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Frank
Polkowski |
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Nonprofit
Boards, Management, Staff, Volunteers
Keynote Addresses – Workshops Retreats - Consulting |
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Frank Polkowski is the nonprofit and management
practitioner. If your needs are to strengthen, inspire or rekindle
the passion of your organization Frank can help! An organizational
and personal development consultant, Frank is a seasoned twenty-five
year master in strengthening management and staff organizations.
Beginning with IBM across North America, he has been in Business
Administration and Human Resource Management since 1972.
Before retiring from IBM, Frank was on executive loan as a Management
consultant to the United Way in Buffalo, New York which brought
a new perspective to his corporate philanthropic work.
Frank has developed and taught several award winning programs
focusing on Personal Effectiveness, Management, Career Development,
Public Speaking, Change Management, and Instructional Techniques.
He has had the opportunity to enlighten thousands of people in
the finesse of developing themselves and their organizations.
NonProfit & Management Consultants is a service organization
that provides organizational consulting, strategic planning, training
& development services, workshops and keynote talks. Areas
of expertise include the management of staff, board, mission and
vision, operational volunteers, and all aspects of nonprofit organizations.
Frank serves on the Board of Directors for many professional,
cultural and civic organizations. He hosted a personal development
radio show aired in the Buffalo and Toronto area for eight years.
He coauthored “Best Customer Service from Inside Out”
is currently finishing his first three solo books, “Essence
of Effective Boards”, “Expectational Management.”
and “Why Not Me?” Frank’s hobbies are gourmet
cooking, wine tasting, ham radio and collecting clowns.
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Speaking
Topics: "Customized, Not Canned”
Board Roles & Responsibilities for Non Profits
- The Essence of Effective Boards
- Governance and Ethics
- Nominating Committees: Are You Hungry Yet?
Organizational Mission, Vision, Values, & Goals
- The Fifteen-Minute Mission
- Strengthening Your Organization’s Culture
Framework for Strategic Planning
- Long Term Success Isn’t Accidental
Fundraising and Marketing
- Community Impact Funding
- Critical Link Between PR, Marketing, & Fundraising
Leadership, Ethics & Integrity
- Leading by Example
Management Skills
- Performance, Planning, Counseling & Evaluation
- Harassment, Ethics, & Conditions of Employment
- Personality Profiles using DiSC ©
Communications Skills
- Presentation Skills - From Novice to Seasoned
- Networking for Fundraising and Program Results
Organizational Attitudes
- Hanging Tough in Tough Times
- Love Them or Loose Them©
- Who Moved My Cheese? ©
Volunteers
- Is Your Volunteer Force Morphing?
- Attracting, Keeping or Dismissing Volunteers
- Managing, Matching and Using a Volunteer Workforce
Time, Project & Personal Control
- Living with the 32 Hour Day
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Clients:
American Institute of Banking
American Society for Training & Development
American Society of Women Accountants
Audubon Society
Boy Scouts of America
Buffalo Audubon Society
Camp Fire Boys & Girls
Catholic Charities of Erie, PA
Center for Nonprofit Resources, New Orleans
Chautauqua Institution
International Management Network
Literacy Volunteers of America, NY State
Lutheran Support Services
National Society of Fundraising Executives
Neighborhood Information Center
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New York State Recycling Association
Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga, TN
Penn State University, Chenango
Purchasing Management Association
Rochester Area Administrators of Volunteer Services
Salvation Army
Southeast Community Work Center
Tennessee Valley Fundraising Institute
United Way (s)
Victim’s Resource Center
YMCA & YWCA
General Mills
IBM Corporation
Scott Aviation
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Frank’s
current community involvement includes:
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) - Board,
Past President
Boy Scouts of America - Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Executive
Board, Marketing
Goodwill Industries - Officer, Board of Trustees, Executive Committee,
HR Chair
Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center - Board of Directors, Vice President
Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM)
United Way - Corporate Volunteer Council, Volunteer Services
Frank’s
past local community involvement included:
Bryant and Stratton Business School - Advisory Board
Buffalo Arts Council - Management Assistance Committee
Buffalo State College - Adjunct Professor - Management Development
Buffalo Urban League - Economic Development & Employment Council
Erie Community College - Advisory Board
Greater Buffalo Partnership (Chamber) - Management Assistance
International Management Network - President, Board of Directors
Radio Show Host - “Crossroads” - WJYE-FM, Buffalo,
NY
St. John's Lutheran Home for Children - Board of Directors
United Way - Chair - Corporate Volunteer Council, Management Assistance
Western New York Consultant’s Association - Board of Directors,
President
World University Games - Speaker’s Bureau
Zion Lutheran Church - Council President & Sunday School Teacher
Client
Comments
Strategic Planning - "Our Board had
been struggling for several months with little progress. Frank
was able to put the pieces together and had 25 Board Members and
staff cast the plan on a Saturday morning. The plan while deceptively
simple has been effective in guiding us for the past two years".
Michael Venezia
Mid Erie Counseling Services
Marketing - "I have been a professional
for over 20 years and have participated in numerous workshops
and seminars. Your presentation was the best session in which
I have ever participated. It was brief, focused and exactly what
I'd hoped it would be in terms of providing tangible techniques
that members of my staff and other professionals will be able
to use immediately as they approach their daily work."
David A. Borchard
Scout Executive
Greater Niagara Frontier Council, Boy Scouts of America
"Many, many thanks for your wonderful and inspirational
talk at our annual dinner. I found it to be perfect timing."
Renee Tucker
American Society of Women Accountants
"Your willingness to share your expertise was appreciated
by all the participants."
Anthony Esposito
Private Industry Council
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