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This employment and immigration law seminar will discuss the most prevalent employment law and employment-related immigration law issues facing nonprofits today. Come learn how to best protect your nonprofit and client services. The topics include: the new MA pay equity law that will go into effect on July 1, 2018; the most common mistakes in the wage and hours law including use of independent contractors; ramifications of hiring employees who are foreign nationals; and use of volunteers who are undocumented aliens.
Presenters: David Wilson and Michael Birch, Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP; Keith Pabian, Partner, Pabian Law
Registration / Networking 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.; Presentation 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Driving Directions:
Enter the college off of Rte 114/Rte 125 across from Royal Crest Apartments;
Follow the driveway bearing left;
Continue straight, passing the Rogers Center on your right;
Park in parking lot H on the right;
Sakowich is near the parking lot (next to Cascia Hall which looks like a white church)
Tech Networks of Boston, Third Sector New England, and Essential Partners are co-hosting a very special dialogue series. It will bring together grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients to talk about data and evaluation. The first dialogue session will be on June 20th.
Our highly distinguished dialogue facilitator is Dave Joseph of Essential Partners, whose experience includes creating post-genocide dialogues in Burundi. His goal is to create a safe enough space to allow grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients to engage in candid discussion about their differences and their common ground about an increasingly fraught topic.
If you are a grant maker who is interested in participating, please follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-grant-makergrant-recipient-dialogue-on-nonprofit-data-and-evaluation-registration-34039354626?aff=mnncalendar
If you are a nonprofit professional who is interested in participating, please follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-grant-makergrant-recipient-dialogue-on-nonprofit-data-evaluation-registration-34516365378?aff=mnncalendar
Tech Networks of Boston (TNB) is pleased to invite nonprofit professionals to a Roundtable session on technology procurement for nonprofit organizations. Our featured guests will Tuan Pham and Adam Lyons of Tech Networks of Boston.
Here is what Adam and Tuan say about this session:
‘We all have many problems on our plates, and all can seem equally important. The goal of this session is to help you to share challenges and concerns of future technology needs, with your peers and with procurement specialists. Expect to get an honest and intimate discussion about what “technology procurement” is and isn’t. It is better to understand and recognize a problem and gain an understanding of the constraints and processes involved with getting things from Point A to Point B, getting them Just-In-Time, and getting them in a cost-effective way.’
Please note:
1) In keeping with the spirit of the TNB Roundtable series, this session will NOT be a sales pitch for any product or service. This will be a professional development opportunity for nonprofit professionals who want to learn with and from their peers in other organizations.
2) This session is for employees of nonprofit organizations. It is not designed to meet the needs of vendors, volunteers, students, consultants, job-seekers, and others.
3) Priority in registration will be given to those who are employed by nonprofit organizations that hold full membership in the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network.
4) Participation in this session is free of charge for nonprofit professionals. However, you must have a confirmed reservation in order to attend.
5) If this session is booked to capacity by the time you seek to register for it, please go ahead and put yourself on the waiting list. We have a good track record of finding seats for nonprofit professionals on the waiting list.
We hope that you can join us for a vigorous and informative conversation, in which you will be welcome to share your knowledge and experience with your peers!
To register, please follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tnb-roundtable-a-frank-discussion-of-technology-procurement-for-nonprofits-registration-34754497638?aff=mnn
The Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance Young Professionals Group (MHSA YPG) is hosting their 2nd Annual Homecoming fundraiser in support of MHSA’s mission to end homelessness.* Connect with other young professionals from across Greater Boston at La Fábrica Central in Cambridge and watch the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots take on the Kansas City Chiefs on a large screen while you enjoy a buffet of award-winning Spanish Caribbean food, signature drinks, music, yard games, the chance to win raffle prizes, and an awesome patio area to top it off!
You can support a great cause and have a blast for just $40. This is the perfect way to end your summer!
For more information about MHSA YPG, visit our website and like our Facebook page!
*All funds raised through this event will be used to support MHSA programs to end homelessness in Massachusetts.”
It’s a special pleasure to invite you, on behalf of Tech Networks of Boston and TSNE/MissionWorks, to register for an extraordinary Roundtable session with Quintus Jett of Rutgers University!
This Super Roundtable session will have three segments:
• The doors will open at 8:00 am. We invite all attendees to join us for informal professional working, a complimentary breakfast, and a short overview of our work with nonprofit organizations.
