Learning Communities Event November 9th!

19-Sep-2011 Learning Community:
Date: Wednesday November 9th
Time: 3pm - 5pm
Location: The Alliance Center (1536 Wynkoop Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room)

This informative session will be hosted by John Powers of The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado (http://sustainablecolorado.org), who will be joined by Lara Jakubowski of LWJ Consulting. The focus of this session will be shared services, as presented from two different perspectives: shared services within shared space and shared services within a community. John and Lara will provide insight into different realms of shared services, including training, legal agreements, IT, billing, data management, etc. After our robust discussion of the issue, we’ll tour the Alliance Center – to see how these shared services are put into practice.

Prior to the learning community session – we invite you to browse through a free preview (available for download from the link below) of the shared services guide, as provided by the NonprofitCenters Network: http://www.nonprofitcenters.org/resources/shared-services-guide/

Given the breadth of shared services available, please think about any key points you hope to learn about/take away from this session – and feel free to email me with any specifics, so we will be sure to touch on them in the session. Also – please bring with you any examples of shared services utilized within your space and/or organization – such as MOU’s, leases, or any other legal documents you are willing to share with the group. Remember - the goal of the learning community is to be interactive, and for participants to learn from each other throughout the process – so we’d love to hear about your experiences!

Finally, just as a reminder – this is the 3rd in a series of topics originally selected based on interest and expertise levels within the group made evident by the survey we conducted earlier this year. Please take a look at the remaining topics listed below, and think about any additional topics that interest you, so that we can continue to provide valuable future sessions of the learning community:

• Measuring impact
• Tenant and community engagement
• Capital upgrades
• Leases and memorandums of understanding

Please RSVP by emailing Lauren_Eller@nthp.org if you are able to attend. I will send out an Outlook invite as the event draws nearer to those who have RSVP’d to the session. We look forward to seeing everyone after a long hiatus – and are confident this will be a great session!

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