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SUMMARY:Business Gives Workshop - Strategies for Smart Giving
DESCRIPTION:Strategies for Smart Giving: \n\n	When to Say "Yes" and How to Say "No"\n\n\nDate: Thursday\, October\, 18\, 2012\n\nTime: 7:30 a.m.\n\nPlace: Winona Area Chamber of Commerce Conference Room\n\n \n\nAn opportunity to develop a thoughtful plan for your community giving! \n\n \n\nStrategies for Smart Giving helps businesses better understand why and how they give and how they can be more strategic about what they give and to whom   in other words\, when to say "yes" and how to say "no" to the many requests for assistance from nonprofit organizations\, community groups\, and individuals.\n\n \n\nIn today's economic climate\, having a thoughtful plan for your company's community giving is even more important.  Your business might have fewer resources to contribute\, while at the same time the requests for help are growing.  You are committed to making your community a healthy and strong place for your employees and your neighbors\, but know you can't respond to each and every request.\n\n \n\nThe program's facilitator\, Jackie Reis\, will present a number of tools businesses can use to put structure to their giving\, includinghow to create a giving plan\, goals and criteria for giving\, contributions policies and procedures\, and an effective decision-making process. Each participant will receive a copy of the Minnesota Business Giving and Community Involvement Workbook\n\n \n\nWe invite you to join your business peers on October 18 to learn more about how having a plan can help make your giving decisions easier! To register\,  contact the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce at 452 2272 or by email to info@winonachamber.com\, or register online at www.winonachamber.com\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(Please note: This workshop is for our business members\; it is not appropriate for individuals from non-profit or government organizations.)\n\n\n	 \n \n\nStrategies for Smart Giving is part of Minnesota Business Gives\, a program of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce to motivate\, educate\, and recognize local businesses for the valuable contributions they make to their communities.  Business Gives is a partnership between the Minnesota Chamber and local chambers throughout the state.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h4 align="center" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt\;text-align:center\;">\n	<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Strategies for Smart Giving: </span></span></h4>\n<h4 align="center" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt\;text-align:center\;">\n	<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">When to Say &ldquo\;Yes&rdquo\; and How to Say &ldquo\;No&rdquo\;</span></span></h4>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Date: Thursday\, October\, 18\, 2012</strong><br />\n<strong>Time: 7:30 a.m.</strong><br />\n<strong>Place: Winona Area Chamber of Commerce Conference Room</strong><br />\n&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">An opportunity to develop a thoughtful plan for </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">your community giving! </span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Strategies for Smart Giving helps businesses better understand why and how they give and how they can be more strategic about what they give and to whom &ndash\; in other words\, when to say &ldquo\;yes&rdquo\; and how to say &ldquo\;no&rdquo\; to the many requests for assistance from nonprofit organizations\, community groups\, and individuals.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">In today&rsquo\;s economic climate\, having a thoughtful plan for your company&rsquo\;s community giving is even more important.&nbsp\; Your business might have fewer resources to contribute\, while at the same time the requests for help are growing.&nbsp\; You are committed to making your community a healthy and strong place for your employees and your neighbors\, but know you can&rsquo\;t respond to each and every request.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">The program&rsquo\;s facilitator\, Jackie Reis\, will present a number of tools businesses can use to put structure to their giving\, </span><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">including</span><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">how</span><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;"> to create a giving plan\, goals and criteria for giving\, contributions policies and procedures\, and an effective decision-making process. </span><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Each participant will receive a copy of the </span><strong><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Minnesota Business Giving and Community Involvement Workbook</span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nWe invite you to join your business peers on October 18 to learn more about how having a plan can help make your giving decisions easier! To register\, &nbsp\;contact the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce at 452&mdash\;2272 or by email to <a href="mailto:info@winonachamber.com">info@winonachamber.com</a>\, or register online at www.winonachamber.com<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<em><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">(Please note: This workshop is for our <u>business</u> members\; it is not appropriate for individuals from non-profit or government organizations.)</span></em></span><br />\n<div style="border:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt\;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in\;">\n	&nbsp\;</div>\n<span style="font-size:12px\;">&nbsp\;<br />\n<em><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Strategies for Smart Giving is part of <strong>Minnesota Business Gives</strong>\, a program of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce </span></em><em><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">to motivate\, educate\, and recognize local businesses for the valuable contributions they make to their communities.&nbsp\; Business Gives is a partnership between the Minnesota Chamber and local chambers throughout the state.</span></em><br />\n&nbsp\;</span>
LOCATION:Winona Area Chamber of Commerce Training Room 902 East Second Street Suite 120 Winona\, MN 55987
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URL:http://business.winonachamber.com/events/details/business-gives-workshop-strategies-for-smart-giving-10-18-2012-1181
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