Berkshire Career Fair
Friday, April 9, 2010
10:00AM-4:00PM
Berkshire Hills Country Club, Pittsfield, MA
FREE
Call 413 499 4000 for more information.
MASSCHALLENGE Annual Startup Competition Launch Party
April 14, 2010
1:00 PM
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Inaugural Artists in Transition Conference
Sunday April 11th, 2010
12:00pm-5:00pm
Westside Campus Center Building, Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT.
Click here to learn more and register!
A conference on health and disability issues for visual and performing artists with featured performers Taro Alexander and Our Time Theatre and featured speaker Tom Luckey. Artists in Transition conference is co-sponsored by over 100 other local, state and national arts, health and advocacy organizations, including Berkshire Creative.
“Strategies for Growing Your Business Online”
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.
Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, 75 North Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Registration fee is $149; early-bird registration fee is $120 until March 31, 2010.
Seating is limited, and registration is required. Register online at www.clickbasics.com/workshop or telephone 413-637-2459.
2010 Seminars in Nonprofit Excellence
Series of seminars designed to provide essential guidance on a broad range of management issues confronting nonprofits during this lingering economic downturn.
Participants must pre-register; the fee is $40 per participant. For more information and to register please visit Berkshire Taconic’s website at www.berkshiretaconic.org/nonprofits.
2010 Seminars Schedule
For Board Members Only: The Keys to Board Service Success
Instructor: David Syers, BoardSource
Wednesday, April 7, 1-2:30 p.m., Webinar
Asking without Fear! A Fundraising Training Session for Board Members and Senior Staff
Instructor: Hans Morris and Philip Deely, Principal, Philip Sedgwick Deely & Associates
Saturday, April 10, 8:30 – 12:30 Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA
Making It Real – Business Planning to Bolster Revenue Instructor: Russell Pomeranz, Fiscal Management Associates
Friday, April 23, 9 a.m.-noon, Berkshire Community College Intermodal Center, Pittsfield, MA, 2-5 p.m., Foundation for Community Health, Sharon, CT
Light Your Fire – Again! Recognizing and Managing Executive Burnout
Instructor: Carolyn Sanzone, Carolyn Sanzone Associates
Monday, May 10, 9 a.m.-noon, Berkshire Community College Intermodal Center, Pittsfield, MA
Tuesday, May 11, 2-5 p.m., Foundation for Community Health, Sharon, CT
Harnessing Modern Media: How to Optimize Social Networking for Your Organization
Instructor: Thomas Fox
Tuesday, May 18, 9 a.m.-noon, Berkshire Community College Intermodal Center, Pittsfield, MA,
2-5 p.m., Northwest CT Community College, Winsted, CT
Berkshire Community College Professional Development Non-Credit Courses
Programming and Marketing Skills
Explore a strategic planning process to develop, implement and evaluate programs that meet a nonprofit organization’s mission. Learn to develop materials for marketing to specific audiences for fundraising or program purposes. Study public relations procedures and the means of communicating with the general public.
4 Meetings, Weds., 3/31-4/21, 6:30-8:30pm (no class 3/17)
Location: Melville Hall, Room 116, $80
Instructor: Gene Wenner, Non-Profit Consultant
Issues In Management Careers
Explores the requirements for professional positions in non-profit management, resume and application guidelines, and the importance of understanding leadership responsibilities and team building.
5 Meetings, Mon., 5/24 - Weds. 5/26 and Tues., 6/1 and Weds. 6/2, 2010
Location: TBD
Instructor: Gene Wenner, Non-Profit Consultant
To register, contact the Office of LifeLong Learning/Workforce Development at 413-499-4660 or 800-816-1233 ext. 2123 or 2122. Registration open until Feb. 19th
Free Training offered at Berkshire Community College in Partnership with Employers Association of the Northeast
Statistical Process Control
Full day program focusing on Statistical Process Control.
A study of industrial applications for probability and statistics, with particular attention to process control, quality control, and mathematical methods to improve productivity.
Dates: April 7, 2010
Location: BCC, Main Campus, Classroom TBD
Time: 8:30AM-4:30PM
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Full day seminar focusing on Problem Solving and Decision Making.
This program introduces a six-step problem solving method to identify and define problems that are not reading apparent to promote a proactive approach to solving problems in the workplace.
Date: April 9, 2010
Location: BCC Main Campus, classroom H219 (directions available upon request).
Time: 8:30AM – 4:30 PM
To register, contact: Kathleen Dion at (413) 236-5252 or kdion@berkshirecc.edu or Shannon Miller Pignatelli at (413) 236-2126 or spignate@berkshirecc.edu
