October 2009
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
			1 Human Resources 101 - An HR Assessment, St. Paul	2
5	6 Federal Issues Briefing: A look at what's happening in Congress & how it will affect our clients and our communities Bemidji	7 Follow the Dollars, St. Paul Follow the Federal Dollars, St. Paul Fairmont Area Network Lunch, Fairmont	8	9 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul  Nuts and Bolts of Nonprofit Advocacy, St. Paul Capitol Lab, St. Paul
12 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	13 NetSquared Twin Cities Meetup, St. Paul Leadership Institute Info Session, Webinar	14 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul Leadership Institute Info Session, Fergus Falls	15 Grantwriting Clinic for Nonprofit Practitioners, St. Paul	16 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network Lunch, St. Paul Twin Ports Area Networking Lunch, Duluth Mankato Area Nonprofit Networking Lunch, Mankato
19 Supervising Smart Series: Creating Strong Supervisory Relationships, St. Paul Federal Issues Briefing, Virginia	20 Getting Ready for 2010: Advocacy in a Post-Unallotment Fiscal Crisis, St. Paul Federal Issues Briefing, Duluth	21	22 Lunch with the AgStar Fund for Rural America, Mankato	23
26	27 Leadership Institute Info Session, Rochester	28 Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis 2009 Children’s Issues Briefing, St. Paul Leadership Institute Info Session, Brainerd Leadership Institute Info Session, St. Cloud	29	30

September 2009
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	1	2 Northeast Chapter Meeting, Virginia	3	4
7 HOLIDAY - MCN Offices Closed	8	9 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	10	11 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
14 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	15 Supervising Smart Series: More than Just Managing Change - Leading Change, St. Paul	16	17 Starting a Successful Nonprofit, St. Paul Compensation and Total Rewards, St. Paul	18 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul Twin Ports Area Networking Lunch, Duluth Mankato Area Nonprofit Networking Lunch, Mankato
21	22 Employee Benefit Cost Containment for Small Organizations (with fewer than 50 employees), St. Paul morning Employee Benefit Cost Containment for Large Organizations (with more than 50 employees), St. Paul afternoon	23 Duluth Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast, Duluth Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis Maximize Your MCN Membership, St. Paul	24 Advocacy for the Truly Intimidated, St. Paul MCN Member Briefing: National Health Care Debate and Nonprofit Employers St. Paul	25
28	29 Human Resources 101 - An HR Assessment, St. Paul	30

August 2009
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

= Event located in Greater Minnesota

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
3	4	5 Planning for and Managing Uncertainty: Practical Financial Management Tools and Strategies, Marshall Minneapolis Foundation Community Information Meeting, Minneapolis	6	7
10 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	11 Federal Issues Briefing: What's Happening in Washington and How Does It Affect Minnesota? St. Cloud	12 Planning for and Managing Uncertainty: Practical Financial Management Tools and Strategies, Minneapolis Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	13	14 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
17	18 Northeast Chapter Meeting, Grand Marais Community Convening on Climate Change, Minneapolis	19 Northeast Chapter Meeting, Cloquet Planning for and Managing Uncertainty: Practical Financial Management Tools and Strategies, Duluth	20 Planning for and Managing Uncertainty: Practical Financial Management Tools and Strategies, North Mankato	21 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul Twin Ports Area Networking Lunch, Duluth South Central Nonprofit Networking Lunch, Mankato
24	25 Northeast Chapter Meeting, Aitkin Northeast Chapter Meeting, Grand Rapids	26 Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	27 Planning for and Managing Uncertainty: Practical Financial Management Tools and Strategies, St. Paul	28 MCN Offices Close at Noon
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July 2009
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

= Event located in Greater Minnesota

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		1	2	3 HOLIDAY - MCN Offices Closed
6	7	8 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	9 Grantwriting Clinic for Nonprofit Practitioners, St. Paul	10 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul  Maximize Your MCN Membership, Webinar
13 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	14 The Essence of Sponsorship: Launching a Successful Sponsorship Program Even in a Lean Economy, Webinar Board Boot Camp Webinar	15	16	17 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul Twin Ports Area Networking Lunch, Duluth South Central Nonprofit Networking Lunch, Mankato
20 The New Picture of Government Funding St. Paul	21 Staffing Transitions: Conducting Compassionate Layoffs Webinar, Online	22 Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	23	24
27	28 Follow the Federal Dollars: A Guided Tour through the Federal Budget Process, St. Paul	29 Fundraising During a Recession: Back to the Basics St. Paul	30 Staffing Transitions: Conducting Compassionate Layoffs, St. Paul	31 MCN Offices Close at Noon

