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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

VENTURENEER FREE WEBINARS Optimize Your Profitability

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Trio of Classes Show Nonprofits How to Raise Money and Save While Learning

To meet the high demand for cost-effective ways for nonprofits to boost fundraising and find the people they need, Ventureneer is hosting 3 classes on to make your nonprofit stand out on LinkedIn and how to find the buried treasure in the LinkedIn database. Join instructors, Geri Stengel, President of Ventureneer; Marc W. Halpert, a Linkedin expert; and Maria Semple, principle of The Prospect Finder LLC.

Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 2-3:30pm ET,
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 12n-1:30pm ET,
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2-3:30 pm ET. Register here.

LinkedIn for the Nonprofit Professional: Renovate Your Profile

Management, staff, board members, and high-visibility volunteers are the "face" of your nonprofit on LinkedIn. Make sure you put your best face forward. Presented by Marc W. Halpert a LinkedIn expert.

Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 2-3:30pm ET. Register here.

Nonprofit Leaders, Mine the Gold: Find Your Best Donor Prospects NOW!

Nonprofits can find higher-net-worth donors in their own databases and outside database using the techniques from Ventureneer's online seminar, taught by Maria Semple, The Prospect Finder LLC is a master of identifying and reaching out to potential major donors.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 12n-1:30pm ET. Register here.

Multiple Businesses? Make Your LinkedIn Profile Work for Them All

For those who wear many hats, setting up LinkedIn profiles for them all can be daunting. Ventureneer's online class will show you how to optimize LinkedIn for multiple businesses. Presented by Marc W. Halpert a multipreneur and LinkedIn expert.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 2-3:30pm ET. Register here.

Top 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Build Boards and Raise Money Using LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a treasure trove of connections for nonprofits. They can find board members with the passion their nonprofit wants and the skills it needs as well as increase visibility to potential supporters and donors. Join our top-notch instructors, Geri Stengel, President of Ventureneer; Marc W. Halpert, a Linkedin expert; and Maria Semple, principle of The Prospect Finder LLC to learn how your nonprofit can leverage this free tool.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2-3:30pm ET. Register here.
VENTURENEER FREE WEBINARS

You've got the information to improve the profitability of your small business. You just need to know how. Find out what profit you're leaving on the table and how to recapture it. David Rudofsky, president and founder of Rudofsky Associates, a consulting firm dedicated to helping businesses solve financial and strategic issues, will present this FREE webinar.

Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 2-3pm ET. Register here.


How Small Businesses and Nonprofits Can Work Together for Mutual Benefit Using Tools

Technology can give cause marketing a powerful edge. Ventureneer webinar shows how nonprofits and their partners can ramp up their causes. Joe Waters, author of Selfishgiving, contributor to The Huffington Post and co-author of Cause Marketing for Dummies will present this FREE webinar on

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 12n-1pm ET. Register here.

How to Grow Your Business

Email is the ideal complementary tool to social media. With it, you can grow your message virally! It's a great way to reach customers and donors and interest them in what you have to offer. David Fischer, founder of Solutions for Growth, will share best practices for effective email marketing at this FREE webinar.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12n-1pm ET. Register here.

Speaking to Influence Others

Whether you're speaking to one person or to one thousand, your unique voice has a sweet spot. When you tap into it, people will listen to you and want to help your cause. Your passion will become their passion. Pamela Ziemann, author of Giving Voice to Your Cause will present this FREE webinar.

Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 2-3pm ET. Register here.

How to Leverage Offline Fundraising Using Online Media

Online media build the relationships that boost offline fundraising campaigns. Ventureneer's free webinar focuses on mixing the old and the new to reach new donors. Presented by Ventureneer's founder, Geri Stengel for this FREE webinar.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12n-1pm ET. Register here.

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PARTNER EVENTS

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Learn the ABC's of PR in our online training modules. Guest experts include: Deirdre Breckenridge, author PR 2.0; Jason Kinzler, CEO Pitchengine, new media cowboy and former journalist; Sander Daniels, cofounder and chief happiness officer Thumbtack; Andy Abramson, CEO Comunicano and exit king [23 exits to date]; Cara Stewart, founder and chief rabble rouser Remarx Media and a few surprise guests...

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Advancing the Practice of Innovative Capacity Building

Join your colleagues September 16-18 in Oakland, California when the 2011 Annual Conference of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management convenes around the theme Research to Practice: Advancing the Practice of Innovative Capacity Building. The unique format of this conference, co-sponsored by The Nonprofit Quarterly, invites you to participate in a "community of practice" with leading researchers, pracademics and capacity builders. Dig deep into one of five areas: leadership, governance, movement-building, nonprofit business models, or evaluation. Help set the future of capacity building in our sector.

SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES

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Check out Social Media for Values Driven Companies a one-stop, continually updated central resource about social media as they are used by nonprofits, which is sometimes different than the way for-profits use them.

Ramp up their social media effortsVentureneer's new, free ebook, Social Media for Your Nonprofit: Take Charge!.

Also don't forget to check out our survey report,Nonprofits and Social Media: It Ain't Optional.

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