Board Bootcamp is designed to equip participants with the awareness, skills, and capabilities to serve on a nonprofit board. This intensive training will cover the basics of nonprofit board service and will share best practices.

This virtual coaching program is designed to clarify and deepen the partnership between an organization’s executive director and board chair. Each session will cover an area critical to successful governance, including board fundraising, board recruitment, and board financial oversight.

Participants will learn how to plan for and strategically recruit board members. This virtual workshop will also provide guidance around board orientation best practices. Presented by Jill Pfitzenmayer, Vice President of Capacity Building.

Governance guidance and education: Our Capacity Building team will gladly attend a board meeting to facilitate challenging conversations, offer advice, or provide board education based on individual requests. Available upon request and handled on a first come, first served basis.

A primer for first time board chairs, this virtual workshop will provide a full orientation to a critical governance role. Strategies for holding productive board meetings, methods for keeping board members engaged and accountable, and concrete suggestions to strengthen the board chair/executive director relationship will be addressed. Presented by Jill Pfitzenmayer, Vice President of Capacity Building.

A virtual workshop where participants will learn how a planned giving program can provide long-term financial benefits for nonprofit organizations. This workshop will present the intricacies and numerous options for donors when making planned gifts, as well as the structure and best practices for launching a new planned giving program. Presented by Keith Tavares, Capacity Building Officer, and Bruce Keeler, Senior Philanthropic Advisor.

This in-person workshop will tackle the numerous ways in which nonprofit organizations should position their fundraising plan and strategies. The workshop will share best practices for soliciting gifts through social media, letters of appeal, corporate sponsorship, fundraising events and of course, prospective individual donors. Lunch will be provided. Presented by Keith Tavares, Capacity Building Officer.

This is a virtual informational workshop for organizational succession planning designed for executive directors, board members, and senior leaders seeking a comprehensive approach to succession within a nonprofit’s board and staff. Presented by Jill Pfitzenmayer, Vice President of Capacity Building. 

Explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in the nonprofit sector with our virtual webinar, "Responsible AI in Nonprofit Operations." This session, a key part of our Tech Empowerment series, delves into AI governance and its critical role in nonprofit environments. Learn how to integrate AI technologies into your nonprofit's operations to amplify your mission while ensuring that these tools are used ethically and effectively to support community-focused initiatives. Presented by Monsurat Ottun, CEO/Chief Strategy Consultant for MOCCA.

This virtual workshop will tackle the numerous ways in which nonprofit organizations can position their fundraising plan and strategies. The workshop will share best practices for soliciting gifts through social media, letters of appeal, corporate sponsorship, fundraising events and of course, prospective individual donors. Presented by Keith Tavares, Capacity Building Officer.

Planning for succession isn’t easy; it can bring up personnel, organizational, and operational issues that may be barriers to good planning. This virtual program series is intended to offer guidance and support for nonprofit leaders; participants may elect to engage in introductory and/or in-depth level programming.