Webinars & Workshops

The nonprofit sector today is under deep strain — the work feels more urgent than ever, but the way forward is anything but simple. Nonprofit leaders are expected to stay calm, communicate clearly, and keep things moving … even when they’re not sure what’s coming next. Some days, the strain shows up loud — pushback on a decision, clashing priorities, a tense conversation you didn’t see coming. Other days, it’s quieter: a team stretched thin, a community on edge, a funder or partner asking for certainty you can’t honestly give.

This workshop offers a chance to step out of survival mode and rethink what leadership looks like in moments like this. We’ll explore why even well-intended efforts to create change can backfire, how everyday tension can slide into unproductive conflict, and how to lead others more intentionally when complexity becomes the norm. You’ll leave with practical tools, fresh perspective, and a bit more space to breathe.

In this workshop, you’ll learn:

• Understand the distinction between healthy conflict (which drives growth) and high conflict (which derails progress).
• Explore the Conflict Foresight Model to anticipate others’ reactions before tensions escalate.
• Identify the common “elephants in the room” that prevent genuine buy-in, even when everyone verbally agrees.
• Gain tools to develop responses that address both logical objections and emotional reactions to change.
• Engage in creative reflection exercises that unlock new perspectives on persistent challenges.

Host Provider: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: $129/$159

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AI is everywhere in 2025, but most nonprofits are still unsure where to begin. This session is designed for those who want clarity, confidence, and practical tools they can bring back to their teams. Together, we will cover three essentials every nonprofit should know: Foundations, what AI can (and cannot) do for nonprofits right now; Ethics, how to use AI responsibly, avoiding risks to trust and equity; and Practical Prompts, simple, hands-on examples with ChatGPT that can save your team time and support your mission-driven work.

In addition to these practical takeaways, you will also hear key insights from the AI Equity Project, highlighting how nonprofits across North America are approaching AI. Their lessons and strategies will give you concrete ideas you can adapt to your own organization, helping you make thoughtful and effective use of AI in service of your mission.

Host Provider: Nonprofit Learning Lab
Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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How can an organization ensure their employees are more engaged? Gallup has done the research and shares that the key is in the manager.

"...More highly engaged managers have more engaged teams. This is crucial because highly engaged teams produce higher quality and quantity of output, have more positive daily emotions, fewer negative daily experiences, and have much higher rates of thriving in their overall lives." Source: Gallup

This research from Gallup shows supportive managers as the most important predictor of well-being in employees, which leads directly to increased employee engagement, retention, and productivity.

Join the Center for Immersive Leadership in partnership with the Greater Akron Chamber, for a full-day (9:00 am – 3:00 pm) program aimed at providing managers the tools and resources to promote workplace well-being and enhance the productivity and culture of your workplace.

Host Provider: Center for Immersive Leadership & Greater Akron Chamber
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: 388 S Main St., Ste. 205, Akron, OH 44311 (Greater Akron Chamber)
Cost: $399*
*Members of the Greater Akron Chamber, use code MEMBER25 for $75 off
*Members of the Greater Akron Chamber's Chair’s Circle, use code CIRCLE25 for $150 off

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Host Provider: Dot Org Solutions
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: $124 / $149

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As nonprofits face growing complexities and challenges, getting the governance right has never been more important. This highly acclaimed seminar features an expert panel that will share their experience, discuss the roles and responsibilities of nonprofit board members, and consider challenges and opportunities facing nonprofits. The session includes presentations, a panel discussion, dialogue with the audience, and case study analysis.

Learning Objectives
After attending, you will have guidelines for effective and meaningful nonprofit board service and a clear understanding of your role and the expectations of a nonprofit board member.

Host Provider: Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU)
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Time: 8:30-11:45 am
Location: Tucker Ellis LLP | 950 Main Ave, Cleveland, OH
Cost: $60 members / $120 non-members

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Want to raise money from individuals, but not sure where to start? Interested in getting new ideas to level up your annual giving program? Looking for creative ways to leverage this year-end giving season for your cause? Join us for an Ask Me Anything where we’ll focus on how to raise money from individuals to diversify your funding streams.

About the lead instructor

Krista Berry, Equitable Access Strategy Manager, Candid
Krista Berry, MS (she/her) is an innovative social sector strategist and educator with over 20 years of diverse professional nonprofit experience from San Diego to New York City. Krista plays a crucial role in fulfilling Candid’s mission of getting people the information they need to do good by actively listening to community and partner needs, contributing to the evolution of educational offerings, and serving as brand ambassador and subject matter expert, to ensure that Candid’s resources reach the communities and people who need it the most. Before joining Candid in 2020, Krista was a professional fundraiser, Executive Director, philanthropy consultant and adjunct professor teaching fundraising, nonprofit governance, and finance. She currently lives by the beach in Hollywood, Florida and is an avid roller skater with a passion for making the world a better place.

