Community Workshops
United Way of Oakville’s Roadmap to Success Workshop Series offers staff and volunteers in the non-profit sector with easily accessible, low-cost professional development. Facilitated by industry leaders, workshops are held each spring and fall and cover all aspects of agency operations such as fundraising, board governance, marketing, event planning and much more.
Click Here to Register for Spring 2008 Series
The Roadmap to Success series includes:
When people are unable to resolve workplace conflict, playing the ‘blame game’ is a common substitute for real attempts at resolution. Participants who attend this session will have the opportunity to:
- Debunk the Myths and Misconceptions about conflict in the workplace
- Learn to quickly settle the question of, “whose problem is it anyway?” in any dispute
- Look at their personal style and how it impacts their response to conflict
- Distinguish Assertive responses over Aggressive or Passive ones
- Select the appropriate Mode of Handling Conflict and Negotiating a Resolution
When: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 9:00am – 12:00pm
Where: Oakville Town Hall, Oakville Room - 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville
Cost: $30 per person
Early Bird Special - $25 per person if you register prior to February 1st.
This session will be led by Peggy Grall, author of Just Change It and Past President, Canadian Professional Speakers Association. Peggy is an Executive Coach, key-note speaker and former Psychotherapist with 19 years experience in the areas of Change Management and Conflict Resolution.
Today's successful organizations must constantly monitor and respond to the needs of their stakeholders. Whether these stakeholders are staff, volunteers, clients, partners, governance or funding groups we know we cannot afford to leave them out of the loop, otherwise we risk losing their confidence and support. Yet how do we really know if we are meeting their needs? This workshop takes you through a self-assessment of stakeholder alignment behaviors, as each aspect of the model is explained and applied to your situation. This fun and thought provoking session will be of particular value to Executive Directors, senior staff and Board Members.
When: Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Where: Oakville Town Hall, Room TBA - 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville
Cost: $30 per person
Early Bird Special - $25 per person if you register prior to February 1st.
Facilitator Tom Barker, Ph.D., is a principal in Process Design Consultants and author of Leadership for Results: Removing Barriers to Success for People, Projects and Processes.
Why is Fundraising cost-effectiveness so important? What are reasonable costs for Fundraising activities? Fundraising is at the heart of NPO planning and budgeting. In this workshop participants will discover more about:
- Establishing the annual Fundraising income and expenditure budget
- Setting and using Fundraising performance standards
- Reporting Fundraising performance to management, Board and donors
When: Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 9:00am – 12:00pm
Where: Oakville Town Hall,Committee Rm 2 - 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville
Cost: $30 per person
Early Bird Special - $25 per person if you register prior to February 1st.
Facilitator David Cuthbert, CFRE, FSAIF has over 20 years experience in non-profit Fundraising consultation. He has authored various books as well as a series of 24 booklets on Fundraising.
A newly published governance fable, The On Target Board Member: 8 Indisputable Behaviors, tells the story of how boards can improve their governance using the eight time-tested, research-basedbehaviors of great boards.
When: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Where: Oakville Town Hall,Committee Rm 2 - 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville
Cost: $30 per person
Early Bird Special - $25 per person if you register prior to February 1st.
Come and listen to one of the authors, Catherine M. Raso, MBA, share the behaviors of great boards, and find out if your board can use any of these ideas to help them in its important work. This session will be of value to Board Chairs, Board members, and senior management.
Live Authentically – Do what matters most!! This workshop will walk you through the process of writing a ‘personal mission statement’ and then will outline the steps to help you actualize your ‘personal mission’.
When: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 11:00am – 1:00pm
Where: Via Mia Restaurant (private boardroom) - 339 Kerr Street, Oakville
Cost: $25 per person (Lunch provided)
Early Bird Special - $20 per person if you register prior to February 1st.
Facilitator Rosemary Miklitsch is Director of Professional Services at Vubiz Ltd., an e-learning service provider. With over 20 years of experience in education and training, Rosemary is recognized as an effective planner, visionary, strategist, and change facilitator.
In this workshop participants will learn how to identify the relevant materials required for a sponsorship proposal, and how to incorporate this material into a unique, well-written, and well-designed package. Participants will also review the essential steps to take when looking for a corporate sponsor.
When: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 9:00am – 12:00pm
Where: Oakville Town Hall, Oakville Room - 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville
Cost: $30 per person
Early Bird Special - $25 per person if you register prior to February 1st.
Facilitator Tammy Zaccolo is an instructor at Humber College, teaching Event Sponsorship and Promotion. She also runs her own event management company, Events2Remember.
