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WEBINAR: Advocacy Primer for Non-Profits

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Join us to learn the basics of effective advocacy and government relations for nonprofit organizations. This webinar will include: Overview of Advocacy Basics What is advocacy? How can nonprofits safely engage in advocacy? What is the difference between education, advocacy, and lobbying? How can nonprofits use advocacy to advance their organizational goals? Discuss Policy Trends and Updates Discussion and analysis of current trends, and Emerging legislation at the federal and state levels relevant to the field of healthy relationships. Objectives: Participants will: Understand the basics of government affairs Learn how nonprofits can leverage government affairs to advance their policy and funding goals Find out how to engage in local, state, and federal advocacy efforts Presenters: Terri Lakowski, Esq.; Chief Executive Officer- Active Policy Solutions Jason Marmon, Esq.; Chief Operating Officer- Active Policy Solutions Who should attend: Executive Directors, CEOs, Board Members, Development Directors, Grant Writers, Program Directors and Managers, Policy...

WEBINAR: Navigating When Risk is Everywhere

Online Webinar

Navigating Risk When Risk is Everywhere It’s easy to become overwhelmed, distracted, and even disheartened by the concerning possibilities facing many nonprofit organizations. This webinar takes a fresh look at the concept of risk and offers practical ways to reflect and act in the face of troubling risks while keeping your mission at the forefront. Learn how to harness worry into action plans that will build mission resilience and ready your team for what’s next. This webinar introduces simple ways to understand the concepts of ‘risk’ and ‘risk management’ in the nonprofit sector, and presents practical ways to prioritize top risks and develop action plans related to top risks. Objectives: Participants will be able to: Define and identify key risk concepts through a non-profit lens Prioritize top risks and develop action plans related to top risks Develop strategies to Increase the comfort of talking about and coping with the risks facing...

WEBINAR: Profound Ideas on the Nature of Commitment

Online Webinar

Join Dr. Scott Stanley for a webinar and conversation on the nature of commitment. He will focus on four or five of his favorite ideas from commitment theory and research. He has studied relationship commitment for over 40 years, including work on theory, measurement, and practical implications. While he will not attempt a sweeping review, he will instead focus on the ideas he has found most engaging and useful for understanding relationships. Put to the Sound of Music, “these are a few of my favorite things.” (He will not plan to sing, however.) Topics covered include:  Why is commitment more interesting than relationship satisfaction? Attachment vs. commitment. Commitment and the transformation of motivation. The nature of alternatives, from the issue of quality to the implications of monitoring; and The role of choice, structure, and chaos in how relationships develop. Let’s dig in together on some profound aspects of how commitment...