EDUCATION

Introduction to Non-Profit Management Course:
Developed by the Centre, the course consists of 10 modules including the following topics: leading and managing, financial management, marketing and public relations, board governance, strategic planning, evaluation and resource development. The Centre has funding for up to 12 agreements with post secondary institutions across the province for the delivery of the course. Each agreement includes funded seats awarded to staff and volunteers in non-profit organizations.

Where is the course available now?

Northwest Community College (NWCC) Smithers Campus will be offering the course September 25/26, October 23/24, and November 27/28 (Fri/Sat 8:30 to 4:30). For more information contact Laurie Kallio at Lkallio@nwcc.bc.ca or by phone at 250-847-4461 ext 5849.

The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) The course runs weekday evenings with 13 funded seats available for non-profit organization staff and volunteers. There are still FREE spaces available for January 2010 when the agreement comes to an end. Researve your seat now! For details on securing your funded seat nonprofit.development@ufv.ca

The College of New Caledonia (CNC) is running their LAST session in Prince George from February 9 to March 30 2010, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30. Twenty five (25) funded seats are reserved for the non-profit sector. If you are a non-profit staff, board member or volunteer and are interested in reserving your seat send an email to Anne Harris at harrisa@cnc.bc.ca

Selkirk College The next offering will be held in Nelson at the Silver King Campus. The course will start Friday Oct. 23 and end November 21. Friday classes are 6-9 pm and Saturday classes are 9 am to 4 pm. Twenty five (25) funded seats are available for staff and volunteers of the non-profit sector. For more information send an email to Anni Holtby at conference@selkirk.ca.

Okanagan College is launching their first session face to face on Wednesday evenings in September. In January 2010 they will be offering the first online version of the course. Each session has funded seats for staff, board members, or volunteers of registered non-profit organizations. If you are interested in obtaining a funded seat please contact Kerry Rempel by phone at 250-762-5445 ext 4779 or by email at krempel@okanagan.bc.ca

Vancouver Island University will be launching sometime in the Spring of 2010. The course will be offered in Cowichan, Nanaimo and Parksville. For more information and details please contact Centre for Continuing Studies at ccs@viu.ca

Northern Lights College will be launching the course in January 2010 with at least one online session. The course will be offered face to face in both Ft Nelson and Ft St John. For more information and details please contact Patricia McClelland at pmcclelland@nlc.bc.ca or Lorraine Gerwing at lgerwing@nlc.bc.ca or reach them by phone at 1-866-686-2169

North Island College will be launching later this fall. The course will be available in Courtenay, Campbell River and Port Alberni. For more information and details about this course or if you wish to talk to someone about this course please contact Cheryl O'Connell at cheryl.oconnell@nic.bc.ca

The Centre is in final negotiation stages with College of the Rockies and Thompson Rivers University. The Centre is also in the final negotiation stages for the provincial Aboriginal course delivery.


OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING
Do you have an interest in evaluation but very little time to seek out resources? Are you interested in learning more about logic models and outcome measurements? Check out University of Wisconsin's extension education - this is one of the best short courses available which includes a logic model how to and detailed step by step process to creating outcomes. And best of all its FREE


Canadian non-profit book
Canadian non-profit educational materials are a rare find. Management of Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations in Canada, a book edited by Vic Murray of Victoria is one of those rare resources. Published in July 2006 with support from the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (now Imagine Canada) the book provides a comprehensive Canadian perspective of the nonprofit sector. As Murray states in the book’s preface, research in the sector is still sparse, courses in nonprofit management have increased steadily since 2000, but the availability of Canadian educational materials has not kept pace. The centre has several copies of the book in the library – see Resources for how to borrow a copy today!