Monday, June 30, 2008

ZAP Grant Award!



The Minnesota Institute of Public Health has awarded a ZAP grant (Zero Adult Provider Grant) to the Chemical Health Workgroup of the Otter Tail County Family Services Collaborative on behalf of the Fergus Falls community.

This one year grant will assist the Fergus Falls Police Department with added manpower hours for the prevention of underage drinking.

Congratulations to everyone who worked on this grant!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Nonprofits: Today & Beyond

The 2008 Nonprofit Conference is a full day of training and presentations offered by the "Essentials Training Team." The conference will cover topic areas that have been identified by local nonprofit leaders as areas of need when it comes to nonprofit training and addresses the critical issues that nonprofit organizations face. Participants in these sessions will experience an interactive, experiential learning of the program focus areas. In addition, there will be opportunities for networking with the other nonprofit professionals in attendance.

August 6, 2008 * 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Alexandria Technical College * Customized Training Center * Rooms 209 / 211

Who should attend?
Executive directors, managers and leaders of nonprofit organizations as well as board members are encouraged to attend. We are offering a special rate of $30 per individual or $100 per organization which will allow you to bring your full board to this conference. We encourage you to do so!

To learn more about the Essentials Training Team, contact Linda Roles at unitedw@rea-alp.com or call 320-763-4840. For a pdf copy of the program brochure, contact Pam Ness at pamness@lcsc.org. You can go to www.uwdp.org to register online or you can call the United Way Office at 320-763-4840.

You may also enter your organization to be eligible to participate in a "Nonprofit Marketing Makeover." Three organizations that are registered by 7/1/08 will be chosen to have their selected marketing materials redesigned by a professional marketing design firm. The organizations that are selected will work with their design firm to achieve their new look. Ask for the pdf brochure for more details.