Group Three Elective Courses
Group Three Elective Courses
E310 Dues and Don’ts
Do you plan to reevaluate or restructure your organization’s membership investment schedule? This session looks at the major issues in developing a dues schedule and the approaches that different organizations have used.
Course topics:
- Advantages and risks of various dues schedules.
- Steps for conducting a review of your organization’s dues structure.
- Techniques to ensure smooth implementation of a dues schedule change.
E330 Learning to Let Go
The stress that comes from being responsible and accountable for performance can hinder success and job satisfaction. Delegation gives others a greater stake in organizational outcomes and can increase productivity. Explore strategies for empowering others to assume more responsibility.
Course topics:
- What to delegate and what not to delegate.
- How to delegate to the right person at the right time.
- How to improve staff accountability.
E331 CEO Lessons Learned
Learn how to thrive as a nonprofit executive. Gain insight and refinement as an executive in the industry. Tips, lessons, and stories will be captured and shared during this interactive session.
Course topics:
- Tip sharing.
- Habits and behaviors of nonprofit executives, from challenges to everyday opportunities.
- Assessment of your career stage and growth opportunities.
Previously: Secrets of Nonprofit Executives
E332 Projecting Professionalism
The image you project goes a long way toward determining your professional and personal success. Learn to convey a winning image through actions, appearance, protocol, and nonverbal messages.
Course topics:
- Typical protocol for organization and community leadership.
- The impact of culture on professionalism.
- Why and how to use a mentor to increase professionalism.
Note: Not offered in the 2012 Academic Curriculum.
E340 Staffing the 21st Century Nonprofit Organization
The growing number of management support services has radically changed the human resource needs of nonprofits. Learn strategies to revitalize your organization, including reengineering staff responsibilities, outsourcing, and partnering to achieve goals.
Course topics:
- Understanding your team—motivation, strengths, and weaknesses.
- Analyzing and optimizing roles and responsibilities of staff and volunteers.
- Knowing what and when to outsource.
Note: Not offered in the 2012 Academic Curriculum.
E350 The Art of Persuasion and Negotiation
Persuasion is an art that requires patience and determination. Learn to shift opinions through key people, case studies, power words, and presentation techniques. Convince others to step up and take on new initiatives.
Course topics:
- When persuasion may be the best course to achieve action.
- Types of decision makers and how they can be most effectively persuaded.
- Words and techniques to persuade others to action.
*Previously: The Art of Persuasion
E360 Rethinking Communications
Your communications plan needs to effectively convey organization products, programs, and services. Learn to evaluate your communications and marketing plans to ensure that your organization is properly branded to reach its critical audience.
Course topics:
- How to write and evaluate an effective communications plan.
- Target the right audience for various communications efforts.
- Determine the appropriate brand within the market.
E362 Policy Development and Implementation
Policies and procedures exist to protect the organization and the professionals within it. Determine the differences between policies and procedures and learn how to implement an appropriate structure in your organization.
Course topics:
- The differences between policies and procedures.
- Policy implementation.
- Policies and risk management.
E380 Delivering Value
Nonprofit organizations face an increasingly competitive market for members and customers. Learn how to develop your organization’s value proposition and convey the significance of your services to current and prospective members and customers.
Course topics:
- Identifying your value proposition.
- Communicating your value proposition.
- Measuring your value proposition.
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