Workshops
Registration is required to attend

Tuesday, February 16 - 11am-1pm Central
Social Media: Making the Most Effective and Efficient Use of Your Time Chicago, Il  Click here to register

As a communicator, you understand that different channels reach different audiences. But what are the best ways to integrate Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn into the rest of your communication strategy? Using a combination of case studies and discussion, this presentation will illustrate best practices surrounding the use of social media for internal and external audiences.  Throughout the session you will glean tips and tricks for easily incorporating social media, including how to plan, schedule, and measure social media messages. Join us and learn about:

• Cultivating relationships with virtual leaders
• Understanding the social media audience
• Starting personal dialogue
• Learning to let go
• Creating a smart social media policy
• Learning from mistakes
• Converting traditional event leadership into virtual event leadership

Maggiano’s Little Italy
516 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Antinori Room (enter on Grand Ave.)

Free Webcasts 
Registration is required to receive conference links and materials.

Wednesday, February 17 - 2pm-3pm Eastern
Corporate Relations from Cultivation to Partnerships - Click here to register!

Barbara will present how to research, cultivate and solicit support from corporate donors.  Emphasis will be on creating a partnership with corporate donors, not just asking them for money.  Obtaining corporate support differs from other donor outreach activities.  This webcast will provide participants with the skills, best practices and useable handouts to be successful in planning and implementing a corporate partnership program.  At the conclusion of this webcast, participants will have learned:

• How to create a corporate engagement program that includes sponsorship, employee engagement, board service, expertise, etc.
  
• How corporate investing in the third sector has and continues to change
• What corporate social responsibility means to a corporate donor and your agency
• How to create a comprehensive corporate partnership program
• How to engage donros and volunteers throughout the year
• How to create a timeline that works 
• Fulfillment reports
  

Wednesday, February 24 - 2pm-3pm Eastern
Community Special Events - Click here to register!

In this session, Barbara will present the key elements to creating and implementing a special event.  Special events can be a point of entry for many individual donors and corporate partners.  Creating a timeline that allows you to fully engage corporate partners and make sure your Board is involoved is one best practice.  As a point of entry, we will also discuss how to turn diners into donors.  At the conclusion of this webcast, participants will understand how to:

• Involve the Board and an engaged committee
• Plan in advance for successful corporate cultivation and partnership
• Secure the guest of the evening and expectations - to honoree or not to honoree
• Set a budget and keep it
• Engage event guests during and after the event
• Decide whether to have silent/live auction, giving trees, raffles and door prizes

Talisman Associates, Inc. is pleased to partner with National Safe Place to present these free webcasts that empower nonprofit staff, donors and volunteers.

The highly interactive webcasts will move what you know about nonprofit management into action.  Full participation in each webcast is applicable for 1.0 point per webcast in Category 1.B - Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.