Seminars
Through the generous cooperation and support of the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and U.S. Bank, ReSource coordinates educational seminars to those involved with non-profit organizations.
Seminars are offered approximately 6-9 times per year and topics include:
- The Roles of Board Officers
- Email Marketing for Non-Profits - Everything You Need to Know
- Marketing on a Shoestring
- Recruiting and Retaining the Best
- Crisis Communication - Planning for the Worst when things are Going Right
- Research and Cultivation - Paving the Road to Major Gifts
Building Blocks for Non-Profits
Changing Negative Workplace Behaviors
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Pre-registration at 8:15 a.m.
Program Overview
Every work group has a person that seems to chafe and irritate others on the team. We feel powerless and wish the other person would change. It may be that it is our job to make it change. We feel everything from wanting to help the other person to wanting to eliminate him from the workspace and our lives. Sometimes it is a professional colleague, or a fellow board member or volunteer.
Finally, help is at hand. Before you fire this person, experience this workshop where we explore how to reset our perceptions and learn how to invite the other person to consider changing his or her behavior.
In this workshop we identify the elements of motivation and the reasons people do what they do, we examine the steps that lead to a Healing Conversation which includes the Dragnet Effect, identifying exactly the irritating behavior and learning how to describe it.
We then put into action the process of discussing the issues with the other person. We practice listening and the conversation. We do it more than once, with more than one person, so that each participant leaves with experience and a plan.
At the end of this workshop you will be able to (1) Access and describe behavior, yours and others', (2) Listen actively, and (3) Engage in Dialog to create more positive and productive relationships.
The Presenter
Sarah (Sam) Elliston, M.A.T., is a teacher and trainer, working in non-profit effectiveness for 25 years. She has an extensive background in Values Clarification and Effectiveness Training. She is a faculty member of the William Glasser Institute and has attended the School for the Work of Byron Katie. Sam’s experience with paid staff and volunteers for the past 25 years shows in the design of this workshop. It is hands on, practical and repeatable. This topic is Sam’s passion. She has lived this herself in both roles of the conversation and brings wit and compassion to her instruction. She is intelligent and involving.
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Building Blocks for Non-Profits
Building Relationships and Positive Engagement Among Your Stakeholders
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Pre-registration at 8:15 a.m.
Program Overview
Growing a group of committed stakeholders – board, funders, community members, volunteers, staff - are your greatest force for change. This seminar will provide the principles and give you an experience of how they work, to enable you to use engagement methods in your work.
You will learn and experience: 1. The theory and application of key engagement models - civic engagement and open space 2. Communication principles for building strong relationships 3. How to create satisfying meetings that make people want to show up 4. How to invite participation and all kinds of support (financial, volunteer) without pushy persuasion 5. The art of strategic questions and conversation
The Presenter
Linda Fabe, founder of Oasis Consulting, LLC, is an organizational consultant and leadership coach with over 20 years experience in non-profit agency leadership, and personal, team and organizational development. Linda’s management background includes serving as Executive Director of Miami Purchase Preservation Fund and Cincinnati Revitalization Agency. As a consultant and coach, Linda has facilitated community engagement processes for land use visioning, established new directions for university faculty departments and trade associations, created aligned teams to accomplish agency work, and fostered leadership effectiveness.
Fabe has a BA in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan, and a Masters degree in counseling with an additional focus in organizational behavior from the University of Cincinnati. Linda has completed advanced training in organizational behavior and group dynamics at National Training Labs, and the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. Linda is currently active with A Small Group, an initiative of internationally known consultant Peter Block, designed to further civic engagement in communities.
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Building Blocks for Non-Profits in possible in part to the following partners:
