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Does Free Continuing Education For Nurses Exist?

People choose to go back to school for a variety of different reasons. Some of us want to finish a degree. Others want to explore other career options. Some simply wish to learn more about a subject that has always interested them. For nurses, however, the pursuit of continued education isn’t optional. In most states, continuing education for nurses is mandated in order to maintain an active license.

But meeting your continued education requirement can be expensive, either for you or for your employer. Most programs, even home study and online courses, cost money. Free continuing education for nurses may be hard to come by… but it does exist. Taking advantage of these no-cost opportunities to meet their education requirements can help nurses keep their skills and knowledge up-to-date without incurring excessive costs.

Free continuing education for nurses isn’t just important from a cost-cutting perspective; continued education for anyone working within the medical field is absolutely essential. With the medical field advancing at such a rapid rate, it is absolutely crucial that health care workers are aware of and trained in the most current methods of caring for patients. This is why so many states mandate a certain number of continuing education activities for nurses per year in order to continue practicing.

Most commonly, nurses fulfill their education requirements through programs offered by or paid for by their employers. Attendance at a nursing conference and the completion of academic courses are both examples, albeit costly, of the types of activities that can earn nurses their state-mandated continuing education units.

So what types of free continuing education for nurses may be available to you? First, check with your local hospital to see if they offer inexpensive or no-cost training programs for nurses. The demand for registered nurses is at an all time high-the U.S. Department of labor predicts the creation of 587,000 new jobs for RNs between 2006 and 2016, one of the highest rates of growth among all occupations. For this reason, medical facilities may be more willing to provide low-cost or free continuing education for nurses looking for employment.

There are also several online opportunities to obtain free or low-cost education units. These programs are especially advantageous for working nurses as they don’t require you to take time away from work in order to complete your training. A surprisingly rich selection of material is available, from training in pain management to pediatrics to critical care. There are also directory services available to help you identify no-fee courses at just the click of a mouse.

While continuing education for nurses is certainly important, it doesn’t have to be costly. With a little bit of effort you can find low-cost or free continuing education activities that will allow you to update and enhance your professional skills without adversely affecting your financial situation or placing an excessive burden on your employer.

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How Important Is the Fundraising Auctioneer to the Success of Your Event?

I want you to think about the term “Fundraising Auction”.

A “Fundraising Auction” is an event where items of value are gathered, and then sold in a competitive bidding situation, either in a Silent Auction format, or in a Live Auction format by a Live Auctioneer. And since typically the best items are saved for the Live Auction, arguably it is the Live Auction that should generate a significant portion of the proceeds in any Fundraising Auction.

So why do so many non-profit groups consider the Fundraising Auctioneer to be the least valuable component in a Fundraising Auction?

The Hosting Facility gets paid.
The Printer gets paid.
The Caterer gets paid.
The Liquor Store gets paid.
The DJ gets paid.
The Florist gets paid.
But the Auctioneer … the individual who is expected to raise the lion’s share of the event’s proceeds… is expected to work for Free. And is usually under-appreciated for the professional services he/she provides.

I’m not trying to underscore the value of the invitations & programs, food, booze, music, and decorations. All are important in their own way. But each of these are “Expenses”. It is the Auctioneer who is going to bring “Revenue”… and thus, the “Profits”… into any event. Which is the ultimate objective of any Fundraising Auction.

Here is a real-life example of how under-appreciated the Auctioneer can be. In two comparable events we worked last year, during the dinner portion of the event one non-profit group sat the Auctioneer (me) at a table with the DJ, the Interns, the Volunteer Staff, and other event “Help”. The 2nd non-profit group sat the Auctioneer (me) directly next to the CEO of their organization, where we chatted about how important the pending revenue would be to their organization. Which group do you think valued the services of the Fundraising Auctioneer more?

Don’t ever under-estimate the value that a professional Fundraising Auctioneer can bring to your event. The Auctioneer adds value as a pre-event consultant. And the Auctioneer can change an event from a moderate to a huge success.

A Case Study Once I was scheduled to call an Auction for a major local non-profit group. They represented a very good cause and they had a strong and dedicated following. Their event was sold out, quality Live & Silent Auction items had been solicited, and the Special Pledge Appeal had been choreographed and was ready to go. The facility was first class, the appropriate caterer was booked, and the food was ready to cook.

But quite unexpectedly, some unseasonably inclement weather forced the event’s cancellation. Despite all of the committee’s hard work, cancelling the event was the proper decision considering the circumstances.

So the Event Committee scrambled to re-schedule the event for the following weekend.

They confirmed with the Hosting Facility.
They confirmed with the Caterer.
They confirmed with the Liquor Store.
They confirmed with the DJ.
They confirmed with the Florist.
Since they already had the Mailing List of those scheduled to attend, no new invitations had to be printed as all were contacted by email or telephone. So with everything in place, the group went ahead and re-scheduled the event for the following weekend.

But guess who they failed to confirm? You got it… the Professional Auctioneer. They thought so little of the Auctioneer’s contribution that they “assumed” that the Auctioneer would be available and at their beck and call.

