Community Foundation of North Central Washington

De-escalation Training
2024-05-16 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Course objectives:
· Explore conflict dynamics & active listening
· Gain a basic understanding of the interest-based conflict model
· Learn best practices for self-de-escalation & de-escalation of others
· Practice conflict resolution skills for peaceful problem solving
A ll training materials will be provided.
Training facilitated by Wenatchee Valley DRC.
Registration fee supports the Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, serving Chelan and Douglas counties and dedicated to changing relationships through peaceful conflict resolution.

Active Listening Workshop: Learn to Listen - Listen to Learn
2024-05-14 14:00 - 16:00
Learning how to listen improves relationships, conversations, and comprehension. Discover and practice techniques for invaluable communication skills.
What is really going on at the heart of a conflict? Learn about uncovering underlying issues and interests and how to foster meaningful conversation.
Objectives:
· To examine and practice active listening skills
· To explore the role of active listening in managing conflicts
All training materials will be provided.
Training facilitated by Wenatchee Valley DRC.
Registration fee supports the Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, serving Chelan and Douglas counties and dedicated to changing relationships through peaceful conflict resolution.

Washington State Nonprofit Conference
2024-05-14 00:00 - 2024-05-16 23:59
Thank you for your interest in the 2024 Washington State Nonprofit Conference, brought to you by Nonprofit Association of Washington.
This year’s Washington State Nonprofit Conference will be online May 14-16 with regional celebrations in Central WA (May 17), Eastern WA (May 20), and Western WA (May 22)! There will be powerful keynote speakers, memorable workshops, and other invaluable content.
You can save on the cost of your registration by becoming a member of Nonprofit Association of Washington, purchasing your registration early, or applying for a scholarship.

Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits - live Spanish interpretation
2024-05-02 12:00 - 14:00
Thursday, May 2, 2024
12:00PM – 2:00PM PT
Online via Zoom – This webinar will be recorded
This workshop will have live Spanish interpretation.

We each have our own experiences with finance that may stir up excitement, mixed feelings, or uneasiness. These feelings can shape how we approach our relationship to nonprofit finance. Approaching nonprofit finance in a welcoming way, the Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits virtual workshop aims to help unlock your financial literacy. From key words and forms to understanding how everything fits together, you will increase your basic nonprofit finance knowledge.

The virtual workshop will cover:

Balance sheet
Income statement
IRS Form 990
Giving
Oversight

This workshop will be recorded. Registrants will receive the recording by email after the event. If you can’t attend the training but you are interested in learning about this topic, please register so you we can send you the recording and materials.

Cost

Free – This event is free thanks to a partnership with the the Washington Office of the Secretary of State.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is aimed at nonprofit board members and nonprofit staff wanting to elevate financial knowledge within their organization. Teams are strongly encouraged.

Recording

This webinar will be recorded. Registrants will receive the recording in an email after the webinar.

Accessibility

Captioning: We will have automated captioning enabled.Interpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter.
Visual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision, blind, or calling in without video a sense of space and place.
If you have additional accessibility requests, please let us know when you register.

About the Speaker

Julleen Snyder, CPA, CGMA, Partner, Jacobson Jarvis & Co, PLLC
Julleen has been with Jacobson Jarvis since 1995 and has both practical experience within a not-for-profit organization, as well as a solid background in accounting and auditing. Julleen is a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and helps nonprofits just starting with QuickBooks and those who are ready to review and modify their existing systems to better meet their needs. Julleen trains staff and volunteers to use QuickBooks more efficiently and helps solve accounting and payroll problems for her clients.

Thanks to Our Partners

Presented by Nonprofit Association of Washington in partnership with the Washington Office of the Secretary of State and Jacobson Jarvis & Co.

Rising Tides: A Roundtable of Development Professionals in Greater Wenatchee
2024-04-25 12:00 - 13:00
Rising Tides: A Roundtable of Development Professionals in Greater Wenatchee
Quarterly on the 4th Thursday of the Month from 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Community Foundation of NCW (9 S Wenatchee Ave)
Bring your lunch and connect with other development professionals in the Wenatchee Valley!
2024 Dates:

January 25, 2024: Donor Advised Funds
April 25, 2024: Grantwriting
August 15, 2024: Appeal Letters
October 24, 2024: Sponsorship Benefits

Are you a local nonprofit development and fundraising professional interested in connecting with your peers? Reach out to Denise Sorom, Director of Philanthropy, at denise@cfncw.org to be added to the roster.

