Community Programs

Led by: Dorica Watson

Learn how to talk with someone that always seems to be difficult.

Let’s talk through how you move forward, start the conversation, and get work done.

Eastern Indiana Works provides these sessions, in partnership with Shafer Leadership Academy, as a free service to our clients. Workshops are designed to enhance your marketability and improve your skill-set. 
Please register within 24 hours of workshop time. Panera Lunch will be provided for all who attend. 

Are you a nonprofit leader looking to strengthen your board’s effectiveness? This session will help you understand the significance of board orientations and their impact on board governance. Discover how a board orientation lays the groundwork for effective governance, fosters collaboration, and aligns board members with the organization’s mission and values.

Participants will learn practice strategies and tools for building an engaging board orientation tailored to your nonprofit’s unique needs. From discovering the essential documents and resources for board members to have as they join your board to establishing an orientation plan and timeline, this session will provide you with the time and support you need to start building an effective orientation for your board members.

Takeaways: 

• Participants will learn about the importance of board orientations and how they set the stage for effective board functioning.
• Participants will learn practical strategies and tools to design an engaging board orientation tailored to their nonprofit’s needs.
• Participants will explore best practices for creating a welcoming environment for new board members.

This session is ideal for: nonprofit directors, current board members, or others interested in learning more about this topic.

Cost: $25

Co-Facilitators:

Ryan Groves is a licensed attorney with more than 10 years of experience, currently working as a Sr. Trust Officer with Old National Bank. He earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and his bachelor’s in microbiology from Indiana University. Ryan served as a professor at Ball State University’s Miller College of Business for nearly a decade. As a lawyer and professor, Ryan is considered a noteworthy leader among his clients and students. A life-long learner, he has multiple professional memberships in various bar associations. He is also the Past-Chairman of the Board for Hillcroft Services, Inc. and a current Board Member for the YMCA of Muncie. Ryan was born and raised in Muncie, Indiana, and currently resides in Yorktown.

Chad Zaucha is the President/CEO of YMCA of Muncie. He has over 19 years of experience in leadership at YMCAs across Indiana, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Alliance of YMCAs.

Read a book. Lead with inspiration.

SLA in partnership with Muncie Public Library is offering a unique quarterly gathering, highlighting important take-aways from inspirational leadership books. At each event, facilitators will share key leadership development lessons from leadership-focused books. This is not a book club, rather a guided discussion around the key takeaways from each book.

Prior reading of the book is not required but we encourage participants to share about what they learned and check-out one of the books from Muncie Public Library. All participants attending will be entered in a raffle to win a digital copy of one of the books discussed.

All sessions are FREE and open to the public. Registration is required.

LEARN MORE »

This session helps nonprofit professionals learn about, and differentiate between, process, outcome, and impact evaluation. The session will begin with a brief overview of basic evaluation concepts and terminology to ensure a solid foundation. Participants will learn how to assess program implementation, measure outcomes, and evaluate long-term impacts. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on the data they are currently collecting and using within their own organizations, with the aim of improving coverage and increasing efficiency.

Takeaways: 

• Understand the roles of process and outcome evaluation in assessing the impact of programs
• Distinguish between process, outcome, and impact evaluation, understanding their specific purposes and applications in assessing program effectiveness
• Identify opportunities to increase the efficiency of data collection efforts and data-based decision-making processes.

Cost: $25

Facilitator:

Mindy Hightower King is the owner and President of Limelight Analytics, LLC, an evaluation and measurement firm in Bloomington, Indiana. Dr. King is also an adjunct faculty member in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington. She has worked as a program evaluator for 25 years, with a focus on assessing the implementation and outcomes of education programs, literacy interventions, early childhood education environments, and healthy community initiatives. Dr. King has led statewide evaluations of federal education grants for afterschool programs, charter schools, and instructional development projects. In addition, she has worked closely with foundations and statewide organizations to build evaluation capacity among non-profit organizations. Dr. King currently directs a portfolio of more than 30 statewide and local evaluation projects for governmental agencies, schools, and foundations. Dr. King earned her B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles and her Ph.D. in Health Psychology from the University of California, Irvine.