Seminar XII: Collaborations & Programs that lead to impactful Non-Profit Innovation
Oct
9

Seminar XII: Collaborations & Programs that lead to impactful Non-Profit Innovation

Seminar XII

TOPIC: Collaborations & Programs that lead to impactful Non-Profit Innovation

This virtual event will focus on how to build successful partnerships with other organizations as well as internally within your organization that lead to innovation and innovative programs.

Keynote:

Maria Wynne - Corporate Board Member, CEO, Technology & Marketing Corporate Executive

About Maria:

Board director, corporate executive, and civic leader known for creating opportunities to “do good and do well” across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Maria has steered organizational turnarounds, restructures, and business innovation for Microsoft, Xerox, AT&T (Ameritech). and Leadership Greater Chicago.

Currently, Maria serves on the board of P33, an organization focused on taking Chicago to a level 1 technology city and on the Advisory Board for Chicago Innovation, focused on identifying innovative organizations in Chicago and elevating their profile for access to capital. She is also a partner in Angeles Investors Fund, focused on investing in and promoting innovative Hispanic Entrepreneurs in the tech space.

Maria has successfully held senior executive leadership roles in nonprofits and multi-million business units where she has profitably grown revenue, led major organization transformations, and guided strategic mergers. She is an active member of Chicago's civic community and has been recognized for her leadership and philanthropic involvement.

Featured Speakers:

Maggie Nash - Director of Mental Health Education, Josselyn

Erinn Boone - Grandparent Circle Coordinator, MA, LCPC, NCC, Juvenile Protective Asso.

Larry J. Hochberg - Co-Founder, European Leadership Network

Bruce Hochstadt - Founder and Co-Director, HCC-DOC Detainee Programming

Video Link to Seminar XII Recording:

In Progress

Seminar XII Presentation Materials:

This event took place 10/9/24. Registration is closed.

Links to Past Seminars:

Seminar I: Networking Framework, video linked here.

Seminar II: Growth, video linked here.

Seminar III: Relationship Development, video linked here.

Seminar IV: Strengthen Operations, video linked here.

Seminar V: Funding, video linked here.

Seminar VI: Resources & Idea Implementation, video linked here.

Seminar VII: The Journey to Success, video linked here.

Seminar IX: Demystifying Social Media & Building Your Roadmap to Positive Results, video linked here.

Seminar X: Strategic Profit Planning for Non-Profits: The Non-Profit Misnomer, video linked here.

Seminar XI: Building & Maintaining Strong Non-Profit Boards

About N4NP:

Vision: Our vision is to increase the capacity, capabilities, and collaboration opportunities for non-profits to comprehensively meet the needs of the individuals they serve, along with their families, and their community.

In Practice: We strive to achieve this by hosting virtual seminars to educate, inspire, and connect non-profit leaders.

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Seminar XI: Building & Maintaining Strong Non-Profit Boards
Jun
5

Seminar XI: Building & Maintaining Strong Non-Profit Boards

Seminar XI

TOPIC:

Building & Maintaining Strong Non-Profit Boards

This virtual event focused on understanding the importance of building and maintaining non-profit boards and the nuances of engaging strategic board members to support the success of your non-profit tailored for non-profit leaders and teams.

Featured Speakers:

Debra Puce - Director of Development, Counseling Center of the North Shore

John Hicks Jr. - Executive Director, Siragusa Family Foundation

Mark G. Mulroe - President, A Safe Haven Foundation


Video Link to Seminar XI Recording:

Seminar XI: Building and Maintaining Strong Non-Profit Boards

Seminar XI Presentation Materials:

 
 

About Networking for Non-Profits Seminars:

These sessions are designed to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

The Networking for Non-Profits Organization (a service of the Stone Family Foundation) cordially invites you, on behalf of Jim Stone; John Knoebel, Noble Cause Consulting; and Michael Donnelly, FWD (For Women & Diversity) Collective & Red Suede Shoes Studio, to attend the next virtual event in a series of educational seminars.

This will be the eleventh installment of Networking for Non-Profits.

You are invited because Jim, John, Michael, one of our partners, featured guest speakers, or past seminar attendees recommended you.