301 Government Grants - Wenatchee
2024-04-25 10:00 - 15:00
101 Grant Writing Essentials and 201 Grant Writing Essentials are both required before taking 301 Government Grants
In this final session, learn how to find federal grant opportunities, understand requests for proposal (RFPs), and write federal grant proposals.
Learning Objectives:

Understand how to search for federal grant opportunities and determine if your organization is a good fit.
Prepare tools for presenting a project’s goal, objectives, timeline, work plan, outputs, outcomes, and demonstrating project success.
Practice transforming a grant proposal for a foundation into a government grant proposal.

Capacity: There is space for 25 participants (no more than 1 participant from a single organization).
Venue: Confluence Technology Center (285 Technology Center Way #102, Wenatchee, WA 98801)
Grant Writing Road Trip Summit:

101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 20th in Omak
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 21st in Wenatchee
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 22nd in Moses Lake
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 23rd in Pateros
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 24th in Quincy
301 Government Grants: April 25th in Wenatchee

This workshop series is taught by Allison Jones, founder of Spark the Fire Grantwriting Classes, and is brought to you by the Nonprofit Practices Institute (a partnership between Community Foundation of NCW and Icicle Fund) and Thriving Together NCW.
NOTE: The courses must be taken sequentially. You may sign up for the entire series if you plan to take 101, 201, and 301. You can also sign up for just 101 if you do not plan to take the others, but you cannot take 301 without 201 or 201 without 101.
Reminder only one person per organization can register.

201 Advanced Grant Writing - Quincy
2024-04-24 10:00 - 15:00
101 Grant Writing Essentials is required before taking 201 Advanced Grant Writing
Building from your work in the first session, cruise into advanced strategies of grant writing such
as incorporating storytelling, empowering language, framing theory, powerful statistics, and
powerful impact.
Learning Objectives:
• Continue writing a ‘real-life’ grant proposal from grantwriting essentials and receive
feedback and encouragement from the instructor and your peers on your writing.
• Understand framing theory and how it applies to grant writing to focus your writing on
the needs of the community, which is much more compelling than focusing on the needs
of the organization.
• Learn to level up each section of your grant proposal to incorporate powerful sentences,
statistics, and impact statements.
Capacity: There is space for 25 participants (no more than 1 participant from a single organization).
Venue: Quincy Business & Event Center (101 F St. SW, Quincy, WA 98848)
Grant Writing Road Trip Summit:

101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 20th in Omak
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 21st in Wenatchee
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 22nd in Moses Lake
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 23rd in Pateros
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 24th in Quincy
301 Government Grants: April 25th in Wenatchee

This workshop series is taught by Allison Jones, founder of Spark the Fire Grantwriting Classes, and is brought to you by the Nonprofit Practices Institute (a partnership between Community Foundation of NCW and Icicle Fund) and Thriving Together NCW.
NOTE: The courses must be taken sequentially. You may sign up for the entire series if you plan to take 101, 201, and 301. You can also sign up for just 101 if you do not plan to take the others, but you cannot take 301 without 201 or 201 without 101.
Reminder only one person per organization can register.

201 Advanced Grant Writing - Pateros
2024-04-23 10:00 - 15:00
101 Grant Writing Essentials is required before taking 201 Advanced Grant Writing
Building from your work in the first session, cruise into advanced strategies of grant writing such
as incorporating storytelling, empowering language, framing theory, powerful statistics, and
powerful impact.
Learning Objectives:
• Continue writing a ‘real-life’ grant proposal from grantwriting essentials and receive
feedback and encouragement from the instructor and your peers on your writing.
• Understand framing theory and how it applies to grant writing to focus your writing on
the needs of the community, which is much more compelling than focusing on the needs
of the organization.
• Learn to level up each section of your grant proposal to incorporate powerful sentences,
statistics, and impact statements.
Capacity: There is space for 25 participants (no more than 1 participant from a single organization).
Venue: Pateros Brewster Community Resource Center (169 Pateros Mall, Suite A, Pateros, WA 98846)
Grant Writing Road Trip Summit:

101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 20th in Omak
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 21st in Wenatchee
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 22nd in Moses Lake
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 23rd in Pateros
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 24th in Quincy
301 Government Grants: April 25th in Wenatchee

This workshop series is taught by Allison Jones, founder of Spark the Fire Grantwriting Classes, and is brought to you by the Nonprofit Practices Institute (a partnership between Community Foundation of NCW and Icicle Fund) and Thriving Together NCW.
NOTE: The courses must be taken sequentially. You may sign up for the entire series if you plan to take 101, 201, and 301. You can also sign up for just 101 if you do not plan to take the others, but you cannot take 301 without 201 or 201 without 101.
Reminder only one person per organization can register.

