2008 Webinars

High-quality, monthly training delivered right to your desktop

The series of 12 topics is ideal for in-service training, risk-management skills polishing and orienting senior management and board members to individual aspects of managing risks in nonprofit organizations.

The Center is grateful to the Public Entity Risk Institute for providing a generous grant to support the Web Seminar series.

Features

  • A new topic each month (see below for full list)
  • 60-minutes of content with continuous live chat
  • Real-time visuals and audio
  • Downloadable handout materials
  • Callers within the USA incur no long-distance telephone charges.
  • Same time, same place: Tune in the 1st Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. Eastern time

Uses = Several

  • In-service education
  • Orientation
  • Refresher course
  • Issue update

Requirements = Some

  • 1 computer with Internet connection
  • Telephone (with speaker function if others will be joining you)
  • Chairs for participants

Restrictions = None

  • Invite as many staff to participate as can comfortably view a single computer screen
  • Sign up for one topic, several or the entire series
  • If you can’t participate in the live event, order the recording of the Webinar (for the same price) and listen when it’s more convenient for you

Thank you! It was a wonderful presentation. I am continually amazed at how much information you can get into one hour! Can't wait for next month!

Dana Campbell, Fiscal Officer, Community Action Agency of Butte County, Inc.

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Pricing

Register for 9–11,  or the entire series and realize a terrific savings of 40%.
Register for all 12 programs (or 9–11 of them) for $399 — a savings of $309 off the cost of buying topics separately. Keep in mind that you can download the recording and handout materials for any past programs, so it's not too late to benefit from the entire series!

Register for two or more topics and save almost 25%.
Any combination from 2-8 Webinars costs $45 each.

Register for a single topic for less than a $1 per minute.
Single Webinar costs $59 for one hour of information.

2008 Schedule

Date Time Webinar Topic
January 16 2-3 pm EST Domestic Violence in the Workplace: Protecting Your Staff and Your Nonprofit
February 6 2-3 pm EST The New 990: Friend or Foe? What You Need to Know to Prepare Your Organization and the Board for the Road Ahead
March 5 2-3 pm EST Managing Technology Risks: Employee and Volunteer Blogs, e-Commerce, and Internet Piracy
April 2 2-3 pm EDT Risks of Generating Revenue: Charities Doing Good or Doing Business?
May 7 2-3 pm EDT Developing and Managing Conflict of Interest Policies
June 4 2-3 pm EDT Whistleblower and Retaliation Claims:
Policies that Protect Your Nonprofit
July 2 2-3 pm EDT Reviewing Financial Transactions: Board and Staff Roles in Internal Controls and Audit Functions
August 6 2-3 pm EDT Benefits in the Nonprofit Workplace: Balancing Risk and Reward
September 3 2-3 pm EDT Background Checking and Your Nonprofit
October 1 2-3 pm EDT Managing the Risks of Deploying Youthful Volunteers
November 5 2-3 pm EST Managing Fundraising Risks
December 3 2-3 pm EST Managing Special Event Risks

Past Webinars

About the Faculty

Melanie Herman is executive director of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center and a frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by various nonprofit organizations. Melanie advises nonprofits of all sizes on issues ranging from managing legal risks to employment practices to insurance buying. She has authored and co-authored 20 books during her career at the Center.

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