We provide classes, workshops and training sessions along with opportunities to attend convenings, peer roundtables and other issues-driven events that help you learn, forge collaborations and gain insights that grow your skills and amplify your impact.
Learning opportunities designed to develop skills, practices, and behaviors which best prepare people working in the social sector for success.
Fundraising
Organizational sustainability
Leadership and management
Equip your organization leaders and changemakers with the essential skills, knowledge, and resources needed to create a meaningful impact. Stay current with the latest best practices, trends, and emerging issues in the nonprofit sector.
The Nonprofit Academy provides a comprehensive array of topics essential for managing a nonprofit in today's landscape, including nonprofit management and leadership, fundraising, communication and marketing, nonprofit accounting, and more. The courses are interactive and engaging, fostering a supportive network where professionals can connect, collaborate, and learn from one another.
Join national experts for webinars on all aspects of grant management, research, reporting, budgeting, and more. This webinar library can be accessed at your convenience.
Nonprofits are facing rapid shifts in local, state, and federal funding—from budget freezes to legislative uncertainty. SImpact's special guest presenter, Michele Burger, Partner at LSN Partners and a nonprofit policy expert, will break down the latest government funding developments and share practical strategies for nonprofit leaders to adapt, diversify revenue streams, and build resilience.
Multiple lawsuits are underway to protect charitable nonprofitsfrom blocks to federal funding they have earned, and to challenge attacks ondiversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The National Council ofNonprofits is hosting this informational webinar to explain the current legallandscape and to highlight how philanthropic leaders are acting with urgency insupporting nonprofits during this difficult period. We’ll conclude withactionable steps nonprofits and all who support the charitable sector can take.
Multiple lawsuits are underway to protect charitable nonprofits from blocks to federal funding they have earned, and to challenge attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The National Council of Nonprofits is hosting this informational webinar to explain the current legal landscape and to highlight how philanthropic leaders are acting with urgency in supporting nonprofits during this difficult period. We’ll end with actionable steps nonprofits and all who support the charitable sector can take.
Please use the form below to register to receive the recording from this session the day after the webinar occurs.
Is your board driving your mission forward with passion and purpose—or simply fulfilling its basic obligations? A highly engaged Board is a game-changer for nonprofit success, yet many organizations struggle with passive participation.
This webinar will explore proven strategies to cultivate a more engaged, dynamic, and mission-driven Board—from recruitment to departure.
You’ll gain insights into:
If your Board struggles with engagement, participation, or strategic direction, this webinar will provide actionable solutions you can implement right away. Designed for nonprofit leaders, this session will offer valuable insights tailored to Executive Directors, CEOs, Board Chairs, and development professionals looking to strengthen governance, improve collaboration, and build a more effective Board.
Don’t let another year go by with an uninspired Board. Register today and learn how to turn passive participation into active engagement that propels your mission forward!
Thursday, March 27, 2025
2pm - 3pm EST
Join us for a timely and insightful panel discussion on key financial strategies to empower your nonprofit organization to navigate financial challenges, prepare for the unexpected, and build long-term financial resilience.
This session will explore strategic cash flow projections, continuous financial health assessments, contingency planning, compliance requirements, and diversified revenue streams.
Our expert panelists will provide actionable insights to strengthen financial stability, risk management, and compliance to ensure your organization can continue its mission with confidence.
What You’ll Gain from This Discussion:
✅ Actionable financial planning strategies to strengthen your nonprofit’s stability
✅ Insights on diversifying revenue streams and reducing reliance on a single funding source
✅ Key compliance and audit considerations to protect your organization
✅ Fundraising and grant-seeking approaches during times of economic uncertainty
✅ Practical risk management tactics to prepare for unforeseen financial challenges
The Post-Award Grant Management Pathway will provide you with essential resources to guide your path with insightful webinars, personalized podcasts and blog posts, curated microlearning videos, and specialized strategy papers to lead you to a successful post-award grant experience. This Pathway is designed for all levels of grant professionals. Whether you were awarded a foundation, corporate or government grant, these resources will expand your knowledge of the grant management process. National GPA-approved trainers and grant experts have created practical educational sources within this pathway to answer your questions and steer you in the right direction to be grant compliant.
After you have watched all of the webinars and microlearning videos, listened to the Podcasts and read the Strategy Papers and blogposts listed in this Pathway at your own pace, you will have successfully completed the Grant Management Pathway and will receive a Certificate of Completion issued by GPA. The Post-Award Grant Management and Compliance Learning Pathway has been approved for 11 CEUs through CFRE and 10 CEUs through GPCI.
This series is open to members and nonmembers.
People are at the heart of any organization. Thus, a manager’s leadership style and skills are integral to sustaining a well-functioning company. Good leaders understand that their job is to help their people succeed. FAU's Leadership Boot Camp: People Management program will provide you with the necessary performance management tools and resources to help ensure employee and organizational success.
At its foundation, performance management is built on solid communication, clear expectations, adaptive leadership, self-awareness and a culture of trust that enables the capacity to thrive. Leadership Boot Camp: People Management is a hands-on, real world dynamic program designed to equip you with these skills and insight.
Florida Atlantic University’s Leadership Boot Camp: Effective Leadership is an intensive Management & Leadership Development Certificate Program, designed for Supervisors, Managers and Senior Leaders, and which combines proven-in-action techniques with peer interaction and insights from the latest research to help you master the competencies of effective leadership. It will benefit anyone with managerial responsibility that requires strong decision-making skills and the ability to lead and motivate others.
This program is divided into 3-days, and includes core topics which address key subject areas necessary for management success.
Direct Mail Best Practices for Fundraising Success
March 18, 2025 (1-day) | 1:00 – 5:00 PM ET
$209 USD (Members); $269 USD (Non-Members)
In this highly informative and timely presentation AFP Global board member Ken Miller, CFRE from Denali Fundraising will be presenting a four-hour workshop on basic and advanced best practices for direct mail campaigns.
With the 2025 annual campaign upon us, it is ever more important to have a successful direct mail program to acquire new and retain individual donors in today’s fundraising environment.
This presentation will include:
• How to set up your annual mailing calendar
• 3 ways to minimize your costs
• How to correctly write a donor centric letter
• Best practices for remit and #10 envelopes
• Premiums, freemiums and the art of reciprocity
• The why and how to get a mailer match
• Appeal vs. acquisition vs. affinity mail lists
• 4 new ways to do advanced mailers and why
• Using artificial intelligence (AI) for content & delivery