Sunday, October 21, 2007
Nonprofit Assistance Center (NAC) Hosts First Conference at Brookdale Community College
“Win/Win: Building Capacity through Collaboration,” the first Annual Fall Conference of the brand new Nonprofit Assistance Center (NAC), generously supported by Jersey Central Power & Light, will take place October 26, 2007, at the Warner Student Life Center, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The conference is open to those in the nonprofit community who are interested in how to use collaboration and strategic partnerships to expand resources, benefit clients, and attract funding.
The cost is $25.00 and includes both a continental breakfast and lunch; additional attendees from the same organization, only $5.00 each. To register, call 732-378-5151; or register online at www.monac.org/ event_registration.html.
The first presentation, the “Nonprofit-Corporate Connection,” will examine a collaboration to develop a business continuity plan for the Jersey Shore Council of Boy Scouts, utilizing the expertise of Jersey Central Power & Light and New Jersey Natural Gas.
The second feature presentation, the “Nonprofit-to-Nonprofit Connection,” studies a partnership to identify and meet basic healthcare needs for at-risk populations in which the organizations 180, Turning Lives Around; and the Visiting Nurses Association of Central Jersey used their collaboration to build on their inherent strengths.
Backgrounder: Conference
The purpose of the conference is to bring together the nonprofit community to encourage them to develop strategic partnerships and collaborations. For example, the Jersey Shore Council Boy Scouts, one of the feature presentations, will explain how the information they learned through partnering with corporations will benefit others, not only locally but nationally.
Ben Waldron, executive director of the Monmouth Ocean Development Council (MODC) says, “Through the Nonprofit Committee of MODC, the Jersey Shore Council Boy Scouts met with a couple of our corporate partners to develop a business-continuity and disaster-recovery plan for their council. As a result of that partnership, they have decided to send their plan to the National Boy Scouts and allow other councils to use it as a template.
“In addition to this conference, the NAC will be organizing other educational forums and programs throughout the year,” added Waldron. The fall conference was planned by members of the NAC steering committee representing Brookdale Community College, MODC, and the United Way of Monmouth County.
Backgrounder: NAC
The Nonprofit Assistance Center (NAC) for Monmouth and Ocean counties developed from discussions among representatives of MODC and its Nonprofit Committee, Brookdale Community College, and the United Way of Monmouth County. The three founding organizations agreed that nonprofits, who always work to help others, could help even more people if they, themselves, knew what resources were available for THEM.
The NAC launched its activities with programs last fall and an inaugural event in the spring. Now the NAC is presenting “Win/Win: Building Capacity through Collaboration,” the first Annual Fall Conference. Its mission is clear: to strengthen the capacity of the nonprofit sector in Monmouth and Ocean counties by encouraging collaboration and coordination of resources through training, resource referrals, consulting, and supportive services. Visit the Web site at www.monac.org
The steering committee of NAC, made up of MODC, the United Way, and Brookdale is a prime example of how collaboration can benefit everyone. Ben Waldron, executive director of MODC, says, “When we originally met, we were brain storming the idea of having a local facility where nonprofits could come together to draw on resources, get referrals for professionals, such as attorneys, accountants, that type of thing, so we could put on educational programs, such as this conference. Since Brookdale Community College offers certificate programs for nonprofit management, it was the logical place to have the Nonprofit Assistance Center.”
The NAC was funded in early 2007 through a $20,000.00 grant from First Energy Foundation. Part of the grant has made it possible to hold the October 26 NAC conference, and to give at least eight full scholarships to nonprofit professionals to earn a certificate in Nonprofit Management at Brookdale. Additional funding will be used to develop future programs and the Web site, and to possibly provide consulting services to selected nonprofits.
The NAC is geared toward the small to medium sized nonprofits. Waldron says, “Large nonprofits, like the Red Crosses of the world, receive assistance and support from their national infrastructure, but the local organizations are in need of a lot of resources that they don’t typically have access to because of financial restraints or human resource restraints. Our hope is to help those types nonprofits, who, in turn, help so many others.”
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Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
The cost is $25.00 and includes both a continental breakfast and lunch; additional attendees from the same organization, only $5.00 each. To register, call 732-378-5151; or register online at www.monac.org/ event_registration.html.
The first presentation, the “Nonprofit-Corporate Connection,” will examine a collaboration to develop a business continuity plan for the Jersey Shore Council of Boy Scouts, utilizing the expertise of Jersey Central Power & Light and New Jersey Natural Gas.
The second feature presentation, the “Nonprofit-to-Nonprofit Connection,” studies a partnership to identify and meet basic healthcare needs for at-risk populations in which the organizations 180, Turning Lives Around; and the Visiting Nurses Association of Central Jersey used their collaboration to build on their inherent strengths.
Backgrounder: Conference
The purpose of the conference is to bring together the nonprofit community to encourage them to develop strategic partnerships and collaborations. For example, the Jersey Shore Council Boy Scouts, one of the feature presentations, will explain how the information they learned through partnering with corporations will benefit others, not only locally but nationally.
Ben Waldron, executive director of the Monmouth Ocean Development Council (MODC) says, “Through the Nonprofit Committee of MODC, the Jersey Shore Council Boy Scouts met with a couple of our corporate partners to develop a business-continuity and disaster-recovery plan for their council. As a result of that partnership, they have decided to send their plan to the National Boy Scouts and allow other councils to use it as a template.
“In addition to this conference, the NAC will be organizing other educational forums and programs throughout the year,” added Waldron. The fall conference was planned by members of the NAC steering committee representing Brookdale Community College, MODC, and the United Way of Monmouth County.
Backgrounder: NAC
The Nonprofit Assistance Center (NAC) for Monmouth and Ocean counties developed from discussions among representatives of MODC and its Nonprofit Committee, Brookdale Community College, and the United Way of Monmouth County. The three founding organizations agreed that nonprofits, who always work to help others, could help even more people if they, themselves, knew what resources were available for THEM.
The NAC launched its activities with programs last fall and an inaugural event in the spring. Now the NAC is presenting “Win/Win: Building Capacity through Collaboration,” the first Annual Fall Conference. Its mission is clear: to strengthen the capacity of the nonprofit sector in Monmouth and Ocean counties by encouraging collaboration and coordination of resources through training, resource referrals, consulting, and supportive services. Visit the Web site at www.monac.org
The steering committee of NAC, made up of MODC, the United Way, and Brookdale is a prime example of how collaboration can benefit everyone. Ben Waldron, executive director of MODC, says, “When we originally met, we were brain storming the idea of having a local facility where nonprofits could come together to draw on resources, get referrals for professionals, such as attorneys, accountants, that type of thing, so we could put on educational programs, such as this conference. Since Brookdale Community College offers certificate programs for nonprofit management, it was the logical place to have the Nonprofit Assistance Center.”
The NAC was funded in early 2007 through a $20,000.00 grant from First Energy Foundation. Part of the grant has made it possible to hold the October 26 NAC conference, and to give at least eight full scholarships to nonprofit professionals to earn a certificate in Nonprofit Management at Brookdale. Additional funding will be used to develop future programs and the Web site, and to possibly provide consulting services to selected nonprofits.
The NAC is geared toward the small to medium sized nonprofits. Waldron says, “Large nonprofits, like the Red Crosses of the world, receive assistance and support from their national infrastructure, but the local organizations are in need of a lot of resources that they don’t typically have access to because of financial restraints or human resource restraints. Our hope is to help those types nonprofits, who, in turn, help so many others.”
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Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