 

June 2009
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

= Event located in Greater Minnesota

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1	2	3	4 2009 Nonprofit Leadership Conference - Practical Leadership: A Balanced Approach, Minneapolis	5
8 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	9	10 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	11	12 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
15	16	17	18 Philanthropy Leaders Series - Otto Bremer Foundation Golden Valley	19 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul Twin Ports Area Networking Lunch, Duluth South Central Nonprofit Networking Lunch, Mankato
22	23 Philanthropy Leaders Series - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation Golden Valley Nonprofit Essentials Conference, Minneapolis	24 Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	25	26 MCN Offices Close at Noon
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May 2009
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

= Event located in Greater Minnesota

 

April 2009
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

= Event located in Greater Minnesota

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		1 South Central Nonprofit Networking/Town Meetings in... Blue Earth Fairmont St. James	2 Recession-Year Financial Leadership, St. Paul	3
6	7	8 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul Maximize Your MCN Membership, Webinar	9 Philanthropy Leaders Series North - Medica Foundation with JoAnn Birkholz, Duluth	10 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
13 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	14 Southwest Nonprofit Networking/Town Meetings in... Appleton Benson Montevideo	15 Southwest Nonprofit Networking/Town Meetings in... Redwood Falls Marshall Pipestone	16 Grantwriting Clinic for Nonprofit Practitioners, St. Paul Death, Theft, Retirement: Succession Planning for Nonprofits, Duluth Southwest Nonprofit Networking/Town Meetings in... Luverne Worthington Slayton	17 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul Twin Ports Area Networking Lunch, Duluth South Central Nonprofit Networking Lunch, Mankato
20	21	22 Broaden Your Influence: Increasing Your Value, St. Paul Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	23 Federal Stimulus Package & COBRA - What Should You Know?, Minneapolis	24 Federal Stimulus Package & COBRA - What Should You Know?, Minneapolis
27	28 Recognition and Reward - Retain Your Talent, St. Paul	29 Philanthropy Leaders Series - Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Golden Valley	30

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March 2009
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
2	3	4	5	6 South Central Nonprofit Networking Lunch, Mankato(rescheduled from February 20)
9 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	10	11 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	12 Starting a Successful Nonprofit, St. Paul HR 101 - A Human Resources Assessment, St. Paul	13 United Front: Engaging Nonprofit Board and Executive Leadership Facing Unprecedented Challenges, Minneapolis Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
16	17	18 Quickbooks Fundamentals (two day course)	19 Recession-Year Financial Leadership, Duluth	20 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul Twin Ports Area Networking Lunch, Duluth South Central Nonprofit Networking Lunch, Mankato
23	24 Recession-Year Financial Leadership, North Mankato	25 Philanthropy Leaders Series - Bush Foundation Golden Valley Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	26	27
30 South Central Nonprofit Networking/Town Meetings in... New Ulm St. Peter New Prague Waseca	31 Recession-Year Financial Leadership, Webinar

 

 

February 2009
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
2 Behind the Language Webinar - Nonprofit Property Tax Exemption Campaign, Webinar	3	4 990's Do Matter Golden Valley Minnesota Foundations North Duluth TPANC Annual Meeting, Duluth	5 Nonprofit Day at the Capitol, St. Paul	6
9 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	10	11 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	12 Philanthropy Leaders Series - Greater Twin Cities United Way Golden Valley	13 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
16	17	18	19	20 New Times - New Tech 2009 Nonprofit Technology and Communications Conference Minneapolis Twin Ports Area Networking Lunch, Duluth No South Central Nonprofit Networking Lunch in Mankato - rescheduled for March 6
23 Grantwriting Clinic for Nonprofit Practitioners, St. Paul	24 Philanthropy Leaders Series - Otto Bremer Foundation Golden Valley EVENT CANCELLED HR 101 - A Human Resources Assessment, St. Paul	25 Quickbooks Advanced (two day course) Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	26	27 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul   Maximize Your MCN Membership, St. Paul

