Leadership Communication - Becoming an Effective Communicator With Fred Ashforth
Great leaders are great communicators. In general, the role of a leader is to clearly communicate with others. This highly interactive workshop will provide opportunities for attendees to practice what they learn through short impromptu speaking activities. This workshop addresses the following leadership communication issues:
§ Communicating at a performance evaluation / Communicating in difficult situations
§ Becoming an effective listener / Interpreting body language
§ Looking and sounding like a confident leader / Communicating with upper management
§ Understanding leadership communication / Communicating in person, by phone & in writing
§ Leadership Skills for Communicating with Groups / Adjusting attitudes about speaking
§ Connecting with every audience / Delivering any presentation like a pro
§ Writing a great presentation / Handling a question & answer session like a pro
Fred Ashforth is the president of Ashforth Associates, a consulting firm established in 1991. He is an experienced speaker, trainer, writer and consultant. Fred works with professionals to improve their communication skills, developing more effective leadership skills. He has worked with over 150 clients. His programs have been well received by over 14,000 people who have attended and participated in them.
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Time: Registration: 8:30 am, Program: 9 am - 4 pm (Lunch Provided)
Location: Foothill Performing Arts Center, Market St. in Oneonta
Cost: $75.00 per Person (Make Check Payable to “JSEC”)
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The CDO Leadership Institute seminars series will be presented by various leadership specialists, and will focus on such topics as: Communications, Critical Thinking, Coaching & Mentoring, Conflict Management, and Team Building. The Series will benefit practiced managers, supervisors, & potential future leaders. For information about the series & CDO Leadership Institute visit: www.cdoworkforce.org
Reservations can be called-in or email by 9/16/2011 to: 607-432-4800 X 103 or alan.sessions@labor.ny.gov
Alan Sessions, Business Services Rep.
Dept. of Labor & CDO Workforce
12 Dietz St., Oneonta, NY 13820
607-432-4800, Ext. 103
alan.sessions@labor.ny.gov
Friday, July 22, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Nominate Your CPA Board Member for Michael Urbach, CPA, Community Builders Award
2011 Michael H. Urbach, CPA, Community Builders Award Now Accepting Nominations
Sponsored by the New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
Submission Accepted through August 22nd, 2011
In recognition of the important role, talents and leadership that a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New York State can provide as a board member for community-based charities, NYCON and NYSSCPA are pleased to announce the 8th Annual Michael H. Urbach, CPA, Community Builders Award.
The award is named in honor of the late Michael H. Urbach, CPA, former partner of Urbach, Kahn and Werlin, former NYS Commissioner of Tax and Finance and Chair of the State Employees federated Appeal, and board leader of a number of charities.
Award Criteria & Submission
Candidates must:
Sponsored by the New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
Submission Accepted through August 22nd, 2011
In recognition of the important role, talents and leadership that a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New York State can provide as a board member for community-based charities, NYCON and NYSSCPA are pleased to announce the 8th Annual Michael H. Urbach, CPA, Community Builders Award.
The award is named in honor of the late Michael H. Urbach, CPA, former partner of Urbach, Kahn and Werlin, former NYS Commissioner of Tax and Finance and Chair of the State Employees federated Appeal, and board leader of a number of charities.
Award Criteria & Submission
Candidates must:
- Be a CPA in good standing and a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants;
- Have served as an Officer on at least 3 different charitable 501(c)(3) community-based nonprofits with service as President/Chair at least once;
- Have demonstrated exemplary board leadership resulting in significant and positive organizational impact including, but not limited to, financial turn-around, growth, and/or organizational re-structuring; and
- Preference will be given to nominees whose board leadership accomplishments have been with community-based charities.
Deadline - August 22, 2011
Nominations addressing the candidate's qualifications must be received by August 22nd. Nominators are strongly encouraged to address the candidate's qualifications related to the four (4) criteria's mentioned above and to include at least three (3) letters of support from the charities who have benefited from the candidate's volunteer leadership.
Send seven (7) packets of nomination materials to:
Urbach Community Builders Award Committee
New York Council of Nonprofits
272 Broadway
Albany NY 12204
or email the packet to Melissa Currado, Executive Assistant to the CEO at mcurrado@nycon.org.
Announcement & Presentation
The 2011 award will be formally presented at the Annual Member Meeting of NYCON slated for the afternoon of October 6th at Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, New York.
The Luncheon will take place during CAMP FINANCE, a two-day retreat that provides the very best in knowledge, skill and strategy sessions for your staff and volunteer leaders.
