Skills Development Workshop Listing

Full day skill based workshops (5-7 hours)

• Grant proposal writing
• Community organizing – mobilizing the grassroots
• Advocacy campaign development
• An overview of nonprofit NGO mgt skills
• Understanding hunger and poverty through simulations

Skills based workshops (2-4 hours)

• Volunteer mgt. for nonprofit NGOs and community groups
• Problem analysis and issue development
• Advocacy campaign development
• Developing coalitions and partnerships
• Nonprofit corporate partnership development
• Research and information dissemination
• Community needs assessment
• Developing educational programs that promote social justice
• Community organizing – mobilizing the grassroots
• Fundraising tips
• Incorporating as a nonprofit in Japan
• Intro to project cycle management
• Coordinating letter writing campaigns
• Presentation skills for nonprofit NGOs and community groups
• Basic PR and outreach for nonprofit NGOs and community groups
• Self-help and training instead of handouts: helping others help
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Issue-based seminars and workshops - for professionals & the general public (1-3 hours)

• An introduction to the Japanese nonprofit NGOs
• Being an educated consumer – smart shopping and fair trade
• The importance of coalitions and network development
• Global campaigns for gender equality
• Trafficking and migration practices
• Conflict resolution – talking about peace is not enough
• Disaster prevention and relief
• Understanding hunger and poverty through simulations
• An introduction to human rights
• Universality and the relevance of human rights issues for women
• The feminization of the Japanese labour force