April Legal Clinic
2024-04-17 17:00 - 19:00
Communities Rise offers FREE monthly legal clinics to provide legal assistance to Washington-based small businesses and nonprofits! Legal clinics are held virtually via Zoom video call. Qualifying clients are paired with an attorney for a free 1-hour limited engagement legal consultation to discuss business-transactional matters, such as questions around:

Incorporation and application for tax exemption status (general questions only)
Federal Tax-Exempt Status (general questions only)
Nonprofit Governance
Business Entity Formation
Maintenance and Compliance with State and Federal Law
Advice on Corporate Governance
Taxes (general questions only)
Employment
Real Estate
Intellectual Property
Risk and Liability Assessment

Please keep in mind that questions which can be answered in a short amount of time are best suited for the clinic due to the 1 hour appointment time limit. As such, the clinic is not suited for document review of documents (leases, contracts, bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, etc) that are longer than 4 pages.
To learn more about our legal clinics and what legal matters we can and cannot assist with, please view our Clinic FAQ.
Our legal clinics are intended for small businesses and nonprofits who meet the eligibility requirements- click here for small business eligibility information. For nonprofit clinic appointments, priority is given to nonprofits with annual budgets under $500,000.
To request an appointment or for more information, please email legalclinic@communities-rise.org. Please note: Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate same-day appointments. Due to the logistics required in setting up the clinic, we recommend requesting an appointment 7-10 days prior to the desired clinic date.
All clinics will be held virtually via Zoom until further notice.
Can’t attend this clinic? Don’t worry, these clinics occur monthly!
Our partnerships are important to us and we are thankful to Ventures for their collaboration in serving small businesses at our legal clinics!
This clinic is exclusively for small businesses and nonprofit organizations and does not provide legal services for individual or personal concerns. Consultations are by appointment only and often fill up quickly, please reach out to legalclinic@communities-rise.org to learn more.

Boards in Gear - live Spanish interpretation
2024-04-11 12:00 - 14:00
Thursday, April 11, 2023
12:00PM – 2:00PM PT
Online via Zoom – This session will be recorded
This webinar will have Spanish interpretation

You joined a nonprofit board because you care about the organization’s mission. You want your contributions as a board member to positively affect the issues addressed by the organization. As a board, you want your nonprofit to thrive and make a difference in the communities served by your organization. Whether your nonprofit is just starting or is long established, getting your board in gear can help put your organization on a clear path forward.

This interactive, virtual workshop is based on the Boards in Gear resources developed in partnership with some of our state’s leading board experts. You will leave with concrete action steps, tools, and connections.

The virtual workshop will cover:

Board responsibilities
Board operations
Composition and development
Fundraising
Advocacy

This workshop will be recorded. Registrants will receive the recording by email after the event. If you can’t attend the training but you are interested in learning about this topic, please register so you we can send you the recording and materials.

Cost
FREE – This event is free thanks to a partnership with the Washington Office of the Secretary of State.

Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed for board members and the people who work with them, namely executive directors and program staff. It offers ideas for new board members and those who have served for a long time. It is appropriate for organizations of all sizes, whether they have staff or not.

Accessibility
Captioning: We will have automated captioning enabled.
Interpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter.
Visual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision, blind, or calling in without video a sense of space and place.
If you have additional accessibility requests, please let us know when you register.

About the Speaker
Pamela J. Oakes, The Profitable Nonprofit Pamela is a Fund Development expert, helping nonprofits achieve funding sustainability. Having worked successfully with organizations, nonprofits, foundations, universities, government, and community organizations around the world, Pamela’s passion is to ensure that those who want to change the world for ‘good’ have the funding and resources to do so.

Thanks to Our Partner
Presented by Nonprofit Association of Washington in partnership with the Washington Office of the Secretary of State.

WA Rural Nonprofit Gathering
2024-03-28 14:00 - 15:00
Online: Rural Nonprofit Gathering – Rural Panel Discussion: Challenges, Opportunities & Favorite Resources
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
2:00 pm- 3:00 pm PST
Free
Online via Zoom
Rural nonprofits often face various challenges that limit their total capacity. Farmer’s Markets, Summer Camps, Community Health Centers, and Pet Shelters affect Washington communities. Limited budgets, staff turnover, lack of visibility, or outdated starting tools limit rural nonprofits from empowering the communities they serve by failing to fulfill their mission due to the challenges they face every day.
Join us at our next Rural Nonprofit Gathering, where we will invite three Rural Nonprofit Association of Washington members to a panel discussion in which they will share more about the challenges they have faced in the nonprofit sector and what opportunities have come their way to help them succeed.
We will also have an opportunity for rural nonprofit participants to share their favorite community resources, followed by some networking time.

Cost

Free to attend- please register to receive the Zoom link

Who Should Attend

Any person who lives, works, or serves in a rural community in Washington State

Accessibility

Captioning: We will have automated captioning enabled.
Interpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter.
Visual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision, blind, or calling in without video a sense of space and place.
If you have additional accessibility requests, please let us know when you register.

