About the Workshop: This class is designed to give participants (nonprofit employees and board members) hands on experience in identifying foundation and corporate funders that are likely to give to their organization. Participants will learn how to identify appropriate funders, how to verify the funder is a good fit, and how to outreach the funder for more information. Participants will ...
About the Workshop: Volunteers can support your organization in a myriad of ways: time, resources, connections, and more. But how do you effectively recruit volunteers which meet the needs of your programs? In this interactive workshop, we'll explore best practices for volunteer recruitment, such as: Designing your recruitment strategy Creating targeted recruitment communications Writing attractive recruitment appeals Sweetening the deal: ...
About the Workshop: Remote work and remote management have become commonplace in the nonprofit space, and although we are experiencing a “return to work” mindset, our new normal includes a hybrid model of remote and in-person work as well as managing in the remote space. “Pivot”, “jumping into a Zoom meeting’ and increased challenges in supervising remote staff members are all issues ...
Program Description It's storytime! Join us on March 22 to learn how you can use social media to tell your organization's story in a unique way and find the right people. This virtual meeting session will give unique insights across industries of how to use nonprofit storytelling on social media. Matthew R. Kerns leads a diverse panel of communications experts ...
About the Workshop: Few grant application questions receive more groans from grant writers than “sustainability” questions. The tendency is to write a statement about how your organization will continue to diversify your fundraising strategy while stewarding existing donors. This response could be copied and pasted into every grant proposal written by just about every nonprofit organization across the country, but ...
Mark your calendars and join us for Boot Camp 2022. Location: MAC-West on three consecutive Wednesday mornings at 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. These sessions are perfect if you are new to planned giving or if you wear multiple fundraising hats. Plan to invite your colleagues who may benefit from a greater understanding of planned giving. Dates: Session 1 – March 16, 2022 8:00-10:00a.m. ...
About the Workshop: The rules of getting the word out about your nonprofit and the work you do are changing as fast as the social media platforms available. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Snapchat...which ones are right for your organization and how can you maximize the time and effort invested in using them? Join PR professional Amanda Galloway as she ...
Program Description: Get the chance to ask your burning questions to various grant experts, including experts in federal grants, foundation grants, financial consulting, and working on the funders side. Moderator: Treena Thompson Panelists: Karen Cassidy (federal grants/policy/grants management) Wendy Dyer (funder relationships) Tom Mennerick (grant writer turned funder)
About the Workshop: Ever wonder why it’s so hard to break out of the mostly grant-funded model and into more diverse funding streams? In this hands-on 2-hour workshop, explore the Stanford Social Innovation Review 10 Funding Models to see the public’s perception of your nonprofit. Then, discuss ways to start building an individual giving program from scratch. About the ...
Program Description TED and TEDx Talks are a way of sharing an idea with the audience. It’s taking something that matters deeply to the speaker and rebuilding it inside the listener's minds. The goal is to give the audience the gift of an idea that, in a very real way, changes them. This session will explore how to bring a ...