Cook Family Foundation

Training Calendar for the Shiawassee Community

The Cook Family Foundation works with nonprofit organizations in Shiawassee County to help them realize their missions, build their capacity to make change in the community, and work with others to improve the quality of life for Shiawassee County residents.
The Cook Family Foundation hosts FREE Board training event and these sessions are open to any current Shiawassee County nonprofit leadership, board members, staff members, or volunteers that live in, or directly serve the Shiawassee County community.

Upcoming Public and Partner Events
These board training sessions are open to any current Shiawassee County nonprofit leadership, board members, staff members, or volunteers that live in, or directly serve the Shiawassee County community.

Professional Development for Nonprofit Leaders and
their Boards

Topic: Safeguarding Your Organization: Building Strong Financial Practices and Preventing Fraud
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Time/s: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET (US and Canada)
Location: Hybrid - Baker Welcome Center (1020 S Washington St. Owosso 48867 - Conference Room B) and on Zoom

Register For:

January 28, 2025 ~ Workshop Description for Board Training: Safeguarding Your Organization
- REGISTER HERE

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*Cook Family Foundation " Partner Only " Events

*To participate in the Nonprofit Capacity Building (NPCB) program, nonprofits in Shiawassee county and members of Nonprofit Network will work to develop an organization-specific Action Plan. To be eligible, the nonprofit organization must meet certain requirements. Please visit the Cook Family Foundation website for more information.

The Cook Family Foundation Nonprofit Capacity Building Program relies on the expertise of the Nonprofit Network, a nonprofit management and board governance support organization. The Nonprofit Network provides organizational assessments, board education programs, executive director coaching, nonprofit technical assistance, strategic planning, and both online and in-person access to the education and training to implement best management practices. If you have questions about partnership, please call the Cook Family Foundation at (989) 725-1621.

Collaborative Support: Peer Partner Events
Date: February 11, 2025
Time/s: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET (US and Canada)
Location: Armory Executive Board Room
215 N Water St, Owosso, MI 48867

Getting the month started off right! These Peer Support events will be highly supportive and interactive opportunities to share lessons learned. These events will help you be responsive to current issues, staffing, or whatever else you want to discuss.

Come prepared to share what you know and as always, we will find time to breathe, laugh and cry - or whatever may be necessary.

This group will meet on the 2nd Tuesday every other month in-person. Lunch is included and you must register for an accurate head-count please.

Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.

Please see the Nonprofit Network event calendar for other opportunities.