Contact

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Brissa Perez at brissa@nonprofitwa.org or 855-299-2922 X 104.

101 Grant Writing Essentials - Moses Lake
2024-03-22 10:00 - 15:00
Begin your journey into learning the skills of grantwriting. This one-day session will get you
up to speed on the five sections of a grant proposal and teach you to navigate through common
roadblocks. You will begin writing a grant proposal with step-by-step guidance, identifying
essential waypoints to develop a compelling and concise proposal.
Learning Objectives:
• Tour the five sections of a grant proposal and understand the key components to include
in each for success.
• Identify common grant writing road bumps and learn to navigate through them using a
logic model as a road map.
• Practice writing a ‘real-life’ grant proposal to get hands on experience.
Capacity: There is space for 25 participants (no more than 1 participant from a single organization).
Venue: Renew (840 E Plum St, Moses Lake, WA 98837)
Grant Writing Road Trip Summit:

101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 20th in Omak
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 21st in Wenatchee
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 22nd in Moses Lake
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 23rd in Pateros
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 24th in Quincy
301 Government Grants: April 25th in Wenatchee

This workshop series is taught by Allison Jones, founder of Spark the Fire Grantwriting Classes, and is brought to you by the Nonprofit Practices Institute (a partnership between Community Foundation of NCW and Icicle Fund) and Thriving Together NCW.
NOTE: The courses must be taken sequentially. You may sign up for the entire series if you plan to take 101, 201, and 301. You can also sign up for just 101 if you do not plan to take the others, but you cannot take 301 without 201 or 201 without 101.
Reminder only one person per organization can register.

101 Grant Writing Essentials - Wenatchee
2024-03-21 10:00 - 15:00
Begin your journey into learning the skills of grantwriting. This one-day session will get you
up to speed on the five sections of a grant proposal and teach you to navigate through common
roadblocks. You will begin writing a grant proposal with step-by-step guidance, identifying
essential waypoints to develop a compelling and concise proposal.
Learning Objectives:
• Tour the five sections of a grant proposal and understand the key components to include
in each for success.
• Identify common grant writing road bumps and learn to navigate through them using a
logic model as a road map.
• Practice writing a ‘real-life’ grant proposal to get hands on experience.
Capacity: There is space for 25 participants (no more than 1 participant from a single organization).
Venue: Confluence Technology Center (285 Technology Center Way #102, Wenatchee, WA 98801)
Grant Writing Road Trip Summit:

101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 20th in Omak
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 21st in Wenatchee
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 22nd in Moses Lake
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 23rd in Pateros
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 24th in Quincy
301 Government Grants: April 25th in Wenatchee

This workshop series is taught by Allison Jones, founder of Spark the Fire Grantwriting Classes, and is brought to you by the Nonprofit Practices Institute (a partnership between Community Foundation of NCW and Icicle Fund) and Thriving Together NCW.
NOTE: The courses must be taken sequentially. You may sign up for the entire series if you plan to take 101, 201, and 301. You can also sign up for just 101 if you do not plan to take the others, but you cannot take 301 without 201 or 201 without 101.
Reminder only one person per organization can register.

March Legal Clinic
2024-03-20 17:00 - 19:00

101 Grant Writing Essentials - Omak
2024-03-20 10:00 - 15:00
Begin your journey into learning the skills of grantwriting. This one-day session will get you
up to speed on the five sections of a grant proposal and teach you to navigate through common
roadblocks. You will begin writing a grant proposal with step-by-step guidance, identifying
essential waypoints to develop a compelling and concise proposal.
Learning Objectives:
• Tour the five sections of a grant proposal and understand the key components to include
in each for success.
• Identify common grant writing road bumps and learn to navigate through them using a
logic model as a road map.
• Practice writing a ‘real-life’ grant proposal to get hands on experience.
Capacity: There is space for 25 participants (no more than 1 participant from a single organization).
Venue: Family Health Centers in Omak (1003 Koala Dr, Omak, WA 98841)
Grant Writing Road Trip Summit:

101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 20th in Omak
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 21st in Wenatchee
101 Grant Writing Essentials: March 22nd in Moses Lake
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 23rd in Pateros
201 Advanced Grant Writing: April 24th in Quincy
301 Government Grants: April 25th in Wenatchee

This workshop series is taught by Allison Jones, founder of Spark the Fire Grantwriting Classes, and is brought to you by the Nonprofit Practices Institute (a partnership between Community Foundation of NCW and Icicle Fund) and Thriving Together NCW.
NOTE: The courses must be taken sequentially. You may sign up for the entire series if you plan to take 101, 201, and 301. You can also sign up for just 101 if you do not plan to take the others, but you cannot take 301 without 201 or 201 without 101.
Reminder only one person per organization can register.