In honor of the late Harold Mandel, a certified public accountant who worked for Urbach, Kahn & Werlin in Albany, NY and retired in West Palm Beach, FL, the 2011 Urbach Honoree has the privilege to award one (1) nonprofit executive of their choice a Camp Finance scholarship in Hal's name. In 2009, Mr. Mandel's family accepted a posthumous Michael H. Urbach, CPA Community Builders Award in his tribute.
Past Urbach Award Honorees
2010
Edward S. Mucenski, CPA of Potsdam
2009
Lewis "Lew" Kramer, CPA of Chappaqua
2008
Mel Zachter, CPA of Staten Island
2007
Eugene H. Fleishman, CPA of Poughkeepsie
2006
Craig Sickler, CPA from Kingston
2005
Paul Battaglia, CPA from Batavia
For More Information
visit NYCON at http://www.nycon.org/ or contact Melissa Currado at (800) 515-5012 or mcurrado@nycon.org
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
New Unemployment Insurance Fee To Impact Nonprofits
Read below about the recent news about a new fee per employee for employers related to NYS Unemployment Insurance borrowing. As a nonprofit, there is another alternative, which you can learn about from NYCON:
Find Out if the Unemployment Savings Program for NYCON Members through First Nonprofits Companies can Save You Money.
Why pay a tax if you don’t have to? Many NYCON Members have switched from paying the state unemployment tax rates to First Nonprofit Unemployment Savings Program saving up to 60% of their unemployment costs annually. Find out if you can too. Take NYCON's FREE upcoming Beneft Spotlight: Unemployment Savings Program on August 23rd from 10 am to 11am. REGISTER HERE
A Big Bill for Employers
The Albany Times Union reported that Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday rolled out a sweeping plan to help revitalize the state's economy, complete with an ad campaign and competitive grant program designed to spark innovation.
But businesses have a more immediate concern: The bill is coming due for New York's unemployment insurance.
Citing the need to borrow more than $3 billion from the federal government to prop up its chronically empty account, the state faces a whopping $95 million interest payment on loans for the fund due Sept. 30.
As a result, the state Department of Labor is assessing businesses up to $21.25 per employee to cover the cost. That payment is due Aug. 15.
Complaints about what businesses describe as a hidden tax were rolling in Tuesday after numerous employers received the notices and as Cuomo expounded on his plans for the economy.
"This is something that could -- depending on the number of employees -- be a pretty hefty cost in this economy," said Mike Durant, New York state director for the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
When asked about the surcharge during a news conference outlining his revitalization plans, Cuomo stressed that the bill for interest is ultimately coming from Washington, D.C.
"It's a federal decision whether or not they'll waive the interest payments. I hope that they do," he said, adding that his office was pushing the state's congressional delegation on the issue.
The hefty tab illustrates what can happen as the federal stimulus program, enacted shortly after the recession started in 2008, runs out.
The Department of Labor noted that the stimulus program provided no-interest loans to the states in 2009 and 2010, but not this year.
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/A-big-bill-for-your-boss-1472786.php#ixzz1SetH4Zip
Find Out if the Unemployment Savings Program for NYCON Members through First Nonprofits Companies can Save You Money.
Why pay a tax if you don’t have to? Many NYCON Members have switched from paying the state unemployment tax rates to First Nonprofit Unemployment Savings Program saving up to 60% of their unemployment costs annually. Find out if you can too. Take NYCON's FREE upcoming Beneft Spotlight: Unemployment Savings Program on August 23rd from 10 am to 11am. REGISTER HERE
A Big Bill for Employers
The Albany Times Union reported that Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday rolled out a sweeping plan to help revitalize the state's economy, complete with an ad campaign and competitive grant program designed to spark innovation.
But businesses have a more immediate concern: The bill is coming due for New York's unemployment insurance.
Citing the need to borrow more than $3 billion from the federal government to prop up its chronically empty account, the state faces a whopping $95 million interest payment on loans for the fund due Sept. 30.
As a result, the state Department of Labor is assessing businesses up to $21.25 per employee to cover the cost. That payment is due Aug. 15.
Complaints about what businesses describe as a hidden tax were rolling in Tuesday after numerous employers received the notices and as Cuomo expounded on his plans for the economy.
"This is something that could -- depending on the number of employees -- be a pretty hefty cost in this economy," said Mike Durant, New York state director for the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
When asked about the surcharge during a news conference outlining his revitalization plans, Cuomo stressed that the bill for interest is ultimately coming from Washington, D.C.
