Training
and Consulting
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LEARNING TO GROW: SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND
CONSULTING
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Members have access to a variety of specialized consulting and training
through ACAM staff, funders and community partners. Training topics focus on
management, technology, service provision, financial management and corporate
partnerships. Often training opportunities are offered through various ACAM
Networking Groups to promote support and accountability.
Consultants are selected based on their ability to work with this
specific group of nonprofits and are used for strategic planning, program
evaluation, marketing and technology. Joint consulting projects allow members to
pool their resources to accomplish projects that they may not have on their own.
Collective Learning: ACAM Co-Learning
Events
Co-Learning Events are unique opportunities for member
executive directors, member boards and funders to:
- Develop connections outside of the
framework of the ask/give relationship
- Learn about topics of mutual interest, including
best practices
- Gain perspective about issues faced in each
other’s work in the community
Topics have included: corporate civic engagement,
social enterprise, working with consultants, social network mapping, building
congregational relationships and financial management.
Exploring Board and Staff Roles
Now an
annual training for board presidents and executive directors, this topic was
originally introduced by the overwhelming request of our members. Board
president/executive director dyads participate together in a unique way to
approach issues facing their respective roles.
Groundbreaking: The Thrift Store Institute
The
revenues from thrift stores, through which ministries sell donated goods, are
critical to funding programs and outreach. Better equipping the stores,
employees and volunteers for commercial success makes good business sense for
the entire community.
Our pilot phase partnered with the Executive
Service Corps of Houston to develop the Thrift Store Institute which consisted
of education and training on risk management, human resources, real estate,
rules of retail, marketing, advertising and building corporate partnerships. It
also included consulting on developing business plans and benchmarks to measure
progress. This collaboration ended with a Thrift Shop Manual now available to
all members.
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