January 2009
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
			1 HOLIDAY - MCN Offices Closed	2
5	6	7	8	9 Session Line Up, St. Paul Capitol Lab, St. Paul Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
12 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	13 Stormier Weather Ahead: A State Budget Forecast Briefing with Tom Stinson, St. Paul	14 Nonprofit Leadership Institute Informational Session, Webinar Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul Quickbooks Fundamentals (two day course)	15 990's Do Matter Mankato	16 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Nonprofit Networking Lunch, Mankato
19 HOLIDAY - MCN Offices Closed	20 The Lost Decade: A Closer Look at Minnesota’s Public Investments in the 2000s, St. Paul 990's Do Matter St. Cloud Communications Strategy for Action, Grand Rapids	21 The Essence of Sponsorship: Launching a Successful Sponsorship ProgramEven in a Lean Economy Webinar Communications Strategy for Action, Duluth Nonprofit Property Tax Briefing, Mankato Nonprofit Leadership Institute Informational Session, Mankato	22 Relationships & Messages: Communicating with Legislators, St. Paul	23
26	27 990's Do Matter Bismarck, ND	28 Nonprofit Property Tax Briefing, St. Cloud Partnerships, Collaborations and Mergers St. Paul Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	29 Grantwriting Clinic for Nonprofit Practitioners, St. Paul CANCELLED - rescheduled for Monday, February 23 Nonprofit Property Tax Briefing, Duluth Nonprofit Leadership Institute Informational Session, Duluth	30

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December 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1 Nonprofit Leadership Institute Informational Session, Webinar	2 990's Do Matter St. Paul Registration closed (Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Being a Nonprofit Board Member , Duluth	3 Managing Event-Specific Risks NRMC-hosted Webinar Quickbooks Advanced (two day course)	4 The Main Ingredient: Your Web Site Minneapolis (Part of the 2008 Nonprofit Communicators Series) Children's Briefing, St. Paul	5
8 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	9 Minnesota Foundations 2009 St. Paul	10 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	11	12 Nonprofit Leadership Institute Informational Session, St. Paul Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul  Twin Ports Area Network Lunches, St. Paul
15	16 Nonprofit Fundraising and Economic Outlook in 2009 St. Paul 990's for Real People Duluth	17	18	19 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Minnesota Network Lunch, Mankato
22	23	24 HOLIDAY - MCN Offices Closed	25 HOLIDAY - MCN Offices Closed	26
29	30	31

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October 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		1 Managing the Risks of Deploying Youthful Volunteers NRMC-hosted Webinar	2 MCN Annual Conference St. Paul	3 MCN Annual Conference St. Paul
6	7 990s for Real People, Grand Rapids	8 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	9	10 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
13 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	14	15	16 The Big Picture: Many Ways to Make a Difference, St. Paul Capitol Lab, St. Paul Starting a Successful Nonprofit St. Paul	17 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Minnesota Network Lunch, Mankato Twin Ports Area Network Lunches, Duluth
20	21 Maximize Your MCN Membership St. Paul	22 Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	23 Balanced Blend: Making Web 2.0 Work for You Minneapolis (Part of the 2008 Nonprofit Communicators Series) Plan Your Day on the Hill, St. Paul HR 101, St. Paul	24 Public Policy Network Lunch, St. Paul
27  Grants Management Update, St. Paul	28 Strategic Planning: Putting the Pieces Together, St. Paul registration for this event is now closed New American Voter Celebration, St. Paul	29 New American Voter Celebration, St. Paul	30	31

