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Mission Critical Marketing
This class will help you understand the necessary elements of building a mission critical marketing program, prioritize and attract the right audiences, and develop results-oriented objectives so that you can focus on delivering on your mission.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
07:00 pm to 09:00 pmN/A - online
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How to Secure Major Gifts from Individual Donors
This class will help you develop the tools and techniques needed to secure major gifts, including understanding the individual’s relationship to your organization and identifying strategies for each approach.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
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Crisis Communication for Nonprofits: Some Things Old, Some Things New
Every organization, no matter how diligent, can find itself in unexpected situations. For nonprofit professionals—especially those in marketing, communication, and leadership roles—it’s not just about managing a crisis, but leading with confidence and foresight.
This course will cover how to prepare for communicating about crises, what to do when one occurs, and how to determine whether or not you’re prepared, ensuring your organization’s resilience and continuous impact.
Friday, December 6, 2024
09:00 am to 11:00 amN/A - Online
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Communication to Build Relationships, Engagement & Understanding
In this class, you’ll learn about different communication styles and how you can communicate and work more effectively with others, including those who have different approaches to communication, are from a different generation, or are resistant to change/new ideas. We’ll also provide a framework for how to engage in difficult conversations to address challenges and pursue opportunities to improve your outcomes.
Thursday, December 12, 2024
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
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Fundamentals of Human Resources
This class covers the major workplace laws and the legal principles that govern the employment relationship. It will explore the importance of good policies and procedures in creating an effective working environment and provide an introduction to some of the most common and challenging HR responsibilities: the performance management cycle; development and management of compensation strategies; and effective guidelines for hiring the right people.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
07:00 pm to 09:00 pmN/A - Online
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Fundamentals of Successful Fundraising
Regardless of your role, this class will help you to understand how to build a fundraising program that generates support for the mission while aligning with your organization’s values. Participants will learn about the giving trends that are influencing approaches to raising money, explore the varied motivations of today’s donors, and understand how to convey their organization’s impact in ways that inspire donors to give. This class covers the fundamentals that everyone involved with nonprofits should know in order to position an organization for fundraising success.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
09:00 am to 04:00 pmRegional Foundation Center
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Successful Fundraising in a Diverse World Starts With You
Fundraisers – both paid and volunteer – can find a successful path toward equitable philanthropy. In our multicultural world, cultural humility is an essential skill. Meeting people where they are—being able to tell a compelling story about your cause in ways that resonate with them, their life, their values—is crucial. Through this class, you will identify ways to embrace the twin goals of resource development and equitable practices. You will leave with elements of a personal plan for equitable fundraising and advancing equity within your organization.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
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Joy of the Sector
Welcome to the nonprofit sector! Our sector shapes the fabric of every community, transforms regions, and connects to global movements. This course will focus on the core functions of mission-based organizations and their contribution to organizational health and sustainability. This includes exploring how a commitment to equity can strengthen organizational health and advance values-aligned outcomes.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
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Someday Succession Planning… Because Leaders DO Leave
Whether planned or unplanned, soon or not soon, every organization WILL face an executive leadership change. This course will help board members and nonprofit leaders foster organizational readiness for leadership transitions through effective succession planning. We will walk you through key steps in the processes of executive transition and succession.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
06:30 pm to 08:30 pmN/A - Online
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Understanding and Growing Leadership Capacity
Leadership starts with the personal. Everyone loves to talk about their own or someone else’s “leadership style”, but the reality is if you have just one way to demonstrate leadership you will never be an effective leader. Effective leaders have a toolbox filled with styles and strategies for success. This class will take you through a series of reflective exercises to help you understand what leadership is—and what it is not—and where you see yourself as a leader—or not.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
09:00 am to 03:30 pmN/A - Online
