Nonprofit Training

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...

Teamwork. Make Your Team Even More Successful. Engagement and collaboration are even more crucial to success now, as people work in more distributed and socially distanced ways. You can use discussion and shared decision-making to keep your team focused on...

Design Thoughtful Programs and Earn Your Program Design Certification: Do More to Fulfill Your Mission As your organization prepares for a post-pandemic resurgence, now is the time to plan new programs and improve existing offerings. Efficiency is crucial to respond...

Does Your Board Culture Set the Right Tone? Learn How to Cultivate Positivity That Permeates Throughout Your Organization. The culture of your Board of Directors is defined by how your board members communicate, work together, and make decisions. It sets...

Your Operations Report Can Increase Program Organization and Funding. Discover How to Collect and Represent the Information. Successful programs require guiding documents that describe who, what, where, when, and how. You need to compile information that details the key action...

Fundraising genius Linda Lysakowski will help you get a grasp on post-pandemic event planning before it is too late. You will learn how to measure return and make wise decisions about organizing activities with the greatest impact. What You'll Learn:...

Today’s Blueprint for Optimizing Project Performance. Budgeting Made Easy With Earned Value Management!  Concerned about budget overruns or project delays? Worried about your project being at risk until this time? Earned Value Management (EVM) is a powerful tool that can...

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...

Get Your New Board Members Certified Now: Maximize Board Impact and Collaboration With many nonprofits beginning their fiscal year and board members taking new positions, now is an ideal time for your entire board to complete an informative and insightful...

Improve Culture for Your Team: Learn How to Relieve Pressure on Employees. As external demands on your organization increase, your personnel experience more pressure. The nonprofit sector’s vital work often places an outsized mental, emotional, and fiscal burden on employees....

Your Organization Board Can Use Generative Thinking: Discover How to Make Better Decisions. Your board can use generative thinking to produce more innovative ideas. This approach inspires new directions and fosters effective strategic decisions by veering away from the fiduciary...

Quickly Master QuickBooks®  Be Blown Away With Time-saving Nonprofit Reports. In this lively and interactive two-part webinar series, you will learn how to set your books up correctly (or fix your current setup) and efficiently enter typical nonprofit transactions. You...

Create Remarkable Programs for Your Organization. Use a Proven Process to Ensure Quality. Designing successful programs requires data and strategic thinking. Once you have verified the need for your program and conducted a needs assessment, the next step is to...

It’s Okay If You Don’t Know All the Answers: Learn How to Be an Authentic Executive Director Executive directors hate to say “I don’t know,” because they feel they are expected to have all the answers. They occasionally feel they...

Strategy is Vital for Your Organization. Learn How to Make Yours Transformational. Strategic practices allow organizations to increase their capacities and achieve more. You need to step away from putting out daily fires to plan and prepare for the future....

How Is Cash Flow at Your Organization? Learn How to Calculate the Current Situation and Future Projections. Cash flow is essential for every nonprofit. While it is obvious that you need more funds coming in than going out, calculating this...

Are You an Imposter? Build New Confidence to Feel Comfortable as a Leader. Does a closed session put you into a panic because you convince yourself you are being fired instead of getting a raise? Do you ever worry that...

No, Thanks. Learn When It is Necessary to Decline Gifts. There are circumstances under which your organization should decline a gift from a donor. Effective gift acceptance policies provide necessary guardrails for nonprofit boards and staff members. You need to...

Build a Stronger Partnership With Your Board: Gain More Respect and Productivity Board members should be part of your organizational family instead of just once-a-month visitors. As an executive director, you need to treat board management as both a science...

Is Your Organization Hiring the Best People? Adopt a Rigorous Search and Disciplined Selection Process. Hiring decisions are crucial for the success of your nonprofit. Top talent can make the difference between mediocre results and stellar outcomes. Every hiring decision...

Expand Your Resources and Impact With a Merger: Discover How to Unite With a Mission-Similar Nonprofit. As your nonprofit emerges from the pandemic, your resources are stretched, and demands are growing. Employees across nonprofits are quitting in record numbers, recruiting...

Lead Better. Discover How Your Board Can Advance Needed Change. The nonprofit sector is coming to terms with the fact that boards must change the traditional ways they have worked in the face of systemic challenges and inequities. Is your...

Do You Feel Stressed? Discover How to Shrink Your Anxiety in Five Minutes a Day. Nonprofit executives are often under undue stress. Achieving goals, pleasing stakeholders, resolving disputes, hitting development targets, and dozens of other responsibilities can seem daunting. You...

Set Better Goals for Your Organization. Get More Done and Make a Bigger Impact Changing the world does not need to feel overwhelming or produce anxiety. You can create and follow goals that will save you time and enable your...