Wisconsin's Certified Community Foundations

Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region

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For more information, contact: Tammy Williams
VP Marketing & Development
(920) 830-1290 – twilliams@cffoxvalley.org

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September 4, 2008

Workshop for grantmakers focuses on supporting nonprofit capacity

APPLETON, Wis. – Representatives from various grantmakers including foundations, corporations or other funding entities are invited to attend an upcoming educational workshop highlighting the importance of organizational capacity to nonprofit mission effectiveness.

“Investing in Capacity” – Workshop for Grantmakers

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

8:00-11:00 a.m.

Kimberly-Clark Neenah Conference Center, 2300 Winchester Road

The workshop will be presented by nationally recognized consultant Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D. and will highlight:

· Differences between nonprofit capacity, high performance, and effectiveness.

· Seven stages of nonprofit capacity and how each one builds on the other.

· Differences between investing in capacity and funding overhead.

· A grantmaker’s legitimate role in capacity intervention.

To register, go to www.cffoxvalley.org or call Lynn Hansen at the Community Foundation at 920-830-1290. Registration deadline: September 18. The cost is $35 for the first attendee and $25 per person for every attendee thereafter from the same organization.

This workshop is sponsored by:

American Society of Training &
Development-NE Wisconsin Chapter
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Mielke Family Foundation
Doug & Carla Salmon Foundation
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
United Way Fox Cities

Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized consultant to many local and national foundations. Over the past 25 years, she has written extensively on financial and management issues pertaining to philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. She is the author of the award winning book Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity.

The mission of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region is to strengthen our community for current and future generations by helping people make a difference in the lives of others. Since its founding in 1986, donors to the Community Foundation have enabled it to award more than $100 million in grants to nonprofit organizations from hundreds of charitable funds under its administration. The Foundation is the second-largest certified community foundation in Wisconsin and among the top 10 percent nationally. Affiliated community foundations are located in Chilton, Clintonville, Shawano and Waupaca. Go to www.cffoxvalley.org to learn more.

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Investing in Capacity - Workshop for Grantmakers

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Lynn Hansen
Phone: 920-830-1290

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