What would happen at your organization if you never had to worry about your funding? If you knew how much you needed to raise, and how you were going to raise it?

This workshop will help you make that a reality. You’ll learn ways to assess your resources, set fundraising goals, and create a calendar that will keep you on track. Participants will receive tools they can take back to their organizations and put to work immediately.

Registration $35. Discounts available for students and for organizations registering two or more people.

Register online at http://www.thefundingseed.com.
For questions, to inquire about discount codes or to reserve your seat and pay at the door, email info@thefundingseed.com.

Attendees will receive a certificate of participation for completing the workshop.
Space is limited. Registration required.

Sponsored by SENO, Xavier University Communications Department, Capital One Bank, and Louisiana Office of Community Development
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 7
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Xavier University, Room 173, Norman Francis Building (corner of Drexel and Scott)
RSVP required by Feb. 2: Please email info@seno-nola.org.

SENO is hosting a workshop (conducted by Bond PR and Beurmann Miller and Fitzgerald) and distinguished panel of television and print reporters to share strategies and best practices to access and leverage the media for social change. This panel will help social entrepreneurs gain a better understanding of the following:

How accessing and leveraging the media can help social entrepreneurs further their mission
How to access media
How to pitch a story to the press
How to build relationships with members of the press
What counts as news-worthy
How social entrepreneurs can better market their organizations and gain media attention

Agenda:
6:00-6:30 Allison Gouaux and Anna Koehl, Beurmann Miller Fitzgerald
6:30-7:00 Jennifer Bond, Bond PR and Brand Strategy
7:00-8:00 Panel Discussion:
Jarvis DeBerry, editorial writer and columnist, Times-Picayune
Gina Swanson, WDSU Reporter
Dr. Brenda Edgerton-Webster, former radio/television reporter; currently Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communications, Xavier University
Prof. Melinda Shelton, Times-Picayune columnist, former newspaper reporter and editor; currently Director of Student Publications, Xavier University

The City of New Orleans invites you to the Wisner Grants information session

Thursday, February 2, 2012
10:30 – 11:30am

City Planning Commission Conference Room
1340 Poydras Street, 9th Floor
New Orleans, LA

During this session, participants will learn about the City’s process for reviewing and awarding grants to local nonprofit organizations that provide excellent programs in the areas of:
1) Education
2) Recreation
3) Beautification
4) Human Services

For more information, please contact Ashleigh Gardere at aggardere@nola.gov.

LANO’s second annual Public Policy Institute will be held March 8-9 at the Louisiana State Museum in Baton Rouge.

Registration is open – Click here to reserve your seat.

Laws and regulations affect us all – our engagement in the public policy arena is critial to ensure Louisanans benefit from informed decisions.

“Are We Moving in the Right Direction?”
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Kirby Goidel, Director of Public Policy Research,
LSU Manship School of Mass Communication’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation brings
CausePlanet Page to Practice Database Access FREE to LANO Members in 2012

What is Page to Practice and how do I access it?
This is a one-of-a-kind professional development tool that keeps you informed about great books and best practices in the nonprofit world. Searchable by topic, each book record includes an executive summary, nonprofit interpretations, highlighted passages and an original author interview. Informed subscribers make better management choices and save time and money for their mission. Improve your personal performance, compare the views of leading nonprofit thinkers and respond to emerging trends with Page to Practice.

Can I get a guided, personal tour?
Yes! Sign up today for free webinars in which CausePlanet publisher Denise McMahan guides LANO members and friends through Page to Practice and other great features of the site.

Learn more about how you can apply this time-saving tool to your professional advancement by joining us for this free orientation!

Click here to register for Wednesday, Jan 25, 10:30am CST tour

Click here to register for Wednesday, Feb 1, 2:00pm CST tour

The 2012 Water Challenge, sponsored by Greater New Orleans Foundation and The Idea Village, is sponsoring January’s Green Drinks! Therefore, we are calling this month’s event “Blue” Drinks.

The Water Challenge hopes to elevate the opportunities that exists in water-related industries. Water is one of the world’s most valuable resources, and Louisiana – rich in water resources – has yet to take full advantage of the business opportunities associated with it. Join us on Friday, January 27th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for “Blue” Drinks to learn more about the entrepreneurial opportunities that exist in the New Orleans region.

