BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Connecticut Community Foundation - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Connecticut Community Foundation
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://conncf.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Connecticut Community Foundation
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20160313T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20161106T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20170312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20171105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20180311T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20181104T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20190310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20191103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20200308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20201101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20210314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20211107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200709T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200709T140000
DTSTAMP:20200616T150137Z
CREATED:20200602T233147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200616T150137Z
UID:10027-1594299600-1594303200@conncf.org
SUMMARY:Communicating Authentically – What Donors Really Want
DESCRIPTION:Communications has always been essential – but now it is critical. In a few short weeks\, how and what we communicate has changed considerably. And so many more people are listening and reading. We are moving beyond storytelling to being more direct and authentic\, maybe using stories in a different way. As many donors have been generously giving – they have also done so without any strings attached. Largely because they understand the enormity of the situation so many nonprofits are facing – and their desire to help. Lessons learned during the early weeks of COVID-19 show us how to communicate using a more authentic voice. In this Webinar\, we will explore the lessons learned\, how to find our authentic voice and develop communications strategy that will carry us into a brighter future.\n\n \n\n \n\nPresenter: Sharon Danosky\n\n \n\nClick here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1QyzCqpsTIiyf9w3z-WMpg
URL:https://conncf.org/event/communicating-authentically-what-donors-really-want/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit Advisory Institute
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/comm.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Patrick McKenna":MAILTO:pmckenna@conncf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200625T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200625T140000
DTSTAMP:20200616T145852Z
CREATED:20200602T222509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200616T145852Z
UID:10012-1593090000-1593093600@conncf.org
SUMMARY:No-Event Fundraising; A New Perspective of an Old Paradigm
DESCRIPTION:For several decades\, nonprofits have relied on events to raise money. An event was the means to acquire new donors and inspire current donors to give more. Events grew in size and frequency. During this same time\, donor retention kept decreasing. And we kept hearing from donors – through numerous surveys and studies – that they didn’t feel connected with the nonprofits they were supporting. In many ways\, events created a buffer between donors and their charities.\n\n \n\n \n\nWithout any events for the foreseeable future\, there is an opportunity to approach fundraising from a new perspective – the donor’s perspective.\n\n \n\n \n\nPresenter: Sharon Danosky\n\n \n\n\nClick here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sxelXbfiQ-uRxepUA3np8w
URL:https://conncf.org/event/no-event-fundraising-a-new-perspective-of-an-old-paradigm/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit Advisory Institute
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hall.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Patrick McKenna":MAILTO:pmckenna@conncf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200623T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200623T143000
DTSTAMP:20200616T145308Z
CREATED:20200602T154841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200616T145308Z
UID:9996-1592917200-1592922600@conncf.org
SUMMARY:Understanding Financial Heath & Planning Ahead in a Time of Uncertainty
DESCRIPTION:In these unprecedented times\, nonprofit organizations are experiencing a variety of challenges\,\nincluding shifting staffing structures\, sudden changes in service delivery or capacity\, and potential\nlosses across multiple revenue streams. These changes put the financial health and resilience of\nnonprofits at risk as they navigate the current reality while staying mission focused. This webinar will\naddress critical areas of focus in a time of uncertainty and provide tools that can be used in the\nshort-term. Topics include:\n\n 	Grounding financial decision-making in your values.\n 	Understanding your current financial position and what resources are available.\n 	Levers to increase resources available for immediate response.\n 	Tools for cash flow for the short term.\n\nPresenter: FMA- Fiscal Strength for Nonprofits\n\nClick here to register: https://fmaonline.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FGYyD6JeSS-ZbCkpz-QRbg
URL:https://conncf.org/event/understanding-financial-heath-planning-ahead-in-a-time-of-uncertainty/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit Advisory Institute
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/finance.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Patrick McKenna":MAILTO:pmckenna@conncf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180517T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180517T123000
DTSTAMP:20180501T121126Z
CREATED:20180406T202037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180501T121126Z