• At 9:00 am, the segment on breakthroughs in geographic data for nonprofits will begin:
o What nonprofit organizations need to know about operating capacity
o Why nonprofits need geography-based data and reporting to assess what strategic capacity they require to fulfill their missions
o When and how to use census geography to invite and assign capacity (e.g., volunteers)
• At 10:30 am, the segment on nonprofit operational capacity analysis will begin:
o How to measure capacity within your nonprofit right now
o How to isolate a process within your nonprofit and increase its capacity
o How to increase capacity in your nonprofit without more money
Please note that this session will be tailored to the needs of any professional who is tasked with making strategic decisions for a nonprofit organization! No expertise in operations research, statistics, database development, systems administration, geographic information systems, or any other information technology specialty is needed in order to benefit from participation.
To learn more about Quintus please see his LinkedIn profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/quintus-jett-379131/
To find more information about this session, or to register for it, please follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tsnemissionworks-tnb-super-roundtable-creating-nonprofit-capacity-registration-38783108321?aff=mnn
We hope that you will join us for a lively and informative session – at which you will be very welcome to share your experience, insights, and lessons learned!
Tech Networks of Boston (TNB) is pleased to invite nonprofit professionals to a Roundtable session about how nonprofits can apply project management principles to their operational projects. Our featured guest will be Maria Latimore, founder of the Maria Latimore Group.
Here is what Maria says about this session:
“Successfully implementing operational projects is critical to every nonprofit organization’s success. Yet, research shows that most projects fail. A 2016 study by Standish Group found that about 75% of projects were not completed on time and on budget. The Project Management Institute estimates that in the US for every $1 billion invested in projects, about 12% or $122 million is wasted due to lacking project performance. That’s a lot of time and money for little return.
“In this workshop, Maria will give you some tactical tips to take back and immediately implement to make your critical projects more efficient and successful. These tips will help you and your team to define the project scope and get the right people involved at the right time. You’ll walk away with information that will help to identify when your project is going off track and actions to take to get it back on track. And we’ll have some fun in the process!”
Here’s a little more about Maria:
Maria Latimore is principal of Maria Latimore Group (MLG), a consulting practice that helps nonprofits to deliver projects that drive program services, fundraising and organizational capacity. Maria has helped nonprofits to succeed by customizing project management best practices and training to fit each organization’s context and culture. She has over 30 years of project management experience and was a vice president in State Street Corporation’s Information Technology and Business Operations Transformation divisions.
Maria is a PMP certified project manager, and has a bachelor of business management degree from Simmons College. She is on the board of directors of The Dignity Institute, the Community Engagement Committee of Nuestra Comunidad, and the Technology Committee at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Massachusetts Boston.
In keeping with the spirit of the TNB Roundtable series, this session will NOT be a sales pitch for any product or service. This will be a professional development opportunity for nonprofit professionals who want to learn with and from their peers in other organizations.
This session is for employees of nonprofit organizations. It is not designed to meet the needs of vendors, volunteers, students, consultants, job-seekers, and others.
Priority in registration will be given to those who are employed by nonprofit organizations that hold full membership in the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network.
Participation in this session is free of charge for nonprofit professionals. However, you must have a confirmed registration in order to attend.
We hope that you can join us for a vigorous and informative conversation, in which you will be welcome to share your knowledge and experience with your peers!
To find more information about this session, or to registe for it, please follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tnb-roundtable-how-nonprofits-can-effectively-manage-operational-projects-registration-38852343405?aff=mnn
If this session is booked to capacity by the time you seek to register for it, please go ahead and put yourself on the waiting list. We have a good track record of finding seats for nonprofit professionals on the waiting list.
Please register for this event by November 27.
On August 1, Governor Baker signed a bipartisan pay equity bill, passed unanimously by both legislative branches, to ensure equal pay for comparable work for all Massachusetts workers and equal opportunities to earn competitive salaries in the workplace. The new law, going into effect on July 1, 2018, will prevent pay discrimination for comparable work based on gender. It also allows employees to freely discuss their salaries with coworkers and prohibits employers from requiring applicants to provide their salary history before receiving a formal job offer.
Come and learn more about this new law and what your nonprofit as an employer can do and can no longer do. The law will affect your employee handbook, hiring process manual, and related policies. Employment law experts from Hirsch Roberts Weinstein will lead this 90 minute seminar.
