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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.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
09:00 am to 03:00 pmN/A - Online
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From Cultivation to Stewardship: The Journey to Donor Retention
This class will walk you through the mindset of a relational fundraising process, including procedures for accepting, acknowledging and stewarding donors, from the first donation through to mature donor relationships. It will help you master the different requirements and expectations of various gift vehicles, show you how to budget the costs involved and manage the expenses, reinforce the importance of recognition and accountability, and teach you how to trouble-shoot potential problems.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
09:00 am to 03:00 pmN/A - Online
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Financial Forecasting: Informed By The Past; Built For The Future
This class will explore the basic inputs required to develop and evaluate financial projections for your organization. Understanding how and when resources are available to your organization will not only enable you to guide policy and programmatic decisions, but also assist you in strategically planning your organization’s growth and sustainability.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
09:00 am to 12:00 pmN/A - Online
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Building the Board Your Organization Needs
This class aims to explore what your nonprofit board’s role must be, what your board’s goals could be, and what it means for board members to be effective, both collectively and individually. Whether you are a long-serving, aspiring, new, or simply curious board member, this course will give you a contextual view of nonprofit boards, governance, and a fresh look through an equity lens at the balance of power between boards, executive leadership, and the people and communities they impact.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
07:00 pm to 09:00 pmN/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.
Friday, March 15, 2024
09:00 am to 04:00 pmTBD
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Be Where Your Donors Are: Crafting Integrated Fundraising Campaigns
Your fundraising approach needs to be integrated across different channels such as direct mail, email, digital, social media, web, and telephone. This class will show you how to build effective messages and deliver integrated fundraising campaigns that are memorable, cost-effective, and worthy of attracting new donors and retaining existing supporters.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
09:00 am to 03:00 pmN/A - Online
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Effective Strategic Planning for Today’s Nonprofits
This class will show you how to build a plan that will drive strategic thinking across your organization, helping your plan to stand up to unexpected changes both inside and outside your organization. We’ll explore techniques for assessing your environment, gaining clarity on changing community needs, and developing strategies that can be adapted to meet new opportunities or challenges over time.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
09:00 am to 03:00 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, April 11, 2024
07:00 pm to 09:00 pmN/A - Online
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Understanding Finance for Nonprofits
Without understanding how nonprofit finance works, you cannot assess your business practices, evaluate your decisions, nor be informed by their results. This class will give you a broad understanding of business finance and equip you with simple, practical tools so you know where to look and can understand what the data is telling you about your organization.
Friday, April 12, 2024
09:00 am to 03:00 pmN/A - Online
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How to Launch a Planned Giving Program
Planned Giving is the area of fundraising most often not implemented because organizations and staff do not feel equipped to address the complexity of the topic. The reality is – it’s much simpler than you might realize. This class will provide a solid foundation in the primary instruments you will use and prepare you to present them to donors. We will practice how to talk to donors about planned gifts, and how to identify prospects. By the end of the class you will be confident to make your first calls.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
09:00 am to 03:00 pmN/A - Online
