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Coordinating an event is a great way to network and meet other professionals in your area. Adding an educational component will provide your peers with valuable information and professional development opportunities. You may also want to consider contacting your local membership organizations, management support organizations, and universities about hosting an event or training, or developing a nonprofit human resources certificate.

	Coordinate a training or networking event Real life examples Here you'll find examples of organizations that offer significant nonprofit HR training to the community. You'll learn why they believe this training is important, and how well their HR workshops have been attended. Progressive Action Network’s (PAN) Mid-West Leadership Conference Planned Parenthood’s Health Care Institute (HCI) Back to Top
	Coordinate an HR event for membership organizations Why not create a human resources event at your next conference or member event? This could be an HR-themed lunch or reception, a series of workshops or an HR track, or even a nationwide gathering focused on HR. Here we offer event tips and suggestions as well as a link to Idealist's free Event Management System (for nonprofit organizations only). Real life examples NCHRA's Nonprofit HR Conference Tools Useful event tips and suggestions Info about using Idealist's Event Management System to invite Idealist users and plan an event Back to Top
	Access more training and networking through a local management support organization (MSO) or university Your local university's school of continuing education or nonprofit management program, or your local management support organization can all be valuable resources. Often grounded in commitment to the local community and to adult learners, they may be quite open to offering more professional development if you show some initiative and encouragement. Of course, the burden will be on you to prove that there is enough community interest to create revenue from such an endeavor. Here we feature a few of the many management support organizations and universities that offer nonprofit human resources training. You can read about why they are committed to nonprofit human resources professionals, how successful they feel their workshops have been, and some advice they want to share. You can also view a sample letter that can guide your own communication with potential training resources in your local area. Real life examples Here you'll find real life examples of management support organizations and universities offering significant nonprofit HR training to the local community. They've shared their group histories, the structures of their meetings, and advice for those interested in similar groups. We hope these models are inspirational and also useful as you search for professional development resources in your community. Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations – Baltimore, MD CompassPoint – San Francisco, CA Tools Now that you've read examples of management support organizations and universities providing nonprofit HR training to the community, it's time to contact the training bodies in your own community. Here is a sample letter that will help you get started. Sample letter to MSO or University Back to Top
	Create a nonprofit HR module for my educational program Real life examples Here you'll find examples of universities that have incorporated nonprofit HR programming successfully into their curriculum. You'll learn why they believe this training is important, and how well their HR workshops have been attended. Nonprofit HR Certificate, Nonprofit Center, La Salle University – Philadelphia, PA University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education – Milwaukee, WI Back to Top