Presenters: Michael Birch, Charlotte Petilla, and David Wilson, of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein.
This training will equip participants with an organizing framework and basic tools needed to mobilize their community. Participants will get an opportunity to practice community power mapping and leadership development skills in order to engage stakeholders and hard to reach residents. Participants will leave with the ability to organize community-driven, goal-oriented campaigns by utilizing clear strategies and tactics shared in this training.
Nonprofits and social enterprises of all shapes and sizes utilize NetSuite technologies and employee pro bono services to transform their back office and amplify their social impact.
Oracle NetSuite Social Impact will be hosting an informational webinar for US nonprofit organizations <$5M in annual revenue who may qualify for our Product Donation and Capacity Building resources.
Learn about how your nonprofit can benefit from our FREE technology resources to accelerate your mission.
Who should attend?
• Nonprofit organizations interested in streamlining business operations.
• This information session is ideal for Executive Directors, Nonprofit Leaders, CFOs/Controllers/Accountants, COOs, CTOs/CIOs and Technology enthusiasts.
• Organizations who have outgrown Excel and/or their Financial Management tools.
What will we cover?
• The webinar will provide an overview of the Oracle NetSuite Social Impact Product Donation, Pro Bono and Capacity Building Resources.
• A Solutions Consultant will provide a brief live demonstration of NetSuite Core Financials.
• A Social Impact Account Executive will walk you through the Product Donation application process.
On August 1, Governor Baker signed a bipartisan pay equity bill, passed unanimously by both legislative branches, to ensure equal pay for comparable work for all Massachusetts workers and equal opportunities to earn competitive salaries in the workplace. The new law, going into effect on July 1, 2018, will prevent pay discrimination for comparable work based on gender. It also allows employees to freely discuss their salaries with coworkers and prohibits employers from requiring applicants to provide their salary history before receiving a formal job offer.
Come and learn more about this new law and what your nonprofit as an employer can do and can no longer do. The law will affect your employee handbook, hiring process manual, and related policies. Employment law experts from Hirsch Roberts Weinstein will lead this 90 minute seminar.
Presenters: Michael Birch, Charlotte Petilla, of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein.
Forget everything you think you know about Technology Planning for your organization and get ready for a Tech Planning Smackdown. In this workshop we will examine real examples of nonprofit technology plans and explore ways you can incorporate some leading practices from other organizations – after all, the best form of flattery is imitation! Come prepared to have some fun as we start to think out-of-the-box and get your creative juices flowing in this interactive Tech Planning Smackdown
Participants will come away with:
+ Understanding the flavors of technology plans: Tactical, Strategic, Mission-Based
+ Clear and achievable steps to implement new technology with available resources
+ Creative ways to involve your entire organization and build innovation into your technology plans
+ Methods to redirect the focus of your technology plans where it is needed most
Presenter:
Steve Heye is a Principal Solutions Consultant at Oracle-NetSuite Social Impact, where he acts as a technical expert on the Social Impact team which donates the NetSuite solution to nonprofits. With over 20 years experience working with nonprofits and technology, Steve brings a real passion and unique set of experiences to the NPTech community. Previously Steve was the Manager of Technology at The Cara Program. He was responsible for driving the organization’s strategic use of technology. He also has experience as the Digital Content Services Manager at the YMCA of Metro Chicago. He was responsible for managing all aspects of the YMCA’s digital content creation including the web sites, intranet and social networking. A key role in Steve’s past was with the Technology Resource Group at the YMCA of the USA for about ten years. He provided resources, conferences, and training that allows YMCAs nationwide to better leverage business systems and technology. Steve has a Bachelors degree in Finance from North Central College. He is also the author of Chapter 1 on Aligning Tech to Mission in the Managing Technology to Meet your Mission book.
Twitter: @SteveHeye
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveheye/
Our Facilitators:
+ Associate Grant Markers:
AGM’s mission is to promote the practice and expansion of effective and responsible philanthropy to improve the health and vitality of its region.
– Learn more go to www.agmconnect.org
+ Oracle NetSuite Social Impact:
Oracle NetSuite Social Impact’s mission is to accelerate the social impact of nonprofit and social enterprises globally, regardless of ability to pay, with our software donations and pro bono services. Suite Pro Bono connects our nonprofit and social enterprise customers with Oracle NetSuite employees who give their time and expertise to help organizations accelerate their social impact.
