Upcoming Events & Training

From Audit to Redesign: The Complete Nonprofit Website Toolkit   Five, Live, 90-Minute Sessions. June 4th - July 2nd, 2013  NYCON Members: $140; Non-Members: $200 Members can use code "NYCON2013" to get the discount. Membership will be verified. Non-members will be charged $200 for this webinar series.]  Register Now    Can you remember when your organization's website was designed? Can  your supporters and constituents navigate and find the information they need? Can your staff members easily create or update content on your website? If you answered no to any of those questions, it might be time to bring that website into the 21st Century.  Over five Tuesdays in June and July, join Idealware as they walk you through Website 101, review best practices for accessibility, mobile-optimized sites, and reinforcing your organization's online brand. They'll also take a look at the content management systems (CMS) that can give even your least tech-savvy staff members the tools to update website content themselves. Finally, they'll talk about how your website content works alongside your email, direct mail, and social media efforts to create your organization's communications mix. Takeaways from the course: Define goals for how your website will serve your audience Learn best practices for designing an accessible, usable, and polished website Compare your content management system (CMS) options How to make sure your website shows up well on search engines  Create your organization's website action plan with next steps and action items for an improvement process Brought to you through a partnership between the New York Council of Nonprofits and Idealware. Five, Live, 90-Minute Sessions. June 4th - July 2nd, 2013  NYCON Members: $140; Non-Members: $200 Members can use code "NYCON2013" to get the discount. Membership will be verified. Non-members will be charged $200 for this webinar series.] Register Now Social Media Myth Busting: If You Build It,  Will They Come?  [Lunch & Learn Webinar] June 14th, 2013 11:00am to 12:30pm Presented by Andrew Marietta, Regional Manager, Central NY Office, NYCON and Valerie Venezia, Vice President, Membership & Marketing, NYCON Free for NYCON Members Only Register Sometimes it seems like there's a new hot social media tool launched every day of the week. Figuring out what these tools do, how our nonprofit should use them, and frankly, if you need to use these tools can boggle anyone's mind. As busy nonprofit staff and board members we need to know what specific tool do we use for our specific goals? How do we measure success? This webinar will help cut through the clutter of social media mayhem and help you simplify, refocus, and target social media tools based on organizational needs and a focused message (and maybe even some actual metrics!)  Register  Workers Comp Issues for Nonprofit Arts Organizations [Webinar for NYSCA Grantees]  Friday, June 21, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (EDT) Presented by Frederic J. Buse, Managing Director, Schwartz Heslin Group, Former Director of Unemployment Insurance, NYS; Department of Labor and Michael West, Esq. Legal Advisor, New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. Register Now Virtually all employers in New York State - including nonprofit employers - must provide workers' compensation coverage for their employees. For many nonprofit arts organizations specifically the world of workers comp gets, well, more complicated. Many organizations have seasonal, time delimited or specialized artistic talent working on projects, shows, performances or exhibits. Determining who should and shouldn't be covered is a priority for arts organizations and can save time, money and legal wrangling down the line. This webinar will cover the details of workers comp as it applies to the special needs of nonprofit arts groups, how to determine "employee" status and risks of not properly defining employment status. We will also be discussing recent trends in New York State in regard to workers comp. Register Now  Camp Finance 2013: Rethink, Retool & Reboot! Preparing for Better Days Ahead October 10th & 11th, 2013    New Paltz, NY Register Now with Memorial Day Discount Codes We're kicking off the summer with savings! From now until May 31st take $40 off your CAMP FINANCE single occupancy registration with codeMEMDAY1. Or take $20  off your double occupancy registration with code MEMDAY2. Click here for more information on what CAMP FINANCE will be offering this year, including details on our newly announced Keynote Speaker Dan Pollatta, author of   Dan Pallotta, Author,  Camp Finance Keynote Speaker "Uncharitable" and "Charity Case. "Dan's Keynote, titled after his first book "Uncharitable," challenges the way we've always been taught to think about charity and change. If we changed the way we think about charity, Dan argues, charity could change the world. This is a keynote you do not want to miss.  Take advantage of the savings now. And remember you can use the code for each staff or board member you register. If you do, you'll be celebrating again when October rolls around and you're packing your bags to join us at CAMP FINANCE. To take advantage of this offer please CLICK HERE and enter code MEMDAY1 (for a single occupancy registration) or MEMDAY2 (for a double occupancy registration) before 5pm on Friday, May 31st. Other Upcoming Trainings of Interest to NYCON Members Webinars from IDEALWARE NYCON Members Receive 20% off with code NYCON2013When Registering. Membership will be verified and non-members will be charged $40. Measuring Your Mission: Using Data to Track Organizational Health and Success May 30, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern. $40.00 Getting Started with Online Conferencing and Seminar Tools  June 6, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern. $40.00 Thursday, June 6th, 1:00 - 2:30 EST Getting Started with Social Media Fundraising June 27, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern. $40.00 Free Fundraising, Marketing & Social Media Webinars from NETWORK FOR GOOD June 4 1 p.m. EST           Nonprofit 911:   Free Marketing Resources for Your Nonprofit REGISTER   MIss a Recent Webinar? Check Out Some of Our Recordings Free Educational & Member Benefits Spotlights For All Members of NYCON: NYCON Membership Benefits - Overview  [Benefits Spotlight] Budget & Cash Flow Tool Kits Webinar  [Benefits Spotlight] Employee Benefits Packages - Overview  [Lunch & Learn] The Art & Science of Board Decision Making: Document!  Free Educational Webinars Designed for Members Funded by NYSCA:  How to be a Fiscally Compliant Arts Organization  Governance Vs. Management: A Webinar for Nonprofit Arts Organizations  Managing Cash Flow for Arts Organizations  Strategic Planning for Arts Organizations  Employees vs. Independent Contractors: Roles, Rules & Risks