The event took place on Wednesday June 5th from 8:30am-10:30am CST.

The seminar program will host featured speakers followed by a guided Q&A.

The event will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are excited that you will be joining us!

*As a way to continue to practice our networking, we’d like to ask that if you know a Leader, Manager, or Team Member of a non-profit in your network who would benefit from attending please submit their name, email, and phone number for consideration via email or on the registration form.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

This event took place 6/5/24. Registration is closed.

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Seminar X: Strategic Profit Planning for Non-Profits: The Non-Profit Misnomer
Sep
13

Seminar X: Strategic Profit Planning for Non-Profits: The Non-Profit Misnomer

These sessions are designed to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

The Networking for Non-Profits Organization (a service of the Stone Family Foundation) cordially invites you, on behalf of Jim Stone; John Knoebel, Noble Cause Consulting; and Michael Donnelly, FWD (For Women & Diversity) Collective & Red Suede Shoes Studio, to attend the next virtual event in a series of educational seminars.

This will be the tenth installment of Networking for Non-Profits.

You are invited because Jim, John, Michael, or one of our partners, featured guest speakers, or past seminar attendees recommended you.

The event will take place on Wednesday Sept 13th from 8:30am-10:30am CST.

The seminar program will host featured speakers followed by a guided Q&A.

The event will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are excited that you will be joining us!

*As a way to continue to practice our networking, we’d like to ask that if you know a Leader, Manager, or Team Member of a non-profit in your network who would benefit from attending please submit their name, email, and phone number for consideration via email or on the registration form.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.


This event took place 9/13/23. Registration is closed.

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Seminar IX: Demystifying Social Media & Building Your Roadmap to Positive Results
Apr
26

Seminar IX: Demystifying Social Media & Building Your Roadmap to Positive Results

Seminar IX: Demystifying Social Media & Building Your Roadmap to Positive Results

At N4NP Seminar IX you'll learn:

  • Why to use Social Media

  • What platforms are most effective

  • Social Media Terminology

  • Social Media Statistics

  • What NOT to do

  • Best Practices

  • and the Human Component to Social Networking.

We'll cover your most pressing questions about Social Media and how to best use this "tool" in the non-profit space. You'll leave with tangible takeaways to activate or rejuvenate your Social Media.

Featured Speakers:

*NEW THIS SEMINAR! N4NP is launching a Featured Non-Profit segment! You’ll see the option to join us in donating to support one of our Non-Profit Partner’s in the ‘Spotlight’ during for this Seminar as you register.

(Non-Profits interested in being featured please click here to email hello@n4np.org - subject line ‘N4NP Seminar Featured Non-Profit’ and fill in the relevant application info! To be eligible to be considered, you/someone from your organization must have attended at least 2 N4NP Seminars.

The Networking for Non-Profits Organization (a service of the Stone Family Foundation) cordially invites you, on behalf of Jim Stone; John Knoebel, Noble Cause Consulting; and Michael Donnelly, FWD (For Women & Diversity) Collective & Red Suede Shoes Studio, to attend the next virtual event in a series of educational seminars.

These sessions are designed to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

This will be the ninth installment of Networking for Non-Profits.

The event will take place on Wednesday April 26th from 8:30am-10:30am CST.

The seminar program will be from 8:30am-10:00am with guided networking and Q&A from 10:00am-10:30am.

The event will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications as to how networking can be one of your best business tools.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are excited that you will be joining us!

*As a way to continue to practice our networking, we’d like to ask that if you know a Leader, Manager, or Team Member of a non-profit in your network who would benefit from attending please submit their name, email, and phone number for consideration via email or on the registration form.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Registration is closed.

Links to Past Seminars:

Seminar I: Networking Framework, video linked here.

Seminar II: Growth, video linked here.

Seminar III: Relationship Development, video linked here.

Seminar IV: Strengthen Operations, video linked here.

Seminar V: Funding, video linked here.

Seminar VI: Resources & Idea Implementation, video linked here.

Seminar VII: The Journey to Success, video linked here.

