THE NORTH PENN NONPROFIT ACADEMY
Executive Master Classes
THE NORTH PENN NONPROFIT ACADEMY
invites Executive Directors and Board Members
to its next professional development event:
PUTTING REGIONAL RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE:
RESULTS FROM THE SECOND CCAT AND HOW NONPROFIT LEADERS ARE MAKING DATA MATTER
An Executive Master Class offered free of charge to North Penn Nonprofit Academy participants*
TUESDAY, MARCH 2nd from 4:00 to 6:00 PM
(Registration at 3:45 PM, program begins promptly at 4:00 PM. Light snacks served.)
LOCATION:
Community Partners Center for Health and Human Services
2506 N. Broad St., Colmar, PA 18915
Walton Meeting Room
(see www.npchf.org for directions)
FORUM DESCRIPTION:
Background: In 2008 the North Penn Community Health Foundation underwrote the cost for approximately 40 nonprofit agencies to take the CCAT self-assessment tool, which measures nonprofits’ strengths, weaknesses and capacity-building needs. Through the North Penn Nonprofit Academy’s Executive Master Class forum, the Executive Directors of those 40 agencies came together in September, 2008 to discuss the aggregated findings and consider the implications on both an organizational and a regional basis. In May, 2009, that group met again, this time in the company of grantmakers from the region, to consider the implications of the CCAT findings on funding opportunities for capacity building grants and support. The CCAT was re-administered between December, 2009 and January 2010, to provide a second snapshot of the North Penn region’s core capacities as identified by the CCAT tool.
Goals: On March 2nd we will consider the aggregated results of that second CCAT administration, but we will also expand the conversation beyond the data in order to capture how nonprofit leaders in greater North Penn are using regional research, such as the CCAT, the BoomerANG study, Montgomery County Community Needs Assessment, and others to practical effect in their organizations. How is regional research influencing planning, strategy, board leadership, partnership opportunities, capacity building efforts, staffing and other management issues? How do we take those reports “off the shelf” and apply this research in real ways to help move our organizations forward?
As a part of this forum, participating nonprofit Executive Directors and board members will:
- Receive a copy of the aggregated CCAT report findings from winter 2009-10 developed from the self-assessment data of 40 participating nonprofit agencies. This report will provide a broad overview of some of the areas of strength and challenge among nonprofit providers that work in Montgomery County and/or Bucks County;
- Analyze highlights of the 2008 CCAT findings versus the 2009-10 CCAT findings in a comparative view;
- Experience the stories of leaders in the North Penn nonprofit community who have successfully employed regional research in their organizational planning and management;
- Participate in a group discussion and share how regional research such as the CCAT and other studies might influence your managerial, partnership, and leadership choices.
Moderating the discussion will be DOUG ESCHBACH, Executive Director of Generations of Indian Valley, who is also a Board member of the North Penn Community Health Foundation. ROBIN BURSTEIN, Executive Director of Encore Experiences at Harleysville, and BOB GALLAGHER, CEO of the North Penn YMCA, will offer examples of how they have each employed regional research into their planning and growth efforts, to kick-off the group discussion on the topic.
*WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Executive Directors and CEOs of participating nonprofit agencies are welcome free of charge. Board members who took the CCAT are also encouraged to attend along with the Executive Director of their agencies.
REGISTER: By FEBRUARY 19th to Diana Doherty at npnonprofitacademy@hotmail.com, or 215-696-9336. Please include NAME, TITLE, and EMAIL ADDRESS. Note: Early registration is recommended.
SEEKING CREDITS? If you are a Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Professional Counselor, you may be eligible to receive 2.0 Continuing Education Credits for participating in this session, through a partnership with Family Services of Montgomery County. Please contact Diana Doherty for details.
ABOUT THE ACADEMY The North Penn Nonprofit Academy is a series of workshops and events aimed at building the capacity of health and human service nonprofit leaders in the greater North Penn region, as defined by the North Penn, Souderton Area and Wissahickon school district boundaries. The Academy is an effort of the North Penn Community Health Foundation and is administered through the Greater North Penn Regional Collaborative for Health and Human Services. The 2009-10 Academy curriculum is based on the recent book The Charismatic Organization: 8 Ways to Build Buzz, Energize Employees and Delight Donors by Shirley Sagawa and Deborah Jospin. The workshop presented on November 12th and 18th addresses the practices in the book described as “Can-Do Culture” and “People-Focused Management.” For more information on the basis for the Academy curriculum, see www.charismaticorganization.com.
The North Penn Nonprofit Academy… Building Capacity Through Learning.
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