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Webinars

Learn from the convenience of your office!

We are thrilled to expand webinar offerings to our members in 2024-25 based on the insights gathered from our recent member survey. 

2024-25 Webinars:

October 24, 12 noon-1 pm

Demystifying School Finance: How Communicators Can Effectively Explain Budgets/School Finance to the Public

More detailed description coming soon.

Cost: $0 for WSPRA members; $25 for non-WSPRA members

Presenters:

  • Jason Demerathm, Executive Director of Financial Services at CESA 2
  • Brian Nicol, Partner, Donovan Group
  • Jim Strick, Communications Manager, Neenah Joint School District

REGISTRATION

January 9, 2025, 12 noon-1 pm

Build trust within your community to improve the chance that your future bond or levy passes

Considering or planning to go for a bond or levy in the future?  Worried about it passing?  With increased concern in the country about taxes, education spending and more, election success rates for bonds and levies continuing to drop, it takes a different approach!  Learn from Brian Epperson, CEO of Target River, how a campaign focused on building trust with your stakeholders greatly increases the odds of a future bond or levy passing, without ever actually mentioning the bond or levy in our messaging!

REGISTER HERE

 

CURRENTLY PLANNING:

  • February 2025: Customer service in schools
  • March 2025: AI
  • April 2025: Internal Communications

 

PREVIOUS WEBINARS:

  • Strategies for a Successful Operational & Capital Referendums, Panel: Sarah O'Donnell, Phill Klamm, Jennifer Ames, Stacy Tapp (September 24, 2024)

  • Strategies for a Successful Operational Referendum Campaign, Panel: Jennifer West, Katy Byrnes Kaiser, Maria Campbell, Tom Wermuth (February 8, 2024)

  • Building a Team of Social Media Content Creators, Dr. Jill Johnson (January 31, 2024)

  • ChatGPT Central Perk: Making FRIENDS with AI, Rebecca Bultsma, Communications Officer, Westwind School Division, Alberta, Canada (September 19, 2023)