Executive Director Coffee Hour
2024-03-14 10:00 - 11:00
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
10:00 AM -11:00 AM
Cost: Free & for members only- please check the Member Directories to see if you are a NAWA Member
Online via Zoom
Join Nonprofit Association of Washington’s Interim Executive Director, Erick Seelbach, for a check-in with your peers around the state.
What is going on for you? What difficult decisions are you facing? This is a chance to pause and connect with others who may understand your position. How can we, as fellow EDs, support each other, learn together, and share wisdom to sustain ourselves through this crisis? We will spend much of our time in small group breakout sessions.
This is an ongoing monthly series; you are welcome to join as soon as possible. If you have registered for an Executive Director Coffee Hour in the past, you will automatically be sent the meeting information and do not need to register for future meetings. This virtual gathering is for Executive Directors at Nonprofit Association of Washington member organizations.

Cost

Free & for members only- please check the Member Directories to see if you are a NAWA Member

Who Should Attend

NAWA Members who serve as Executive Director or an equivalent role in their organization

Accessibility

Captioning: We will have automated captioning enabled.
Interpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter.
Visual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision, blind, or calling in without video a sense of space and place. If you have additional accessibility requests, please let us know when you register.

Motivational Interviewing
2024-03-08 09:00 - 2024-03-09 16:00
Torrie Gilden, LMHC, SUDP, MHP and Taylen Gilden, LMHC are offering a two-day introductory Motivational Interviewing (MI) workshop to North Central Washington residents on March 7th and 8th from 9:00am-4:00pm at Confluence Technology Center in Wenatchee. This workshop is focused on building an understanding of the spirit of MI and developing core skills.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a strengths-based approach to conversations that helps draw out people’s own motivation and commitment to change in an atmosphere of compassion, acceptance, and partnership. The approach involves guiding and supporting a person through the process of sorting through mixed feelings about change.
Motivational Interviewing can be applied to all forms of communication, including: therapy, teaching, customer service, medical, emergency services, etc. Individuals can use motivational interviewing skills to improve their communication, reduce resistance, and create buy-in for change.
Thriving Together NCW is offering this workshop free of charge. Lunch, beverages and snacks will be provided to attendees. Please list any dietary restrictions and accommodations in the order form, or contact Mariah Kelley at mariah@thrivingncw.org.

Board-Executive Relationship: A Partnership that Works (March 6 & 13)
2024-03-06 12:00 - 14:00
2-Part Series
Wednesday, March 6 & Wednesday, March 13, 2024
12:00PM – 2:00PM PT
Online Via Zoom

No relationship is more important to the health of your nonprofit than the one between the board and its executive director. A strong and effective relationship sets the stage for organizational success. Yet, probably no other single relationship is as easily misconstrued or has such dire potential consequences. Many boards and executives cannot say with certainty whether they have a good relationship with each other, or even what that relationship should look like.
In this 2-part webinar series, participants will learn:

the characteristics of an effective partnership
positive ways to strengthen the board-executive relationship
how to handle conflict between the board and executive
how to promote transparency and accountability

Cost

$60 for Nonprofit Association of Washington Members (check the member resources page for the coupon code) and members of participating state associations (contact your state association for the special discount code)
$120 for Not-yet-members. Interested in becoming a member? Find more information here.
Cost should not be a barrier to participate. Please contact us if you have any requests, concerns, or questions.

Find NAWA’s cancellation and refund policies here

Who Should Attend

Board Members, incoming Board Chairs, other committee chairs, and Executive Directors are encouraged to attend.

Accessibility

Captioning: We will have automated captioning enabled.
Interpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter.
Visual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision, blind, or calling in without video a sense of space and place.
If you have additional accessibility requests, please let us know when you register.

About the Speaker

Amanda Madorno is an executive leadership coach, consultant and planning facilitator who helps nonprofit leaders and their teams drive personal and organizational change. After many years in the nonprofit sector as a fundraiser and executive, Amanda began consulting in 1994 and incorporated Roam Consulting LLC in 2001. Her firm focuses on helping leaders build the skills they need to lead with excellence, successfully navigate change, and create productive teams. She believes emotional intelligence is the cornerstone of leadership excellence and is a certified EQ practitioner.
A seasoned nonprofit interim executive, with more than 18 interim assignments under her belt, she brings real-life leadership experience to her coaching and consulting practice. Her clients include community health clinics, Native American tribes, associations, museums, independent schools, social service agencies, and Fortune 500 companies. Credentialed in Equine Experiential Learning, Amanda blends her horse sense with her understanding of leadership. Leadership with Horses is an innovative leadership development experience that draws leaders and teams from around the globe. They join Amanda and her herd of horses in the arena to work together and make breakthroughs in their leadership skills and competencies.

