A four-hour workshop designed to help nonprofits and other organizations with issues ranging from finances and branding to grant writing and volunteer recruitment is set for Feb. 18 at Pennyrile Area Development District office.
The workshop is titled “What Nonprofits Need to Know and Do.” It’s being organized by the Pennyrile Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, PADD and the United Way of the Pennyrile.
The nonprofit workshop topics and presenters include:
- The Process to Stay Legal with the state and IRS — attorney Dan Kemp and United Way Director Annie Catron
- Selecting Individuals for Boards and Committees — Hopkinsville Mayor Carter Hendricks and Christian County Judge-Executive Steve Tribble
- Sticking with the Brand or Rebrand — Jennie Stuart Medical Center President Eric Lee
- Coordination that Works in Knowing your Partners — Jeffers Bend Steering Committee chair Mark Withers and committee member David Chiles
- Getting Your Nonprofit Story Told — Pennyroyal Arts Council Executive Director Margaret Prim and Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County Executive Director Alissa Keller
- Strategies to Recruit Volunteers — Hopkinsville Boys and Girls Club Director Terrence Davis
- Publicity and Marketing — Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tab Brockman and Hopkinsville Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Brook Jung
- Grant Writing — PADD Assistant Director Amy Frogue
- Conducting a Capital Campaign and Looking for Naming Opportunities — Hopkinsville Community College fundraiser Eston Glover and attorney Dan Kemp
- Opportunities for Partnerships Among Nonprofits — RC&D Coordinator Charles Turner
The workshop will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fee is $25 and covers lunch. The PADD office is at 300 Hammond Drive.
To sign up, contact Turner at the Pennyrile RC&D office, 270-885-5600, or email him at turner1224@gmail.com.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