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Seminar VIII: The Journey to Success
Jan
25

Seminar VIII: The Journey to Success

Seminar VIII: The Journey to Success

The Networking for Non-Profits Organization (a service of the Stone Family Foundation) cordially invites you, on behalf of Jim Stone; John Knoebel, Noble Cause Consulting; and Michael Donnelly, FWD (For Women & Diversity) Collective & Red Suede Shoes Studio, to attend the next virtual event in a series of educational seminars.

Featured Speakers:

Julie Tye, Hadley

Robert Crawford, Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab

Karen G. Foley, Juvenile Protective Association

Daniel Hostetler, Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center


These sessions are designed to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

This will be the eighth installment of Networking for Non-Profits.

The event will take place on Wednesday January 25th from 8:30am-10:30am CST.

The seminar program will be from 8:30am-10:30am with guided networking and Q&A.

The event will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications as to how networking can be one of your best business tools.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are excited that you will be joining us!

*As a way to continue to practice our networking, we’d like to ask that if you know a Leader, Manager, or Team Member of a non-profit in your network who would benefit from attending please submit their name, email, and phone number for consideration via email or on the registration form.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Links to Past Seminars:

Seminar I: Networking Framework, video linked here.

Seminar II: Growth, video linked here.

Seminar III: Relationship Development, video linked here.

Seminar IV: Strengthen Operations, video linked here.

Seminar V: Funding, video linked here.

Seminar VI: Resources & Idea Implementation, video linked here.

Seminar VII: The Journey to Success, video linked here.

This event took place 1-25-23. Registration is closed.

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Seminar VII: The Journey to Success
Aug
31

Seminar VII: The Journey to Success

Seminar VII: The Journey to Success, video linked here.

The Networking for Non-Profits Organization (a service of the Stone Family Foundation) cordially invites you, on behalf of Jim Stone, John Knoebel, and Michael Donnelly (Red Suede Shoes Studio) to attend the next virtual event in a series of educational seminars.

These sessions are designed to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

The seventh installment of Networking for Non-Profits will be focused on 'The Journey to Success.

You are invited because Jim, Michael, or one of our partners, featured guest speakers, or past seminar attendees recommended you.

The event will take place on Wednesday August 31st from 8:30am-10am CST.

The seminar program will be from 8:30am-10:00am with a 30 minute guided networking and Q&A to follow.

The event will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications as to how networking can be one of your best business tools.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are excited that you will be joining us!

*As a way to continue to practice our networking, we’d like to ask that if you know a Leader, Manager, or Team Member of a non-profit in your network who would benefit from attending please submit their name, email, and phone number for consideration via email or on the registration form.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Registration is closed.

Seminar VII Presentation Materials:

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Seminar VI: Resourcing & Idea Implementation
Apr
27

Seminar VI: Resourcing & Idea Implementation

Jim Stone (Stone Family Foundation), John Knoebel (Noble Cause Consulting), Michael Donnelly (Red Suede Shoes Studio) invite you to attend the next virtual event in a series of Networking for Non-profits Seminars.

These sessions are designed to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

The sixth installment of Networking for Non-profits will be focused on 'Resourcing & Idea Implementation'.

You are invited because Jim, John, Michael, or one of our featured guest speakers or past seminar attendees recommended you.

The event will take place on Wednesday April 27th from 8:30am-10:00am.

The seminar program will be from 8:30am-9:30am with a 30 minute guided networking and Q&A to follow.

The event will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications as to how networking can be one of your best business tools.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are excited that you will be joining us!

*As a way to continue to practice our networking, we’d like to ask that if you know a Manager of a non-profit in your network who would benefit from attending please submit their name, email, and phone number for consideration on the registration form.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.


Register is closed.

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Seminar V: Funding
Jan
26

Seminar V: Funding

Seminar V: Funding

Seminar V: Funding, video linked here.

Seminar V Presentation Materials:

Jim Stone (Stone Family Foundation), John Knoebel (Noble Cause Consulting), Michael Donnelly (Red Suede Shoes Studio) invite you to attend the next virtual event in a series of Networking for Non-profits Seminars.

These sessions are designed to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

The fifth installment of Networking for Non-profits will be focused on 'Funding'.