Thanks to Our Partner

Presented by Nonprofit Association of Washington and Roam Consulting , in partnership with Common Good Vermont, Maine Association of Nonprofits, North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, AZ Impact for Good, and Association of Kansas Nonprofits.

Let's Go Legal
2024-03-05 16:00 - 18:00
Let’s Go Legal is here to help you achieve your mission and stay compliant in the process. This virtual workshop will get you started on a road to compliance by thinking of your nonprofit like a car. Just like a car, you need to register your nonprofit and know how to operate the organization. There are state and federal rules of the road to follow. Your nonprofit needs money and resources (fuel) to power the organization. The people in your car matter too, these are your nonprofit’s valuable workers. Lastly, similar to cars, every organization has a unique look and feel as well as special materials that you may want to protect. The session will also cover bylaws and how to use them to strengthen your board practices as well as advocacy and ways to grow your mission within the public sector.
The virtual workshop will cover:

State Law
Federal Law
Fundraising
Employment Law
Intellectual Property Law

Let’s Go Legal is Part 3 of the Nonprofit Fundamentals Series. Register for the series to strengthen your board’s performance and decision-making.

Learn More About the Nonprofit Fundamentals Series

Cost

Free- This event is free thanks to the support of the Washington Office of the Secretary of State.

Who Should Attend

This webinar is designed for nonprofit board members or staff interested in nonprofit law basics. It is appropriate for organizations with or without staff.

Recording

This workshop will be recorded. Registrants will receive the recording by email after the event. If you can’t attend the training but you are interested in learning about this topic, please register so you we can send you the recording and materials.

Accessibility

Captioning: We will have automated captioning enabled.Interpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter.
Visual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision, blind, or calling in without video a sense of space and place.
If you have additional accessibility requests, please let us know when you register.

About the Speakers

Maha Jafarey, Microsoft
Maha Jafarey is Principal Corporate Counsel, Experiences and Devices division. She assists Microsoft 365 teams in navigating legal aspects like privacy, data protection, intellectual property, and security. With a deep-rooted belief in giving back, Maha has dedicated over 10 years to volunteering with organizations such as Washington Lawyers for the Arts, and Communities Rise, offering legal aid to underserved communities. She also takes pride in mentoring aspiring law students from BIPOC backgrounds, aiming to help them find their footing in the legal world. Passionate about equity and inclusion, Maha has actively participated in various boards and committees, striving to foster diversity and justice within and beyond the legal community. Her journey is driven by a genuine desire to make a positive impact.

Jacob Ferrari, Apex Law Group
Jacob Ferrari is an attorney with The Apex Law Group where he practices Business and Nonprofit law with a focus on churches and religious organizations. He regularly advises tax-exempt organizations and businesses on issues relating to formation, corporate governance and structure, and requirements for obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status. Prior to joining the firm, Jacob served as a law clerk to the Hon. David A. Kurtz of the Snohomish County Superior Court. Jacob regularly volunteers for organizations such as Communities Rise by providing pro bono legal services and serves with his church as a deacon.

Thanks to Our Partners

Presented by Nonprofit Association of Washington in partnership with the Washington Office of the Secretary of State and Communities Rise.

Curious Conversations Series: Learn Mediation Skills (February 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22)
2024-02-22 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-02-20 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-02-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-02-06 18:00 - 19:30
We are bringing back our Curious Conversations series. This time around the series will be offered virtually so that everyone across our library district will have access to the wonderful information.
Join us for a six-session education series to learn principles and skills used in mediation and restorative practices in Feburary.
NCW Libraries is partnering with the Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center with endorsements from NCW Equity Alliance and Our Valley Our Future.
In this free series, participants will learn listening and communications skills; study conflict dynamics and styles; and learn how to practice conflict resolution skills for de-escalation and peaceful communication.
You can sign up for the whole series or drop in as you are able, although attendance at each session in the series in highly recommended.

Feb. 6: Learn to Listen — Listen to Learn
Learning how to listen improves relationships, conversations, and comprehension. Discover and practice techniques for invaluable communication skills.

REGISTER HERE

Feb. 8: Conflict Styles and Dynamics
What is conflict, and what does it mean to me? How do I approach conflict situations? Explore your conflict styles and how to encourage productive conflict.

REGISTER HERE

Feb. 13: Taming Our Triggers
Anger? Frustration? How do I react? How can I respond? Learn some basic techniques for self and other de-escalation when emotions run hot.

