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The New Form 990 (registration is now closed) Now
more than ever, the IRS Form 990 is much more than just a tax filing
for nonprofit organizations. Form 990 supplies operational information
to the public and is commonly used by donors, the media, and regulators
to evaluate how a nonprofit is meeting their mission, safeguarding
assets and handling other responsibilities. Just redesigned by the
IRS for fiscal year 2008, the new Form 990 consists of an 11 page
core form and 16 schedules, and features significant changes in
the order and type of information collected. This session will:
Whether your interest in Form 990 stems from your role as a nonprofit staff member, board member, or advisor to an exempt organization, this class is designed to demystify the redesigned Form 990 and its nuances. About the Presenters Heidi Neff Christianson is a partner in the St. Paul law firm Moore, Costello & Hart, P.L.L.P. Heidi has advised tax exempt organizations for 12 years, including as an Assistant Attorney General in the Charities Division of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office from 1996 through 2001. Heidi is co-chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Nonprofit Corporations Subcommittee. Karen A. Gries is with the public accounting firm of LarsonAllen LLP . Karen has over 20 years of experience specializing in the area of tax implications to exempt organizations including compliance, unrelated business income, intermediate sanctions, and more. She is a frequent speaker on tax exempt issues for the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants, Nonprofit Financial Group, and other organizations within our community. Date:
Wednesday, September 10 Register: Registration is now closed. Please note that another 990 training is being offered in Grand Rapids on October 7 and that further trainings on the form 990 may be planned. To be alerted to new workshops, please subscribe to MCN's EventsEtc, our twice-monthly email newsletter of events for nonprofit staff. Maximize your MCN Membership - Duluth This session will introduce you to the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and the benefits that MCN offers its growing membership of nearly 2,000 nonprofit organizations. Useful to any staff member of any nonprofit, this session will cover information about membership, including discounts on workshops and conferences, free resource publications, and discounts on the products and services that nonprofits use – office supplies, D&O insurance, banking, and much, much more. Date:
Friday, September 12 Register:
Employee
Benefits Cost Containment for small organizations Remember when they used to call Employee Benefits “Fringe Benefits?” Some employees’ non-cash compensation can be as much as 45% of salaries. Come to learn what can be done to ease the pain and help contain rising costs of healthcare and other benefits. Participate in a lively discussion about how other nonprofits are dealing with rising costs and shrinking budgets. Hear about the impact of the new consumer-driven plans as well as see National and state results from the world’s largest employer opinion and healthcare survey. Learn steps you can take to enhance your benefits package effectiveness and reduce overall costs. Date:
Wednesday, September 17 Register: 2. By
fax - to register by fax, download and complete the registration
form (including credit card information) and
fax the form to 651-642-1517 Maximize
Your MCN Membership - Mankato Date:
Friday, September 19 To register: 1. Register online now.
