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			PROGRAMS Workshops \| Lone Rangers WORKSHOPS For 16 years, MNN has offered workshops that provide the expertise and information that will help you fulfill your missions. Topics are selected from suggestions we receive from our nonprofit colleagues. By varying the locations, cost, and format of our workshops, MNN meets the needs of the diverse organizations operating in our region. Past workshops have included: Creating the Right Revenue Mix Cooking Up Great Events for Your Organization Two Hours to a Better Board Nonprofit Accounting and Budgets Grantwriters share their expertise at a recent MNN fundraising workshop. 2008 WORKSHOPS June 6, 2008: Creative Strategies for Extraordinary Results Presenter: Dr. Nina Greenwald Professor, Critical and Creative Thinking Graduate Program, UMass-Boston September 17, 2008: A Fresh Look at Your Donor Communications Presenter: Tom Ahern Special thanks to the MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation for making this special workshop possible! October 3, 2008: Nonprofit Advocacy: The Basics for Election Season Presenters: Dan Hunter and Michael Weekes December 2, 2008: Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers Presenters: Patrice Keegan, Boston Cares; five local volunteer managers share tips and resources LONE RANGERS Thank you to all of you who responded to our Lone Ranger survey. A new advisory committee is revamping the Lone Rangers to incorporate your feedback. Look for the new Lone Rangers to debut in February. Are you a Lone Ranger? Read below! As Executive Director or head of the Board of a small nonprofit, do you...develop programs? Conduct media interviews? Balance the checkbook? Answer the phone? Write grant proposals? Evaluate programs? Get the mail? Prepare legal documents? Deal with accountants? Water the plants? File 990s? Talk to clients? Handle public relations? Make coffee? Develop marketing strategies? In other words...do you do it all? If so, then this is the session for you! The Lone Rangers Brown program features discussions about the challenges of working in a small nonprofit environment, finding the right resources, and creating great networking opportunities. Join other nonprofit EDs and Board leaders with few or no staff for an opportunity to support one another, share strategies and best practices, swap stories, and celebrate successes. Bring your lunch. This event is free of charge. Send your questions and input to LoneRangers@metrowestnonprofit.org. 2008 © Metrowest Nonprofit Network Connecting and Strengthening Our Community steering.committee@metrowestnonprofit.org