UID:5811-1526545800-1526560200@conncf.org
SUMMARY:High Performing Fundraising Boards
DESCRIPTION:High Performing Fundraising Boards\n\nMay 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.\nWisdom House\n229 East Litchfield Rd.\, Litchfield\nRegister \nFundraising expert Chuck Loring will lead a dynamic\, fast-paced workshop covering topics critical to achieving a nonprofit board that successfully fundraises. \n\nIntentional Board Development: Explore BoardSource’s governance committee model of year-long intentional board recruitment\, orientation\, education\, engagement and evaluation. Great boards start with strategic recruitment of the board you deserve.\nRelationship Building\, Not Asking: Now more than ever your Board must serve as ambassadors of the mission to your community. Your Board must understand the difference between transactional fundraising and relationship fundraising.\nThe Grateful Dead: Why Planned Giving Rocks: Leaders in the charitable sector feel planned giving will increasingly play an essential role in resource generation. Learn how your staff and board can work together to develop a meaningful planned giving program.\n\nIt’s highly recommended that staff and board members attend as a team. \nCo-hosted by Connecticut Community Foundation  and Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation \nRegistration fee: $35 per person \nRegister now
URL:https://conncf.org/event/high-performing-fundraising-boards/
LOCATION:Wisdom House\, 229 East Litchfield Rd.\, Litchfield\, 06759\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit Advisory Institute
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/coffee.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Patrick McKenna":MAILTO:pmckenna@conncf.org
GEO:41.7584137;-73.1512093
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wisdom House 229 East Litchfield Rd. Litchfield 06759 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=229 East Litchfield Rd.:geo:-73.1512093,41.7584137
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T123000
DTSTAMP:20171117T155021Z
CREATED:20171117T155021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171117T155021Z
UID:4899-1513245600-1513254600@conncf.org
SUMMARY:Utilizing Data Effectively in Grant Proposals
DESCRIPTION:Join us on December 14th as Mark Abraham\, executive director of DataHaven\, leads a discussion on where to find relevant data and how to effectively incorporate it into your grant proposal. Participants will learn how to utilize maps\, town and state data tables and special reports on economic and social well-being provided by DataHaven\, the census and others. Please click “Website” located under the Details column on the right side of this page to reserve your seat. \n\n \n\nAbout the trainer: \n\nMark Abraham is the Executive Director of DataHaven\, a public service non-profit organization that partners with local and state government agencies\, academic and health care institutions\, foundations\, and community organizations to collect\, share\, and interpret public information about Greater New Haven and Connecticut. In his role at DataHaven\, Mark has authored or co-authored cross-sector reports including the Greater New Haven Community Index. He established the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey program that has created an unprecedented new source of statewide- and neighborhood-level information about community life\, public health\, economic security\, and other topics.
URL:https://conncf.org/event/utilizing-data-effectively-in-grant-proposals/
LOCATION:University of Connecticut\, Waterbury Campus\, 99 East Main Street\, Waterbury\, CT\, 06702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit Advisory Institute
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Dec.-14-900x450.png
GEO:41.5558989;-73.039508
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=University of Connecticut Waterbury Campus 99 East Main Street Waterbury CT 06702 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=99 East Main Street:geo:-73.039508,41.5558989
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171213T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171213T100000
DTSTAMP:20171117T161033Z
CREATED:20171117T141147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171117T161033Z
UID:4890-1513152000-1513159200@conncf.org
SUMMARY:Strengthening Your Board through Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:Evaluation and assessment tools allows a board to hold itself\, its members\, and its processes accountable\, to identify gaps between current performance and expected or hoped-for performance\, and chart a course of improvement\, refinement\, and further progress. Join us on December 13th as BoardSource Certified trainer Sharon Danosky\, Danosky & Associates\, leads a conversation on how to best utilize evaluation and assessment to strengthen your board. \n\nPlease click “Website” located under the Details column on the right side of this page to reserve your seat. This round table discussion is presented in partnership with the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation. \n\nAbout the Trainer: \n\nFor more than 30 years\, Sharon J. Danosky\, founder and president of Danosky & Associates\, has dedicated her career to working with not-for-profit organizations. As both a consultant and a senior executive for numerous charitable organizations\, she has transformed organizations into highly effectively charities of choice in their communities. Through a well-honed skill set that includes strategic planning\, fund-raising and tactical marketing\, coupled with her passion and vision\, she has guided not-for-profits in their quest for achieving that “next level”\, thereby fulfilling their mission and their promise to the community. Sharon has worked on both sides of the not-for-profit arena – as a senior professional working on the executive management team of several highly effective non-profits and as a skilled consultant\, helping grassroots organizations\, advising political candidates and leading major campaigns for established non-profit organizations.  \n\n 