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Feb. 15: Compassionate Communication
It’s not what you say. It’s how you say it. Discover techniques for curious conversations that help people listen and understand each other by transforming a negative statement into a positive.

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Feb. 20: Iceberg of Conflict
What is really going on at the heart of a conflict? Learn about uncovering underlying issues and interests and how to foster meaningful conversation.

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Feb. 22: Judging vs. Curious Dialogue
What are my roadblocks when the topic is divisive? Open the door for curious conversations by discovering and challenging your bias.

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February Legal Clinic
2024-02-21 17:00 - 19:00

Tech Talks for Nonprofits: Website Essentials with Karly Siroky
2024-02-20 12:00 - 12:45
Join us for this insightful 30-minute webinar (plus 15 minutes of optional Q&A) led by website and brand expert Karly Siroky, the owner of Karma Design & founder of 509 Female Founders.
Karly will guide you through the essential aspects of building and maintaining an effective website. Explore topics like design, content, accessibility, integration, user experience, SEO, domain/hosting, and more.
Whether you’re a seasoned technology enthusiast or completely new to the world of tech, this session is tailored to offer valuable insights suitable for anyone on a nonprofit team.
Click this link to register for the webinar. Please feel free to share this across your networks.
Tech Talks for Nonprofits are free quarterly webinars hosted by the NCW Tech Alliance in collaboration with the Nonprofit Practices Institute (NPI).

Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits
2024-02-13 16:00 - 18:00
We each have our own experiences with finance that may stir up excitement, mixed feelings, or uneasiness. These feelings can shape how we approach our relationship to nonprofit finance. Approaching nonprofit finance in a welcoming way, the Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits virtual workshop aims to help unlock your financial literacy. From key words and forms to understanding how everything fits together, you will increase your basic nonprofit finance knowledge.

The virtual workshop will cover:

Balance sheet
Income statement
IRS Form 990
Giving
Oversight

This workshop will be recorded. Registrants will receive the recording by email after the event. If you can’t attend the training but you are interested in learning about this topic, please register so you we can send you the recording and materials.

Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits is Part 2 of the Nonprofit Fundamentals Series.
Register for the series to strengthen your board’s performance and decision-making.

Learn More About the Nonprofit Fundamentals Series

Cost

Free – This event is free thanks to a partnership with the the Washington Office of the Secretary of State.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is aimed at nonprofit board members and nonprofit staff wanting to elevate financial knowledge within their organization. Teams are strongly encouraged.

Recording

This webinar will be recorded. Registrants will be sent the recording and materials after the webinar.

Accessibility

Captioning: We will have automated captioning enabled.Interpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter.
Visual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision, blind, or calling in without video a sense of space and place.
If you have additional accessibility requests, please let us know when you register.

About the Speaker

Julleen Snyder, CPA, CGMA, Partner, Jacobson Jarvis & Co, PLLC
Julleen has been with Jacobson Jarvis since 1995 and has both practical experience within a not-for-profit organization, as well as a solid background in accounting and auditing. Julleen is a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and helps nonprofits just starting with QuickBooks and those who are ready to review and modify their existing systems to better meet their needs. Julleen trains staff and volunteers to use QuickBooks more efficiently and helps solve accounting and payroll problems for her clients.

Thanks to Our Partners

Presented by Nonprofit Association of Washington in partnership with the Washington Office of the Secretary of State and Jacobson Jarvis & Co.

De-Escalation Training
2024-02-08 13:00 - 17:00
De-escalation training participants will:

explore their relationship with conflict
gain a basic understanding of the interest-based conflict model
discuss best practices for self-de-escalation
discuss best practices for de-escalation of others
practice conflict resolution skills for de-escalation and peaceful problem solving

All training materials will be provided.
Training facilitated by Wenatchee Valley DRC.
Registration fee supports the Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, serving Chelan and Douglas counties and dedicated to changing relationships through peaceful conflict resolution.

