TCCL Foundation Center Blog

Now taking registrations for the RSVP workshop "Financial Statements for Nonfinancial People!"  Join us 9:30am - 12:00pm, April 22, at Hardesty Regional Library.  Pre-registration is required. 

Making Meetings Meaningful

Wednesday, February 18 - 9:30a.m.-12:00p.m.
Hardesty Regional Library, Redbud Auditorium

The first workshop of the 2009 "No Nonsense Nonprofit" series will examine meeting procedure of nonprofit boards under Robert’s Rules of Order.  You will learn about issues such as common misuse of parliamentary procedure, tips for presiding at a board meeting, and how to tailor the order of business to your needs.  Important questions will be answered including how the conduct of business differs in small boards vs. large boards, when to use other parliamentary authorities, and what belongs in the minutes.

The workshop will be given by Janet Wilson, M.D.  Dr. Wilson is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian (PRP) with the National Association of Parliamentarians and a Certified Parliamentarian-Parliamentary Teacher (CP-T) with the American Institute of Parliamentarians.  

Registration is required and class size is limited
To register, please send an email to foundationcenter@tulsalibrary.org or call 596-7940

 Grant Seeking for Nonprofit Organizations

Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 1:00-3:00p.m.
Central Library, Computer Training Center, 2nd Fl.

This workshop is for nonprofit managers, employees, and volunteers who would like to know more about identifying and researching foundations as potential sources of funding.  You will learn to use the Foundation Directory Online, the library’s database of foundations, as well as discover valuable information to locate grant opportunities on the web.

Registration is required and class size is limited
To register, please send an email to foundationcenter@tulsalibrary.org or call 596-7940

Location
Tulsa City-County Library, 400 Civic Center Tulsa, OK 74103
Computer Training Room, 2nd Floor
View Directions to Tulsa City County Library

Financial Statements for Non-financial People

Wednesday, April 22 - 9:30a.m.-12:00p.m.
Hardesty Regional Library, Redbud Auditorium

The second workshop of our 2009 "No Nonsense Nonprofit" series will help you make sense out of financial statements.  You will learn about the basic account types and what they mean, common accounting terminology, the difference between debits and credits, P&L, balance sheets, and simple tools to analyze your nonprofit’s financial health.  This workshop is for staff, board members, volunteers, and anyone involved in finances or financial planning for nonprofit and public service organizations.  The speaker for this workshop will be Walter Kruse, Business Development Specialist, Central Technology Center.

Registration is required and class size is limited
To register, please send an email to foundationcenter@tulsalibrary.org or call 596-7940

Check Out the New Books @ the TCCL Foundation Center!

• Proposal planning & writing/ Meremy T. Miner and Lynn E. Miner.
  
  Nonprofit meetings, minutes & records: how to run your nonprofit corporation so you don’t run into trouble/ by Anthony Mancuso.

• Private foundation law made easy/ Bruce R. Hopkins.

• The nonprofit handbook:  everything you need to know to start and run your nonprofit organization / Gary M. Grobman.

• Yours for the asking:  an indispensable guide to fundraising and management / Reynold Levy.

• The board book: an insider’s guide for directors and trustees / William G. Bowen.

Grant *Writing* Workshops in Your Community

The Foundation Center at TCCL provides workshops on grant seeking (next class, Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 9:30 -11:30 a.m.), which often leads to questions about grant writing.

Though we don’t have any grant writing workshops planned at this time, there are other organizations in our community that offer such classes. Following are a few upcoming opportunities. These are not presented in partnership with the Tulsa City County Library (therefore, please view this post as information, not an endorsement).

Grantwriting I - Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits

Date: Thursday, February 12
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: OSU-Tulsa, 700 N. Greenwood Ave.
Registration Fee: $60.00

The basic elements of grantwriting and guideposts to guide you each step of the way in the process. This is a two part series. You will be asked to bring a grant proposal to session II to analyze and critique. This session is for beginners.

Register

Grantwriting II - Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits

Date: Thursday, February 26
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: OSU-Tulsa, 700 N. Greenwood Ave.
Registration Fee: $60.00

This workshop will help you strengthen your grantwriting skills. Bring your own grant proposal to analyze. Specific points include: using buzz words, formatting your proposal, tailoring your case and capturing your audience. This session is more advanced and is a continuation from Grantwriting I.

Register

Do you know of other grant writing classes in our community? Let me know at mkash@tulsalibrary.org.

Now Taking Registrations for the first Grant-Seeking Workshop in 2009!

Grant Seeking for Beginners

Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 9:30 -11:30 a.m.

This workshop provides nonprofit managers, employees, and volunteers with the basic knowledge needed to seek out grant funds.  You will learn about the Foundation Center and the TCCL Cooperating Collection, learn the basics of the grant seeking process, become familiar with the resources available to you for grant seeking, and tour the TCCL Foundation Center Collection.  Basic computer and Internet search skills are needed for this workshop.

Registration is required

To register, please send an email to foundationcenter@tulsalibrary.org or call 596-7940

Location

Tulsa City-County Library, 400 Civic Center Tulsa, OK 74103
Computer Training Room, 2nd Floor
View Directions to Tulsa City County Library