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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.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
09:00 am to 03:30 pmOnline
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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.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
10:00 am to 02:30 pmOnline
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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.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
09:00 am to 04:00 pmBallard Spahr, LLP
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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.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
07:00 pm to 09:00 pmOnline
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Fundamentals of Human Resources
This course provides a practical foundation in nonprofit HR essentials, with a focus on legal compliance and effective people management. You’ll explore the major workplace laws that shape the employment relationship, the value of sound policies and procedures, and core responsibilities like performance management, hiring, and compensation strategy, and gain tools to help your organization build inclusive and diverse teams, promote equity in decision-making, and create a culture where all employees can thrive.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
09:00 am to 03:30 pmOnline
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Be Where Your Donors Are: Crafting Integrated Fundraising Campaigns
Learn how to integrate fundraising 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.
Friday, March 27, 2026
09:00 am to 03:30 pmOnline
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The Power of Connection: Communication That Builds Trust, Alignment & Action
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, April 10, 2026
09:00 am to 03:30 pmOnline
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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.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
07:00 pm to 09:00 pmOnline
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How to Launch a Planned Giving Program
Planned giving is often the area of fundraising last (or never) implemented because of the lack of knowledge among staff and volunteers. This class will provide a solid foundation in the key tools you will use and prepare you to present them to donors.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
09:00 am to 03:30 pmOnline
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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.
Friday, April 24, 2026
09:00 am to 03:30 pmOnline