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September 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1 HOLIDAY - MCN Offices Closed	2	3 Selecting the Best Employees for the Job: The Screening Process in a Nutshell NRMC-hosted Webinar	4	5
8 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul    2008 Risk Management and Finance Summit for Nonprofits, Minneapolis If Microfinance is the Answer, What is the Question? Minneapolis	9 Duluth Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast - Zeppa Family Foundation, Duluth 2008 Risk Management and Finance Summit for Nonprofits, Minneapolis	10 The New Form 990, St. Paul Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	11	12 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
15	16	17 Employee Benefits Cost Containment for Small Organizations St. Paul	18	19 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Minnesota Network Lunch, Mankato Maximize Your MCN Membership, Mankato Twin Ports Area Network Lunches, Duluth
22	23 Ready, Set, GOTV!, St. Paul	24 Follow the Dollars - Mankato This event has been cancelled Employee Benefits Cost Containment for Large Organizations St. Paul    Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	25 Journalism: All Mixed Up? Minneapolis (Part of the 2008 Nonprofit Communicators Series) Getting Out the Vote: Planning for Success Webinar, MPP Webinar	26 Public Policy Network Lunch, St. Paul
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August 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
				1
4	5 Board Boot Camp Webinar Getting Out the Vote: Planning for Success, Minneapolis	6 Benefits in the Nonprofit Workplace: Balancing Risk and Reward NRMC-hosted Webinar	7	8 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
11 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	12	13 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	14 Follow the Dollars, St. Cloud	15 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Minnesota Network Lunch, Mankato Twin Ports Area Network Lunches, Duluth
18	19	20 Maximize Your MCN Membership, Brainerd QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations St. Paul	21 The Governor’s Budget Process Starts Now, or Yes, Not Everything Happens only during Session, St. Paul QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations St. Paul	22
25	26 Follow the Dollars St.Paul	27 Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	28	29

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July 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	1 Nonpartisan Voter Engagement Training: Voter Registration, Voter Education, and GOTV, Fargo/Moorhead	2 Starting a Successful Nonprofit St. Paul Reviewing Financial Transactions: Board and Staff Roles NRMC-hosted Webinar	3	4 HOLIDAY - MCN Offices Closed
7	8 Hungry for Sponsorship? Satisfy Sponsors' Cravings, St. Paul Voter Education: Candidate Events Made Easy, St. Paul	9 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	10 Nonprofit Essentials, Minneapolis Voter Education: Candidate Events Made Easy Webinar, MPP Webinar	11 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
14 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paull	15	16	17 Maximize Your MCN Membership Webinar online	18 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Minnesota Network Lunch, Mankato Twin Ports Area Network Lunches, Duluth
21	22 Voter Education: Moderator Training, St. Paul 403(b) Plan Changes: Be Ready! St. Paul	23 The State We're In (Part II): Fulfilling Human Services Needs in a Time of Economic Uncertainty Minneapolis Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	24 QuickBooks Advanced St. Paul	25
28	29	30 Nonpartisan Voter Engagement Training: Voter Registration, Voter Education, and GOTV, Rochester	31 403(b) Plan Changes: Be Ready! St. Paul Worry Free Advocacy with Alliance for Justice, St. Paul

= Event located in Greater Minnesota

June 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
2	3 Get Ready: Voter Mobilization Kickoff 2008, St. Paul	4 QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations St. Paul Making Change Happen: Winning Strategies for Getting Your Message Heard St. Paul Whistleblower and Retaliation Claims: Policies that Protect Your Nonprofit NRMC-hosted Webinar	5 QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations St. Paul Nonpartisan Voter Engagement Training: Voter Registration, Voter Education, and GOTV, Duluth	6
9 The Future of Leadership - 2008 Nonprofit Leadership Conference Minneapolis Happy Hour with the Twin Cities Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, Minneapolis Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	10 The Future of Leadership - 2008 Nonprofit Leadership Conference Minneapolis   The Nuts and Bolts of Fundraising: Building Your Nonprofit's Individual and Major Donor Base Grand Rapids	11 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul The Nuts and Bolts of Fundraising: Building Your Nonprofit's Individual and Major Donor Base St. Paul Voter Registration Tactics: Building Civic Engagement in 2008 and Beyond, Minneapolis	12 The Nuts and Bolts of Fundraising: Building Your Nonprofit's Individual and Major Donor Base Mankato Mobilize Your Board to Raise More Money Mankato Voter Registration Tactics: Building Civic Engagement in 2008 and Beyond Webinar, MPP Webinar	13 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
16	17 Decision Makers and the Public Policy Process, Minneapolis	18	19 Consumer Driven Health Plans St. Paul	20 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Minnesota Network Lunch, Mankato Twin Ports Area Network Lunches, Duluth
23	24 Grantwriting Clinic, St. Paul Building Lists for Voter Participation: Nonprofit List Management 101, St. Paul	25 Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	26 Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast Duluth - Peggy Hanson, Minnesota Power Foundation Duluth Building Lists for Voter Participation: Nonprofit List Management 101 Webinar, MPP Webinar	27 Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast - Lee Roper Batker, Women's Foundation of Minnesota St. Paul
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May 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
			1	2
5	6 Board Boot Camp Webinar	7 Developing and Managing Conflict of Interest Policies NRMC-hosted Webinar	8 Grantwriting Clinic, St. Paul	9 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
12 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paull	13 NetSquared Twin Cities NetTuesday's First Meeting, St. Paul Nonpartisan Voter Engagement Training: Voter Registration, Voter Education, and GOTV, Mankato	14 Building a Communications Culture, St. Paul Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	15	16 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Minnesota Network Lunch, Mankato Twin Ports Area Network Lunches, Duluth
19	20 Nonpartisan Voter Engagement Training: Voter Registration, Voter Education, and GOTV, St. Cloud	21 HR 101, St. Paul	22 Nonpartisan Voter Engagement Training: Voter Registration, Voter Education, and GOTV, Willmar	23
26	27	28 The New Form 990, St. Paul Grantwriting Clinic, Duluth Building a Communications Culture, St. Paul Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	29 The State We're In: Fullfilling Human Service Needs in a Time of Economic Uncertainty Minneapolis	30 Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast - David Etzwiler, Medtronic Foundation St. Paul

