SCORE Webinar - ''How to Start & Run a Successful Non-Profit Organization''

SCORE Eastern CT to Host Free Webinar on “How to Start & Run a Successful Non-Profit Organization”

DATE: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

TIME: 5:30 to 7:00 PM EDT

LOCATION: Online Webinar (Zoom) PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: REGISTER HERE

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar. Attendees will receive a link to the on-demand webinar recording and the presentation slide deck PDF after the webinar.

SCORE Eastern CT (https://www.score.org/easternct), Mentors to America’s Small Businesses, presents a free Small Business webinar, “How to Start & Run a Successful Non-Profit Organization.”

If you are thinking about starting or are now running a non-profit organization, understanding the next steps in how to effectively manage your organization will be key to long-term success.

In this session, SCORE mentor Bob Potter will guide you through these important areas of non-profit management, including:

· What defines a non-profit

· Managing your board, Executive Director, staff

· Fine-tuning your strategic and business plans

· How to manage successful fundraising

· Creating and managing an effective volunteer support team

· Securing sponsorships for key events

· Planning events

· Developing “Marketing Partners” in your community… and more!

Webinar Presenter Bob Potter is a graduate of Syracuse University and has more than 40 years in creative management, marketing communications, and non-profit development for leading corporate, arts, cultural, and non-profit organizations including Time Warner, National Geographic, AOL, National Gallery of Art, Lyme Art Association, Mystic Seaport, and Save the Children. His areas of expertise include marketing and communications, web development, market research, fundraising for non-profits, and strategic planning. In addition to SCORE, Bob

is a volunteer with the Shoreline Food Pantry, the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, and is a docent at the Yale Center for British Art.

About SCORE: SCORE® is a nonprofit association that offers free and confidential advice on starting your own business or improving and growing your existing small business. Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 11 million current and aspiring entrepreneurs. Each year, SCORE’s 10,000 volunteer business experts provide hundreds of thousands of free small business mentoring sessions, workshops, and educational services to clients in 300 chapters nationwide. In 2022, SCORE volunteers shared 4.65 million hours of expertise and advice with their clients, helping people start over 30,000 new businesses, and creating over 82,000 additional non-owner jobs. With 50+ workshops/webinars and special events each year, and advances in remote mentoring tools, SCORE Eastern CT helps small businesses across Southeastern and Northeastern CT. For more information on upcoming free workshops and how to schedule a free small business mentoring session with our counselors, visit https://www.score.org/easternct.

Would You Like To Become A SCORE Volunteer? Your business knowledge and experience can help others start or grow a small business. Learn more about becoming a SCORE volunteer at: https://www.score.org/page/volunteer-score.

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SCORE Eastern CT: PO Box 283, Old Saybrook, CT 06475 Email: eastern.ct@scorevolunteer.org Website: https://www.score.org/easternct

Photo Caption: SCORE mentor Bob Potter will present a free webinar on “How to Start & Run a Successful Non-Profit Organization” on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM (EDT) via Zoom. Pre-registration is required.