Benefits Training and Consulting
Sponsoring a workshop.
What is Sponsoring a Workshop?
A sponsored workshop is a contracted training for an organization, agency, or group (the sponsor). The sponsor contracts with Michael Walling to present a workshop for a fixed fee on a mutually agreed upon date, at a mutually agreed upon location.
The sponsor is responsible for advertising of the workshop and handles all registration procedures. We supply a master copy of the training materials for duplication by the sponsor. It is not uncommon for an organization to sponsor a workshop and charge other organizations a registration fee to attend. Thus, they (generally) cover the costs to train their staff and customers.
Can the Workshop be Modified to Suit Our Particular Needs?
Typically, a sponsor wants a basic workshop, but this can be altered if specific issues are identified, or the audience serves a particular population (i.e. school-to-work transition age, serious mental illness, traumatic head injury).
For instance, earlier this year several workshops were conducted for a state provider organization which were modified to provide a half-day on Social Security's programs and a half-day on state Medicaid programs available to individuals with disability and Medicare options.
Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA
The basic workshop covers:
The Basic Structure of Benefit Programs
title XVI - SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI)
The process of SSI: Eligibility to Termination
SSI Work Incentives
Student Earned Income Exclusion
Impairment-Related Work Expenses
Plan for Achieving Self-Support
Blind Work Expenses
1619(b) Eligibility (Medicaid))
Expedited Reinstatement of Benefits
title II - SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS (SSDI, CDB, DWB)
The process of SSDI: Eligibility to Termination
SSDI Work Incentives
Subsidy
Impairment-Related Work Expenses
Medicare
Extended Medicare Eligibility
Expedited Reinstatement of Benefits
TICKET TO WORK PROGRAM (if requested)
MEDICAID BUY-IN (if appropriate for the state)
Other Points.
We ask the audience be limited to 75 or less. If the audience is more than 45 people, a label microphone will be required..
We require a minimum of 90 days to schedule a sponsored workshop. We try to avoid travel in the northern and snow-prone states between October 30th and March 15th to avoid weather conditions which could cancel the scheduled workshop.
What is the Cost of a Sponsored Workshop?
The cost of a sponsored workshop is dependent on when the workshop is conducted. We prefer to schedule a sponsored workshop when Michael Walling is scheduled to be in the area, as this significantly reduces travel costs, thus reducing the fee for the workshop. The fee quoted is a flat fee, which includes traveling, lodging, meals, preparation costs, etc. We do not submit bids when training is based on a competitive bid basis.
The fee is reduced 25% if the event is scheduled from mid-November through mid-January..
Full payment is expected at the completion of the workshop, unless otherwise agreed upon by both parties.
Okay, we're interesting in sponsoring a workshop. What's next?
Contact us: wallinginc@aol.com or call 610-696-1551.