Tuesday, July 17, 2007

July 18 & 25 Skills Build workshops


Join us for PSC's July Skills Build Workshop series:

Skills Build Workshop #4  
July 18 (Wed) 7-9:00pm (4-16 people)
Skill area - Basic project management skills: Effective tools for social change
LOCATION: Jingumae Kumin Kaikan,ap and directions: http://gmap.jp/shop-1401.html
Skills Build Workshop #5 
 
July 25 (Wed) 7-9:00pm (4-16 people)
Skill area - Presentation skills for NGOs: Making appeals for new supporters
LOCATION: Jingumae Kumin Kaikan, Map and directions: http://gmap.jp/shop-1401.html
To sign up, contact skillsbuild@gmail.com.
For event details: http://people-for-social-change-forum.blogspot.com/

Thursday, July 12, 2007

July 14 workshop - cancelled

Sorry but we have had to cancel this workshop.

Skills Build Workshop Series: July 2007
* LOCATION:Onden Kumin Kaikan, Harajuku/Omotesando area
Map and directions: http://gmap.jp/shop-1399.html
Sat July 14 - 6:00-8:30pm
Skill Area: Environmental education - using ecological footprinting in your class
* Faciltator - Trevor Ballance

Monday, July 09, 2007

July workshop updates

Two workshops left before the summer is out!

Join us for PSC's July Skills Build Workshop series:
Skills Build Workshop #4  ー July 18 (Wed) 7-9:00pm (4-16 people)
Skill area - Basic project management skills: Effective tools for social change
LOCATION: Jingumae Kumin Kaikan,ap and directions: http://gmap.jp/shop-1401.html
To sign up, contact skillsbuild@gmail.com.

Skills Build Workshop #5 ー July 25 (Wed) 7-9:00pm (4-16 people)
Skill area - Presentation skills for NGOs: Making appeals for new supporters
LOCATION: Jingumae Kumin Kaikan, Map and directions: http://gmap.jp/shop-1401.html
To sign up, contact skillsbuild@gmail.com.

Outline for July 11 workshop

July 11 (Wed) 7-9:00pm (4-16 people)
* LOCATION:Onden Kumin Kaikan, Harajuku/Omotesando area
Map and directions: http://gmap.jp/shop-1399.html

Skill area - Grant proposals: Research and writing to get support for your projects
1. Introductions, Process
2. Research into orgs
3. Formats
4. Needs statement, purpose and goals
5. Program design and methodology
6. Evaluation and monitoring
7. Budget creation and financial mgt.
8. Reporting back to the funding agency

July 7 workshop outline :

Intro issue - Japan's nonprofit NGO sector: What's going on & how to get involved
Facilitator - Sarajean Rossitto

Section 1 – Introductions

  • Share what you know
  • List of issues and questions
Section 2 - terminology and quiz on what people know - group work
  • NPO
  • INGO
  • NGO
  • PO
  • CSO
  • GONGO
  • BONGO

Section 3 - overview of the sector
* history
* donations
* corporate support
* service/advocacy divide => divide between NPOs/NGO/ and social movement orgs
* issue areas
* numbers of orgs
* Fundraising

Section 4 - The nonprofit incorporation system in Japan

Section 5 - How to get involved