Gain cost-saving tips in manag-
ing a nonprofit that can help you
navigate through the current
economy. Join in a discussion
about creative solutions and
strategies to increasing the eco-
nomic viability of nonprofits.
Presented by David Estorge,
President of the Memorial
Hospital Foundation & Donna
Alexander, Executive Director of
United Way of South Mississippi
Wednesday, February 25
in-the-know webinar series
webinar series
403(b) Retirement
Plan Guideline
Changes &
Employee Benefit
Plans
Learn more about the new regu-
lations that take effect January
2009 regarding Section 403(b)
Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plans and In-the-Know
the impact such extensive guide- Webinar Series
line changes will have on your
organization. The In-the-Know Webinar
Series was created to pro-
Presented by Jimmy Bowen,
vide you the professional
Co-General Agent of Capital
Preservation Services, LLC development you need
without the travel expenses
Wednesday, March 25
or time away from the
office. You can conve-
Utilizing niently sit back, listen, ask
GrantStation.com questions, learn from, and
to Identify the Right share insights with the
Grant-makers webinar leaders and other
Join in for a demonstration of participants. The In-the-
GrantStation.com, an interactive Know Webinar Series is
website that provides resources designed for all types of
to help grantseekers identify nonprofit professionals.
potential funding sources for
their organizations, develop All* webinars are held on
competitive proposals, and men- Wednesdays from 10:00
tors them through the grant- a.m.-11:00 a.m.
seeking process.
FREE members; $10 non-
Presented by Cynthia Adams, members
CEO of GrantStation
Wednesday, May 6
* This webinar will be held from
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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 mcn membership
Benefits of Membership Information
MCN Membership When your organization becomes an MCN Member, you have the
• Opportunities to net- opportunity to interact and learn with nonprofit leaders and part-
work with colleagues ners who want you and your nonprofit to succeed.
– grantmakers, con- MCN Members includes nonprofit organizations of all sizes and
sultants, and nonprofit types throughout the state, working in fields ranging from arts,
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 upcoming conferences

save the date!

learn. excel. enjoy.
Excellence in Action:
The 2nd East Mississippi Conference for Nonprofits
March 5, 2009 – Meridian, MS

Excellence in Action:
The 3rd Northeast Mississippi Conference for Nonprofits
April 30, 2009 – Tupelo, MS

Nonprofit Congress
May 14 – 16, 2009 – New Orleans, LA

Reinventing Mississippi: The Conference for Nonprofits & Volunteers

“Telling Our Story”
June 3 – 5, 2009 – Jackson, MS
Co-hosted with the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service

To find out more about these conferences, visit us at www.msnonprofits.org

or www.reinventingms.org.

To request additional copies of this workshop catalog, please call Cari Taylor
at 601-968-0061 ext. 14 or email cari@msnonprofits.org.

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