What's New

Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Diana Kern, Vice President of Programs for NEW and director of the BoardConnect program.

Non-Profit Management Conference
Thursday, April 24, 2008, Walsh College, Troy, MI
Strategic Planning Today: Keep it Real!

Michigan Conference on Affordable Housing
April 28-30, 2008, The Lansing Center, Lansing, MI
Best Practices for Determining Nonprofit Board Composition, on April 29.

The Arc State Conference
June 12 -14, 2008, Bay City, MI
Building and Keeping a High Performing Nonprofit Board, on June 13.

Check out the Nonprofit Buzz
Hosted by Diana Kern on MetroChick Radio, the last Thursday of every month. Direct your browser to MetroChick Radio at 9:00 A.M. to hear Diana and guests talk about the topics listed below.

March 27, 2008 The Role of Websites in the Nonprofit Sector
April 24, 2008 Financial Management - Best Practices & The Board
May 29, 2008 Governance
June 26, 2008 The New 990!
July 31, 2008 Funders Time at the Mic!
August 28, 2008 Turning Volunteers Into Board Members

New Nonprofit Board Members
The community members listed below, alumni of BoardConnect's Serving on a Nonprofit Board, have become board members of the organizations listed below, also trained in BoardConnect's workshop, Building Your Board.

Anathea Collar
Surab Deb
Robert Duha
Mark Erman
Joan Harrison
Jean McEnery
Josh Mugele
Jerry Oljace
Bob Skon
Leslie Smith
Sandi Smith
Mike Stevens
Timothy Wilhelm
Robert Young

Child Care Network
The Furniture Bank of Oakland County
Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library
Community Residence Corporation
Community Action Network
Michigan Ability Partners
Child Care Network
Child Care Network
AnnArborAlive.com
The Ark
AnnArborAlive.com
Michigan Ability Partners
Child Care Network
Southeast Michigan Mothers Against Drunk Driving