Craigslist Foundation is sponsoring a day long non profit conference. If you live near San Francisco or are able to travel this is a golden opportunity to learn more about fundraising, non profit management, marketing and more.

The event will be on October 8th and registration is $50 per person and this includes meals! This is an amazingly low price considering all of the valuable information you’ll be getting.

Choose from the following seminar tracks:

Nonprofit Basics: An intro to the nonprofit world for those new to the sector, presented by Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) and The Volunteer Center.

Fundraising I: Basic fundraising skills including honing your pitch, grant writing and grassroots fundraising. Both fundraising tracks are presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals – Golden Gate Chapter, The Foundation Center and Development Executives Roundtable.

Fundraising II: More advanced fundraising topics including Internet fundraising, Board development, donor stewardship and a “Reality Grantmaking” seminar offering the chance to win a $1000 grant. Both fundraising tracks are presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals – Golden Gate Chapter, The Foundation Center and Development Executives Roundtable.

Men in Black: Legal and Accounting issues including applying for & maintaining nonprofit status, lobbying & advocacy and nonprofit law 101. This track is presented by the IRS, theVolunteer Legal Services Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco and the California Association of Nonprofits.

The Business of Running a Nonprofit: Information and advice to help you run your organization more effectively, including content on social entrepreneurship, green business and fiscal sponsorship. Presented by Tides Center, the Agape Foundation and Social Fusion.

IT/Technology: An overview of IT topics ranging from online community building and tech support for nonprofits to Internet fundraising. Presented by CompuMentor and N-TEN.

Marketing: Basic communication strategy, event marketing and Internet & email marketing. Presented by SPIN Project and Media Alliance.

Location: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA
Saturday, October 08, 2005, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Cost: $50 per person
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