On-Site Training

SPECIAL OFFER - THROUGH FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Free consultant-led trainings for your Board and Staff (during pilot period).  See below, marked with an asterisk (*).

Host a tailored Pathways training at your organization to help your Board and staff prepare together for a strong future

 

We are currently offering On-Site Trainings on these topics :

Board Best Practices

Financial Leadership  *

Strengthen Your Nonprofit Culture  *

Click on a topic above for a complete, printable (pdf) description of each On-Site Training activity.

Pathways training provides:

  • Experienced consultants who know nonprofit management issues;
  • Instruction in how to build new capacities in leadership, adaptability, management and operations;
  • A tailored report on your organization's priorities for improvement;
  • Free follow-up support by the consultant, to encourage implementation of what's learned.

Requirements

Organizations interested in having an On-Site Training must:

  1. Be located in or serving one or more of the 18 counties designated as Pathways service area
  2. Complete an on-line Assessment
  3. Meet Intermediate Criteria, and
  4. Submit a brief On-Site Training Application, which includes information about eligibility criteria, time involved, and cost.

Time Commitment and Participation

On-Site Training typically lasts three hours; an additional two hours each is required by the Executive Director and Board Chair for preliminary discussions.  Key staff and a minimum of 80% of board members must participate in order to gain shared knowledge and move forward together.

Fee

Board Best Practices: $300 for organizations with annual budgets $100K to $499K; $500 for budgets over $500K.  Fees may be waived under certain hardship circumstances; make request to Pathways Director.
Other On-Site Trainings are no-cost through Feb. 15, 2012 (during the pilot period).

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Testimonials

On-Site Training

Rural cultural center transforms Board work

With the Board Best Practices Training, we were able to restructure board meetings, and the board finally began to understand how we needed to grow and change.  It completely changed the way the board thought about themselves and their role.  Meetings are no longer caught up in the minutiae of detail, but focus on the direction of the organization, programs, and the long term.

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