= Event located in Greater Minnesota

April 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	1	2 Risks of Generating Revenue: Charities Doing Good or Doing Business? NRMC-hosted Webinar	3 Strategic Connector Nonprofit Leadership Institute Information Session St. Paul  Nonprofit Advocacy: Legal Tools to Advance Your Mission St. Paul Nonprofits and Elections: Democracy in America St. Paul	4 Nonprofit Congress Town Hall Duluth
7	8	9 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	10 Follow the Federal Dollars Duluth	11 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
14 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	15	16 Building a Communications Culture, St. Paul	17 Health Cost Management St. Paul Maximize Your MCN Membership St. Paul	18 QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations Mankato (workshop continues on Saturday, April 19) Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Minnesota Network Lunch, Mankato Twin Ports Area Network Lunches, Duluth
21	22	23 Grantwriting Clinic - South Central, Mankato Train-the-Trainer: Voter Registration, Voter Education, and Get-Out-the-Vote - Evening Session, St. Paul Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	24 Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast - Peter Heegaard, An Investment Letter for Minnesota Philanthropists St. Paul Train-the-Trainer: Voter Registration, Voter Education, and Get-Out-the-Vote - Morning Session, St. Paul	25
28	29	30 Building a Communications Culture, St. Paul Follow the Federal Dollars Northfield, Northfield

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March 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
3	4	5 Managing Technology Risks: Employee and Volunteer Blogs, e-Commerce, and Internet Piracy NRMC-hosted Webinar	6	7 Public Policy Update in Duluth Duluth
10 Human Resources Network Lunch, St. Paul	11	12 Fundraising Network Lunch, St. Paul	13	14 Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul  Twin Ports Area Network Lunches, St. Paul
17 Nonprofit Congress Town Hall St. Paul	18	19 Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast - MIchael Newman, Travelers Foundation St. Paul QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations St. Paul	20 QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations St. Paul	21 Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Minnesota Network Lunch, Mankato
24 Strategic Connector Nonprofit Leadership Institute Information Session St. Paul	25	26 Financial Management Network Lunch, Minneapolis	27 2008 Nonprofit Technology and Communications Conference Minneapolis Conference Handouts Available	28
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February 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
				1 Public Policy for the Truly Intimidated Brown Bag Lunch, St. Paul
4 Charitable Tax Exemption Campaign Webinar	5 Board Boot Camp Webinar	6 The New 990 and Your Nonprofit: What You Need to Know NRMC-hosted Webinar	7 Earned Media and Nonprofit Legislative Advocacy, St. Paul	8 Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast - Kari Schlactenhaufen, Northwest Area Foundation St. Paul Communications Network Lunch, St. Paul
11 Human Resources Network, St. Paul	12	13 Fundraising Network St. Paul	14 Nonprofit Day at the Capitol, St. Paul Legislative Reception, St. Paul QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations Mankato	15 Session Line Up, St. Paul Capitol Lab,St. Paul QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations Mankato Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network, St. Paul South Central Minnesota Network, Mankato
18	19	20 South Central Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast - Tim Penny, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, Mankato	21 Childrens Issues Legislative Briefing, St. Paul	22
25	26 Starting a Successful Nonprofit St. Paul	27 How to Make the Workplace Fun St. Paul Federal Budget Briefing St. Paul Financial Management Network , Minneapolis	28 South Central Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast -Mankato Area Foundation and Greater Mankato Area United Way, Mankato Advanced Advocacy: Capitol Resources, St. Paul   QuickBooks Advanced St. Paul	29

