Nonprofit Utopia Podcast

NLEN PSA Learning to Play the Game

O.S. Owen discusses the upcoming "Learning to Play the Game of Financial Success" workshop series in honor of Money Smart Week. The event will take place Wednesday, April 27th 2016 9am-3pm at Nichols Tower 906 South Homan Ave 14th Floor, Chicago IL 60624. Sponsors include NLEN, PNC Bank, Kingdom Community, The Monroe Foundation, Alderman Michael Scott, Jr. and Commissioner Robert Steele.

Legal Structures for Social Enterprise

When we think of a social enterprise, we often think of a nonprofit business that is operating a for-profit subsidiary.  End of story.  In reality, there are several legal structures from which to choose, and no one size fits all.
Tune in as  Erirca Spangler Raz discusses social enterprises, the various legal structures, and the pros and cons of each.. Erica Spangler Raz is a Staff Attorney for The Law Project and works primarily in the Nonprofit Support Program. She has counseled hundreds of nonprofit organizations and regularly presents seminars on board responsibilities and fiduciary duties, startup nonprofit business planning, income tax exemption, financial distress and dissolution, and general nonprofit governance and compliance to community groups, nonprofit consultants and attorneys. 
Call in live at (347) 884-8121. You don't need an account to listen, but, if you want to participate in an online chat, open a listener-only account at https://secure.blogtalkradio.com/register.aspx?type=listener to participate in a live chat. Visit Valeriefleonard.com. Archived episodes may be found at http://Valeriefleonard.com/NonprofitU, iTunes, Podcast Chart, Blubrry and Stitcher.

Creating Financial Opportunities for Working Families

Our guest for today is O.S. Owen, an inspiring trainer and motivator with diverse work experience focused on community empowerment, training and Financial Coaching and Counseling that's certified through the Center for Financial Social Work.
 You will find a full bio for O.S. and a link to the NLEN Financial Opportunity Center on my blog, Nonprofit “U”, under “Episode 37: Creating Opportunities for Working Families”  Go to http://Valeriefleonard.com/NonprofitU and click onto the Episodes page.
Call in live at (347) 884-8121. You don't need an account to listen, but, if you want to participate in an online chat, open a listener-only account at https://secure.blogtalkradio.com/register.aspx?type=listener to participate in a live chat. Visit Valeriefleonard.com. Archived episodes may be found at http://Valeriefleonard.com/NonprofitU, iTunes, Podcast Chart, Blubrry and Stitcher.

Making Your Case for Funding

There is a tendency to go from program development to submitting funding proposals to different foundations. We often overlook a critical step in between-developing a case statement.  The case statement helps organizational stakeholders develop a shared vision and commitment, and provides consistency as the organization develops proposals, articles, publication and other content. Join us for a lively discussion about develop ping case statements. We will discuss what they are, how they are used; the major components and some of the pitfalls to avoid.
Valerie F. Leonard is an expert in community and organizational development, with a mission to help organizations make a greater impact on the communities they serve. She is an adjunct instructor with the UIC Certificate in Nonprofit Management Program, and is a fundraising expert with DonorPath.
Call in live at (347) 884-8121. You don't need an account to listen, but, if you want to participate in an online chat, open a listener-only account at https://secure.blogtalkradio.com/register.aspx?type=listener to participate in a live chat. Visit Valeriefleonard.com. Archived episodes may be found at http://Valeriefleonard.com/NonprofitU, iTunes, Podcast Chart, Blubrry and Stitcher.