West Virginia Universitys Division of Social Work opens its 2007 season of theNonprofit Management Breakfast SeriesFeb. 20 in Morgantown.

All of the offerings in the six-session series will be on Tuesday mornings from 7:30-9:30 a.m. in the Mountainlairs Laurel Room on WVU s Downtown Campus.

Each session is approved for two hours of continuing education credit for social workers in the region. Cost is $25 per workshop or $100 for all six. A $90early bird discountis available for those who register by Thursday, Feb. 1.

For more information and to register, contact Jacki Englehardt, coordinator of Professional and Community Education, WVU Division of Social Work, at Jacki.Englehardt@mail.wvu.edu or at 304-293-3501, ext. 3109. Additional information is also available athttp://sw.as.wvu.edu/continuing.

Topics and speakers:

  • February 20 :Coaching for Success: Strategies for Efficiency and Effectivenessby Joe Frontiera, MS, and Dan Liedl, MA, WVU International Center for Performance Excellence.
  • March 6 :Nonprofit Budgetingby Roger Lohmann, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the NOVA Institute, WVU Division of Social Work.
  • March 20 :Executive Director and the Board: Realistic Roles and Responsibilities,facilitated by Robin Smith, MA, LSW , Executive Director, United Way of Marion County, along with a panel of local nonprofit directors and board members.
  • April 3 :Building Networks and Collaborations in Communitiesby L. Christopher Plein, Ph.D., Chair of the Division of Public Administration, Assistant Dean of the School of Applied Social Sciences, Eberly Professor of Outstanding Public Service
  • April 17 :From Welcome to Good Riddance: Spotting Employment Law Issues in the West Virginia Nonprofit Workplaceby Rodney L. Bean, Partner, Steptoe and Johnson, PLLC .
  • May 1 :Communicating Your Brand Identity (Logos, Taglines, Business Cards, Letterhead, and Much More)by Catherine Mezera, Lecturer- Advertising Faculty, Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism, West Virginia University.