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Discovering the Power of Program Evaluation
Effectively evaluating organizational programming is critical to improve your work, deepen equity and share your impact. This class will cover the value of intentional program evaluation, methods for collecting, analyzing and using data, and offer a step-by-step model for evaluation design. At the end of this class, you will leave with tools, approaches, techniques and ideas that you and your team can implement to learn how effective your programs are and to share those results with clients, stakeholders, and donors.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
07:00 pm to 09:00 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.
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
09:00 am to 03:00 pmN/A - Online
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Embedding DEIJB into Organizational Culture and Practice
This class leads participants through structured conversations and exercises, allowing them to assess their organizational journey of embedding DEIJB into organizational practice, identify themes and root causes impacting the effectiveness of inclusion initiatives, while also building actionable steps and strategies based on the strengths, diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and the passions of their organization’s workforce.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
09:00 am to 12:00 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.
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