URL:https://conncf.org/event/strengthening-your-board-through-evaluation/
LOCATION:Wisdom House\, 229 East Litchfield Rd.\, Litchfield\, 06759\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit Advisory Institute
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Dec-13-900x450-1.png
GEO:41.7584137;-73.1512093
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wisdom House 229 East Litchfield Rd. Litchfield 06759 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=229 East Litchfield Rd.:geo:-73.1512093,41.7584137
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170907T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170907T100000
DTSTAMP:20170731T101234Z
CREATED:20170728T151659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170731T101234Z
UID:4554-1504771200-1504778400@conncf.org
SUMMARY:Recruiting and Retaining Strong Board Members
DESCRIPTION:An effective board must include active members of the communities the organization serves. Most nonprofits are challenged with finding strong board members who are committed to helping the organization achieve its mission.  Nonprofits with inclusive boards have well-organized recruitment and onboarding processes. This roundtable discussion will focus on how to cultivate\, recruit\, orient and engage board members to get maximum impact for your organization. \n  \nAbout the presenter: Debra Hertz is Managing Director of The Strategy Group\, a strategic advisory firm that works to help strengthen the impact of non-profits and private foundations. The firm works with organizations on issues related to planning\, leadership training\, merger negotiations and integration\, and organizational effectiveness. Debra brings extensive work serving on and chairing nonprofit boards.  Most recently\, she served as Chair of the Board of Liberation Programs\, Inc.\, a substance abuse treatment agency serving Fairfield County. \n  \nThis roundtable is done in partnership with the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation. \n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n 
URL:https://conncf.org/event/recruiting-and-retaining-strong-board-members/
LOCATION:Wisdom House\, 229 East Litchfield Rd.\, Litchfield\, 06759\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit Advisory Institute
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/900x450-3.png
GEO:41.7584137;-73.1512093
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wisdom House 229 East Litchfield Rd. Litchfield 06759 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=229 East Litchfield Rd.:geo:-73.1512093,41.7584137
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170517T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170517T230000
DTSTAMP:20170508T102653Z
CREATED:20170503T195704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170508T102653Z
UID:3346-1495011600-1495062000@conncf.org
SUMMARY:Executive Director Roundtable: The Importance of Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:More than ever\, advocacy is a critical component of a nonprofit’s strategy for success. Advocating can increase visibility\, help shape public policy and advance nonprofit’s missions. Join us as Jeff Shaw\, public policy director for The Alliance\, the state’s largest nonprofit advocacy group\, leads a discussion on the importance of advocacy and the most effective ways in which nonprofits can advocate for their organizations.\n\nEvent is free but seating is limited.\n\n Register here.\n\n\n\nPatrick McKenna\n\nConnecticut Community Foundation\n\n203-753-1315 ext. 118\n\npmckenna@conncf.org
URL:https://conncf.org/event/executive-director-roundtable-the-importance-of-advocacy/
LOCATION:Connecticut Community Foundation\, 43 Field Street\, Waterbury\, CT\, 06702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit Advisory Institute
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CCF_Event_NAI.jpg
GEO:41.553279;-73.043351
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Connecticut Community Foundation 43 Field Street Waterbury CT 06702 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=43 Field Street:geo:-73.043351,41.553279
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170429T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170429T123000
DTSTAMP:20170406T122159Z
CREATED:20170320T132540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170406T122159Z
UID:1995-1493458200-1493469000@conncf.org
SUMMARY:Effective Communication with Prospects and Donors
DESCRIPTION:Trainer: Judith Margolin\n\n \n\nFundraising is all about relationships\, and relationships are based on productive communication. Join us to explore the who\, what\, why\, and when of “donor-centric” communication. This workshops will focus on nonprofit newsletters\, web sites\, and grant reports\, and will also touch upon getting to know and segmenting your audiences\, conducting a successful site visit with your funder\, assessing and re-adjusting your communications efforts for maximum impact\, and cultivating all donors for future support.\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://conncf.org/event/effective-communication-with-prospects-and-donors/
LOCATION:University of Bridgeport\, Waterbury Campus\, 84 Progress Lane\, Waterbury\, CT\, 06705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit Advisory Institute
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CradeToCareer_COACHING_header.jpg
GEO:41.5345579;-72.972081
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=University of Bridgeport Waterbury Campus 84 Progress Lane Waterbury CT 06705 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=84 Progress Lane:geo:-72.972081,41.5345579
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR