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When:              Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm 

Where:             Quality Suites, 754 Bronte Road, Oakville 

Cost:                $40 per person OR $35 if you register prior to October 1st       

Board policies need to be comprehensive enough to cover your entire organization, yet concise enough to enable rigorous monitoring. In this workshop you will learn how this can be achieved using the Policy Governance framework originally developed by John Carver. Caroline Oliver, international consultant and author/co-author of three books on Policy Governance, will share real examples of the policy making and monitoring process and get you involved in creating the kind of policies that would work for you organization. This workshop will be of interest to Chairs, board members, CEO’s and other board support professionals.

When:              Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 9:00am - 12:00pm

Where:             Quality Suites, 754 Bronte Road, Oakville

Cost:                $40 per person OR $35 if you register prior to October 1st 

We are all motivated by our desired outcomes - financial success, nice homes or a great career. Yet these are not enough on a daily basis. Another significant source of motivation comes from understand our unique set of Motivating Factors and aligning our choices and actions with these. Motivating Factors spur us on to greatness at times and, at other times, into ineffective habits. They control us unless we understand and harness them. It is time to clarify your Motivating Factors and take more control of your life, your career, even your day. As an executive coach, Jody Eagen has mentored thousands of individuals since 1996 and has 20 years of corporate experience preceding that. Jody assists clients to improve in areas including sales, getting organized, managing time, developing staff, managing staff, communication and goal setting with actualization.

When:             Wednesday, October 20, 2010 from 9:00am - 12:00pm

Where:           Quality Suites, 754 Bronte Road, Oakville

Cost:               $40 per person OR $35 is you register prior to October 1st

Talking on a subject clearly, briefly and persuasively without any preparation becomes essential in building organizational credibility and support. In many situations, individuals have to speak about a subject on the spot whether it is answering questions or defending actions. How they respond is crucial to both their image and the organization’s. Speak Up provides the analytical thinking skills to deliver impromptu speeches or responses that are clear, brief and persuasive.

From teaching at community college to leading corporate learning functions, facilitator Douglas MacPherson has worked in the field of adult education and organizational effectiveness for over 20 years—consulting, coaching, mentoring, and facilitating.

When:              Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 from 9:00am - 12:00pm

Where:             Quality Suites, 754 Bronte Road, Oakville

Cost:                $40 per person OR $35 if you register prior to October 1st    

Managing our time and our relationships can be a challenge in any environment. In a workplace that is increasingly virtual, the challenges are magnified. How can we optimize our individual and collective effectiveness in this workplace, with an equal focus on building strong teams and strong organizations? During this session, we will investigate what a virtual workplace is and how we can recognize some of the challenges and opportunities. The dialogue will include:

• An understanding of what a virtual environment looks like, how has the workday changed in the last 5-10 years?
• Advantages of virtual teams
• Challenges of virtual teams
• Characteristics of healthy / functional teams
• Importance of communicating virtually with intent
• Respecting the communication preferences across the generations
• The pleasures and the pitfalls of virtual communication

Facilitator Hilary Lochhead is the founder of TransitionMatters, a business focusing on change management. Hilary is passionate about inspiring people and organizations to minimize the downside and maximize on the opportunities of change. Her practice incorporates internal consulting and executive coaching for people and organizations in transition, in addition to the development and delivery of transition-related workshops.

When:              Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from 9:00am - 12:00pm

Where:             Quality Suites, 754 Bronte Road, Oakville

Cost:                $40 per person OR $35 if you register prior to October 1st  

Calling all CEOs, Fundraising Executives, Fundraising Committee members, as well as all staff handling fundraising activities full-time or part-time. The time to begin implementing your 2011 Fundraising Strategy has arrived. Take time out to review your plans at this interactive workshop.

You will check:

• 1. Are we making the best use of our organization’s Mission, Goals and Objectives Plan in developing our Fundraising Strategy Plan?
• 2. The content of your fundraising strategy – its target audiences and the effective methods of reaching and persuading them to give.
• 3. Your fundraising income and expenditure budget; how you will manage the fundraising operation and report on progress to your Board.

Facilitator David Cuthbert, CFRE, FSAIF has over 20 years experience in non-profit fundraising consultation. He has authored various books as well as a series of 24 booklets on fundraising.

When:              Tuesday, November 2, 2010 from 9:00am - 12:00pm

Where:             Quality Suites, 754 Bronte Road, Oakville

Cost:                $40 per person OR $35 if you register prior to October 1st  

Why do we need a Strategic Plan?

In this workshop participants will learn how to identify the relevant materials required for a sponsorship proposal, and how to incorporate this material into a unique, well-written, and well-designed package. Participants will also review the essential steps to take when looking for a corporate sponsor. Facilitator Tammy Zaccolo is an instructor at Humber College, teaching Event Sponsorship and Promotion. She also runs her own event management company, Events2Remember and is the President of the Halton Women in Motion, a women's business networking group.

When:              Wednesday, November 3, 2010 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Where:             Quality Suites, 754 Bronte Road, Oakville

Cost:                $40 per person OR $35 if you register prior to October 1st  

This highly interactive and engaging workshop will leave you with dozens of ideas about how to hold board meetings and ensure that your board is fulfilling its legal obligations while being mission-focused and good stewards in the community. Based on Catherine Raso’s R.O.L.E.S.™ Governance System, this workshop is designed for beginners, but suitable for all levels of governance experience. Catherine Raso MBA is President of CMR Governance Consulting and is an internationally recognized practitioner, consultant, author and speaker on board governance. Catherine has more than 25 years of experience in the non-profit sector—as a CEO, as a board member and as a highly skilled facilitator consulting with boards around the world. Catherine lives and bases her practice in Hamilton, Ontario.

When:              Wednesday, December 1, 2010 from 9:00am - 12:00pm

Where:             Quality Suites, 754 Bronte Road, Oakville

Cost:                $40 per person OR $35 if you register prior to October 1st  

Why do seemingly simple projects end up in such a mess? Complexity and confusion seem to creep in while we are not looking. This session covers the main causes of failure for projects and practical ways to head them off. We introduce the project lifecycle and help you assess where a given project is most likely to go wrong and how to prevent it. The key tools of Project Management are described. Participants apply techniques to a project example of their own. Facilitator Tom Barker is a principal in Process Design Consultants; a Toronto firm committed to helping organizations improve performance by setting clearer intentions, structuring initiatives more simply and sustaining stakeholder commitment. Tom has worked with several local organizations, both corporate and non-profit He is the author of Leadership For Results: Removing Barriers to Success for People, Projects, and Processes.