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January 2008
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	1 HOLIDAY: MCN offices closed	2	3	4
7	8 Sharing Prosperity: Nonprofits' Role in Bringing About Economic Justice St. Paul	9 Fundraising Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul Senior Manager Nonprofit Leadership Institue Information Session, St. Paul	10 Preparing for Grantwriting Webinar	11 No Communications Brown Bag lunch in January
14 Nonprofits & HR Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul	15	16 Eastside Social Leaders Action Network Networking Breakfast St. Paul Senior Manager Nonprofit Leadership Institue Informational Webinar, St. Paul QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations St. Paul Domestic Violence in the Workplace: Protecting Your Staff and Your Nonprofit NRMC-hosted Webinar	17 Writing Your First Grant Proposal Webinar QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations St. Paul	18
21	22 Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast - Peter Hutchinson, Bush Foundation St. Paul Minnesota Foundations 2008 Duluth TPANC Annual Meeting Duluth Advancing Nonprofit Advocacy St. Cloud	23 Financial Management Brown Bag Lunch, Minneapolis	24 Maximum Effect: Getting the Most Out of Your Advocacy, St. Paul Capitol Lab, St. Paul Maximize Your MCN Membership Webinar	25 Charitable Tax Exemption Campaign Briefing and Strategy Session, St. Paul
28	29 Coffee with Commissioners featuring Dana Badgerow and Kristin Batson, St. Paul Stormy Weather Ahead? A Budget Forecast Briefing with State Economist Tom Stinson, St. Paul	30	31 Energizing Your Organizing Efforts and Coalitions, St. Paul

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December 2007
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
3	4 Development Planning for Success St. Paul Minnesota Foundations 2008 St. Paul	5 Plan Your Day on the Hill St. Paul Crisis Management and Crisis Communications for Your Nonprofit NRMC-hosted Webinar	6	7 Fundraising Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
10 Nonprofits & HR Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul	11 Generating Change: Communicators as Change Agents (2007 Nonprofit Communicators Series) Maplewood Executive Director Leadership Series - Rebalancing the Economy? Hope and Reality in Community Development St. Paul	12	13	14 Communications Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul  South Central Brown Bag for Staff Mankato
17	18	19 Point of View: A Conversation with Aaron Dorfman about NCRP's work on Funding Diversity St. Paul	20	21 NO Future Nonprofit Leaders Brown Bag in December!
24 HOLIDAY: MCN offices closed	25 HOLIDAY: MCN offices closed	26 NO Financial Management Brown Bag in December!	27	28
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November 2007
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
			1	2 Fundraising Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
5	6 Election Day 2007 (MCN Offices Open) Strategic Planning: Putting the Pieces Together, Mankato	7 Follow the Dollars and Follow the Federal Dollars St. Paul Mind the Paper and the Vapor: Document Destruction and Your Nonprofit NRMC-hosted Webinar	8 Maximize Your MCN Membership St. Paul Advancing Nonprofit Advocacy Across Borders - Nonprofit Engagement in Civic Life Moorhead	9 Communications Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul South Central Brown Bag for Staff Mankato
12 Nonprofits & HR Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul	13 Starting a Nonprofit I Webinar	14 Duluth Philanthropy Leader Breakfast - Joan Gardner-Goodno, Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation, Duluth Grantwriting Clinic St. Paul	15 Starting a Nonprofit II Webinar QuickBooks Advanced St. Paul	16 Future Nonprofit Leaders Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
19	20	21	22 HOLIDAY: MCN offices closed	23 HOLIDAY: MCN offices closed
26	27 Meet the Media Panel for a Nonprofit Audience - Specialty and Regional Media St. Paul	28 Rights and Responsibilities Online (2007 Nonprofit Communicators Series) Maplewood Financial Management Brown Bag Lunch Minneapolis	29 HR 101 & Fun in the Workplace, Duluth QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations St. Paul	30 QuickBooks Training for Nonprofit Organizations St. Paul