Employee
Benefits Cost Containment for large organizations Remember when they used to call Employee Benefits “Fringe Benefits?” Some employees’ non-cash compensation can be as much as 45% of salaries. Come to learn what can be done to ease the pain and help contain rising costs of healthcare and other benefits. Participate in a lively discussion about how other nonprofits are dealing with rising costs and shrinking budgets. Hear about the impact of the new consumer-driven plans as well as see National and state results from the world’s largest employer opinion and healthcare survey. Learn steps you can take to enhance your benefits package effectiveness and reduce overall costs. Date:
Wednesday, September 24 Register: 2. By
fax - to register by fax, download and complete the registration
form (including credit card information) and
fax the form to 651-642-1517
990’s For Real People
- Grand Rapids The "Redesign" of the Form 990 (effective for the 2008 Form) has birthed a NEW 990 that emphasizes what filers DID during the year, under WHOSE legal management, and with WHAT internal policies and procedures. As more than 75% of the filing inputs non-financial information, it is essential that filers (and their advisers) understand the multiple aspects of the new Form that go beyond financial statement capture and reporting. Participants will be guided on how to handle and approach these inputs, and what priority to accord the multiple tax-compliance inquiries the Form details. Who should attend this session? This "real world" course is designed for:
About the presenter
Course author and instructor Eve Borenstein has taught Form 990 essentials for almost two decades to nonprofit organization managers and consultants, as well as to the CPA community. She co-chairs the American Bar Association Form 990 Task Force and helped the IRS develop the Redesigned Form. Her law practice focuses on the impact of tax and regulatory rules applied by the IRS and state agencies on "tax-exempt" and/or public benefit organizations. Over the course of the past 19 years, Ms. Borenstein has built a national practice, consulting with CPAs and individual nonprofit organizations on tax planning and filing matters. She has represented more than 750 tax-exempt organizations before the IRS on audits, exemption applications and status correspondence. In addition to her federal tax practice, she also counsels organizations on the practical application of governance and various other state statutory mandates and/or aspirational "best practices." Date:
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 *Thanks to a valuable partnership with the Charles K. Blandin Foundation, this workshop is offered at a reduced rate.
Register: 2. By
fax - to register by fax, download and complete the registration
form (including credit card information) and
fax the form to 651-642-1517 The process for transforming your idea into an operating organization can be very complicated. This workshop is designed to provide all the information you need to start a successful nonprofit organization in Minnesota -- beginning with an understanding of why you may or may not want to start a nonprofit organization and what other opportunities may be available to you. By
working closely with the easy-to-use Handbook for Starting a Successful
Nonprofit, the session will lead participants through the step-by-step
process for incorporating and applying for tax-exempt status. The
Handbook is included in the workshop fee and contains all the forms
necessary for starting a nonprofit in Minnesota. Register early
as the workshop has a participant limit of 16 to make sure that
there is plenty of time for questions and answers about each potential
organization’s specific needs. Date:
Thursday, October 16 Register: 2. By
fax - to register by fax, download and complete the registration
form (including credit card information) and
fax the form to 651-642-1517
Maximize
Your MCN Membership This session is being offered as a free service for MCN’s members and other nonprofits that are interested in learning about the benefits of joining MCN. Date:
Tuesday, October 21 To
register: 1. Register online now.
HR
101
If you are:
Then
join the Stanton Group and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
for a half-day course focusing on the practical, legal, and
operational side of human resource and benefits operations.
You will gain valuable insight into how your organization addresses
all facets of human resources by evaluating yourself on the
status of your current HR operation, prioritizing the importance
of each HR competency and strategizing solutions to achieve
your HR objectives.
Stanton Group will partner one of their seasoned Human Resource Generalists with one of their top Benefits Experts to update you on the HR and benefits issues you’re facing today. Date:
Thursday, October 23 Register: 1. Download the registration form and mail it to Stanton Group, 3405 Annapolis Lane North, Plymouth, MN 55447 (Stanton can be reached via phone for questions at 763-278-4546) 1. Download the registration form and fax it to Stanton Group at 763-278-4547 (Stanton can be reached via phone for questions at 763-278-4546)
Strategic
Planning: Whether you’re dealing with fundraising, marketing, technology or individual work plans, strategic planning is the foundation of your organization’s future. This essential plan is key in creating, sustaining, and maintaining your nonprofit. As the old axiom says, “Failing to plan is planning to fail,” but how can you create a plan amenable to staff, management, the board and community stakeholders? Do you need a costly consultant? Will this process take a long time, and will it be any fun at all? During this workshop, you will learn how to assess your organizations readiness for planning, what a strategic plan is, how to use it, who needs to be involved and resources needed to help with strategic planning. You will learn how to engage a wide range of organizational voices in an inclusive and effective way to create a cohesive and dynamic tool that can guide your organization. This workshop is best suited board members, staff members or volunteers of small to mid-size organizations of all activity areas that are, or may be involved in, planning the future of your organization. Who should attend this workshop?
