You may join webinars at scheduled times, providing the opportunity for you to interact directly with the expert presenter and other attendees. This interactive format enables you to get the latest information as soon as it is available.
4 Core Courses plus 3 Electives of your choiceTuesdays in April, May, June, and July, 2021; 2:00 PM Eastern
Ellen Bristol, renowned for her expertise in managing fundraising performance, will show you how to analyze your current fundraising strategy. You will learn how to develop, retool, measure, and strengthen your goals to guide you through the pandemic to a sustainable future.
Benefits of Certificate Program
Take your fundraising strategy and operations to the next level
Recognize which funder prospects justify your time and effort
Review and retool to ensure consistent, predictable income
Know how to hold your fundraising team accountable, including volunteers
12 Sessions; Scheduled for 60 minutes including Q&A Fridays in May, June, July, and August; 2:00 PM Eastern
Former executive director, certified leadership coach and trainer Allison Jordan will share her leadership lessons with a balance between best practice and reality. Get advice, guidance, and mentorship from someone who’s been there.
Benefits of Certification
Increase your knowledge and resiliency
Build collaborative and symbiotic relationships with your board and staff
Emerge from the pandemic with new skills and greater momentum
Capitalize on coaching, interactive discussion, and peer problem-solving
Earn a professional certification to demonstrate your expertise and further your career
7 Sessions scheduled for between 45 and 90 minutesJune 14, June 28, July 12, July 26, August 9, August 23, and August 30; 3:00 PM Eastern
Nonprofit management expert Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein will show you how to eliminate tensions, engage team members, and generate better results with great efficiency and effectiveness.
Benefits of Certification
Establish and carry out robust plans with your team
Scheduled for 90 minutes including question and answer period.Tuesday, June 22, 2021; 12:00 PM Eastern
Board development expert Linda Lysakowski will provide step-by-step guidance for leading your organization’s board to achieve more organizational goals.
What You'll Learn
Board structure – committees, diversity of skills, and other attributes
Culture-building
Setting a good leadership example, developing future leaders
Succession planning and recruiting
Build peer relationships and team building
Ongoing board engagement
Motivating the board to achieve fundraising goals
Advocating for the organization and advancing the mission
Scheduled for 60 including question and answer period. Tuesday, June 22, 2021; 2:00 PM Eastern
Fundraising performance expert Ellen Bristol will reveal how to meet continuous improvement goals for your fundraising results. You will learn how to use data and apply solutions to accelerate success.
What You'll Learn
How can you interpret the fundraising information you have been collecting?
What is the root cause behind undesirable fundraising results?
What are the most effective ways to collaborate to develop solutions?
Scheduled for 60 minutes including question and answer period.Wednesday, June 23, 2021; 12:00 PM Eastern
Equity expert Michael Lowe will examine answers that are intricately linked beneath the surface of America’s history and consciousness. You will learn how to eliminate the myth of Black inferiority from your workplace.
What You'll Learn
How do contemporary manifestations connect to historical roots?
How does the media’s presentation of Black people affect attitudes?
What steps can you take to reduce unconscious bias at your organization?
How do identity and bias interact in society?
How can you eliminate deficit mindsets and attitudes?
Scheduled for 90 minutes including question and answer period.Tuesday, June 29, 2021; 2:00 PM Eastern
Fundraising performance expert Ellen Bristol will show you how to develop an ideal funder profile. You will learn how to identify and target donors, grantors, and corporate sponsors who can have the most significant impact on your organization. At the end of the webinar, you will have a checklist of concrete action items you can implement immediately.
What You'll Learn
What makes your nonprofit worth investing in?
Which funders do you want to clone?
What are the factual characteristics of your best funders?
How can you understand funders’ giving motivations?
How can you validate your criteria with current funding sources?
Scheduled for 90 minutes including question and answer period.Thursday, June 24, 2021; 12:00 PM Eastern
Microsoft® Certified Trainer and Excel expert Jackie Kiadii will provide you with a firm Excel foundation, taught at a steady pace to make it easy to follow along. You will have opportunities to complete hands-on exercises to reinforce what you learn.
Scheduled for 60 minutes including question and answer period.Rescheduled for Thursday, June 24, 2021; 2:30 PM Eastern
Wendy Sellers, The HR Lady, will reveal with latest Executive Order and OSHA directives to protect employees from COVID-19. You will learn how to adapt policies and practices within your organization to comply and avoid fines.
What You'll Learn
What does President Biden’s Executive Order to protect workers entail?
How does OSHA’s recently launched program endeavor to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus infections and employer retaliation?
How can your organization comply with OSHA’s Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace?
What are OSHA’s 2020 coronavirus violations and penalties?
What do OSHA’s “Emergency Temporary Standards” include?
Scheduled for 90 minutes including question and answer period.Monday, June 28, 2021; 3:00 PM Eastern
Nonprofit management expert Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein will show you how to eliminate tensions, engage team members, and generate better results with great efficiency and effectiveness.
Scheduled for 60 minutes including question and answer period.Wednesday, June 30, 2021; 3:30 PM Eastern
Melissa Fleischer, an expert employment attorney, will explain the essential protections for LGBTQ individuals that employers must provide. You will learn how to update policies and practices in your organization.
What You'll Learn
Are sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination prohibited?
What are the details of the cases recently decided by the Supreme Court?
What does the Equality Act entail?
What are your legal requirements to protect LGBTQ employees?
May you limit bathroom use based on gender?
Should you have a policy on pronouns in the workplace?
Scheduled for 60 minutes including question and answer period.Wednesday, June 30, 2021; 12:00 PM Eastern
Nonprofit executive Glenn Kaufhold will provide step-by-step guidance to transform your fundraising plan for the remainder of 2021 and beyond. You will learn proven tactics to power your organization’s post-pandemic resurgence.
What You'll Learn
What are the components of a comprehensive giving plan?
What trends in annual giving should you follow?
How can you create a program to attract mid-level donors?
Should you continue to avoid organizing events even after the pandemic?
