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What Metrics Does Your Organization Track? Discover the Vital Indicators of Fundraising Success Fundraising performance expert Ellen Bristol will show you how to take advantage of simple, useful metrics. You will learn how to track and interpret valuable performance data.

Do You Have Students With Learning Disabilities? Learn How to Help Them Excel Now that most students have returned to school for in-person instruction, many have been diagnosed with learning disabilities during the first half of this school year. Other...

Is Your Board Too Complacent? Find New Ways to Sustain Board Energy and Increase Impact Even the most dynamic nonprofit board can become complacent without occasional infusions of energy and ideas. You can apply creative tactics to stimulate thinking, introduce...

Who Is Your Worst Employee? Discover How to Finally Improve Their Performance Every nonprofit seems to have at least one particularly problematic employee. Bill might never show up for work on time, Tina may constantly say the wrong things to...

8 Tips to Engage Your Board Members This Summer: Learn New Strategies That Work Summer is exciting for nonprofits and their volunteers, especially board members. Although beaches and family excursions can be inviting, your organization can win the competition for...

During the Great Resignation, It Really Is Possible to Do Everything. Discover Proven Tactics to Tackle It All Successfully. During this time of increased resignations and limited staff to fulfill positions, many nonprofits are unable to hire multiple people for...

Fast-Track Tips for Nonprofit PR: Learn How to Use Publicity to Increase Donations and Impact “Nobody knows what we do” is commonly spoken in staff meetings and board rooms of nonprofits. Yet, your mission is needed and valuable. Your staff...

Convince Coworkers Who Do Not Believe in Inclusion: Learn How to Navigate Conversations Around Race and Gender Employees continue to face discrimination in many workplaces. You need to know how to navigate difficult conversations around race, equity, gender, and social...

Answered: Your Most Burning Questions About Grant Budgets. Learn Strategies to Increase Accuracy and Save Time. Nonprofits are benefitting from a growing number of grants. This funding can be critical to your organization’s programs and success, but managing grant budgets...

Are Your Students Stressed? Learn How to Help Them Calm Down and Learn You can help your students regulate stress. Checking in with the body, mind, and mood will enable them to understand their thoughts and emotions. The practice of...

Does Your Organization Have Enough Leaders of Color? Learn How to Overcome the Racial Leadership Gap. Studies have shown that the percentage of people of color in nonprofit executive director/CEO roles has remained under 20% for the past 15 years....

Do Your Board Policies Work? Inspire Action and Alignment Policies define the guiding principles and intentions of your nonprofit’s governing board. They facilitate forward motion by providing authority for action and keeping everyone on the same page. You must promote...

Outpace Others in Winning Grants From Family Foundations. Learn How to Tap This Lucrative Resource Many busy nonprofit leaders think that taking a chance on winning grants may not be worth the time. Good news! One type of grantmaker acts...

Is Your School Prepared for a Racism Lawsuit? Learn How to Avoid Problems and Address Complaints. Schools are increasingly the focus of racial discrimination news stories. The need to address matters involving race, including claims of race discrimination within the...

Yes, the Facebook Whistleblower Was Talking About Your Students: Learn How to Help Them Balance Social Media Use Students can be so addicted to social media that they put everything aside to explore, read, and comment on a multitude of...

Discover Schools’ Legal Requirements Related To Bullying. A surge in race-related violent acts against Asian-Americans has our country reeling and students fearful of school bullying. At the same time, other students are experiencing bullying issues in distance learning and as...

From Tiktok Challenges to Beyond; Stop the Berserk Behavior! Discover New Classroom Management Techniques. Most pre-pandemic strategies are no longer effective in today’s environment. You can reteach behaviors and re-establish classroom management standards using different, timely techniques to ensure the success...

Black History Month Isn’t Enough. Teach Black History as American History Year-Round February is Black History Month. Are you planning on teaching the same way as in previous years, highlighting a few Black authors and discussing the same Black people...

Are Your Background Checks Legally Compliant? Ensure Your Clients, Employees, and Volunteers Are Safe Nonprofits are eager to resume their missions with new vigor. Savvy executives and HR professionals recognize that legal background checks of paid and volunteer staffers are...

Engage Students with the Right Questions. Discover a Tactic to Activate Your Classroom In-Person As students return to classrooms, educators need new strategies to shift instruction from distance learning to in-person teaching. Asking questions is one of the best methods...

Tips for PLCs at Your School: Use These Tools to Meet the Needs of Each Student Now more than ever, as some schools return to in-person learning and others remain virtual, it is vital for you to reflect on your...

How Does Your School Use Common Formative Assessments? Learn How to Use This Tool to Improve Achievement. Studies show learning loss from the pandemic is reaching a critical point. To assist students, creating and implementing a common formative assessment (CFA)...

Do you have students experiencing grief? Learn how to help them recover and focus on school.  You can apply proven tactics to help these students recover and learn without inadvertently triggering them in the classroom. Optimal strategies to foster focus...

Key Summer Goal: Common Formative Assessments Implement Your Plan for the School Year Now. With summer approaching, now is the perfect time to begin implementing common formative assessments for the next school year. During the break, PLCs and course teams...