NPLE Educational Speaker Series
All sessions are free and held virtually via Zoom from 12 to 1 p.m.Registration for future sessions open as the class date approaches.
August 6, 2024
Creating and Utilizing Spreadsheets
Join us for an engaging online training session designed for beginner and intermediate level Excel users. Participants will learn essential skills such as creating basic formulas, charts, pivot tables, and graphs.
Featured Speaker: Emeline Ferguson,
Manager, Data & Technology Solutions, Washington Co. Community Foundation
With a strong data and math background, Emeline "Em" Ferguson is the WCCF's resident expert on the various software programs used by the Foundation to process gifts and grants. She was integral to the WCCF's transition to its current customer relationship management system, and lead the conversion to Submittable for grant requests and reports. Her knowledge of Excel, which she uses on a daily basis, includes advanced formulas, data tables, pivot tables, graphs, etc.
Em is a graduate of Grove City College, and is currently studying for the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy designation, administered through the American College of Financial Services.
During her college years, Em was involved in numerous mission trips which included volunteering in Scotland and New York, at homeless shelters in Los Angeles, and in Houston after Hurricane Harvey. She is a Washington County native and currently resides in Cecil Township with her dog, Fig.
October 29, 2024
Revised Salary Levels for Exempt Employees
Presented by: Trenna Passalacqua, Blueprints
November 12, 2024
Work Programs That Benefit Nonprofits
Presented by: Lisa Neil, CEO, Southwest Training Services
December 3, 2024
Form 990 & Audit as Development Tools
Presented by: Megan Hegedus, Domestic Violence Services of SWPA & Tanya Vokes, Dress for Success