Institute for Nonprofit Development

Program Name	Cost	Date/Time(s)	CRN #	Campus Locations	Registration
Grantwriting Basics	$60 Materials included	Thu Oct 9 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	CRN 98521	Gardner	Register now
NPD103 NP1 Advanced Grant Writing	$60 Materials included	TBD	TBD	Gardner	Register now
NPD203 NP1 Fundraising Basics: Building Bridges for Donor Relations	$60 Materials included	TBD	TBD	Gardner	Register now
Advanced Fundraising	$60	Thu Oct 23 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	CRN 98522	Gardner	Register now
NPD213 NPD Introduction to Starting a Nonprofit Organization	$20	TBD	TBD	Leominster	Register now
NPD214 NPD Introduction to Starting a Nonprofit Organization	$20	TBD	TBD	Leominster	Register now
Principles of Healthier Communities Series Free!
The Healthy Communities Movement	Free	Tues Sept. 16		Doyle Conservation Center, Leominster, MA	Email: nonprofit@mwcc.mass.edu for more information
Asset Based Community Development		Tues Sept. 30
Collaborative Leadership		Tues Oct. 7
Youth and Healthy Communities		Tues Oct. 28
Diversity and Community Change		Tues Nov. 18
Community-friendly Data Design and Presentation		Tues Dec. 2

Grantwriting Basics

For nonprofit professionals looking to refine and improve their grant writing skills. Learn: how to write a compelling problem or needs statement, outcome-focused goals and objectives, thoughtful evaluation plans and realistic budget proposals.

NPD103 NP1 Advanced Grant Writing

For non-profit professionals looking to refine and improve their grant writing skills. Learn: how to write a compelling problem or needs statement, outcome-focused goals and objectives, thoughtful evaluation plans and realistic budget proposals. Participants should have some grant writing experience.

NPD203 NP1 Fundraising Basics: Building Bridges for Donor Relations

Do multiple demands and competing agendas leave your donors feeling like an ATM machine? Learn the secrets of cultivation and stewardship which will help you maximize individual giving. Create the framework for a cultivation and stewardship program to implement when you get back to your agency.

Advanced Fundraising

Workshop participants can expect to improve their understanding of the core issues, principles, and skills associated with obtaining financial support through business, government, and philanthropic communities. Learn creative ways to understand the world of philanthropy, refine interpersonal skills, handle common problems, and invigorate enthusiasm for fundraising. Fundraising will be understood as a way to fulfill the donor’s interests and desires, while advancing the recipients’ goals and project plans.

NPD213 NPD Introduction to Starting a Nonprofit Organization

You are passionate about changing the world for the better and have a great idea. Have you been wondering how to get started? Join the Institute for Nonprofit Development as Pete Cormier, Institute member and founder of Sterling Music Exchange, leads discussion on reasons why and why not to start a nonprofit organization, how to develop a mission statement, choosing a name, membership, officers, choosing your fiscal year, and dissolution clauses. This is the first of a two-part series of workshops, “Nuts and Bolts of Creating Social Change Organizations.” The second session will be held June 4th from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and covers the topics of: board of directors, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, tax exempt status.

NPD214 NPD Introduction to Starting a Nonprofit Organization

The course description is: You are passionate about changing the world for the better and have a great idea. Have you been wondering how to get started? Join the Institute for Nonprofit Development as Pete Cormier, Institute member and founder of Sterling Music Exchange, leads discussion on the topics of: board of directors, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, tax exempt status. This is the second of a two-part series of workshops, “Nuts and Bolts of Creating Social Change Organizations.”