KC BINGO - Mega Bingo
Thursday, November 3 2011
DOOROPEN AT 5PM,
EARLY BIRDS 6:30PM,
MEGA BINGO 7PM
Location: Knights of Columbus
129 Hamilton Street
Olean, NY
Phone: 372-4616
Bonanza Bingo -- 50% of Pot
Mega Bingo held every 1st and 3rd Thursdays
Regular Bingo, every Sunday
Nonprofit Networking Day
Friday, November 4 2011 8:30 AM - 1 PM
Location: JCC Cutco Theater
Olean, NY
Phone: 372-4433
The mission at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is to “grow good” in our community. One way that we do that is to connect donors to the causes they care about most and help them make a philanthropic plan to support those causes. We also make grants to support the excellent work of nonprofits in our community.
A new way that the Foundation will be helping “grow good” is to help existing and emerging nonprofit organizations to strengthen their operations and build capacity with our first annual Nonprofit Networking Day. We are inviting staff and board members from nonprofits in our region to attend this event to share ideas and resources and provide a forum for nonprofit in the area to also network with each other.
All staff, board members and volunteers for our region’s nonprofits are welcome. Remember to bring your business cards to network with colleagues and to enter door prize drawings!
Keynote Address – The Challenge of Change
Change or Die is a popular expression in medicine, be it with drug addicts or cardiac patients. Yet few change. Same is true in organizations, where fully 80% of change initiatives fail. This keynote addresses the three critical success factors to creating transformation in your organization: Urgency, Consistency and Assets.
Speaker: Michael Brand, owner/consultant, Accelerate Now with Michael Brand
Breakout Sessions
A – How To Be a Great Nonprofit Board Member
As a board member, are you offering your organization your best? As a nonprofit manager, are you getting the most from your board’s abilities, interests and connections? This session is designed for governing board members and nonprofit managers to help maximize the enormous amount of talent in our communities. A high functioning governing board increases fiscal stability, program efficiency and the positive impact on community needs.
Presenter: Michael Brand, owner/consultant, Accelerate Now with Michael Brand
B – Effective Volunteer Recruitment and Management for Nonprofits
Volunteers are the lifeblood of any nonprofit organization. Learn how to better utilize your organization’s most important asset by maximizing the effectiveness of volunteers to meet organization goals in these tough economic times when staff size and budgets are shrinking and workload is increasing. Learn ways to keep your volunteers happy and coming back.
Presenter: Mary Driscoll, Vice President for University Advancement, St. Bonaventure University
C – Using Social Media to Promote Your Nonprofit Organization
Learn techniques for using social media to promote your organization and to help build relationships in your community. Learn how to get started and build on your existing social media plan and to create a cost-effective social media strategy right for your organization.
Presenters: Josh Curcio, vice president of marketing/owner, and Donny Kemick, president/owner, protocol80, Inc.
D – Year-end Fundraising Techniques and Direct Mail Tips
What’s in your year-end tool kit? Don’t hit the panic button if your organization has not met its annual goal. Learn new strategies for end-of-year appeals and new ways to use stewardship to bring donors back to the fold.
Presenters: Karen Niemic Buchheit, Executive Director of the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation and owner/consultant, KPBuchheit Consulting, and Don Papaj, President, Marketing Technologies of W.N.Y.
Special thanks to…
Accelerate Now with Michael Brand
GOACC
protocol 80, inc.
JCC-Olean and John Sayegh
This event is also being held in celebration of National Philanthropy Day® – which is one day set aside each year for the purpose of recognizing the great contribution philanthropy makes to our society and to honor and support individuals and organizations that are active in the philanthropic community.
Fall Sportsmen's Show
Saturday, November 5 2011 Sat. 9am-4pm, Sun. 9am-3pm
Location: November 5, 6
County Fairgrounds
Little Valley, NY
Phone: 938-6928
150 tables of merchandise including sporting goods, firearms, accessories, fishing equipment and game calls. THE place to be for fishermen, hunters, collectors and trappers. Refreshments available, armed security, plenty of parking. Cattaraugus County Pistol Permit Clerk will be available both days. A national instant criminal background check must be completed prior to all firearm sales. $5 admission, kids under 12 are FREE. Sponsored by the Little Valley Volunteer Fire Department
MOUNTAIN AUCTION
Saturday, November 5 2011
Location: Doyle Hall
St. Bonaventure University
Phone: 375-2096, 373-0807
Save the date for the Mountain Auction to benefit Mt. Irenaeus (http://www.mounti.org/). Reservations will be accepted starting mid-September for the Saturday, Nov. 5, auction at Doyle Hall, St. Bonaventure University. We have been at capacity the past few years, so plan now to attend! For additional information about the auction, contact Michelle Marcellin at (716) 375-2096 or Margaret T. Bryner, Auction Committee chair, at (716) 373-0807.
