FYI, the full WVU Division of Social Work Winter/Spring CE brochure
should be out by the end of the January! 

I'm sending along this 2/10/09 workshop information so that interested
folks have adequate time to register.  Info below and registration form
attached!
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WVU School of Applied Social Sciences/Division of Social Work and NET: 
Nonprofit Education and Training, a partnership of the United Way of the
Eastern Panhandle, Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation, and
Shepherd University present:

“Even More Tools to Improve Your Nonprofit Agency”
R. Scott Graham, MBA, CBHE, President & CEO, BHealth Management, LLC
     
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
10:00 am to 3:00 pm 
WVU Eastern Division, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center,
Martinsburg, WV
Registration Fee: $35 (lunch included)
To register:  Fax/mail the attached form with payment by February 3,
2009.  
Payment can be made by cash, check or credit card.

Approved for 4 Social Work Continuing Education Hours and 4 WVU
Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management hours

Morning Session: Budgeting, Accounting & Finance for Nonprofits: 
What’s the Big Difference?
Budgeting, accounting and finance can be bewildering topics for
nonprofit managers and board members.  This session distinguishes
between the oft-confused areas of concentration and will help
participants build budgets, read financial statements and interpret them
given a short-list of important financial ratios.  This workshop is
essential for nonprofit managers and board members without a business
background.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants
will learn the difference between budgets and financial statements; know
the essentials of building budgets; know how to use budgets as a
management tool; know how to analyze financial statements; and know the
essentials of accounting.

Afternoon Session: Raking in the Cash:  A Primer on Nonprofit
Fundraising
Is it possible to raise funds in these challenging economic times?  Yes
and it doesn’t have to be that difficult.  Learn how to develop a
successful fundraising campaign from the ground up.  Learn how to
“friend-raise”, develop exciting special events and create an
annual campaign and a capital campaign in this fact-filled, two-hour
workshop.  Hear about successful fund raising ventures from across the
nation and how you can incorporate their strategies in your
organization.

Learning Objectives:  At the conclusion of this workshop, participants
will understand the critical elements of a successful fundraising
program; know how to create a mailing list for direct mail campaigns;
understand the importance of a community newsletter, e-letter in the
fundraising process; be able to create a fundraising budget; understand
how to engage their board members in fundraising efforts; and understand
the difference between an annual campaign and a capital campaign.

CEU information:  This event has been approved for a maximum of 4
continuing education hours for licensed Social Workers, (WV, MD, PA, &
VA), under the West Virginia University School of Applied Social
Sciences Division of Social Work WVBSWE Provider #490051. Social Workers
from other states should contact their respective licensure boards
regarding approval PRIOR to registering for this workshop. This session
is also approved for 4 hours for the WVU Continuing Education
Certificate in Nonprofit Management hours; 2 hours Financial Management
and 2 hours Resource Development.




Jacki Englehardt, MSW, ACSW
Coordinator of Professional and Community Education
Division of Social Work
West Virginia University
PO Box 6830
Morgantown, WV 26506

304-293-3501, ext. 3109
fax:  304-293-5936
cell: 304-282-0321
Summer Institute on Aging Website:  www.wvsioa.org
WVU Division of Social Work Website:  http://socialwork.wvu.edu