October 2007
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays  

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1	2	3 Outdated or Poorly Written Governing Documents: What Are the Risks and What Can You Do? NRMC-hosted Webinar	4 MCN Annual Conference Duluth	5 MCN Annual Conference Duluth NO Fundraising Brown Bag in October!
8 NO HR Brownbag in October!	9 Nonprofit Collaboration: Finding the Right Fit, Mankato	10	11	12 Communications Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul  South Central Brown Bag for Staff Mankato
15	16 State Budget Basics Webinar Webinar	17	18 Planning for Financial Sustainability, St. Paul The Twin Cities is Number One in Volunteerism – So What?, St. Paul	19 Future Nonprofit Leaders Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
22	23 The Possibility (and Practicality) of Web 2.0 (2007 Nonprofit Communicators Series) Maplewood	24 The Real State of the Union: The Federal Budget Landscape Webinar Webinar Establish and Maintain Strategic Relationships, October 24, St. Paul Financial Management Brown Bag Lunch Minneapolis	25 Writing Your First Grant Proposal Webinar	26 South Central Brown Bag for Executive Directors Mankato
29 Meet the Media Panel for a Nonprofit Audience - Capitol Press Corps St. Paul	30 Executive Director Leadership Series - Movement Underway: NGOs in Global Democracy St. Paul	31 Planning for Policy: Boards and Staff, October 31, St. Paul

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September 2007
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays  

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
3 HOLIDAY: MCN offices closed	4	5 Board Boot Camp Webinar Managing Risks in Residential Treatment NRMC-hosted Webinar Legal Issues Facing Nonprofit Directors and Board Members, Grand Rapids	6 Maximize Your MCN Membership St. Paul  Legal Issues Facing Nonprofit Directors and Board Members, Duluth	7 Fundraising Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
10 Nonprofits & HR Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul	11 Preparing for Grantwriting Webinar	12	13 Form 990 Made Simple and Fun St. Paul	14 Communications Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul  South Central Brown Bag for Staff Mankato
17	18 Starting a Successful Nonprofit St. Paul	19 Employee Benefits Cost Containment St. Paul Duluth Philanthropy Leader Breakfast - Hospital & Medical Foundations Duluth	20	21 Future Nonprofit Leaders Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
24	25	26 Financial Management Brown Bag Lunch Minneapolis	27 Mind the (Generation) Gap: How Demographics Affect Audience (2007 Nonprofit Communicators Series) Maplewood How Legislators Voted and Communicating It to Your Constituency Minneapolis	28 South Central Brown Bag for Executive Directors Mankato

August 2007
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays  

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		1 Proposed Revisions to Form 990 Information Sharing and Feedback Forum St. Paul Managing Facility Risks NRMC-hosted Webinar	2	3 Fundraising Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
6 Network Leadership: Connecting Individuals, Organizations and Communities (2007 Nonprofit Leadership Conference)	7	8	9	10 Proposed Revisions to Form 990 Information Sharing and Feedback Forum Webinar Communications Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul  South Central Brown Bag for Staff Mankato
13 Nonprofits & HR Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul	14	15	16 Follow the Dollars St. Paul	17 Future Nonprofit Leaders Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
20	21	22 Financial Management Brown Bag Lunch Minneapolis Twin Ports Area Brown Bag: Hot Topics Duluth	23	24 South Central Brown Bag for Executive Directors Mankato
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= Event located in Greater Minnesota or online

