Training and Facilitation

“Our annual conference has over 70 speakers, but when we ask delegates to name their favourite, Suzanne’s name always comes up.” Jo Ferris-Davies, Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association

Suzanne offers:
	short workshops and conference sessions
	full-day courses
	facilitated sessions to enable participants to exchange ideas or solve problems
	keynote presentations
	Board, staff or volunteer retreats

Aiming for Excellence: Invaluable Project Management Strategies
Board Governance: Developing Your Organization’s Leadership
Corporate Partnerships: Building Strategic Relationships with the Private Sector
Extreme Teams: Building Teams That Make a Difference
Leadership: What Lies Within Us
Partnerships and the Power of Synergy
Strategic Fundraising: Securing the Resources You Need

Suzanne also leads workshops on a wide array of fundraising topics, including: direct mail, special events, grantsmanship, corporate partnerships, corporate fundraising, major gifts, individual giving, capital campaigns, and other techniques.

Other topics available upon request.

Aiming for Excellence: Invaluable Project Management Strategies

Non-profit managers who excel are always superlative project managers. They manage tasks and relationships effectively and strategically. In short, they do the right things in the most efficient manner.

This high-energy and motivational session provides the concepts, ideas and tools to:
	undertake effective research for projects
	engage your stakeholders in a thoughtful and engaging planning process
	strengthen your implementation, team building and follow-up skills
	enhance your people management skills
	evaluate and enhance your programs and projects for greater impact and revenue.

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Board Governance: Developing Your Organization’s Leadership

Learn how to transform your Board into an effective, high-impact team. This dynamic and interactive one-day workshop will give Board members tangible ideas and strategies to enhance their own effectiveness, and strengthen their entire organization.

Topics include:
	reviewing different Board governance models
	the role of the Board, individual Board members, the Chair, Executive and Board committees
	setting guiding principles and core values for the Board’s work
	running effective meetings
	making sound decisions
	avoiding (or overcoming) such common pitfalls as micro-management, internal conflict or aimlessness
	creating a system for continual improvement for your Board.

Corporate Partnerships: Building Strategic Relationships with the Private Sector

As government support decreases, the private sector has been inundated with requests for funds. In response, many corporations are moving from “straight philanthropy” to “investing” in long-term partnerships that meet their organization’s goals. These partnerships can provide your non-profit organization with increased resources, new networks and excellent spin-off opportunities. But you need to be creative and pro-active to build and sustain an effective long-term relationship.

This high-energy and idea-packed session shows you how to secure and maintain high quality corporate partnerships that meet your non-profit organization’s goals and mandate. You’ll gain practical ideas, strategies, and advice (and energy!) to begin to build or enhance the corporate relationships you have always dreamed of. You will also receive a resource kit that provides you with practical tools and sample proposals to guide your work.

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Extreme Teams: Building Teams That Make a Difference

You know you are part of an extreme team when:
	together you accomplish more than you ever dreamed of
	you celebrate each others’ different styles, approaches and strengths
	everyone is on the same page and works towards the same ends
	you work harder than you have ever worked before but you feel energized and invigorated
	there is trust, respect and a shared confidence among colleagues.

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Leadership: What Lies Within Us

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Spend a day exploring how to enhance you leadership and team-building skills to achieve your organizational dreams and vision. This interactive and high-energy workshop will provide you with new ways to increase your personal and professional effectiveness, leadership and management skills.

By looking at a principle-centred approach to relationships and problem-solving, you will discover ways to unleash the creativity of yourself and others. Topics include: effective leadership, team building strategies, facilitating and mobilizing groups, handling difficult people and motivating groups. Together, participants will uncover what makes a visionary and motivational leader.

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Partnerships and the Power of Synergy

Studies show that non-profit organizations that develop strategic partnerships and alliances in the community are more sustainable that groups that work in isolation. We also know that successfully collaborations create services with a greater reach and impact than any group could provide on its own.

This session shows you how to secure and maintain high quality partnerships that will extend your organization’s reach. You’ll learn:
	the types of possible partnerships, from community-based alliances to private sector collaborations
	how to decide when a partnership is right for you
	how to research, plan, develop and maintain a partnership
	creative networking strategies.

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Strategic Fundraising: Securing the Resources You Need

Become the most efficient and strategic fundraiser you can be. This dynamic one-day course for Executive Directors, managers and fundraisers from all walks focuses on “doing the right things right.” By the end of this session, you will:
	have a planning tool to determine the most cost-efficient and effective fundraising techniques for your organization
	understand key fundraising markets and techniques
	know how to build a shared sense of ownership for resource development across your organization
	gain expertise in such key fund development techniques as grant seeking (from foundation, corporate, faith, service club and association-based sources), individual giving, special events and productive enterprises.

“We’ve been extremely impressed with Suzanne’s work. She has a remarkable gift for engaging people in focused discussions, bringing out the best in people, and channeling discussions to meet the group’s objectives. . . She works tirelessly to deliver excellent work on deadline.” Marg Stanowski Operation Springboard

“We’ve had some of the best feedback we’ve ever had from Suzanne’s workshops. Her knowledge about both the corporate and non-profit sectors is superb. People left feeling, ‘Yes, it’s possible. We can do it!’ David Vickers Ministry of Children and Youth Services