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WCN 2012 Peer Education Calendar of Events

Year at a glance:

 

Event Type and Topic

Date

Time

Location

Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussion:

Time Management-Eating Frogs and Moving Mountains

 

 

January 12

 (2nd Thursday) 

 

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Whatcom Community Foundation

119 Grand Avenue, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225

Networking event:

Schmoozefest

February 9  

(Thursday) 

4:30-6:30 p.m.

 

Blue Horse Gallery

301 W. Holly St

Bellingham, WA

 

Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussion:

Board Development-Finding and Keeping the People You Need

This is a followup to the Igniting Philanthropy Luncheon Building A Board of Champions, but will be relevant for everyone who works with nonprofit boards.

 

March 8

 (2nd Thursday) 

 

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Whatcom Community Foundation

119 Grand Avenue, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225

Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussion:

Making the Ask-Strategies for Overcoming Fear of Fundraising

This is a followup to the Igniting Philanthropy Luncheon Making "Asks" that Change Lives, but will be relevant to everyone who raises resources for nonprofits.

April  12

(2nd Thursday) 

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Whatcom Community Foundation

119 Grand Avenue, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225

 

Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussion:

Governance

This is a followup to the Charity and Nonprofit Educational Symposium on Governance, but will be relevant to everyone who works with nonprofit boards.

May  10

(2nd Thursday) 

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Whatcom Community Foundation

119 Grand Avenue, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225

Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussion:

Strategies for Using Social Media Effectively-What are the best uses of Social Media and how do nonprofits benefit?

 

June  14

(2nd Thursday) 

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Whatcom Community Foundation

119 Grand Avenue, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225

Networking event:

Schmoozefest

July TBD

4:30-6:30 p.m.


TBD

 

Summer Vacation

August

Summer Vacation

Summer Vacation

Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussion:

TBD

September 13

(2nd Thursday) 

 

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Whatcom Community Foundation

119 Grand Avenue, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225

Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussion:

TBD

 

October 11

(2nd Thursday) 

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Whatcom Community Foundation

119 Grand Avenue, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225

Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussion:

TBD

 

November 15

(3rd Thursday due to Veterans' Day) 

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Whatcom Community Foundation

119 Grand Avenue, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225

Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussion:

TBD

 

December 13

(2nd Thursday) 

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Whatcom Community Foundation

119 Grand Avenue, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225

 



PREVIOUS WCN PEER LEARNING DISCUSSIONS: Resources Shared


From April 2010 "Cloud Computing: How This New Technology Can Benefit Nonprofits" Rebecca Rayner and Javier Flores provided great information about harnessing the power of the cloud to help organizations work more effectively and efficiently by allowing people to work from home, engage with the community, and share information with people outside the office. Click here to view slides from their presentation. (Posted 4/20/2010)

From March 2010 "The ABC's of Successful Event Planning" Special thanks to presenter Tamara Tregoning, United Way of Whatcom County. This discussion focused on the do's, don'ts, and best practices of holding successful events and keeping your sanity. Click here to view the Event Planning Guide she provided at the discussion. (Posted 4/20/2010)

 

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