"It's a federal decision whether or not they'll waive the interest payments. I hope that they do," he said, adding that his office was pushing the state's congressional delegation on the issue.
The hefty tab illustrates what can happen as the federal stimulus program, enacted shortly after the recession started in 2008, runs out.
The Department of Labor noted that the stimulus program provided no-interest loans to the states in 2009 and 2010, but not this year.
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/A-big-bill-for-your-boss-1472786.php#ixzz1SetH4Zip
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Sauer Named to Attorney General's Nonprofit Leadership Committee
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman recently announced that NYCON CEO Doug Sauer would be one of the prominent nonprofit leaders appointed to the Committee for Nonprofit Revitalization. The task force, composed of 29 leaders in the nonprofit sector from across New York State, is charged with presenting a series of recommendations to the Attorney General to reduce the regulatory burdens and costs on nonprofits while strengthening nonprofit accountability.
"I'm honored that Attorney General Schneiderman has asked us to bring NYCON's statewide perspective and expertise to this important collaborative effort," said Doug Sauer. "We're proud to represent 3,000 small to moderately sized member nonprofits who provide critical services in communities across New York. It's a testament to the Attorney General's initiative that he is seeking the input of these grass roots groups as he strives to help improve nonprofit efficiency, make oversight more effective and help increase the public's faith in our sector."
In addition to providing critical services to New Yorkers, nonprofits are also a driving economic force. Statewide, nonprofits employ between 17 and 18 percent of the workforce. In New York City alone nonprofits employ 500,000 people.
"For too long, New York's regulatory framework has placed unnecessary burdens on nonprofits, which are simply untenable during these challenging financial times," Attorney General Schneiderman said. "We must modernize the rules of the road so the nonprofit sector can thrive. We can be tougher on policing fraud without imposing needless burdens and costs on this vital sector of New York's economy."
Based on the key issues that the nonprofit sector has identified to the Attorney General's Office, the Leadership Committee's activities will focus on the following:
Making recommendations on how to reduce regulatory burdens and more effectively address regulatory concerns;
Developing legislative proposals to modernize New York's nonprofit laws that would eliminate outdated requirements and unnecessary burdens while strengthening accountability; and
Proposing measures to enhance board governance and effectiveness, including through new programs to recruit and train nonprofit board members.
The Leadership Committee will be staffed by the Attorney General's Charities Bureau Chief, Jason Lilien, and will be charged with completing its work by the end of this year.
Stay tuned to our emails, as NYCON will be seeking the input of all current members on its website at www.nycon.org beginning in August.
"I'm honored that Attorney General Schneiderman has asked us to bring NYCON's statewide perspective and expertise to this important collaborative effort," said Doug Sauer. "We're proud to represent 3,000 small to moderately sized member nonprofits who provide critical services in communities across New York. It's a testament to the Attorney General's initiative that he is seeking the input of these grass roots groups as he strives to help improve nonprofit efficiency, make oversight more effective and help increase the public's faith in our sector."
In addition to providing critical services to New Yorkers, nonprofits are also a driving economic force. Statewide, nonprofits employ between 17 and 18 percent of the workforce. In New York City alone nonprofits employ 500,000 people.
"For too long, New York's regulatory framework has placed unnecessary burdens on nonprofits, which are simply untenable during these challenging financial times," Attorney General Schneiderman said. "We must modernize the rules of the road so the nonprofit sector can thrive. We can be tougher on policing fraud without imposing needless burdens and costs on this vital sector of New York's economy."
Based on the key issues that the nonprofit sector has identified to the Attorney General's Office, the Leadership Committee's activities will focus on the following:
Making recommendations on how to reduce regulatory burdens and more effectively address regulatory concerns;
Developing legislative proposals to modernize New York's nonprofit laws that would eliminate outdated requirements and unnecessary burdens while strengthening accountability; and
Proposing measures to enhance board governance and effectiveness, including through new programs to recruit and train nonprofit board members.
The Leadership Committee will be staffed by the Attorney General's Charities Bureau Chief, Jason Lilien, and will be charged with completing its work by the end of this year.
Stay tuned to our emails, as NYCON will be seeking the input of all current members on its website at www.nycon.org beginning in August.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
NYS New Hire Reporting Law Information effective 7/15/2011
To CDO Business Community:
As of this Friday (July 15, 2011), all New York state employers will have to report their newly hired or rehired employees’ information to the Department of Taxation and Finance.
