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The Non-Profit Leadership Institute at Francis Marion University

Program Overview

The following is a brief summary of the organization of the topics covered during the year. Dates and topics are subject to some reorganization prior to the commencement of the Institute.

September 14, 2007: Today, case studies highlighting both the subtleties and complexities of organizations will be used to explore critical issues.

October 18, 2007: The emphasis is on program development and delivery for non-profit organizations.

October 19, 2007: The focus for this session is on managing external relations. This will include issues related to: media, constituencies, the public, political/governmental entities.

November 15, 2007: This session will deal with governance and human resource capacities. Issues to be examined include: board responsibilities, staff responsibilities, legal structure (by-laws, tax code, and relevant statutes), and capacity issues related to the board, staff, volunteers, and clientele.

November 16, 2007: The emphasis is on public policy. Some of the issues to be examined include: childcare, education, healthcare.

January 10, 2008: The session will deal with financial resource development. This will include: solicitation of public and private resources, grant writing, fee-generating activities, and creative new ideas.

January 11, 2008: The focus is on financial resource management. Topics will include: budgets, meeting requirements of funding sources, meeting requirements of regulatory/oversight bodies and government, and meeting management requirements.

February 15, 2008: This session will focus on program development and delivery for non-profit organizations to include the following topics: shared vision, good judgment and integrity, alignment of all parties and how to create that, team building and collaboration, and cooperation with other non-profits, government, and individuals.

March 21, 2008: The session will deal with accountability and assessment. Topics included for the day are: statistical measures, cost effectiveness, on-going evaluation, self-correction, and new directions.

April 10 &11, 2008: The April meeting dates will be the culmination of the year's activities. Participants will involve themselves in a new case study where they will get to bring all the previous discussions to bear.