Montgomery Co. Assn. for the Blind

Anatomy of an Interim Executive Directorship

Montgomery Co. Assn. for the Blind

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Enhancing leadership through the Nonprofit Center

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Francisvale Home for Small Animals

A continuum of services from The Nonprofit Center

Francisvale Home for Small Animals

Camphill Soltane

Nonprofit Center Member creating a community for young adults with developmental disabilities

Camphill Soltane

The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia

A major force in choral music gets results from The Nonprofit Center

The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia

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Welcome to The Nonprofit Center

The Nonprofit Center at La Salle University is in the business of nonprofits. Our name is our mission; it's what we do. With nearly 40 years of experience at the forefront of helping organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region and beyond to strengthen themselves, their boards and their staffs, we recognize that all nonprofits must be able to implement and maintain strong and ethical business practices in order to thrive in today's competitive and complex world. We work in partnership with:
  • Nonprofit Executive Directors, Staff and Volunteers
  • Nonprofit Boards of Directors
  • Businesses that Value CSR and the Role Nonprofits Play in our Community
Our diverse, integrated services in nonprofit education, consulting and leadership development, are rooted in best practices and immersed in the unique nonprofit culture.

Special Announcements

Gender Gap in Nonprofit Boards Revealed

A recent study revealed that the top 25 health care and higher education institutions are falling short on general equality.

Read the report on The Gender Gap in Nonprofit Boardrooms>>

Upcoming Courses

  • Fundraising Without a Fundraising Team – Small Nonprofit Learning Center

    Even without a big name and connections, a nonprofit can be successful at fundraising by following the fundamental rules about building relationships.

    Getting Maximum Value from your Fundraising Events

    Most nonprofits include some kind of special events in their fundraising plans. They can offer additional value in public awareness, brand recognition and donor cultivation. A well-planned and executed event can market your organization, motivate stakeholders, offer networking and engagement opportunities, and garner interest from prominent people, thereby adding legitimacy to your message and mission. But given that events are generally expensive and time consuming, they need to go beyond the vague goal of raising awareness, or friend-raising, to generate action and of course, money, to ensure that they don’t end up costing your organization far more than they bring in. There are good reasons why most special events happen only once, fail to meet projections, and drain staff resources. This course will teach you how to identify, design and run a successful event at the right time, with the right volunteer mix, that supports your overall development goals. You will learn how to develop realistic budget and cost projections, how to secure organization buy-in and how to set expectations and measure success. We will also explore strategies for converting event attendees into committed donors.

  • Tips & Tools for the Remote Workplace

    This webinar looks at key considerations for working remotely, from both the employee and supervisor perspectives.  

    Building a Successful Marketing Program

    Understand the fundamental principles of marketing and its various components so that you can apply them to your nonprofit.

  • Crisis Communication Planning: Preserving your Nonprofit’s Reputation

    This webinar will take you through the essential steps of effective crisis communications that you can do now, to be prepared before a crisis occurs.

    Building a Successful Marketing Program

    Understand the fundamental principles of marketing and its various components so that you can apply them to your nonprofit.

  • Tips for Finding & Making Effective Board Presidents

    What are the keys to finding the right board president and creating a pipeline of potential leaders for your organization's board.  

    Promoting Successful Fundraising Through Effective Stewardship and Donor Management

    Learn Procedures for accepting, acknowledging and stewarding gifts, to improve donor cultivation, including legal and ethical compliance.

  • Effective Nonprofit Governance:  How Boards Should Work

    Effective board membership requires more than good intentions and meeting attendance.  This impactful board training is the first step in appreciating the objective and true roles and responsibilities that the job of board member requires.   Attendees will come to understand the full responsibilities of board membership, in both the context of being part of a larger whole, as well as an individual.  In addition, this course will show how to maximize the all-important partnership of board and executive director.  Participants will develop a deeper understanding of key elements of board responsibility, such as the law’s performance expectations of nonprofit board members, strategic planning, fundraising, financial management, and the care and feeding of the board.  Attendees will leave knowing that they can now cement their good intentions in best practices, including being able to apply standard tools for board assessment and governance and sample essential policies to their organizations.   Please note this class has a snow date of 3/24/2020. If we have to cancel this class due to inclement weather it will be moved to this date but it will not necessarily be held at the same location.

    We Want You Back – How to Win Back Lapsed Donors

    Learn specific strategies you can utilize to reignite interest and win back lapsed donors at all level.  

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    February 7, by Joan Ulmer

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  • Measuring Greatness

    January 31, by Laura Otten, Ph.D., Director

    You don’t have to be a basketball fan to be rocked by the news of Kobe Bryant’s sudden and untimely death.  I remember exactly where my son, his friend and I were standing when we saw Kobe, seate… Read more

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    January 24, by Joan Ulmer

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