Nonprofit Net, Inc.

Nonprofit Net Mission Statement

Our mission is to unite nonprofits within a community to attract local philanthropic resources and to increase their capacity to deliver services.

We work with nonprofit organizations to facilitate access to local resources that would not otherwise be available. Whether the objective is fundraising, finding new board members, recruiting volunteers or improving operations, we help our member organizations reach their goals more easily and more quickly. We also help our members to improve the capacity of their boards and improve their own internal management and operational practices by providing access to managerial and executive talent at regular peer group meetings.

Seminar Videos Now Available on LexMedia

Lexmedia has been video taping our meetings and has made available the videos of our May, October and November 2009 seminars. We will be adding videos of our seminars going forward.

To view the videos, please click here.

January 2012 Seminar Announcement

Nonprofit Net is pleased to announce a seminar on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 1:30pm - 3:30 pm; in the Meeting Room in Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420.

To register for the seminar please click here.

Seminar Description

How Nonprofits Can Get Their Message Out

Nonprofit organizations, competing harder than ever for attention from funders and supporters, need to make sure their message is heard – by the right people in the right way at the right time. However, many nonprofits tend to fall short because they haven’t taken the time to properly construct and direct their marketing messages.

Peter Lowy, publisher of www.massnonprofit.org, the leading independent source of news on Massachusetts nonprofits, will speak at the Jan. 18 meeting. Drawing from his experience publishing hundreds of articles each year by and about nonprofits, as well as more than three decades of communication and marketing experience, Lowy will present a framework that nonprofits can use to improve the way they tell their story. He’ll show what works and suggest ways that nonprofit marketing practitioners can take to make sure their messages get a hearing.

This event is free and open to all nonprofit organizations and individuals interested in the nonprofit sector. Coffee shall be served. The Nonprofit Net Inc. is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization based in Lexington. Its mission is to unite nonprofits with their community and increase their capacity to deliver services. To attend the seminar, please register at www.nonprofitnet.us or contact us at 781-430-0795. With warm regards,

Julia Satti Cosentino, Chairman
The Nonprofit Net Inc.
Lexington, MA 02421
www.nonprofitnet.us
We unite nonprofits with their community

December 2011 Seminar Announcement

Nonprofit Net is pleased to announce a seminar on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 1:30pm - 3:30 pm; in the Meeting Room in Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420. We will be offering attendees a chance to learn about how nonprofits of all sizes can benefit from working with students and faculty around projects that support-community-based organizations and promote the common good.

To register for the seminar please click here.

Seminar Description

Academic Service-Learning: A New Source of Support for Nonprofits

Over the past 15 years an approach to teaching and learning called “service-learning” has become popular at many colleges and universities around the country. Bentley University in Waltham was one of the first business-oriented institutions to develop such a program: the Bentley Service-Learning Center (BSLC). In this presentation we will, first, look at how service-learning in general works; second, review Bentley’s program; and third, invite participants to help us identify how a business-oriented curriculum can become a platform for nonprofit organizations to engage in university partnerships.

Dr. Edward Zlotkowski, Professor of English and Media Studies as well as the founding and current Director of the BSLC, will be the first presenter and session facilitator. He will be assisted by Jeannette MacInnes, Associate Director; Shawn Hauserman, Assistant Director; and two student leaders, Gregg Grenier and Carla Oconnor.

This event is free and open to all nonprofit organizations and individuals interested in the nonprofit sector. Coffee shall be served. The Nonprofit Net Inc. is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization based in Lexington. Its mission is to unite nonprofits with their community and increase their capacity to deliver services. To attend the seminar, please register at www.nonprofitnet.us or contact us at 781-430-0795. With warm regards,

Julia Satti Cosentino, Chairman
The Nonprofit Net Inc.
Lexington, MA 02421
www.nonprofitnet.us
We unite nonprofits with their community

November 2011 Seminar Announcement

Nonprofit Net is pleased to announce a seminar on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 1:30pm - 3:30 pm; in the Meeting Room in Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420.

To register for the seminar please click here.

