Social change requires knowledgeable and skilled leadership. Our training experts have developed an evolving library of trainings to ensure board members, executive leaders, and program staff are equipped to lead their organizations toward shared goals. Our training offerings are grounded in best practices, highly interactive, and always provide a take-away for immediate application.
Preparing leaders of today and tomorrow.
Featured Training
Lead With Purpose
The Lead With Purpose training series prepares individuals to apply their skills, interests, and experiences in effective nonprofit board service.
Training Sessions
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Revisiting Mission, Vision & Values
Learn MoreThis session covers best practices in creating vision, mission, and values statements and provides the opportunity for organizations to revisit these key organizational statements to better guide their strategies, decisions, and teams.
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Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times
Learn MoreThis session covers considerations for developing a three-to-five-year vision with an opportunity for participants to identify potential challenges and scenario planning assumptions that will help their organization become more resilient to change.
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Setting the Foundation of Your Strategic Plan
Learn MoreThis session covers the foundational elements to consider when creating a strategic plan and provides organizations the opportunity to complete an organizational assessment and determine immediate strategic areas of focus.
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Setting Vision & Strategy
Learn MoreIn this session, individuals looking to understand the board’s responsibility in setting vision and planning for a sustainable future will learn the four essential pillars of nonprofit organizational health and how to apply strategic planning best practices in each.
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Building and Evaluating Programs
Learn MoreIn this session, participants will learn to use the logic modeling process for designing effective programs and understand how to best to collect and utilize the results of evaluation efforts.
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Nonprofit Fundamentals
Learn MoreIn this session, individuals will learn the purpose and characteristics of nonprofit organizations, how they are structured, governed, and funded, and the unique role they play in society.
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Characteristics of a High Performing Board
Learn MoreIn this session, participants will learn leading practices of high performing boards, assess their organization’s application of best practices, and identify immediate actions to strengthen the board.
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Choosing Your Cause
Learn MoreIn this session, individuals interested in serving on a nonprofit board will explore their personal passions and learn how and where to find meaningful board service opportunities in their community.
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Core Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
Learn MoreIn this session, individuals looking to better understand the responsibilities of board service will learn the essential accountabilities of the nonprofit board in alignment with leading practices.
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Effective Staff and Board Roles
Learn MoreIn this session, individuals seeking to maximize the strengths and effectiveness of executive and board leadership will learn the complementary yet distinct roles that staff and board members play in nonprofit organizations.
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Building Corporate Partnerships
Learn MoreThis session covers trends in corporate philanthropy, essential steps for attracting the right corporate partners, and building the foundation of their corporate partnership strategy.
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Digital Fundraising and Communications
Learn MoreIn this session, participants will evaluate their own digital media, learn steps to strengthen their digital media strategy, and learn quick strategies to increase digital reach and engagement.
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Introduction to Grant Proposal Writing
Learn MoreThe session will focus on the definition of a grant, what grants typically will and will not fund, how to find grant opportunities, the different types of entities that provide grants, and typical questions that are included in a grant application.
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Creating Competitive Grant Proposals
Learn MoreThis session focuses on what an organization needs to do to become grant ready and the components necessary to create a winning grant proposal.
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Fundraising Essentials for Board Members
Learn MoreIn this session, individuals looking to fulfill the fundraising responsibilities of nonprofit board membership will learn successful ways to engage in the four-part fundraising process.
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Creating a Simple and Effective Digital Media Strategy
Learn MoreIn this session, participants will learn four easy steps that can help any organization craft a digital media strategy that will support their organizational goals without dominating their resources.
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Increasing Engagement in Digital Media Communications
Learn MoreThis session covers leading practices in digital media communications and allows organizations the opportunity to evaluate their own digital media and determine strategies to increase engagement.
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Effectively Building and Delivering Your Elevator Pitch
Learn MoreIn this session, participants will develop key messages to describe their organization, identify specific audiences that might be interested in learning more about their organization, and craft and practice their personal elevator pitch to share with identified audiences.
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Building a Thriving Board
Learn MoreIn this session, individuals looking to improve the composition and functionality of a nonprofit board will learn best practices in recruitment, onboarding, and rotation in alignment with an organization’s mission.
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Activating Board Committees
Learn MoreIn this session, individuals seeking to maximize productivity through board committees will learn common structures and leading practices for effective committee functionality and leadership.
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Improving Board Performance
Learn MoreThis session covers the key characteristics of successful boards and provides organizations an opportunity to assess and plan for ways to improve board performance.
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Successful Board Recruitment
Learn MoreThis session covers diverse skills and perspectives to consider when recruiting new board members and provides organizations the opportunity to develop a board matrix and recruitment plan specific to their capacity and needs.
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Onboarding & Orienting New Board Members
Learn MoreThis session covers board responsibilities and provides an opportunity for organizations to create a comprehensive onboarding and orientation plan that sets board members up for success.
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Leading Board Committees
Learn MoreThis session covers committee leadership best practices and provides an opportunity for organizations to reevaluate committee structures and develop committee descriptions for immediate implementation.
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Increasing Engagement in the Board Room
Learn MoreThis session explains what makes board members, as humans, engage or disengage in board service, and what Executive Directors and Board leaders can do about it.
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Lead With Purpose
Learn MoreThe Lead With Purpose training series prepares individuals to apply their skills, interests, and experiences in effective nonprofit board service.