– Learn more about our Product Donation Program at www.netsuite.com/socialimpact
Join our webinar on how your org can receive FREE Technology
Nonprofits and social enterprises of all shapes and sizes utilize NetSuite technologies and employee pro bono services to transform their back-office and amplify their social impact.
Oracle NetSuite Social Impact will be hosting an informational webinar for US nonprofit organizations <$5M in annual revenue who may qualify for our Product Donation and Capacity Building resources.
Learn about how your nonprofit can benefit from our FREE technology resources to accelerate your mission.
Who should attend?
• Nonprofit organizations interested in streamlining business operations.
• This information session is ideal for Executive Directors, Nonprofit Leaders, CFOs/Controllers/Accountants, COOs, CTOs/CIOs and Technology enthusiasts.
• Organizations who have outgrown Excel and/or their Financial Management tools.
What will we cover?
• The webinar will provide an overview of the Oracle NetSuite Social Impact Product Donation, Pro Bono and Capacity Building Resources.
• A Solutions Consultant will provide a brief live demonstration of NetSuite Core Financials.
• A Social Impact Account Executive will walk you through the Product Donation application process.
Please join us for our 4th Shaper Talks – “Musings on the Social Sector” lecture delivered by Yolanda Coentro – organized by Boston Shapers, an association of young leaders affiliated with the World Economic Forum.
Refreshments will be provided at 6:00pm, and the lecture will be delivered at 6:30pm.
Our featured guest at our August 13th session will be Michael James, who is senior vice president of human resources at Old Colony YMCA. This session will be held at the Boston Foundation’s Edgerley Center for Civic Leadership from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
We will focus on nonprofit organizations can use inclusive HR practices to identify, recruit, and retain excellent employees.
Here’s what Michael says:
“This Roundtable is about how nonprofit leaders can effectively move from inclusive aspiration to sustained action.
“Increasing competitive pressure makes attracting, retaining, and developing high potential talent significantly more challenging. This session will focus on building skills, leveraging tools, and marshalling resources to foster inclusive behaviors and outcomes for each nonprofit organization’s workforce. This will be facilitated through interactive group exercises, relevant case examples, and discussions.”
Please note that this session:
o Is for primarily for employees of medium-size and large nonprofits. However, all nonprofit professionals are welcome to apply to attend.
o Is for nonprofit professionals at all levels of leadership.
o Has no prerequisites in training or experience.
Full scholarships are available to qualified employees of nonprofit organizations.
Please apply by using this link by Monday, July 23:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6ZZQLCJ
Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status on Wednesday, July 25.
Join us for a unique partnership event focused on serving our Veterans. This summit is for VA service providers and human service providers to collaborate and learn together about the needs of the Veteran community in Western Massachusetts, and how to improve our relationships to provide better care.
Keynote: “Improving the Relationship between the VA and Community Providers” with Dr. Kristin Mattocks, Ph.D.
Morning Panel & Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
Session #1 – Dr. Scott Cornelius, Ph.D.
Combat-Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Session # 2 – Dr. Jennifer Joyce, Psy.D.
Substance Abuse Disorder & Co-Occurring Disorders
Session # 3 – Dr. Jeffrey McCarthy, Psy.D.
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018
Time: Coffee: 7:30am; Breakfast & Keynote 8:00 – 9:15am; Panel 9:30-10:30am; Networking & Vendor Tables 10:30-11:00am; Breakout Workshops 11:00-12:30pm
This will be a plated breakfast served at 8:00am
Location: Delaney House, 3 Country Club Rd (Route 5), Holyoke
Program Fee – HSF Members & VA Members – $40 Not Yet Members – $60.00
Tech Networks of Boston (TNB) exists to provide integrated and managed technology services to nonprofits and other mission-based organizations, and it’s also our privilege to offer you professional development opportunities through our Roundtable series.
Our featured guest at our September 13th session will be Jonathan Spack, former chief executive officer of TSNE MissionWorks; the topic will be how nonprofit organizations can develop, nurture, and sustain a healthy organizational culture. This session will be held at EMPath’s Seccomb Room from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
Here’s what Jonathan says:
“A healthy organizational culture, where staff and constituents feel respected and heard, can reduce turnover, prevent conflicts from exploding into crises, and unlock creative strategies and solutions at all levels of the organization. In this interactive session, participants will discuss and debate the role of leadership in developing and sustaining a healthy workplace environment. They will also come away with practical ideas for improving the culture at their own workplaces.