Seminar Description

Grant Writing 102

This session is all about efficient grant writing and how to make the most of the proposals you write. First, we’ll look at the broad concepts of grant writing – what to do and what not to do in terms of background, writing style, timing, etc. Then we’ll take an in-depth look at each of the proposal’s sections with an eye toward creating content that puts your agency in the best light. You’ll come away with ideas about how to approach funders via grant proposals, what makes a proposal readable and effective, what reviewers look for, resources to use, and pitfalls to avoid.

Hillel Bromberg has been researching funders and writing proposals for almost 15 years. He has worked with clients in social services, homelessness, the arts, and higher education, seeking for each the types of funders and grants that help them carry out their missions.

This event is free and open to all nonprofit organizations and individuals interested in the nonprofit sector. Coffee shall be served. The Nonprofit Net Inc. is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization based in Lexington. Its mission is to unite nonprofits with their community and increase their capacity to deliver services. To attend the seminar, please register at www.nonprofitnet.us or contact us at 781-430-0795. With warm regards,

Julia Satti Cosentino, Chairman
The Nonprofit Net Inc.
Lexington, MA 02421
www.nonprofitnet.us
We unite nonprofits with their community

October 2011 Seminar Announcement

Nonprofit Net is pleased to announce a seminar on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 1:30pm - 3:30 pm; in the Meeting Room in Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420.

To register for the seminar please click here.

Seminar Description

The Nuts and Bolts of Human Resources
Dotting the “I’s” and Crossing the “T’s” and Avoiding Regulatory Risk

Understanding the nuts and bolts of HR can not only help take your organization to the next level, but can also allow you to sleep better at night knowing that you are not at risk. Amy Scannell, HR Business Partner, consults to many nonprofits and businesses on how ‘doing it right the first time’ will make sense to your employees and your business.

The October 18th presentation will focus on the compliance pitfalls of HR and how the small nonprofit can get caught up in ‘what they don’t know’. Amy will share how doing it right the first time will better allow you and your employees and colleagues to do carry out the organizational mission.

Amy has spent 20 years in HR – in a wide variety of industries , working on the ‘inside’ and on the ‘outside’. She currently consults through Insight Performance in Dedham, MA.

This event is free and open to all nonprofit organizations and individuals interested in the nonprofit sector. Coffee shall be served. The Nonprofit Net Inc. is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization based in Lexington. Its mission is to unite nonprofits with their community and increase their capacity to deliver services. To attend the seminar, please register at www.nonprofitnet.us or contact us at 781-430-0795. With warm regards,

Julia Satti Cosentino, Chairman
The Nonprofit Net Inc.
Lexington, MA 02421
www.nonprofitnet.us
We unite nonprofits with their community

September 2011 Seminar Announcement

Nonprofit Net is pleased to announce a seminar on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 1:30pm - 3:30 pm; in the Meeting Room in Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420.

To register for the seminar please click here.

Seminar Description

Tell Your Story To Sell Your Story: Why an Outreach Plan Is Crucial For Every Non-Profit

How can you raise money and awareness if few people outside the Board and the staff know what your organization does? A public relations strategy is often dismissed as a pointless frill, but Monica Collins, communications expert, will speak about the myriad ways a media strategy can be a key investment.

The September 13 seminar will address how well-placed story ideas, a targeted social media campaign, and carefully crafted pitches to local and national press can result in welcome public attention and donor dollars.

Before becoming a non-profit consultant, Monica Collins was on staff at national and local newspapers. She appears on radio and syndicates a column nationally. For the Board of the Women’s Lunch Place, she helped devise the first communications plan. She is currently Board vice-president of the Ford Hall Forum, the nation’s oldest continuing free public lecture series.

This event is free and open to all nonprofit organizations and individuals interested in the nonprofit sector. Coffee shall be served. The Nonprofit Net Inc. is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization based in Lexington. Its mission is to unite nonprofits with their community and increase their capacity to deliver services. To attend the seminar, please register at www.nonprofitnet.us or contact us at 781-430-0795. With warm regards,

Julia Satti Cosentino, Chairman
The Nonprofit Net Inc.
Lexington, MA 02421
www.nonprofitnet.us
We unite nonprofits with their community