Executive Director Confab! 2024 (Feb 1 - May 2024)
2024-02-01 11:00 - 13:00
501 Commons is excited to be partnering with Incite! Consulting to bring this professional development opportunity to you. The training is ideal for new nonprofit executive directors and those who have been on the job for a while but still need support (due to no orientation, lack of job structure, and strained relationship with the board/board chair). We are limiting registration to 25 participants.
There will be five two-hour virtual sessions and an in-person capstone session.
Self-care and Time Management
February 1, 2024 – 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (PT)
Success as a nonprofit leader starts with you. How you spend your time, whom you spend your time with, strategically managing your calendar, and prioritizing critical work. We’ll work together to craft a schedule that works for you to accomplish your best work at work and home.
Staff and Volunteer Coaching
February 22, 2024 – 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (PT)
Delegation as a form of leadership is the topic of discussion today. Holding effective – and energizing – team huddles. The agenda for an actionable one-on-one staff or volunteer meeting. Coaching up and coaching out. You’ll leave with tools to shift the workload to everyone involved with your organization.
Board – Director Relations and Board Development
March 14, 2024 – 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Hear the sounds of a tango? The board-executive director dance and developing the board is one if not THE most important aspects of serving as a nonprofit executive. With stats that say that you’ll only stay 18-24 months if this relationship sours, digging deep into your role as a dance partner is critical. I’ll share some “to-do’s and not to-do’s” from my time in the field.
Fundraising and Community Outreach
April 4, 2024 – 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
You’re the chief rainmaker and the face of your organization! You need to build relationships to raise money and awareness and build credibility in your community. Daily. The best way to accomplish this is by managing your calendar (there’s that time management thing again) and to curate a story bank of successes.
Succession Planning and Systems for Success
April 25, 2024 – 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
People. We all leave. Whether that means retirement, a new opportunity, or burnout, we still need to leave the joint healthier than we found it. We’ll discuss templates and planning systems that help sort out the work that must be done and systems to create efficiencies while you’re there and help sort out the work that must be done, and systems to create efficiencies while you’re there and as you’re transitioning. You’ll also receive tools to start conversations with your board about their succession planning!
Session Capstone (location TBD, centrally located in WA state)
(Date TBD) May 2-3, 2024, or May 31-June 1, 2024
We’re coming together to celebrate your wins and progress during this five-part series! During our time together, each session participant will have a chance to share with their peer’s mini case study: an area you choose to dig deep in, key learnings, and habits that you’re changing or learning to become a more effective leader.
Presenter/Coach/Consultant: Kari Anderson, Principal Incite! Consulting
Kari Anderson – Nonprofit wrangler. Board border collie. Professional people herder. Some of the titles nonprofit maven Kari Anderson wears running Incite! Consulting, a boutique coaching and consulting practice. What’s her niche? Building nonprofits up. From the inside out. A Montana native, Kari is based in Coeur d’Alene, ID and Jackson, WY. She brings the office and toolkit to her client and works with nonprofits to support people, increase revenues and rethink strategies to move missions forward.
Fee:
$999 per person for EDs at nonprofits with revenues > $1M/year
$799 per person for EDs at nonprofits with revenues < $1M/year
Includes:
• Five two-hour virtual sessions
• Attendance at in-person capstone session
• Workbooks and action items between monthly sessions
• One hour of additional coaching/consulting with Incite! Consulting during 2024
• Opportunity to present at capstone, date TBD in May/June, 2024
• One-night lodging and three meals at TBD
All participants are required to pay the total fee; we cannot exclude the cost of lodging/meals.

Advocacy and Lobbying 101: Legal Tips for 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Advocates
2024-01-25 10:00 - 11:30
501 Common’s annual nonprofit advocacy training workshop returns on Thursday, Jan. 25 online. In a big election year, these sessions are a “must-do” for executives, community organizers, policy staff, and board members.
501(c)(3)s play an important role in educating the public about policy issues and actions taken by elected officials, including the President. Elected officials vote on bills, make public statements and executive decisions, and set the course for public policy on a wide range of issues. These actions may be consistent with or conflict with a nonprofit’s position on an issue. After this workshop you will have a clear understanding of how to maximize your advocacy, the kinds of advocacy activities 501(c)(3)s can engage in, and when an act of communication is considered lobbying.
Participants will learn:

How federal tax law permits lobbying for charities and how lobbying is defined.
One easy step most charities can take to maximize the amount they’re allowed to spend on lobbying.
Yearly lobbying limits for charities.
Tips for taking advantage of the narrow definitions of lobbying – which will help charities make the most of their lobbying limit.
The application of these rules to ballot measure activities.

About our trainer
Quyen Tu is the Southern California Counsel for the Bolder Advocacy program at Alliance for Justice. She is a long-time active member of the American Bar Association, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Orange County Asian American Bar Association.
About Alliance for Justice / Bolder Advocacy: Alliance for Justice is a national association of over 100 organizations, representing a broad array of groups committed to progressive values and the creation of an equitable, just, and free society. AFJ’s Bolder Advocacy is the leading expert on the legal framework for nonprofit advocacy efforts, providing definitive information, resources, and technical assistance that encourages organizations and their funding partners to fully exercise their rights to be active participants in the democratic process. By decoding and demystifying advocacy rules, Bolder Advocacy gives nonprofits and foundations the confidence to assertively advocate for community change.
This event is a part of the Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy Initiatives.
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January Legal Clinic
2024-01-24 17:00 - 19:00
