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Salesforce Bootcamp 101 for Nonprofits is just right for the new or relatively new Salesforce user, and is one of our most popular offerings! This intensive one-day training is extremely hands-on, giving you plenty of practice time to become familiar with the basic features of Salesforce for the nonprofit user.
Third Sector New England (TSNE) and Tech Networks of Boston (TNB) are pleased to invite nonprofit professionals to a Super Roundtable with Nicole Shiner of United Way and Jamie Kleinsorge of the Institute for People, Place, and Possibility. The setting will be the at the Boston NonProfit Center, and the topic will be using CommunityCommons.Org as a tool to support nonprofit grant writing, advocacy, and program development. CommunityCommons.Org is a free online resource.
Here’s what Nicole and Jamie say about this session:
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Access to reliable, meaningful data can boost a grant application, help design better programs, assist in advocacy efforts, and augment evaluation efforts. CommunityCommons.Org maps and reports are easy to use and can be tailored to meet your needs. Maps and reports can be made at a variety of geographies (county, service area, region, school district or legislative district) and with over 10,000 data layers, the possibilities are endless.
A few examples of how nonprofits use CommunityCommons.Org in their day to day workflow:
– To identify populations of greatest need – looking at areas with high poverty, low educational attainment, and low access to resources like health services, fresh fruits and vegetables, and educational opportunities.
– To identify populations to serve with a new or existing program – looking for concentrations of specific races, ethnicity, seniors, low-income, individuals with disabilities, etc.
– To get data for a grant application – answer questions like, “how many people live in your service area? how many seniors live in your service area? what is the average income in your service area? how many people live below 200% of poverty? how do you know access to dental care/mental health services/etc. is a problem in your area?”
– To identify gaps in service and make the case for more types of services in an area. Mapping the number of teen suicides and number of treatment facilities in a given legislative district provides organizations with a targeted map they can take to decision makers to make a case for improved or enhanced services.
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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.
Bootcamp Plus: Mass Emailing with Salesforce
Automation is the key to getting the most work done with a small staff, and Salesforce includes automation tools that let your staff work at maximum efficiency, with the added advantage of taking many repetitive tasks off their plate. In this Bootcamp PLUS, we will explore using Salesforce to create automated emails that assign tasks, respond to requests, and pass information to the right staff person. Even better: your automated emails can be formatted and customized to respond to constituents as well! Finally, we’ll walk through integrating Salesforce with a third-party mass mailing tool to provide better control over your mailing lists. You’ll have hours back in your week after this workshop!
Leave with the confidence and knowledge to:
Create an Email Template
Automatically assign tasks, respond to requests, and forward information to the right staff person
Create a workflow (automation) to acknowledge a gift
Create a workflow to inform a gift has been made
Download and install the free connector for a mass emailing tool
All of our workshops are taught by our Director of Training, Paul Baxter. Salesforce Bootcamp for Nonprofits 101 completion, or equivalent experience, is a registration pre-requirement for any Bootcamp Plus workshop. Please contact us at (978) 232-9200 if you have any questions about this requirement.
This afternoon workshop is offered in conjunction with the morning Bootcamp PLUS workshop: Salesforce with FormAssembly. Sign up for one or both workshops!
Tech Networks of Boston (TNB) is pleased to invite nonprofit professionals to a Roundtable session on how nonprofits can design effect public engagement strategies. Our featured guest will be Eric Gordon, director of the Engagement Lab at Emerson College.
Here is what Eric says about this session:
“What does effective public engagement look like? Based on the Public Engagement Roadmap, a five-city experiment on innovative public engagement practices, this workshop will include creative ideation, team building, problem identification, and empathy building. Too often, engaging constituents remains a nebulous process without clear expectations or desired outcomes. This workshop is meant to guide nonprofits through this murky process and provide strategies for planning public engagement that is appropriate for organizations and communities. Participants will engage in design exercises and play a board game about public participation.”
Here’s a little more about Eric:
Eric Gordon is a professor of civic media at Emerson College and the director of the Engagement Lab, a research and design lab that investigates and creates media and technology to reduce disparities in civic participation. Eric’s research focuses on media-based public participation, the role of play in civic life, and the ways in which civic organizations build media and technology into their missions. Eric is a designer of civic games and interactive processes and he has consulted with the UNDP, UNICEF, and local governments around the world on building effective public participation.
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-designing-effective-public-engagement-for-nonprofits-registration-36073079552?aff=providers
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.
