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Center for Civic Leadership

Enhancing Non-Profit Management and Social Services


MISSION:

The Center for Civic Leadership examines new solutions to our nation's social problems as well as best practices in grant-making and program management for foundations, non-profit organizations, and civic groups. 

The Center provides management advice to foundation and non-profit executives on organizational strategy, workforce recruitment, project management, fundraising, and grants management. The Center also examines best practice solutions to social problems, with particular emphasis on welfare-to-work programs.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 

Strategic Communications for Associations and Membership-Based Organizations
Date: January 27-29, 2003
Location: Washington, DC

 

Education Grants Summit 2003
Date: February 27-28, 2003
Location: Washington, DC

 

2003 National Conference on Performance Measurement and Case Management for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs
Date: March 10-11, 2003
Location: Arlington, VA

 

2003 Youth Workforce Development Summit
Date: April 14-15, 2003
Location: Washington, DC

 

Information Technology Strategies for Social Services
Date: May 5-6, 2003
Location: Arlington, VA

 

Topic Areas Addressed:

Non-Profit Management

Board Relations

Grants Management

Fundraising

Substance Abuse

Children's Services

Mental Health

Public Education

Job Training

Public Housing

Welfare-to-Work

 

NEWS AND INFORMATION:

Click here to receive our monthly electronic newsletter on non-profit management issues.

TRAINING PROGRAMS:

Customized, in-house training programs are available for non-profit organizations and foundations in a number of areas:

  • Fundraising Strategies

  • Board Relations

  • Capital Campaigns

  • Grants Writing

  • Grants Management

  • Government Grants and Contracts

  • Faith-Based Services

  • Recruiting and Retaining Social Service Professionals

  • Performance Measures for Non-Profits

  • Endowment Management for Foundations

Contact the Performance Institute directly for more information on how to arrange for in-house training in these and other non-profit management and social policy issue areas.

FEEDBACK AND RAVE REVIEWS:

"A wide variety of great information from industry leaders and practitioners who really understand the field." 

-Bob Gregg, The Salvation Army

"Exactly what I wanted to learn. The speakers were well versed and knew what they were talking about." 

-Shannon Materta, Freedom Trail Foundation

 

Best Practices and Presentations:
Interested in sharing an innovation or speaking at an event?
(click here to send an e-mail to '[email protected]')

 

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