You are invited because Jim, John, Michael, or one of our featured guest speakers or past seminar attendees recommended you.

The event will take place on Wednesday January 26th from 8:30am-10:00am.

The seminar program will be from 8:30am-9:30am with a 30 minute guided networking and Q&A to follow.

The event will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications as to how networking can be one of your best business tools.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are excited that you will be joining us!

*As a way to continue to practice our networking, we’d like to ask that if you know a Manager of a non-profit in your network who would benefit from attending please submit their name, email, and phone number for consideration on the registration form.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Registration has ended.

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Seminar IV: Strengthening Operations
Sep
15

Seminar IV: Strengthening Operations

Seminar IV: Strengthen Operations, video linked here.



Jim Stone (Stone Family Foundation), John Knoebel (Noble Cause Consulting), Michael Donnelly (Red Suede Shoes Studio) invite you to attend the next virtual event in a series of Networking for Non-profits Seminars.

These sessions are designed to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

The fourth installment of Networking for Non-profits will be focused on 'Strengthening Operations'.

You are invited because Jim, John, Michael, or one of our featured guest speakers or past seminar attendees recommended you.

The event will take place on Wednesday September 15th from 8:30am-9:45am.

The seminar program will be from 8:30am-9:30am with a 15 minute guided networking and Q&A to follow.

The event will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications as to how networking can be one of your best business tools.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are excited that you will be joining us!

*As a way to continue to practice our networking, we’d like to ask that if you know a Manager of a non-profit in your network who would benefit from attending please submit their name, email, and phone number for consideration on the registration form.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

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Seminar III: Relationship Development
Jun
23

Seminar III: Relationship Development

Seminar III: Relationship Development, video linked here.



Jim Stone and John Knoebel invite you to attend the next virtual event in a series of Networking for Non-Profits Seminars. These sessions are designed to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

The third installment of Networking for Non-Profits will be focused on 'Relationship Development'.

You are invited because Jim, John or one of our featured guest speakers recommended you.

The event will take place on Wednesday June 23rd from 8:30am-9:30am. It will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications as to how networking can be one of your best business tools.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are excited that you will be joining us!

As a way to continue to practice our networking, we’d like to ask that if you know a Manager of a non-profit in your network who would benefit from attending please submit their name, email, and phone number for consideration to me by June 18th.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

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Seminar II: Growth
Apr
1

Seminar II: Growth

Seminar II: Growth, video linked here.



Karen Foley, John Knoebel, and Jim Stone invite you to attend the next virtual event in a series of Networking Seminars. These sessions are designed to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

The second installment of Networking for Non-Profits will be focused on growth.

You are invited because Karen, John, or Jim recommended you.

The event will take place on Thursday, April 1st from 8:30 am-9:30 am. It will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications as to how networking can be one of your best business tools.

Opportunity: You'll notice on the registration form that there is the option to submit details about one of the “hard to achieve’” challenges you/your organization are currently facing or unanswered questions you are working on. Our leaders’ will select a few of the submissions to real-time problem-solve during the event.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are excited that you will be joining us!

As a way to continue to practice our networking, we’d like to ask that if you know a Manager of a non-profit in your network who would benefit from attending please submit their name, email, and phone number for consideration to me by March 26th.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

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Seminar I: Networking Framework
Dec
11

Seminar I: Networking Framework

Seminar I: Networking Framework, video linked here.

John Knoebel, Karen Foley, and Jim Stone invite you to attend the first of a specially designed series of Networking Seminars to help you create a plan to purposefully turn the challenges you face into the solutions that strengthen your firm.

You are invited because John, Karen, or Jim recommended you.

The event will take place on Friday, December 11th from 8:30 am-9:30 am. It will feature insights from seasoned practitioners with real-time applications as to how networking can be one of your best business tools.

Something extra! You'll notice on the registration form that there is the option to submit details about one of the challenges you/your organization are currently facing for the chance to have our leaders’ real-time problem-solve during the event.

To allow everyone to participate, there are a limited number of spaces available. Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Please click the link below to confirm your registration. We kindly ask that you only register if you plan to attend as you will be taking the spot of someone else that could benefit from being there:



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