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Nonprofit Leadership | Money Management
Fundraising & Event
Planning for Non-Event
Planners
A nonprofit fundraising event can truly
be fun to plan and organize, particularly
when it pays off in real dividends to your
charity, PTA, church, or other nonprofit.
This workshop will give you an overview of
do’s and don’ts for creating and running
your successful event. Discuss the types
of events and how to determine what type
will work best for your market. Learn all
about sponsorship and how to create long-
term relationships. Explore novel ways of
fundraising and the power of the 501(c)
(3). Class is a combination of presentation
and workshop; class will include a group
activity in which students work together to
plan their own event and receive help and
discussion from the instructor and class.
Lynette Adams
, owner of Perfect Presence
Event Planning and Consulting, is the
Community Outreach Coordinator for the
Women’s Crisis & Family Outreach Center
where she cultivates donors and sponsors
and handles third party event planning.
$61 Non-Member
$49 Member
$5 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3281AL: One Sat., 1-5PM 1/9
3281AM: One Sat., 1-5PM 2/27
3281AO: One Sat., 1-5PM 4/30
All About Fundraising
Overview of the Nonprofit Money
Engine
Whether you are new to the nonprofit
development world or needing to review
current development strategies, this course
will give a broad overview of the various
areas of fundraising for nonprofits. From
the often neglected individual donors to
the various sources of grants, foundations,
and sponsorships, asset gifts, and much
more, this class hits upon every funding
source and suggests their importance in the
broad scheme of nonprofit funding. Class is
perfect for newer development staff or those
seeking to enter the nonprofit fundraising
world.
Vikki Walton
is a nonprofit consultant
and Certified Grants Specialist to national
and state agencies. She has helped small
nonprofits achieve their first grant and
written grants that have provided six figure
multi-year grants for larger organizations.
The funding she has helped organizations
receive reaches into the millions of dollars.
$61 Non-Member
$49 Member
$10 optional materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3282O: One Fri., 9AM-12PM 1/22
3282P: One Fri., 9AM-12PM 2/26
3282Q: One Fri., 9AM-12PM 4/8
Introduction to Crowdfunding
Raise Money for Your Nonprofit or
Business
As a fledgling business or organization, it
is a challenge to get startup money if you
are lacking cash flow, credit, or collateral.
Raising funds through social media is being
utilized by everyone from suffering families
to celebrities, artists, and politicians. This
course provides overview of this hot new
capital raising and marketing phenomenon.
Find out about the various options for
crowdfunding and take a look at a variety of
videos that have been used to raise funds.
Lynn Wilson is founder of SparqU.com and a
professor of business and entrepreneurship
at the Community College of Denver. He
has helped individuals, nonprofits, and
small business owners get their stories into
digital form and has offered boot camps to
help them enhance their website presence,
social media network, and creatively raise
funds. Leave with the knowledge to evaluate
the best practices of crowdfunding and
determine if this is a viable strategy for your
project.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1966AC: One Sat., 9-11AM 1/9
1966AD: One Wed., 6-8PM 2/10
1966AE: One Sat., 9-11AM 3/12
1966AF: One Sat., 9-11AM 4/16
Nonprofit Career Planning
Finding the Best Fit for You
Many people dream of making a difference
by working for a nonprofit, and there are
many considerations if you are transitioning
or planning a new career in the field. This
class aims to help you see clearly the joys
and challenges of nonprofit employment,
while helping you identify your particular
passions and needs to ensure the best
nonprofit fit. During this class you will
map out a possible career plan and learn
different strategies for entering and making
connections in the nonprofit field. Topics
and resources covered are volunteering,
internships, nonprofit-specific job searching,
and much more.
Amanda Wallander
Roberts
is a social sector consultant
specializing in organizational development,
program development, and evaluation for
nonprofits. She has a MS in social work, and
is passionate about helping people find their
perfect fit in the nonprofit world.
$41 Non-Member
$29 Member
$1 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3105J: One Tue., 6:30-8:30PM 1/26
3105K: One Tue., 6:30-8:30PM 2/23
3105L: One Tue., 6:30-8:30PM 4/26
Personal Finance Survival
Training
Most of our spending, saving, and
investment habits are shaped by how we
internalize the wider cultural messages we
all learn about money. Join this interesting
and fundamental class hosted by a long-
time lending expert and reframe your
attitude toward spending and planning so
you can be assured of a financial future
that is dependable and predictable. Discuss
these concepts in relation to all major
financial concerns: credit reports and
scores, home ownership, building a circle
of trusted financial advisors, how to deal
with your money after life-changing events
(bankruptcy, divorced, job loss, illness, etc.),
getting kids through college, and retirement.
Leave with the knowledge of how to take
control of your finances for a lifetime and
ensure your financial future, and that of
your family, is safe and protected.
Ted
Wedewer
is a 20 year veteran of the
mortgage banking industry and has spent
his career studying economics and how it
affects the individuals and families he works
with. His unique perspective will shed light
on entirely new and refreshing ways of
dealing with your finance.
$31 Non-Member
$19 Member
S.W. DENVER
: I-25 & I-225
3537Y: One Wed., 6:30-8:30PM 1/13
3537AA: One Sat., 9-11AM 3/19
Wills, Trusts, Power of
Attorneys, Living Wills
Make Sense of It All
End of life planning is a hard thing to
face, and it’s made even more difficult by
confusion and misunderstanding about
legal issues. Do you need a will or a trust?
What is the difference? What about a power
of attorney; can’t you just download one
from the Internet? Do you need a living will?
Must you have a will in order to appoint a
guardian for your children? Take the mystery
out of the many issues surrounding the
planning for end of life or illness. Gain a
better understanding of what planning your
estate means, what your options are and
who can help you put an appropriate plan
into place. Receive practical advice in plain
English.
Erica Johnson
received a JD from
the University of Denver and is an associate
at the law firm of Ambler & Keenan, LLC,
where her practice emphasizes estate
planning and probate.
$36 Non-Member
$24 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
6625BU: One Tue., 6:30-8PM 1/12
6625BV: One Tue., 6:30-8PM 4/5