About
the Presenter What past attendees have said: "The workshop provided tools I can use right now and also put in perspective whether an organization was ready for Strategic Planning or not." -2007 attendee, Mankato "I was concerned that it might be way over my head or feel intimidating but that was not the case at all. It simply felt like support and encouragement." -2007 attendee, Mankato Event details: Dates:
Tuesday, October 28 Register for Strategic Planning: Putting the Pieces Together: 2. By
fax - to register by fax, download and complete the registration
form (including credit card information)
and fax the form to 651-642-1517
In an innovative new partnership, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits is partnering with MAP for Nonprofits to offer MAP's long-running training "Board Boot Camp" via Webinar. Discover the basics of board governance. What is good governance? What is the difference between governance and management of a nonprofit? The board of directors is the entity that is legally responsible for the conduct and performance of the nonprofit organization. In this workshop participants who have never served on a board or who have never had any formal training on board governance will learn the basic board responsibilities. What does it take to be an effective board member? What’s involved in creating an effective board? MAP’s approach to board development is based on best practices that are common to the most dynamic and effective nonprofit boards. The approach derives from the work of BoardSource, the Independent Sector, and the Carver Policy Governance model, among other sources of practice and research, as well as MAP’s experience working with hundreds of nonprofit boards each year. The session will cover:
About MAP for Nonprofits: 25 years of Navigating for Nonprofit Excellence MAP for Nonprofits provides management consulting and services, as well as board recruitment, training and coaching to large, medium and small nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities, to help nonprofit clients achieve their missions. MAP for Nonprofits is a unique local resource for nonprofit organizations. We provide affordable high-value management and board recruitment services by complementing the expertise of our client organizations with the talents of MAP’s staff, consultants and volunteers. MAP’s staff has expertise in Finance and Accounting, Board Recruitment & Development, Business Development, Leadership Development, Fundraising, Human Resources, Marketing, Law, Organizational Development, Strategic Planning, Technology and more. In addition, our unique connections with the corporate community enlist hundreds of additional talented management professionals, who want to work with nonprofits as consultants or volunteers. About the Presenter: Judy Sharken Simon, Manager of Board and Volunteer Services Judy Sharken Simon brings a rich understanding of nonprofit organizations to her MAP clients and to MAP volunteers. Judy joined MAP’s staff in early 2006. She is responsible for MAP’s volunteer program, which each year places many Twin Cities management experts on the boards of directors of Twin Cities nonprofit organizations, or in other roles with nonprofits. Judy also provides board training to board members and prospective board members, ensuring that they understand the importance and responsibilities of their nonprofit board roles. Prior to joining MAP, Judy worked with nonprofit organizations for more than 17 years. Most recently she did independent consulting to nonprofit organizations and served as Assistant to the Director and Alumni Relations Coordinator for the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA). Prior to those positions, she served as a senior consultant with the Community Services Group of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation where she was for more than ten years. While there, she authored "The Nonprofit Field Guide to Conducting Successful Focus Groups" as well as "The Five Life Stages of the Nonprofit Organization: Where You Are, Where You're Going, and What to Expect When You Get There." Judy has a B.A. in Employee Relations from Michigan State University and an M.A. in Organization Development from the University of Minnesota. Judy has worked with onprofit clients in areas of nonprofit organization development, including board development, life stages work, and strategic planning. She developed and coordinated the Twin Cities Southeast Asian Leadership Program and served as a consultant, supervisor and instructor for the Bicultural Training Partnership which trained twelve Southeast Asians to be nonprofit management consultants. Judy has also worked as project manager for a county government human services department, as a mentorship coordinator in human resource development for 3M Corporation in Austin, Texas, and as a public workshop trainer on topics related to nonprofit management. In her work she has consulted with very small, grassroots organizations, medium-sized social service agencies, and larger governmental entities. Dates
