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Elective Courses – Group Two

Group Two Elective Courses

E210 Executive Finance

Executives who ignore key financial compliance issues can end up with unanswered questions in front of the board, empty corporate accounts, fired, or even jailed. This course covers advanced compliance and financial issues to keep you out of trouble.

Course objectives:

  • Identifying and documenting unrelated business income tax.
  • Recognizing how audits have changed in recent years and how to be better prepared to meet the new standards.
  • Implementing strong internal accounting controls and internal control building blocks.
  • Exploring how to better communicate important financial information to your board and members

E211 Sponsorship Solicitation

Sponsoring events, publications, and programs can be a significant source of revenue. Learn how to structure sponsorship opportunities, develop a price, and solicit the right organizations to meet your goals.

Course objectives:

  • Developing sponsorship pricing structures, factors, and packaging.
  • Identifying the right organizations to solicit sponsorship.
  • Making the sponsorship sales pitch and showing the return on investment.

E230 Managing Upward

You are in charge of your performance and career development. Discover new ways of working with your supervisor to build cooperation and achieve success that benefits both of you.

Course objectives:

  • Understanding your manager and building the relationship.
  • Developing your value to your organization.
  • Building trust with your manager.

E240 Strong Associations for the Future

Government regulation, technology, public trust, volunteerism, and a host of other issues affect the relevance and viability of associations. Become aware of key trends and issues that impact associations and discuss steps to ensure the future of the association industry.

Course objectives:

  • Examining marketplace trends in the association industry—income, revenue, and membership metrics.
  • Identifying shifts in trends to ensure that your organization stays ahead of the curve and delivers member value.
  • Investigating innovative programs, governance, and operating procedures of trailblazing associations.

E241 Strong Chambers for the Future

Government regulation, technology, public trust, volunteerism, and a host of other issues affect the relevance and viability of chambers. Become aware of key trends and issues that impact chambers and discuss steps to ensure the future of the chamber industry.

Course objectives:

  • Understanding income, membership, and competitive marketplace trends in the chamber industry.
  • Identifying shifts in trends to ensure that your organization stays ahead of the curve and delivers member value.
  • Examining innovative programs, governance, and operating procedures of trailblazing chambers.

E243 Developing a Competitive Workforce

Employers across the nation agree that a qualified and well-trained workforce is key to sustained growth and competitiveness. Learn the various roles your organization can play in this arena and the resources you can tap.

Course objectives:

  • Understanding workforce development activities and terminology.
  • Identifying common initiatives and roles of chambers in workforce development.
  • Exploring resources to assist you in your workforce development program.

E244 Using Data to Grow and Sustain Your Organization

The flow of knowledge is a competitive advantage. This course explores a people-first and principle-centered approach to leverage knowledge in nonprofits.

Course objectives:

  • Evaluating relationship management systems and information that should be captured.
  • Understanding how to link member data and forecast trends.
  • Developing and analyzing data through surveys and other research tools.

E250 PACs and Political Endorsements

Is your organization ready to begin a PAC and engage in endorsements? This class will provide step-by-step instruction on how to establish and grow successful political action committees and endorse candidates.

Course objectives:

  • Addressing ballot initiatives and referendums.
  • Creating and maintaining a PAC.
  • Building an airtight endorsement strategy.

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