The Brown Bag Lunch and Learn series presents informative sessions on a variety of topics related to the nonprofit sector and philanthropy. Monthly presentations are offered during the fall and winter semesters and are free to participants.

The series is a partnership between the School of Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy. The presentations serve as a resource to the nonprofit community and provide a learning opportunity for students, faculty, and practitioners.

Sessions take place at the Johnson Center (map) from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. One hour presentations are followed by a half hour discussion and time for questions. Register here.

Past presentations include:

• Leadership in Sustainability
• Succession Planning
• Top Ten Tech Issues with Highway T
• First Look at Results from the 2011 Greater Grand Rapids Survey
• Risk Management in Nonprofits: integrating risk considerations into strategic decision making
• Volunteering in America and West Michigan
• Financial Issues of Nonprofit Leaders
• Conducting a Community Needs Assessment
• Michigan's Nonprofit Employment
• Issues in Volunteer Administration
• Starting a Tax-Exempt Nonprofit in Michigan
• Google for Nonprofits
• Managing Service Delivery Contracts with Government
• Hospitality, Tourism and the Nonprofit Sector
• Contracting Out: the services that nonprofits contract out and the implications for their organizations
• Technology and Marketing
• Introduction to Fundraising Resources
• The Current and Future State of Evaluation in the Nonprofit Sector
• A Look Inside Healthcare: its changing dynamic
• The Gift of All: A Community of Givers documentary and commentary

For more information contact Prof. Sal Alaimo or Pat Nanzer.