Teleconferences and Webinars
Busy schedule? Sign up for one of our teleconferences or webinars, programs you can attend from your office, home or anywhere you have phone, and in some cases, internet access. Participants are provided a toll-free phone number to attend teleconference programs, and webinars add a website component for the sharing of visual aids.

For a more detailed description of any of these events, or to register, please contact us. Please include details of which program or event you would like to attend, your name, foundation and contact address, phone and email.
 
New IRS Form 990 Guidebook for Community Foundations
Wednesday, Apr. 07, 2010
Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m., ET
Registration: $35 for Council of Foundation members/$150 for nonmembers
Fiscal and Administrative Officers Group (FAOG) currently offers the community foundation field tax guidelines for completing the annual information return that is filed with the Form 990. Last year, Form 990 was substantially redesigned. Consequently, existing tax guidelines require updating for the new Form 990.  Learn more about this new resource, created with Deloitte Tax, LLP, that will assist with compliance requirements associated with the new Form 990.
 
Trading Power at the Table for the Power of New Possibilities: Integrating the Next Generation in Philanthropy
Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2010
Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m., ET
Registration: $35 for Council of Foundation members/$150 for nonmembers
Move beyond rhetoric to action and learn what steps to take to integrate the next generation and create more impactful philanthropy. Learn why it's important to engage the next generation in philanthropy, the challenges and barriers to next generation involvement and the support the next generation needs to be successful. Go through case studies of effective engagement of the next generation in family foundations, community foundations, corporate giving programs and independent private foundations. 
 
GEO 2010 National Conference
April 12-14, 2010
Pittsburgh, PA
Join hundreds of grantmakers to explore how to unleash philanthropy's potential at GEO's national conference, held in partnership with Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania.

Explore strategies and gain access to tools that will help answer the question: How can philanthropy play its most powerful role in supporting a vibrant nonprofit sector? Visit the conference page for more information.

Get Control of Your Email
Thursday, Apr. 15, 2010
Time: 130-3:00pm
Registration: $79 for members/$100 for nonmembers
Every day you face an avalanche of email, constant interruptions, and an endless stream of tasks, causing you to waste an average of 15 work days per year.

Get Control of Your Email puts you in charge of your workflow so that you can get more done every day. Learn how to conquer email overload and write compelling, effective email that helps you get more done. You'll also learn time-saving tech tips that will help you to prioritize, complete key tasks, and filter out interruptions. This high impact and engaging webinar will help you to:

• De-clutter your jammed inbox and pump up your productivity
• Write more effective messages that get fast results
• Discover time saving tech tips
• Save 40 minutes per day (that's 15 days per year!)

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