Sponsored by the Essex County COMMUNITY FOUNDATION and the Essex NATIONAL HERITAGE COMMISSION

Thursday, October 2, 2008

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA

Please join us for a presentation by Geeta Pradhan, from the Boston Foundation, about their recent study on organizational growth and financial stability of the nonprofit sector in Massachusetts.  Ms. Pradhan will present the findings and implications of the study for nonprofit organizations.  ECCF and ENHC will discuss current programs to support the organizational capacity of the nonprofit community that serves the 34 towns and cities of Essex County.

 Who should attend:  The workshop is targeted to funders and to managerial staff  and board members of nonprofit organizations in Essex County.

Registration and fees:  Please register on-line.  Seating is limited and registration is required.  There is no fee for this program.

Questions:  Contact Julie Bishop, Grants and Nonprofit Services Manager, ECCF, 978-777-8876 or Mary Williamson, Development Director, ENHC , 978-740-0444.

Directions to North Shore Community College:

     From the South:  Route 1 North to Danvers or Route 95 North to Danvers, Exit 50.  From either route follow signs for NSCC onto Route 1 South. Take right onto Ferncroft Road.  NSCC campus is first on the left.

     From the North:  Route 95 South to Danvers, Exit 50, Route 1 South.  Take right onto Ferncroft Road.  NSCC campus is first on the left.

     From Route 128 South:  Take Route 62 West toward Middleton.  Take Route 1 North – passing the Route 95 exit to Route 1 South (you will essentially be making a U-turn from Route 1 North to South).  Take the first right onto Ferncroft Road.  NSCC is first on the left.

Workshop location:  Room DH119

Once on campus, please park in the first parking lot on the right, which is marked Visitor Parking.  Enter the main entrance to the Frederick E. Berry Building, which is the entrance next to the three flagpoles.  Once inside the building, follow signs and arrows to DH 119.  Proceed through the main lobby of the Frederick E. Berry Building, down an outdoor covered walkway and into the Health and Science Building.  The Room 119 lecture hall is just inside the Health and Science Building.