Earned Income: Assessing Your Nonprofit's Revenue Options

DESCRIPTION

Designed for managers and board members who are considering or already pursuing an earned income opportunity.

Whether you approach earned income as a nonprofit venture, social enterprise, or nonprofit entrepreneurship, this course can help. You’ll learn about the characteristics of successful activities that generate revenue. Assess the potential impact of such an undertaking on your current programs, management, and staff. At the conclusion, you’ll be prepared to develop a strategy or fine-tune an existing program.

TOPICS

• understanding terminology and concepts
• linking earned income to mission
• brainstorming and evaluating options
• the organizational audit
• the role of a business plan

PLUS

• free copies of Effective Economic Decision-Making by Nonprofit Organizations (228 pages, a $34.95 value) and The Nonprofit Entrepreneur (170 pages, a $19.95 value)
• workbook outlining all major course topics
• templates for worksheets used in the course

INSTRUCTOR RICHARD BREWSTER

Now executive director of the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise, Richard was CEO of one of the UK’s largest nonprofits with revenues of $160 million. He introduced an outcome driven approach to the delivery of programs. He is currently doing research on leadership in nonprofits.