Volunteer groups, whether corporate, faith-based, or student groups, can help your organization accomplish big tasks. They can also be a great way to connect your organization to key players in the community, and make a lasting impression on potential donors and on-going volunteers in just a few hours. But what is the best way to coordinate episodic groups to ensure ...
Do you need help getting started with grantwriting? In this workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of how to develop and write the various components of a good grant proposal worthy of funding. During the session you will learn: How to prepare for writing a proposal How to gather and prepare preliminary information How to develop ideas for the proposal ...
Join GPA for their October Session - How are you building sincere funder relationships? Cultivating funder relationships should be the first step in any grants cycle and can help secure valuable dollars. Yet organizations don't always plan their cultivation moves with foundations. Topics: Key stages in relationships; Cultivation tips; Best practices.
The core of successful administration is the ability to assess our approach to the concepts that define human resources and personnel as well as our understanding of professionalism, the importance of exhibiting and supporting a defined work ethic and addressing the challenges of staffing, training, and delegation. This workshop will cover the critical issues as they relate to developing and ...
$35 Members | $49 Nonmembers | $35 Students Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn—long gone are the days where the only source for news was the news itself. Join Abby Samel of Storyboard Consulting to discuss these changes in our medial landscape. With more people turning to their smartphones and social feeds for the news of the day, Abby will provide ...
High Value, No Cost! After much talk about millennials, it is time to turn our attention to the emerging generation, Gen Z. Join Send Me and Julianna Shults, Program Manager for Lutheran Young Adult Corps, as they outline key characteristics of Gen Z and tease out implications for engaging them as volunteers. Julianna Shults Program Manager, Lutheran Young Adult Corps Julianna ...
Outcomes measurement is another tool, another language, for capturing and sharing your organization’s story. Unfortunately, in too many organizations, this work focuses on counting what’s easy to count instead of measuring what’s meaningful. In this workshop, we explore the purpose and types of outcomes, what makes an outcome meaningful and measurable, how to craft outcome statements, and strategies for measuring ...
This 90-minute GFC presentation by Kent Hornberger, GPC, a member of the Board of Directors of the Grant Professionals Certification Institute will explore how to help your nonprofit organization formulate goals and objectives and implement an evaluation plan for successful programs and grant awards. Learn how to set clear goals and objectives in your grant proposal, what the difference is ...
Preparing a grant application or proposal is more that just asking for money to fund your organization and its programs. Private foundations, corporations and governmental agencies want to invest their money in an organization's programs that fit their own goals and have a high likelihood of success. During the workshop you will learn: What are the 9 essential elements of ...
Congregations/organizations funded during Lutheran Foundation's December 2017 grant cycle, and who are planning (and who are eligible) to seek another year of funding for the same program/project this coming December are highly encouraged to attend this workshop. The workshop will cover what to include in your grant application - particularly regarding your program's outcomes - practice in writing strong outcome ...