On January 21, 2009 the Northland Foundation, with support from Minnesota Power - An ALLETE Company invited nonprofit leaders to a free, half-day dialogue centered on current economic realities, the fundraising outlook for 2009, and strategies to maintain a strong, thriving organization.

Following are video clips, information from the presentations, and financial management tools that may assist the nonprofit community in charting a course through challenging times.

"Five Key Management Tips for Tough Times" by Kathy Keeley

• Part I (92 MB .mov)
• Part II (87 MB .mov)
  
• Part III (99 MB .mov)
• Part IV (65 MB .mov)

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Nonprofit Management and Financial Tools

• Nonprofit Cashflow Tool (44 KB Excel)
• Program-based Budget Tool (34 KB Excel)
  
• Key Financial Checklist (14 KB pdf)
• Scenario Planning Worksheets (52 KB pdf)
• Sample Chart of Accounts (51 KB pdf)

PowerPoints and Information

• Minnesota Charitable and Public Revenue Trends & Options by Jon Pratt
  - Power Point (1.6 MB)
• Five Key Management Tips for Tough Times by Kathy Keeley
  - Power Point (114 KB)
  - pdf (393 KB)
• Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' Nonprofit Current Conditions Report, December 2008
  - pdf (50 KB)
• Economic Stimulus Plan Summary, January 2009
  - pdf (62 KB)

Presenter Bios

Jon Pratt, Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Jon Pratt is director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, an association of 1,950 organizations that sponsors research, training, lobbying and negotiated discounts to strengthen the state's nonprofit sector. Mr. Pratt has a law degree from Antioch School of Law and a M.P.A. from Harvard University. He has been recognized several times by The NonProfit Times as one of the 50 most influential nonprofit leaders in the United States.

Kathy Keeley, The Keeley Group
Kathy Keeley has spent more than 25 years as a social entrepreneur working in economicdevelopment, finance, and performance management. She founded The Keeley Group in 1999 and has since completed strategic planning, project design, business planning, and executive coaching projects for more than 100 nonprofits, foundations, government organizations, and small businesses across the United States and internationally.