The New Hire Reporting Law is an attempt to move people off NY state-funded health insurance programs that should not be on them. Under the provisions of the law, employers must report an employee’s name, address and Social Security number, along with the employer’s name, address and identification number assigned to them by the Internal Revenue Service, and whether dependent health insurance benefits are available for the new employee. This information must be reported within 20 days of the new hire.
Failure to provide the information in a timely manner or to provide accurate information will result in a $20 fine per employee for which the state did not receive accurate or timely information
Additional information from NYS Dept of Tax & Finance relating to how and where to report new hire information is listed below. If you need additional information, please feel free to contact me.
http://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/wt/newhire.htm
http://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/wt/newhire_rules.htm
Alan Sessions, Business Services Rep.
Dept. of Labor & CDO Workforce
12 Dietz St., Oneonta, NY 13820
607-432-4800, Ext. 103
alan.sessions@labor.ny.gov
As of this Friday (July 15, 2011), all New York state employers will have to report their newly hired or rehired employees’ information to the Department of Taxation and Finance.
The New Hire Reporting Law is an attempt to move people off NY state-funded health insurance programs that should not be on them. Under the provisions of the law, employers must report an employee’s name, address and Social Security number, along with the employer’s name, address and identification number assigned to them by the Internal Revenue Service, and whether dependent health insurance benefits are available for the new employee. This information must be reported within 20 days of the new hire.
Failure to provide the information in a timely manner or to provide accurate information will result in a $20 fine per employee for which the state did not receive accurate or timely information
Additional information from NYS Dept of Tax & Finance relating to how and where to report new hire information is listed below. If you need additional information, please feel free to contact me.
http://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/wt/newhire.htm
http://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/wt/newhire_rules.htm
Alan Sessions, Business Services Rep.
Dept. of Labor & CDO Workforce
12 Dietz St., Oneonta, NY 13820
607-432-4800, Ext. 103
alan.sessions@labor.ny.gov
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Partnership Update from MuseumWise and Museum Association of NY (MANY)
Thinking creatively towards envisioning a new model of service, as with all significant endeavors we started with an idea and now bring it into being with a plan. A primary goal of this investigation has been to create an open process, establishing a conduit for sharing information with and receiving evaluation from our constituencies. To that end, please enjoy this second installment of our Museumwise - MANY membership communiqué, which will bring you up-to-date as to our progress over the last few months.
Working in partnership, Museumwise & MANY have made great strides towards reaching several of our initial milestones of conducting organizational assessments of the two organizations, planning the first of two facilitated meetings of both boards and staff, and developing a stakeholder engagement strategy. Keep an eye on your inboxes, because our next round of messaging will include a link to our membership survey to gather your thoughts about consolidation and what a new model of service may look like for you.
Our next significant milestone will be the first joint meeting of the boards on July 18th in Albany. Led by our facilitator Scott Sears, this will be an opportunity for the Museumwise and MANY boards to sit down together to get acquainted with the vision, value and service of each other's organization and to begin envisioning the qualities of and defining the outcome criteria for a blended organization. The rapport developed among the T7 planning committee has set the stage for a progressive and productive session with the two boards. As a launching point for these discussions, the T7 compiled an organizational assessment document placing Museumwise's and MANY's services, programs and future interests side by side to establish similarities between and distinctiveness of the two organizations.
One of the activities on July 18th will be the creation of a 'shared history' - a timeline of trends and events that have defined the New York State museum community and Museumwise's and MANY's histories over the last 10+ years. Can you help us flesh this history out?
Please share with us your thoughts about the trends and events that have defined each organization and our collective professional community by sending them along to Catherine director@museumwise.org and Anne info@manyonline.org.
Thanks in advance for your replies -
Best regards,
Catherine Anne
Catherine Gilbert, Anne Ackerson,
Executive Director Director
Museumwise Museum Association of New York
Working in partnership, Museumwise & MANY have made great strides towards reaching several of our initial milestones of conducting organizational assessments of the two organizations, planning the first of two facilitated meetings of both boards and staff, and developing a stakeholder engagement strategy. Keep an eye on your inboxes, because our next round of messaging will include a link to our membership survey to gather your thoughts about consolidation and what a new model of service may look like for you.