“This session is for employees of nonprofit organizations of any size, and for anyone in a position of formal or informal leadership who is interested in reflecting on and developing their leadership abilities. This includes staff at all levels.”
Here’s a little more about Jonathan:
Jonathan Spack was CEO of Third Sector New England (now TSNE MissionWorks) for 34 years. During his tenure, TSNE grew its programs and stature dramatically, becoming a national leader in fiscal sponsorship, succession planning, social purpose, real estate, and network-based grantmaking. Jonathan is co-founder of the National Network of Fiscal Sponsors, the Nonprofit Centers Network, and the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. He also spearheaded TSNE’s acquisition and development of the NonProfit Center in downtown Boston as a focal point of social justice activity in the city.
Earlier in his career, Jonathan served as a legal services attorney and a federal discrimination complaints examiner. He holds a B.A. from Brandeis University, a master’s degree in human services management from the Heller School at Brandeis, where he served as executive in residence, and a J.D. from NYU Law School.
Details about this session can be found here:
Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: How To Nurture a Healthy Organizational Culture
Full scholarships for this session are available to qualified employees of nonprofit organizations.
Please apply by using the link below by Thursday, August 9th.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7JRRNT9
Applicants will be notified of acceptance on Monday, August 13th .
Join Nonprofit Tech Club Boston for our panel and open discussion event on Cloud Migration!
About This Event
As nonprofit professionals, we have all heard of the importance to move over to the “Cloud”. Some organizations have already made the transition, some are evaluating their options, and some don’t know where to begin.
Nonprofit Tech Club Boston will present Cloud Migration for Nonprofits — a panel and open discussion on cloud migration, the successes and failures, as well as the strategies nonprofits should take while planning a transition to the cloud.
Moderator:
• Monica Garfield – Professor of Computer Information Systems at Bentley University
Speakers:
• Gavin O’Brien – Manager of Program Data at Community Servings
• Russell Greenwald – Vice President at Insource Services
Who Should Attend:
Nonprofit professionals, board members, volunteers, and nonprofit advocates who are interested in learning more about best practices in moving to the Cloud.
Light Snacks + Drinks will be provided.
Tickets are limited, so register online today!
Directions:
This event will be held at WeWork Fort Point (51 Melcher Street, Boston, MA 02210). The WeWork Fort Point location is a short walk from South Station (Red/Silver/Commuter Rail).
Sponsors:
Thank you to WeWork for providing the event space and Insource Services for contributing to refreshments.
Did you know that the Massachusetts Pay Equity Act (MEPA) went into effect July 1, 2018, and impacts the laws governing compensation within the state in numerous ways? On November 8, Insource Services and MNN will present a workshop which will make sure that your nonprofit is ready to comply with the changes of the MEPA.
In this session, Saleha Walsh, Vice President at Insource, will:
- Provide a quick refresher on the requirements
- Share our experiences about what organizations like yours are doing to protect themselves from employee claims
- Walk through a simple, sample audit process
- Review changes you will need to make in your hiring and salary setting processes to comply with the requirements.
The event is free, but an RSVP is required as space is limited. We hope to see you there!
Join Philanthropy MA as we welcome a panel of funders with a range of interest areas that impact our community fabric. From housing to health, transportation, and food systems, this is an all-star line up!
Meet our Team:
Moderator:
Marc Draison, Executive Director, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Panelists:
Jeff Bellows, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship + Public Affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Kurt Gaertner, Land Policy and Planning Director, MA Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Ruth Goldman, Consulting Program Officer, Merck Family Fund
Soni Gupta, Director of Neighborhoods and Housing, The Boston Foundation
Lisa Jacobson, Program Officer, Mobility, Barr Foundation
Meet-the-Donors provides firsthand information about the specifics of each grantmaking organization on the panel and also tips that will help your grantseeking efforts in general. We cover a lot of material – from some basic do’s and don’ts to more in depth discussion. They are great programs for those new to grantseeking as well as seasoned pros!
Hope to see you there!
The Co-Directors of the Center to Support Immigrant Organizing will share their framework of participatory facilitation and how this work can create settings and conversations that cultivate leadership among people impacted by social injustice.
Lunch is included.
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