Blue Drinks will be held at The Idea Village, located in between Magazine and Camp Streets in the Warehouse District.

AGENDA
5:30 pm: Networking, refreshments
6:00 pm: Welcome by LifeCity
6:05 pm: Idea Village Presentation
6:15 pm: Recognition of local green businesses
6:20-7:30 pm: Blue drinks, music

WHERE: The Idea Village, 515 Girod Street, New Orleans, 70130
WHEN: Friday, January 27th, 2012 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
WHO: Individuals and companies interested in being a part of the local green economy
WHY: Great people, great drinks, and getting involved with the 2012 Water Challenge

Special thanks to the Idea Village for the use of their venue! For more information on the Water Challenge, visit the Idea Village website.

Here are a few highlights at the beginning of 2012. Pick a couple of the areas below that you are interested in and find out what is going on.

Emmy. We have received an award for our production of NEW ORLEANS RESTAURANTS WITH A PAST, producer Peggy Scott Laborde’s homage to our heritage of great restaurants. A wonderful program about our superb culinary traditions.

Programming from PBS. The return of MASTERPIECE “Downton Abbey” has been the latest PBS program to gather lots of attention. If you were an aficionado of “Upstairs, Downstairs,” you’ll love this series, Sundays at 9p.

Local Productions. The debut of WYES CONVERSATIONS (Fridays at 8p) was a public affairs breakthrough for us, as we interviewed the newsmakers rather than the media. Producer Marcia Kavanaugh and INFORMED SOURCES producer Errol Laborde spent 30 minutes with both Congressmen Steve Scalise and Jeff Landry.

WYES National Productions. Chef John Besh will go into production this spring on his second national cooking series, as we have been able to raise the funding to begin work.

Channels 12.1, 12.2, 12.3. If you haven’t noticed yet, WYES now broadcasts on three different channels, all of which are carried on most cable services. THE PBS NEWHOUR, for example, can be seen at 9p on 12.2 (World), and if you missed John Besh on 12.1 (WYES-HD), you’ll find it airing on 12.3 (Create).

http://www.wyes.org. Our website continues to grow. If you go there now, you can check out AMERICAN GRADUATE. Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, this project recently convened a forum to discuss the dropout issue in our region and what can be done about it.

Educational Outreach. We have formed a partnership with The Sankofa Farmers Market and are screening SESAME STREET “Growing Hope Against Hunger.”

Membership. The December membership drive was better than last year’s, perhaps indicating the slow continuing improvement in the economy. The most successful program was NEW ORLEANS IN THE ‘50’S, not only raising the most money, but attracting the most Producers Circle ($1,200+) on-air contributions ever.

Federal Support. Our regular federal funding through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting remains secure for the moment. But Congress did eliminate the matching grants program for equipment through the Department of Commerce. This was the program that replaced all our production equipment after Katrina.

State Support. We have asked the state for capital funding to help complete our rebuilding project. We should know more this June.

YES Productions. Our mobile unit business continues to supply needed funds to WYES. Thanks to the NBA settlement, we continue to provide the production facilities for all the Hornets home games.

WYES AUCTIONS. For the first time, we experimented with simultaneous on-line and on-air bidding during two days of our fall auction season. It was very successful. We plan to expand the effort this spring.

CHOCOLATE SUNDAY. Our annual chocolate tasting is coming up on January 31 at the theatre at Harrah’s Casino. This is a lot of fun, but I warn you, it is a tasting. Pace yourself.

Invites you to celebrate the launch of the American Carbon Registry’s approval process of the…

World’s First Carbon Offset Methodology for
Deltaic Wetland Restoration
Developed by Tierra Resources
Generously funded by Entergy Corporation

Join the Tierra team for drinks and lite hors d’oeuvres
to learn what this groundbreaking methodology means
for the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana.

Speakers Include:
Entergy Corporation
Environmental Defense Fund
GNO Inc.
Tierra Resources

Thursday, Jan 26th | 5:30-7pm
The IP | 643 Magazine Street

RSVP by 1/23 to Sarah at sarahmack@tierraresourcesllc.com