Successful data migration requires preparing the data in a format that Salesforce can accept. We will cover many time-saving techniques to make this process easier. You’ll learn how to make migration easier by matching your data to Salesforce’s internal structure. Finally, you’ll use and compare three different free data migration tools.
Learn how to choose, organize, and present each of the most common reports that any nonprofit admin will use in this Salesforce Advanced Reporting workshop. Leave with the confidence to run the right report, correctly, and show your staff and board what’s happening now and what may happen in the future!
Nonprofit professionals who want to learn how to use Salesforce for basic data management, donation tracking, and detailed report generation. No prior database experience required. Past Bootcamp attendees include development staff, admin staff, volunteer coordinators, program directors and executive directors.
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.
Learn how to choose, organize and present each of the most common reports that any nonprofit admin will use in this Salesforce Advanced Reporting workshop. Leave with the confidence to run the right report, correctly, and show your staff and board what’s happening now and what may happen in the future! We will identify the type of information you’ll need from each report, learn how to select the report type, and ultimately how to present the data to others in your organization. We will also review the structure of Salesforce and its role in reporting so that you have a wide-angle view on building reports.
Tech Networks of Boston is pleased to invite nonprofit professionals to a Roundtable session about web strategies for nonprofit organizations. Our featured guests will David Delmar and Muigai Unaka of Resilient Coders.
Here’s what David and Muigai say about this session:
“You know your organization needs a new website. You’re just not sure whether to use Square Space, WordPress, Wix, Google Sites, or whether to hire an agency, a freelancer, or your friend’s nephew. Some options are free, some cost dozens of dollars, and some cost tens of thousands of dollars. You’re unclear about the pros and cons of each option, and which path is right for your organization, at this particular point in your journey.
“Building a website is like buying a bicycle: Sure, there are options that are more souped-up than others, and that are priced accordingly. But the most important thing is that it be the right fit. Let’s determine the right fit for you, together.”
To register for this session, please follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tnb-roundtable-building-the-best-nonprofit-website-for-the-cheapest-price-registration-41877504744?aff=mnn
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.
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!
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.
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 existing pay scheme, employee handbook, hiring process manual and related policies. Employment law experts Hilary Massey and Christina Duszlak of Seyfarth Shaw will lead this 90-minute seminar.
Presenters: Hillary Massey and Christina Duszlak, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
On Monday, June 4 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, hundreds of nonprofit and business leaders, along with elected officials, will celebrate the work of the nonprofit sector and raise awareness of causes throughout the state at MNN’s celebration of Nonprofit Awareness Day: A Celebration of Nonprofit Excellence, presented by Citizens Bank. The highlight of the celebration, the Nonprofit Excellence Awards, will be presented to six nonprofit organizations and employees that exemplify the most innovative, creative, and effective work being done throughout the Commonwealth. This year’s event will also include an optional lobby day event in the afternoon for nonprofit professionals to arrange meetings with their state representatives and senators and discuss the impact of their organizations. Join us for this special event to celebrate and honor the impact of our sector! Don’t forget to sign on to our social media campaign, #MAkingadifference!
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 the August 23rd Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable will be Naava Frank, who is director of Naava Frank LLC/Knowledge Communities.
Here’s what Naava says:
“A Community of Practice brings professionals with shared interests together to learn with and from each other. Communities allow you to share ideas, so you don’t have to “re-invent the wheel” thereby saving you time and money. Finding others with similar challenges can help you solve problems that are too difficult to solve alone and keep you from feeling isolated. Recent research confirms that communities support individual professionals and help organizations tackle ‘systems change’.”
Additional information about this Roundtable session is available here:
Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: Designing Effective Communities of Practice
Full scholarships are available to qualified employees of nonprofit organizations.
Please apply by using the link below by Tuesday, July 31st. Applicants will be notified of acceptance on Thursday, August 2nd.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YSL6C6P
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.
With so much division and discord, it seems hard to find common ground on topics such as immigration. What are the values, characteristics and issues that the foreign-born and U.S.-born share? How can you position and frame these traits in your conversations, campaigns, writings and programs in ways that resonate with your neighbors, coworkers, elected officials and families?
Learn the shared values and issues that can bind immigrants, refugees and the U.S.-born as well as tested messaging and framing techniques on how to utilize these in the most compelling ways in the free interactive webinar What We Have in Common: How to Talk About Immigrants on Tuesday, November 13, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST.
Learn:
1. The shared values and qualities that can open conversations and guide campaigns
2. The most effective framing and messaging techniques for today’s climate
3. Multiple strategies to create empathy, build support and educate others
4. How to have civil discourse online
