The Community Development Institutes will help community-based organizations increase their capacity to be more productive and effective in their current activities and to successfully plan and implement new projects. Beginning in March 2000, three Community Development Institutes and one Advanced Training Seminar will be conducted. Each of the specialized training sessions will be conducted over a two-day period, during the second week of each month from March until June. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Instructors for the Institutes and the Advanced Training Seminar are experienced and accomplished Community Economic Development practitioners who have successful track records in organizational development and management, financial planning and packaging, development of rehab and new housing construction, community leadership development, and board governance.
Lunch is included in each day of the training.
This course covers the basics of writing a good grant or proposal for your organization. This course provides instruction on the dynamics, roles, and responsibilities of boards of directors in Community-Based Development Organizations and other nonprofits in terms of public relations and legal requirements. As a staff or board member of a new or established Community Development Corporation or neighborhood-based group, you may have little or no background in accounting or financial management concepts. Whether your organization is starting a housing or commercial development project, providing social services, or receiving pre-development funds, you need to understand the fundamentals of nonprofit bookkeeping. This institute will help you read, analyze, and communicate financial information to staff, board members, bookkeepers, and accountants as well as help develop your organization s financial systems.