But the Auctioneer already had another Fundraising Auction booked for that date with another non-profit group. It was only hour away from the re-scheduled event, and things could have been easily worked out. All Group #1 had to do was start their event one hour earlier, or one hour later, than the Group #2, and the Auctioneer could have helped both groups on the same day.

But because Group #1 failed to anticipate a possible Auctioneer conflict, because they failed to confirm with the Auctioneer before re-scheduling their event, their preferred Auctioneer had to bow out and they had to scramble to locate substitute “Volunteer” Auctioneer only days before their event.

And it cost them.

Learning Points

The Live Auction is usually where the profits are made at any Fundraising Auction.
A Professional Fundraising Auctioneer can be vital to the success of any Fundraising Auction.
The better Fundraising Auctioneers usually get booked quickly.
You need to recognize the important contributions that a good Auctioneer can make to your event.
Michael Ivankovich is a Bucks County Fundraising Auctioneer based in Doylestown PA, and serves the Great Philadelphia PA area. He has been a professionally licensed and bonded Auctioneer in Pennsylvania for nearly 20 years, has been named Pennsylvania’s Auctioneer of the Year, and has considerable experience in conducting Fundraising Auctions. Michael loves helping groups raise needed funds for good causes and one of his specialties is the “Special Pledge Appeal” or “Fund-A-Cause Appeal” which usually enables clients to double their revenue in a single evening.

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5 Great Tips For Those In Internet Marketing Or Network Marketing

What would I do if I were just starting out in Internet Marketing and/or Network Marketing? Here my 5 best Internet Marketing Tips to help you get started right!

My 5 Best Internet Marketing and/or Network Marketing Tips

The key thing to remember as a Internet Marketer or Network Marketer is it’s all about 3 main things: 1) Providing Massive Value 2) Building Relationships 3) Developing Great Marketing Systems

How Would I Start If I Was Brand-New To Internet Marketing and/or Network Marketing?

My goal is to encourage you to apply them… And be massively successful!

1. Get A MENTOR!!! I tried to do Internet marketing on my own for several years and probably averaged about $20 for every hundred hours I put into it. I had discovered an exciting and challenging way to make 20¢ an hour! LOL!!! When I finally got a Great MENTOR… I started making real money within the first 30 days… And now I make amazing money virtually on autopilot! READER WARNING! Don’t be as Stupid as I was… Get a Mentor right away! Having a Mentor will take years off your learning curve and will save you a ton of expense, frustration and aggravation. It is so much easier to have somebody show you something and hand you the tools than to try to create it from scratch by yourself. (98.4% of People who try to Learn Internet Marketing / Network Marketing on their own… FAIL!)

2. Focus on setting up your Internet / Network Marketing Systems and doing the work. The best advice anyone can give you is to follow your Mentor’s instructions and take MASSIVE action for the first 90 days. We call this “Priming The Pump!” – When you first start out using Internet Marketing Strategies, you will start putting content and value out into the “Internet Universe” and typically little or nothing will happen in the first 30 days. At this point, many think they are failing… But in the next 30-60 days… You will start to see people signing up to your email list… Signing up under you in your Network Marketing Business… and start seeing sales of your affiliate products. It is in the 35+ day period that you really start to see the benefits of your hard work. This is why we call it “Priming The Pump”… What happens when you prime a pump? At first, you keep pumping and pumping… And nothing comes out! Then all the sudden, right when you are ready to give up and quit, you start to see a small stream of water… You keep pumping more… And all the sudden, water (Money $$$) comes gushing out! NEVER forget that this is how the system works! (“Don’t Quit Before The Miracle Happens!”)

3. Study a little bit every day about Internet Marketing and Network Marketing. One way to meet this goal, with no time lost, is to keep audio trainings with you on a cell phone, MP3 player or CD that you can play in your car while you are driving around. If you listen to Training Audios just when you are driving around in the car it will equal about 200 or more hours per year of training… That is 5 Full 40-hour weeks of training per year… WOW! THIS is how you become a ‘Genuis’ at Marketing Fast!

4. Use strong Internet Marketing Tool Suites like MLSP. Now it doesn’t have to be My Lead System Pro, but something like it that has great training on Lead Generation and done for you squeeze pages so that you have a way to make money with your blog or website. Being part of also give you way to make money even if they don’t buy your primary Network Marketing opportunity. MLSP will provide you with all the primary marketing tools you need to be successful at Internet Marketing with far less effort and look really professional. They also have an amazing amount of training on the MLSP website that will take years off your learning curve and help you generate more traffic, sales and profit. When I started making real money doing Internet marketing… MLSP was the first program I signed up with. MLSP gave me tons of training and quick cash to bootstrap my Internet / Network Marketing Business.

5. Set up a Daily Routine. I actually use a daily Internet / Network Marketing To-Do-List where the main things I (or my team) must accomplish each day… And try to get those things done before I move on to anything else. By the end of the day, this list is always done! This is one of the major keys to success… And I probably wouldn’t have made it without! It is the simple things that you repeat every day that will make you massively successful through persistence and pure accumulation!

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