Run Your Nonprofit Like a BOSS!
The Big Buzz Idea Group Summit For Nonprofit Growth and Sustainability
Are you running your organization, or is it running you? To build a sustainable and impactful nonprofit, it is important that you operate like a business. To maximize your success, there are business fundamentals that every association should be applying at the core of their operations: strategy, finances and budgeting, human resources, organizational culture and leadership. Join Big Buzz Idea Group for the Nonprofit Growth and Sustainability this fall at the Oak Park Public Library. This interactive workshop will teach you all the best practices in these areas and provide leaders a road map for a more successful year ahead. If you are a nonprofit executive director, board or staff member, you do not want to miss this industry event designed to help you run your nonprofit like a boss.
- What: The Big Buzz Idea Group Summit For Nonprofit Growth and Sustainability
- Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Time: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm CST
- Where: Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301
- Cost: $200 per person
- Lunch is included with every ticket.
Consultation Offer: Bring two or more people from your organization to the Summit, and we will schedule a personal consultation to discuss the Summit and provide feedback on next steps for you and your organization.
Key takeaways will include:
- A simple strategic plan that can be immediately implemented to keep your Board, staff and committees rowing in the same direction.
- Importance of goalsetting for growth.
- Financial best practices.
- Things to consider when creating your budget.
- HR basics to find the right employee(s).
- Interviewing techniques that verify if candidates are a good fit.
- A look at the culture of your organization and steps to protect or change it.
- Tools for you to identify what type of leadership your association needs.
- Tips for securing new candidates to join your Board of Directors.
If you are a nonprofit executive director, leadership staff or a board member, this workshop is for you.
Thank you to our lunch sponsor:
NextGroup, launched by four professional women and moms in 2019, is Chicagoland’s leading talent-first search firm. Our mission is to advance diverse, inclusive workplaces through career support for individuals and search services for nonprofits and social impact enterprises that want and need diverse talent. With a talent network of over 7,500 women and professionals of color, we work with employers to recruit full-time, fractional, and project-based talent for their professional and management ranks. For more information, go to our website at www.nextgroupus.com or email careers@nextgroupus.com.
Refund Policy: There will be a 50% processing fee for event cancellation requests received 31 days prior to an event. Please submit a written cancellation request to info@bigbuzzideagroup.com. No refunds will be issued within 30 days of an event.
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