This content rich, two-day training is focused on strategic program management and capacity development topics. The curriculum will include planning for “on the horizon” issues such as possible administrative relief reforms by The White House along with elements of CLINIC’s highly praised Immigration Program Management training, expanded for more advanced learning opportunities. Prepare and plan now for Administrative Relief, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Citizenship, and your agency’s continuing role in immigrant integration.

Schedule:
January 8 and 9, 2015

• 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Day One.
• 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Day Two.

Topics:

•  Elements of expected or announced administrative relief for undocumented populations and the potential program impact for charitable immigration legal services.
• Leadership cultivation skills to build greater internal and external support for program planning and expansion for current needs and expected ones with administrative relief. 
• Case management policies, procedures, and forms. Participants will be asked to bring their case management forms to the training for a thorough review of forms in use and assess them against best practices. Attention will be given to developing policies and procedures that can create more professionalism and efficiencies.
• Technology uses for greater marketing, client contact, case management and evaluation including: social media; web-based client interaction tools; and integrated management and legal representation data bases.
• Staffing opportunities, supervision responsibilities and sub-office management.
• Measuring program outcomes for fundraising and marketing effectiveness.  Participants will learn what data can be collected, analyzed and marketed to compel stakeholders to provide ongoing support for immigration legal services.
• Different service delivery models to serve vulnerable populations and large numbers of applicants at the same time.  Special attention will be given to different group application workshop models.
• Open forum for participants to raise issues, ask questions and share good practices that are replicable.

The training is suitable for program staff from a wide range of organizations, including established immigration programs, ethnic and immigrant organizations, domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions and service providers, unions, and social services. The training will be presented by Michelle Sardone, CLINIC’s Legalization Program Director, and Jack Holmgren, CLINIC’s California Legalization Director. For more information see https://cliniclegal.org/calendar/preparing-administrative-relief-and-other-selected-issues-immigration-program-management.
 

Cost:

• $235 per person from affiliate agencies; $705 cap
• ($50 materials fee per person for more than 3 attendees from the same office site)
• $260 per person for other non-profit agency staff; $780 cap
• ($50 materials fee per person for more than 3 attendees from the same office site)
• $390 per person for private attorneys and staff

Please be sure to register under the correct category and for the correct training. All registration changes or cancellations are subject to an administrative charge of $70.00.
 

Registration:
The training is for the staff of community-based organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status, and attorneys and legal staff of private law offices. If you are not an affiliate and are registering as staff of a community-based organization, you must email a copy of your IRS 501(c)(3) letter designating your agency as a nonprofit entity to lspeasmaker@cliniclegal.org. If you fail to submit your 501(c) (3) letter you can be disenrolled. If you are an attorney, please include your state bar number. Payment is by credit card only. This training is expected to fill up quickly. Early registration is recommended. The registration deadline is January 1, 2015 or sooner if registration is full. For registration information contact Jack Holmgren at jholmgren@cliniclegal.org.

Register at https://cliniclegal.org/civicrm/event/register?id=224&reset=1.