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Learning Modules

Portable and affordable, TANO's Learning Modules offer the laser-focused, capability-driven professional development opportunities described below on a "to go" basis.  Each module is fully customizable and can be personalized to meet your learning objectives or reconfigured to address your time constraints. Whether they are offered in their entirety or as workshops, TANO Learning Modules deliver the best of the best in nonprofit professional development learning experiences. Contact TANO at info@tano.org to talk about your specific learning initiatives and how we can help.

Comprehensive Nonprofit Financial Management Series – 6 part series totaling 21 hours, including:

1.     Developing a Financial Contingency Plan

2.     How to Develop & Maintain Your Nonprofit Budget

3.     Preparing for an Audit

4.     What’s Up with the New 990’s?

5.     What Internal Controls Should You Have in Place?

 

Developing and Sustaining an Effective Board of Director: A Preface to Organizational Success – multi-part, adaptable time-frame, learning opportunity that incorporates:

1.     Getting Perspective: An Engaging Model for Strategic Thinking

2.     Understanding the Nonprofit Sector

3.     Role and Responsibilities of Boards of Directors

4.     Sarbanes-Oxley Requires Higher Expectations of Your Board

5.     Qualities of Great Organizations and 12 Principles of Governance that Power Exceptional Boards

6.     Achieving an Effective High Performing Board

7.     Getting the Board’s Work Done

8.     Executive Director & Staff Roles, Responsibilities and Authority

9.     Identifying & Understanding Internal & External Organizational Relationships

10.   Leadership vs. Management

11.   Encouraging the Heart: Motivating & Recognizing Staff & Volunteers

 

Faith Based Donor Management Series – 3 part series totaling 10.5 hours, including:

1.    Basic Fundraising and Income Strategies for Faith Based Organizations and Congregations

2.    Identifying Community Resources through Asset Mapping

3.    Building Capacity in Your Congregation and./or Faith Based Organization

 

Leadership PlentyR Program – 9 module series with adaptable timeframes per module, including:

1.    Finding Leaders Within

2.    Identifying Community Assets

3.    Managing Groups for Results

4.    Making Meetings Work Better

5.    Managing Conflicts

6.    Building Strategic Partnerships

7.    Moving from Talk to Action

8.    Valuing Evaluation

9.    Communicating for Change


Volunteer Management Courses

  • The Four R's of Volunteer Management: Recruitment, Recognition, Retention = Revenue
  • Ethics and Volunteers: What's The Big Deal?
  • The Volunteer Protection Act
  • The Other "R" in Volunteer Management  - "Risk"
  • Your Fired!  The Donald Trump Method of Volunteer Management
  • Bridging the Gap Between Staff and Volunteers
  • Volunteer Opportunity Assessment at Your Organization