Julia Burns Teaches Strategic Planning for Nonprofits June 14!

Nonprofit Strategic Planning

The Nonprofit Strategic Planning session will provide you with an overview of what a strategic plan should contain and the process to develop a plan. We’ll spend some time looking at strategic priorities, goals, and measures – what each of these means and how to use them to effect change in your organization. Facilitated by Julia Burns!

Cost

$40.00

Registration

Pre-registration is required

Dates/Locations

• June 14th, 2013 - 09:00 am to 12:00 pm
  UNF University Center
  Bldg. 43
  12000 Alumni Dr.
  Jacksonville, FL 32224
  Register for this event online
• Or call 620-2476

New studies on philanthropic giving trends show hopeful signs for nonprofits and communities in need

Washington, D.C. (5/22/2013) – In 2011, the largest U.S. foundations gave $10.2 billion in grants to benefit underserved communities and $2.9 billion towards empowering them. These are among the new findings released today by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) in its annual “The Philanthropic Landscape” series on key foundation giving trends. 


In The Philanthropic Landscape: The State of Giving to Underserved Communities 2011, the philanthropy watchdog group notes that the share of foundation grant dollars reported as benefiting the poor, elderly, women and other marginalized groups was 42 percent, a slight increase from the 40 percent average in 2008–2010. 

Click here to read more: http://ncrp.org/news-room/press-releases/967-2011philanthropic-giving-trends-show-hopeful-signs-for-nonprofits.

Followup on One Spark! Cultural Council Announces Spark Grants!

Following up on the One Spark momentum, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville is looking to launch a new grant program. The new program is aptly named The Spark Grant Program. Spark Grant's are specifically for local artists and non-profits. The Cultural Council is offering up to 7 grants, and up to $60,000. The deadline for all applications is May 30th.

If you are looking to apply for this specialized opportunity in Downtown Jacksonville, we'd be happy to assist you through the grant application process. Contact us at 904-620-2476

Grant Writing Workshop May 10! Presented by the Small Business Development Center at UNF.

What today’s funding sources want to see from your organizations is a Value Proposition as part of a Comprehensive Business Plan. With literally thousands of not-for-profits competing for funds, what makes your organizations stand out? What is your Competitive Advantage?  The Value which you can present to funders is what will get funded. When responding to grant opportunities, you must show a comprehensive business plan, with reasonable projections and a solid Value Proposition that shows why your organization, apart from all others, should receive funding.  Competition is fierce, and only those organizations that demonstrate Value will succeed!

DateFriday, May 10, 2013 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Location Adam W. Herbert University Center (UNF) 12000 Alumni Dr. Jacksonville, FL 32224 Cost $40 per person Registration  Pre-registration is required.To register by phone, call (904) 620-2476

How Sticky is Your Nonprofit Organization? Top Notch Speaker Coming to UNF April 30th!

What do urban legends, conspiracy theories, public health scares and great advertising campaigns all have in common?  They stick!  Meaning they circulate effortlessly through our culture and become ideas and concepts that we remember.   Brothers, Chip and Dan Heath, wrote the book Made to Stick to try to help us understand that making a great idea into something worth remembering is possible and a good business decision.   

The Heaths analyzed extra-sticky ideas and stories to figure out why some ideas died while other ones thrived.  What they realized is that sticky ideas often share the following qualities:

Simple

Unexpected
Concrete Imagery
Credible
Emotion-Provoking
Stories

By using the SUCCESS approach, business owners can focus and target their communication to conquer the art of making ideas unforgettable. Consider making your business idea or message sticky. Make it understandable, memorable, and effective in changing thoughts or behaviors toward it and see what it does for your sales!

For more information on Made to Stick, check out this quick interview with the authors:

Dan Heath will be the keynote speaker at the 21^st Annual Small Business Week Celebration on April 30^th at the Herbert University Center in Jacksonville, FL.  His presentation, Being Decisive: How to lead an organization that makes smart choices, will be the highlight of the annual awards ceremony attended by North Florida’s business leaders, advocates and supporters.   For more information on tickets to this prestigious event go to www.sbdc.unf.edu/smallbusinessweek.

Public Relations for Your Nonprofit

Are you effectively conveying your company or non-profit organization in all media outlets to create and perfect your brand?  If not, you might want to think about how you can utilize this often forgotten marketing tool.  

The SBDC at UNF will present Effective Media Relations to help attendees learn how to better prepare an effective strategy, focus on accurately communicating their organization's mission and brand, learn good vs. bad public relations, marketing on a shoe-string budget,  and online relations via social media, and website brand and messaging. 

March 8 | 9am - 12pm 
Adam Herbert University center

Cost:  $40

Registration: 904.620.2476 or https://www.sbdc.unf.edu/register-workshop.php?workshops_id=221

Presented by: 

Maria Coppola is an accredited public relations counselor and consultant specializing in public and media relations, communications planning and crisis communications.  A former TV and radio journalist and native of Jacksonville, she owns a full public relations agency. She has more than 12 years of PR experience and 20 years in the media and communications industry.

Coppola Public Relations specializes in business communications including media relations, PR, internal and external written communications, CEO reputation management, corporate social responsibility, event planning and execution, crisis planning and product/service and company launches.

Interview With Kevin Monahan, CBA, UNF SBDC by Mind Body Bootcamp

Executive Director Nico Guzman with Mind Body Bootcamp featuring Kevin Monahan, Certified Business Analyst, Small Business Development Center at UNF
Produced by John Willman at Enterprise Videos, LLC