Does your nonprofit rely on volunteers? Los Alamos Community Foundation is excited to be teaming up with Leadership Los Alamos and United Way Northern New Mexico to host the first “Volunteer Fair at Chamberfest” on Saturday, June 10th. <!–Handouts: Sample Word Template Sample Powerpoint Template Sign-up Sheet–> The format for this year’s “Volunteer Fair at Chamberfest”
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Friday, April 28, 2017: Annual Conference for Nonprofits Practicing the Art of Working Together: Public/Private and Peer Partnerships – facilitated by Mark D. Bennett, Decision Resources, Inc. An increasing number of nonprofit organizations are discovering the benefits of forming collaborative associations with peer organizations, government and quasi-government entities, and grantor organizations. These collaborations often require development
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Thursday, March 23, 2017: Press Releases and Community News Reporting – Carol A. Clark, Publisher of the Los Alamos Daily Post, and Bonnie Gordon, Lifestyles Editor and Artistic Director of the LA Daily Post Handout: Press Release Tips Getting the word out is a critical task for the success of any nonprofit. Los Alamos Community
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February 16, 2017: Strategic Planning for the Time-Challenged – Felicia Orth, Attorney at Law Handouts: Powerpoint presentation PEEC Dashboard View PEEC Strategic Plan The ability to look to the future with vision and use strategic planning to achieve desired goals is a skill that is useful for everyone. Los Alamos Community Foundation is pleased to
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January 12, 2017: Overview of Accounting & Taxation for Nonprofits – Dennis Kennedy, CPA Handout: Records Retention Guidelines In this interactive session, CPA Dennis Kennedy will discuss accounting and taxation issues related to nonprofits for 2016, impacting 2017, including, taxation for nonprofits , year-end reporting requirements, revenue recognition and classification, including allowable and non-allowable expenses, audit
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November 3, 2016: Why Board Development Matters – Joanna Gillespie, Executive Director, Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation Individuals serve on nonprofit boards for a wide variety of reasons. No matter how much experience your board members have, you can help them better understand their role by ensuring that board development is part of every regular
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The subject of the 2016 Annual Conference for Nonprofits was Creative Collaboration: Practicing the Art of Working Together and it was facilitated by Mark D. Bennett, Decision Resources, Inc. Every community and region faces the reality of human needs that exceed the public and private sector financial resources available. There is widespread acknowledgement that effective collaboration is
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