Develop Your Skills at a Workshop
Gain new skills and walk away with practical ideas to implement at your organization at our half-day and full-day workshops on fundraising, grant writing, board development, financial management, volunteer management, and marketing.
View workshop descriptions & register online.
Network with Your Peers
On-going support, knowledge sharing, problem solving and networking opportunities are available at Roundtables for Executive Directors, Financial Managers, and Managers of Volunteers.
- Executive Director Forum meet two or three times per year.
- Financial Managers meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 8:30-10:00am
- Volunteer Managers meet on the first Wednesday of the month from 8:30-10:00am
All meetings are held at the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County. For more information contact Chris Cram at ccram@volunteernow.org
Attend Our Nonprofit Conference
An event held every other Spring featuring expert presenters addressing a variety of nonprofit issues. Next conference will be Spring 2014.
View a video from the lunchtime presentation, Nonprofit Ingite!, at the 2012 Nonprofit Conference on March 30th, where four speakers share their stories of nonprofit heroics using the Ignite! model.
A Special Thanks to the Progressive consultants Group for planning and organizing Ignite Nonprofits!
Train Your Board on Their Roles & Responsibilities
Are all your board members on the same page when it comes to understanding their roles and responsibilities? Have an expert come meet with your board! This two hour on-site training is tailored to meet your needs, focusing on:
- legal roles and responsibilities
- policy and planning
- finance and fundraising
- community relations
- evaluation of the Executive Director
- board recruitment and development
- effective meetings
In addition, the trainer will guide you through an assessment of your board's strengths and help you develop a plan to make your board even more effective.
The fee for the On-site Basic Board Training is $250 for member organizations and $275 for non-members, payable upon completion of the training. For more information, contact Jean Bertelsen at jbertelsen@volunteernow.org or call 573-3399, x116.
Download an On-Site Board Training flier