Our next significant milestone will be the first joint meeting of the boards on July 18th in Albany. Led by our facilitator Scott Sears, this will be an opportunity for the Museumwise and MANY boards to sit down together to get acquainted with the vision, value and service of each other's organization and to begin envisioning the qualities of and defining the outcome criteria for a blended organization. The rapport developed among the T7 planning committee has set the stage for a progressive and productive session with the two boards. As a launching point for these discussions, the T7 compiled an organizational assessment document placing Museumwise's and MANY's services, programs and future interests side by side to establish similarities between and distinctiveness of the two organizations.
One of the activities on July 18th will be the creation of a 'shared history' - a timeline of trends and events that have defined the New York State museum community and Museumwise's and MANY's histories over the last 10+ years. Can you help us flesh this history out?
Please share with us your thoughts about the trends and events that have defined each organization and our collective professional community by sending them along to Catherine director@museumwise.org and Anne info@manyonline.org.
Thanks in advance for your replies -
Best regards,
Catherine Anne
Catherine Gilbert, Anne Ackerson,
Executive Director Director
Museumwise Museum Association of New York
Monday, June 27, 2011
HOPE-onomics 2011 June 30th at the Otesaga
Hope springs eternal. We’ve all heard the quote—but what does it mean in a recovering economy? The last few years have seen bumps and bruises in every part of your business. Doing more with less, cutting costs without losing ability to service, motivating your employees through change, and scratching your head every night wondering when it’s all going to end. The forecasters are saying this may or may not be the year—but are you ready? Join us for this interactive, motivational,
informative business discussion that will help you prepare your business for the recovering economy and position you to succeed in 2011 and beyond
About our Speaker:
Rick Grandinetti has designed, produced, coordinated and conducted thousands of keynote speeches and presentations throughout North America. He is the author of various educational programs utilized by numerous organizations throughout the United States. He guarantees a high energy presentation, evoking passion and reform within your organization and is a speaker not to be missed!
Who should attend:
CEO’s, CFO’s, officers, directors, managers, team leaders, sales and human resource personnel will all benefit from this presentation.
To make a reservation:
As a service to our business partners there is no fee to attend this breakfast.
However, seating is limited. Please RSVP by June 27, 2011 to Carol LaFleur ,
518-533-7880, email carol@healthykidneys.org or complete the information
below and fax to 518-458-9690:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Attendee Company email
_____________________________________________________________________________
Attendee Company email
_____________________________________________________________________________
Attendee Company email
Special Note:
This breakfast event is being brought to you by the Northeast Kidney Foundation. Did you know that 1 in 9 people have chronic kidney disease but most don’t
know it? At this breakfast presentation you will hear about services offered by the Northeast Kidney Foundation, how they can benefit your business, and about how your company can participate in the Walk for Kidneys scheduled for October 30 at SUNY Oneonta.
Phone: 518-533-7881
Fax: 518-458-9690
Email: info@nkfneny.org
99 Troy Road
Suite 200
East Greenbush, NY 12061
www.nkfneny.org
Northeast Kidney Foundation
Invites you to breakfast at the Otesaga!
informative business discussion that will help you prepare your business for the recovering economy and position you to succeed in 2011 and beyond
About our Speaker:
Rick Grandinetti has designed, produced, coordinated and conducted thousands of keynote speeches and presentations throughout North America. He is the author of various educational programs utilized by numerous organizations throughout the United States. He guarantees a high energy presentation, evoking passion and reform within your organization and is a speaker not to be missed!
Who should attend:
CEO’s, CFO’s, officers, directors, managers, team leaders, sales and human resource personnel will all benefit from this presentation.
To make a reservation:
As a service to our business partners there is no fee to attend this breakfast.
However, seating is limited. Please RSVP by June 27, 2011 to Carol LaFleur ,
518-533-7880, email carol@healthykidneys.org or complete the information
below and fax to 518-458-9690:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Attendee Company email
_____________________________________________________________________________
Attendee Company email
_____________________________________________________________________________
Attendee Company email
Special Note:
This breakfast event is being brought to you by the Northeast Kidney Foundation. Did you know that 1 in 9 people have chronic kidney disease but most don’t
know it? At this breakfast presentation you will hear about services offered by the Northeast Kidney Foundation, how they can benefit your business, and about how your company can participate in the Walk for Kidneys scheduled for October 30 at SUNY Oneonta.
Phone: 518-533-7881
Fax: 518-458-9690
Email: info@nkfneny.org
99 Troy Road
Suite 200
East Greenbush, NY 12061
www.nkfneny.org
Northeast Kidney Foundation
Invites you to breakfast at the Otesaga!
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