LNA Newsletter - February 2014

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LNA Newsletter - February 2014

One of the goals of the Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance is to promote and connect our members with the very best in nonprofit resources. In this month's newsletter I wanted to highlight 3 resources in particular:

I am often asked for Best Practices when it comes to nonprofit management (Governance, HR, Evaluation, Financial Management, etc...). Check out this great resource that we link to on our website: Nonprofit and Philanthropy Good Practice.
Looking for low cost hardware/software or just struggling to make good decisions about information technology for your nonprofit? TechSoup is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a focus: connecting your nonprofit, charity, or public library with technology products, plus the free learning resources you need to make informed decisions about technology.
We introduced the concept of Learning Circles at our last Nonprofit Next Event as a way to help nonprofit professionals learning from one another. We are looking to launch several groups over the next few months and wanted to highlight the first "circle" around Fundraising. The Lakeshore Development Group meets regularly on the 2nd Thursday of every month for breakfast (7:45am at Alpen Rose in Holland). Contact Deb Hekman (dhekman@crosswindsgroup.com) for more information.

Reminders and Upcoming Events

If you are a LNA Member don't forget to submit your major 2014 events on our LNA Community Calendar.
The work of the Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance is possible with the support of our members. If you are interested in joining LNA, Click Here
Take a look at some upcoming Webinars and Workshops
- February 25th: Interested in attending the upcoming Johnson Center Workshop: "Opening the Door to Major Gifts: Mastering the Discovery Call"? As an LNA member you receive a discount. Contact patrick@lakeshorenonprofits.org to learn how.
- February 27th: Tech 101: What Are Managed IT Services and When Should You Use Them? (TechSoup)
- March 6th: Do you have questions about Measuring Outcomes and Evaluation as an Nonprofit? Check out this upcoming workshop from the Johnson Center: Data Driven Decision Making.
- March 7, 28 & April 24: Investing in Talent: How to reduce employee and volunteer turnover and save money for your organization. From the Johnson Center.

What's New with the Shared Technology Model?
We hosted a meeting on February 10th with roughly 20 interested nonprofits to present a more detailed outline of technology support that will be offered to local nonprofits. We are moving forward with this plan and scheduling technology audits for interested member organizations (nominal fee involved). If you would like to see the matrix outlining the proposed levels of service or schedule an audit, contact me at patrick@lakeshorenonprofits.org.

Thank you to all for what you do for this community,

Patrick Cisler

Director
Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance &
Ottawa County Human Services Coordinating Council