July 2007
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
2	3	4 HOLIDAY: MCN offices closed	5	6 Fundraising Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul	7
9 Nonprofits & HR Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul	10 Benefits Compliance Basics St. Paul	11 Media Strategies for Nonprofits Minneapolis Evaluating the Adequacy of Your Insurance Coverage NRMC-hosted Webinar	12 Grantwriting Clinic St. Paul	13 Communications Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul  South Central Brown Bag for Staff Mankato	14
16	17	18	19	20 Future Nonprofit Leaders Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul	21
23	24 Executive Director Leadership Series - Disastrous Response and Lessons from Katrina St. Paul Instant Runoff Voting: A Vote is a Terrible Thing to Waste St. Paul Twin Ports Area Brown Bag: Hot Topics Duluth	25 Financial Management Brown Bag Lunch Minneapolis	26 How to Make the Workplace Fun St. Paul	27 South Central Brown Bag for Executive Directors Mankato	28 Media Strategies for Nonprofits Minneapolis
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June 2007
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays  

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
				1 Fundraising Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
4	5 Starting a Successful Nonprofit St. Paul	6 Volunteer Risks: Guarding Against and Insuring Harm Suffered by and Caused by Volunteers NRMC-hosted Webinar	7 Duluth Philanthropy Leader Breakfast - JoAnn Birkholz, Medica Foundation Duluth	8 Communications Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul  South Central Brown Bag for Staff Mankato
11 Nonprfits & HR Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul   Worry-Free Advocacy: Understanding the Rules of Election-Related Activity St. Paul	12 Twin Ports Area Brown Bag: Hot Topics Duluth	13 Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast Series - Dan Johnson, United Health Foundation St. Paul	14	15 Future Nonprofit Leaders Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
18	19 Follow the Dollars St. Paul	20	21 Maximize Your MCN Membership Webinar	22 South Central Brown Bag for Executive Directors Mankato Big Gifts for Small to Mid-Sized Organizations St. Paul
25	26 Preparing for Grantwriting Webinar	27 Nonprofit 101 Conference: The Nuts and Bolts of Practical Management Minneapolis handouts available for download Financial Management Brown Bag Lunch Minneapolis	28 Writing Your First Grant Proposal Webinar Claim Your Turf! 2008 Election Organizing Kick-Off St. Paul	29

= Event located in Greater Minnesota or online

May 2007
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays  

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	1	2 Obtaining Buy-In and Support for Your Critical Risk Management Policies NRMC-hosted Webinar	3	4 Fundraising Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
7	8 Planning for Financial Sustainability, St. Paul	9 QuickBooks for Nonprofits St. Paul	10 QuickBooks for Nonprofits St. Paul	11 Communications Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul  South Central Brown Bag for Staff Mankato Basic Nonprofit Human Resource Assessment Mankato - cancelled
14 Nonprofits & HR Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul	15	16 Working for a Nonprofit CANCELLED	17 Grantwriting Clinic St. Paul	18 Future Nonprofit Leaders Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
21	22 Maximize Your MCN Membership St. Paul	23 Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast Series - Sandra Vargas, The Minneapolis Foundation St. Paul  Financial Management Brown Bag Lunch Minneapolis	24 Planned Giving School, St. Paul	25 South Central Brown Bag for Executive Directors Mankato
28 HOLIDAY: MCN offices closed	29	30 Executive Director Leadership Series - The Impact of the "War on Terror" on Nonprofits St. Paul Central Corridor Town Hall Meeting for Nonprofits St. Paul	31

April 2007
MCN Events  *  Webinars   *  Holidays 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
2	3	4 National Foundations 2007 St. Paul Adapting Your Business Continuity Plan: Preparing for a Pandemic NRMC-hosted Webinar	5 State Budget Basics Webinar	6 Fundraising Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
9 Nonprofits & HR Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul	10 Starting a Nonprofit I Webinar	11 Maximize Your MCN Membership Webinar	12 Philanthropy Leaders Breakfast Series - Kaying Hang, Otto Bremer Foundation St. Paul  Starting a Nonprofit II Webinar	13 Communications Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul  South Central Brown Bag for Staff Mankato
16	17	18 Media Work: Getting Your Story Covered in Duluth Duluth	19 The Real State of the Union: The Federal Budget Landscape Webinar	20 Future Nonprofit Leaders Brown Bag Lunch St. Paul
23	24 Tech Tools 2.0 Nonprofit Technology and Communications Conference Minneapolis Handouts are available to download now!	25 Financial Management Brown Bag Lunch Minneapolis	26 Minnesota Dialogue on Africa - The Impact of African Nonprofits Minneapolis Form 990 Made Simple and Fun St. Paul	27 No South Central Brown Bag for Executive Directors Mankato
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