Many Hats Discussions

Many Hats: a warm drink, a bite to eat, and a digestible discussion to help you with your day

For staff, volunteers, and board members, the Many Hats discussions provide FREE, focused training over breakfast. If you can commit two hours in the morning, you can join a lively discussion, release stress, network with peers, and build knowledge and consensus across your organization.   The discussions are FREE and open to Institute Members only.  A light breakfast is provided. 

8:00a.m. breakfast and networking, 8:30a.m, -10:00:30 presentation, Q & A, discussion.

Register by phone at (978) 840-3221 X198 or by email at acasavina@mwcc.mass.edu.

September 28, 2005, 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. Boardroom: What's up at the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts?
Come and hear about plans for future discretionary funding and how CFNCM can help you meet your development needs. Melissa Miranda, Director of Gift Planning, Community Foundation North Central Massachusetts (CFNCM).

November 30, 2005, 8:00 to 10:30a.m. Murphy Conference Room: How to secure free or low-cost legal advice?
Come hear how your nonprofit might benefit from the pro-bono assistance of an attorney to address a range of legal issues including incorporating, establishment of tax-exempt status, contracts, employment law, etc. Machicko Sano Hewitt, Legal Referral Director, Lawyer's Clearinghouse.

January 25, 2006, 8:00 to 10:30 a.m., (location tba): Can you answer these five questions? What is our Mission? Who Is our Customer? What Does the Customer Value? What Are Our Results? What is our Plan?
The basis of the Drucker Self Assessment Tool is these five questions that every successful organization should be able to answer. Come learn more about how to adapt this flexible tool to your organization's planning needs. Joanne Foster, former Coordinator, Institute for Nonprofit Development.

March 29, 2006, 8 :00 to 10:30 a.m. (location tba): Working with elected officials.
What does it take to get what you need from your elected officials? What does the elected official need from the nonprofits? How do we best communicate with our elected officials? Come hear the perspective of both sides. Trish Pistone of Congressman John Olver's Office and Rebecca Bialecki, Executive Director, North Quabbin Community Coalition:

May 24, 2006, 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. (location tba): Financial Management Tools for nonprofits:
Thinking strategically when managing money is essential because it is interlinked with every other function of the organization. Come hear a seasoned accountant and financial manager share some basic tools for getting your financial management on the right track. Nancy Stell-Kielly, CPA