TCCL Foundation Center Blog

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Many advancement professionals who venture into major gift campaigns hit pitfalls that could have been avoided.  Learn from a pro how to build a major gifts program that works, the most effective ways to cultivate and solicit donors and how to raise sights for your constituents.  Discover the most common mistakes in major gifts and how to avoid them.  From asking too soon to flubbing the close, mistakes made with major donors can cost your organization vital resources.  Improve your skills and learn what to avoid in this timely session.

WHEN
Wednesday, May 20, 2009; 12:00-1:30 PM

WHERE
OSU-Tulsa, North Hall
700 North Greenwood Ave.
RM NH 220
Tulsa, OK  74106

REGISTRATION FEE
Guest $15.00
AFP Member Complimentary

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RSVP by Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
1:00-3:00 pm

Register Online

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 and seating is limited

Location:
Tulsa City-County Library, 400 Civic Center Tulsa, OK  74103
Computer Training Room, 2nd Fl

Join the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits March 23 in Tulsa

Oklahoma Senate Bill 1070 - Oklahoma Solicitation of Charitable Contributions Act

As you might imagine, there has been a lot of discussion regarding Senate Bill 1070 and its potential impact on the nonprofit sector.  The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits invites you to an educational videoconference session on the proposed legislation March 23 in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. 

Sen. Susan Paddack, author of SB 1070 and Mike Joseph of McAfee & Taft will join us to talk about SB 1070 and what it means.

The session is set for 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  This is a free event for Oklahoma nonprofits.  Lunch will not be provided so bring your lunch with you.  Please RSVP at one of the links below to reserve a seat.

Where?

OSU-Tulsa
700 N. Greenwood
Register Here

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