Every nonprofit organization exists for a core purpose: mission. The day-to-day programmatic activities of your organization make long-term change in communities and a difference for those you serve. Accelerate your impact with our training courses that help you manage your volunteers, design and implement effective programs, and evaluate your work.
Nonprofit leadership expert Jack Silverstein will help you navigate all the questions around your UVP. You will learn how to focus your resources and explain what makes your organization special to donors, employees, and volunteers.
What You'll Learn
How can you define your organization’s unique value proposition?
Nationally recognized nonprofit leadership and planning expert Bill Hoffman will share specific strategies to create goals aligned with your plan up and down the organization. You will learn the best practices for measuring, monitoring, and adjusting your goals.
What You'll Learn:
Who are the critical stakeholders for creating goals?
What format will give your goals rich meaning?
How can you use metrics to track accomplishments?
Why do you need to differentiate outputs from outcomes?
What mutually supportive accountability systems will assist in goal completion?
How should you structure professional development goals?
Nonprofit leader and service delivery expert Erika R. Burnett will help you assess current policies and implement meaningful procedures. You will learn how to position your organization for higher staff retention, engagement rates, and efficient performance.
What You'll Learn
How will staff development increase organizational capacity and innovation?
How can you engage partner organizations and volunteers?
What are the best strategies to leverage the program management cycle?
Nonprofit lobbying expert Pat Libby will reveal her proven 10-step process for effective lobbying and share tips for testifying. You will learn how to garner legislative support.
What You'll Learn
How can you run an effective, inexpensive, and successful campaign?
What is involved in researching your issue?
How can you frame your issue effectively?
What strategies will enable you to identify and involve diverse stakeholders?
What are the best tactics for identifying legislator targets?
How does the legislative process work and how should you contact legislators?
Nonprofit lobbying expert Pat Libby will pull back the curtain during this webinar to demonstrate how lobbying can help your organization. You will learn the specific steps to take and how to get started.
What You'll Learn
What is lobbying?
Should your organization engage in lobbying?
What are the factors for successful nonprofit engagement?
What are the legal rules and restrictions for 501(c)(3) organizations?
Nonprofit leadership expert Mary Gladstone-Highland will explain all the steps involved in creating a detailed operations report. You will learn how to use this document to guide your program.
What You'll Learn
What is the process for designing high-quality programs?
What is an operations report? How can it aid program design?
How can you collect data for an operations report?
What should you include in an operations report?
How will an operations report enable you to increase funding?
Scheduled for 75 minutes including question and answer period.
Nonprofit leadership expert Mary Gladstone-Highland will show you how to communicate your organization’s vision. You will learn best practices and action items to increase the support for your nonprofit.
What You'll Learn
Why is vision important?
What stories should you tell?
How can you tell stories to elicit excitement?
Whom should you tell?
What are the essential elements of a communication plan?
Nonprofit program design and evaluation expert Trina Willard will share practical tips to keep you moving forward with program planning tasks. You will learn how to assess the market for your services, build a program framework, and identify potential program improvements.
What You'll Learn
What are the key factors to consider in planning nonprofit programs?
What types of program planning work best in a crisis?
How can you conduct a quick market analysis?
What primary steps should you take to accomplish your program plan?
Nonprofit leadership expert Mary Gladstone-Highland will provide a clear roadmap for launching programs. You will learn how to measure results, make improvements, and improve outcomes.
What You'll Learn
How should you implement a new program?
What are the benefits of soft launches?
Who is the right audience for your soft launch?
What data should you collect?
How can you analyze data to inform necessary changes?
Nonprofit leadership expert Mary Gladstone-Highland will help you develop skills to adapt to needs that arise. You will learn how to optimize your leadership style.
What You'll Learn
What is the best process of designing high-quality nonprofit programs?
How can you determine program needs?
How can you include diverse perspectives in program design?
Who will your program benefit?
Why is it necessary to verify the need?
What will exploring internal and external environments reveal?
Nonprofit leadership expert Mary Gladstone-Highland will share specific steps you can follow to conduct a needs assessment. You will learn how to gather data, evaluate needs, and present your findings.
What You'll Learn
What process should you follow to design high-quality programs?
What are the components of a needs assessment?
What questions should you ask of the program audience?
How should you collect and report data?
Which tools and software can aid in data collection?
How can you effectively present your assessment to stakeholders?