offered in 2008: November 11 To register:
(Almost)
Everything You Need to Know About Being a Nonprofit Board Member
Speaker(s): Nancy Cross, Director of Community Action, Brainerd, MN and Mary Streufert, Regional Coordinator, Twin Ports Area Nonprofit Coalition Event Description: This workshop is designed for people who would like to serve on a nonprofit board, those that are currently serving, and program directors that work with the board of directors. Topics to be covered: •
Nonprofit Myths
Ordean
Building Conference room
1). 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 2). 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Light Lunch 3). 4:00 p.m. – 6 p.m. Light Snack
Event details: Dates:
Tuesday, December 2 1. Register online 2. By
fax - to register by fax, download and complete the registration
form (including credit card information)
and fax the form to 651-642-1517 Nonprofit Risk Management Center Webinars register now MCN serves as a satellite office for the Nonprofit Risk Management Center (NRMC), a national organization devoted to helping nonprofit organizations cope with and manage all types of risk. The Nonprofit Risk Management Center's Web Seminars feature: a new topic each month, 60-minutes of content with continuous live chat, real-time visuals and audio, downloadable handout materials, and callers within the USA incur no long-distance telephone charges. Please note that these webinars originate and are hosted by NRMC staff. Please address all questions to NRMC staff, accessible through the website below. Time: Fees:
$59 each, 2-8 webinars = $45 each, or 9-11 webinars = $390. MCN
members are eligible for a $5 per Webinar discount (a savings of
up to $45). For more information and to register: http://nonprofitrisk.org/training/webinars/webinars-descrp.shtml The Financial Management Network is a monthly gathering of nonprofit leaders working in the area of financial management. This series is co-sponsored with the Nonprofits Assistance Fund and held at their offices in Minneapolis. Formerly known as the Financial Management Brown Bag Lunch Series, this event does not provide lunch, but you are invited to bring your own. If
you are currently working in a nonprofit doing finance-related work,
you are invited to join this free, informal discussion and information-sharing
group. Time: 2008
Dates and Topics (4th Wednesday of each month):
If
you are currently working in a nonprofit doing human resources-related
work, you are invited to join this free, informal discussion and
information-sharing group. Formerly known as the Nonprofits
and HR Brown Bag Lunch Series, this event does not provide lunch,
but you are invited to bring your own. Time
and Location: 2008 Dates and Topics (2nd Monday of each month): Monday,
January 14 – Employee Relations and Communication South
Central Minnesota Network Lunches Time
and Location: 2008
Dates and Topics (3rd Friday of each month):
Twin Ports Area Network Lunches Have you ever wanted to talk to other nonprofits about how they deal with fundraising, marketing, or any of the other issues you face every day? The Twin Ports Area Nonprofit Coalition (TPANC) is offering you an opportunity to come together and share information, ideas and questions in an informal setting. Bring your lunch and join other people who work for or with nonprofits and share what is on your mind. All TPANC Network meetings are free and no RSVP is necessary, just bring your lunch and be ready to participate. The Twin Ports Area Network meets on various Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Ordean building, room B/C, 424 West Superior Street, Duluth
March 14 – All things Financial: policies,
procedures and working with the finance committee For more information, please contact Mary Streufert at 218-726-4887 or send email to mary@mncn.org.
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Laura
Zabel is executive director of Springboard for the Arts and has
worked in the nonprofit sector for over 10 years. At Springboard,
Laura works on strategic planning, board development, fundraising
and helping form and support small to mid-size arts
organizations in the Twin Cities and across the Upper Midwest. Her
goal is to assist organizations in blending the mission and
business sides of their planning to create strong and healthy organizations.
Laura was awarded one of five national “Emerging Leader”
scholarships from Americans for the Arts in 2005. Laura serves on
the City of Saint Paul Cultural STAR Board and was recently a presenter
at the 2008 National Performing Arts Convention. |
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