North Valley Community Foundation Provides Training

Chico, California (April 9, 2008) – Local nonprofit leaders will have the opportunity to participate in a training provided by the Nonprofit Leadership Institute, a program of North Valley Community Foundation, on April 25. The topic will be “Preparing to Plan”, designed to give nonprofit leaders the knowledge and skills required to implement and manage an effective strategic planning system. This class will be presented by Scott Winter, Vice President of business development for LearningChange.

This training is designed to help staff and board members alike. Scott Winter is an experienced trainer with a special interest in facilitating team growth, leadership and organizational development. Specifically, participants will learn: Four Principles for Effective Strategic Planning, Steps to Creating an Effective Strategic Plan,  and Methods for Effectively Executing a Strategic Plan. Each participant will leave with a Planning to Plan Guidebook.

Strategic Planning is a key tool in helping to deal with a variety of issues that face all organizations. Organizations must adapt to change, whether it is in response to a dynamic environment or in order to achieve organizational goals. Strategic Planning is a proactive means to anticipate changes and take steps to deal with important issues.

This is a rare opportunity for local nonprofit leaders to benefit from the expertise of Scott Winter. His years of experience in this field, including work for large and small organizations throughout the United States and internationally, combined with a dynamic classroom style, promises to make this event useful and engaging. 

The training will take place from 8:30AM-12:30PM on Friday, April 25, in Chico, at the Chico Campus of Butte Community College. The cost of this training is $60 per person. For further details and registration for this training, contact NVCF at 891-1150 or online at www.nvcf.org.  Reservations should be made in advance, as space is limited.

The sponsor of this class is LearningChange, www.learningchange.com, Chico based business that offers web and print designs, corporate identity systems, strategic leadership, group facilitation and training.

The goal of NVCF in offering training through the Nonprofit Leadership Institute is to help organizations fulfill their missions in sustainable ways. NVCF is a non-profit, philanthropic organization that builds financial resources to meet community needs through grants and programs primarily for residents in the Butte, Colusa, Glenn and Tehama counties.  With net assets of over $5 million, NVCF provides financial and administrative services to donors, professional advisors and nonprofit organizations with the goal of enriching the quality of life of its community members. Since 1986, over 200 individuals, families, businesses, and community groups have established funds at the Foundation.

North Valley Community Foundation is one of approximately 750 community foundations throughout the United States that provides similar services. Each is dedicated to increasing philanthropy and improving and enriching the lives of community members in a specific geographic area.

The NVCF office is open Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm and by appointments on the weekends. NVCF is located at 3120 Cohasset Rd., Suite 8 in Chico, California, (530) 891-1150. Details are available on NVCF programs by calling 891-1150 or on their web site, www.nvcf.org.