Host Provider: Candid
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't about replacing people - it's about empowering your team to achieve more with fewer resources. In this free webinar, we’ll explore the possibilities of AI for your nonprofit to continue advancing your mission more effectively.

You’ll discover:

• The current state of AI in nonprofits: Adoption rates, impact, and emerging trends
• How to guide your organization towards greater efficiency
• Practical tips for getting the most out of AI while minimizing risks
   

Host Provider: Constant Contact
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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Join us to learn practical strategies for better engaging your board in fundraising. In this course, we’ll cover boards’ typical fundraising responsibilities, why some board members may be reluctant to fundraise, and how to overcome these concerns. We will also brainstorm new ways your board members can participate in fundraising activities and will share tips for strengthening your board and aligning on fundraising priorities. Whether you’re an executive director, board member, or development professional, this course will help you plan for your organization to fundraise better as one team. 

Host Provider: Candid
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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Given the increasing level of change we face, it's not viable to treat strategy as purely a logical chain of events. To manage the change, strategy should be the results of shared beliefs to take operational bets. This highlights the importance of aligning strategies with culture to guide leadership behaviors and employee expectations. By doing so, we ensure our culture motivates the right habits, norms and rituals to execute change successfully.

Host Provider: Nonprofit Learning Lab
Date: Monday, October 27, 2025
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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Join us as we navigate ongoing federal grants changes and related impacts on the grants profession and the grants process. We are fortunate to have the co-chairs of the Grant Professionals Association’s National Governmental Advocacy Committee, Allison Huber and Dianna Pell, facilitating this timely discussion. This session will provide clarity and actionable insights to help grant professionals address the challenges posed by federal policies and executive orders, departmental changes, and canceled funding and how to better navigate their futures.

The session will review (1) Current Executive Orders/Policies/Legislation with a specific focus on the One Big Beautiful Bill and the Streamlining Federal Grants Act; (2) Stories of success for other grant and funding professionals who have been able to navigate the pivot; (3) How to identify opportunities for yourself to shift; and, (4) Advocacy tools you can use to advocate for yourself and your profession.

Learning outcomes will include:  
1.    Status of Legislation, Executive Orders, Memos and Policies; 
2.    Examples of tools developed by GPA’s Governmental Advocacy Committee to advocate for yourself; 
3.    Identifying opportunities created by current changes to help you pivot; and,  
4.    Success stories of navigating the new environment. 

Host Provider: Candid
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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Evaluation is shifting away from an emphasis on accountability to building a culture of equity and learning. A thoughtful evaluation process can: keep your focus on your mission; help make decisions about allocating resources; tell you if your work is making a difference; and motivate your funders and donors. This session will review the key steps of an evaluation that can help make your evaluations more interactive and equitable.

Host Provider: Nonprofit Learning Lab
Date: Monday, November 3, 2025
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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Does your nonprofit need help developing more organized, intentional fundraising efforts? Planning focuses your organization by setting specific fundraising priorities and helps give staff and board members a roadmap to success.

Reasons to take this course
This introductory class will provide you with the basic steps for developing a fundraising plan, including tips on:

• Making your case for support
• Diversifying your organization's fundraising base
• Creating a plan connecting your goals to the funding required to get there 

Host Provider: Candid
Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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Your nonprofit does great work, but what is most important is the impact of that work. How do you demonstrate that your programs get results? An outcome-centric approach will lead to stronger program design and increased funding opportunities for your organization. In this introductory course for beginners, learn the basics of shifting focus from your nonprofit’s activities to its outcomes. We will demystify the language of outcomes measurement and guide you through the process of creating logic models for programs.

Reasons to take this course
This course will prepare you to:

• Draft SMART objectives for a program
• Identify the parts of a logic model
• Report the impact on your Candid profile 

Host Provider: Candid
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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Join us for an engaging session on how nonprofits can harness AI tools to make their advocacy more strategic and efficient, to boost small teams with big missions. You’ll learn how AI can automatically summarize complex bills, detect legislative changes, and surface related policy trends. We’ll also explore how AI-driven audience segmentation and personalization can amplify your supporter outreach, helping constituents take action that truly matters. Walk away with practical tips and live tools demos to integrate AI into your advocacy workflow.

Host Provider: Nonprofit Learning Lab
Date: Monday, November 10, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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Host Provider: Dot Org Solutions
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: $124 / $149

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Building strong connections between emerging talent and nonprofit organizations is a win-win for everyone. BVU’s Linking New Leaders is a dynamic event bringing the best and the brightest together in a unique “speed-dating” format.

How It Works

• Registration - Young professionals and nonprofits sign up for the event, sharing their interests and expectations.
• Matching - BVU uses this information to create optimal matches, pairing nonprofits with professionals who are most likely to thrive together.
• Event - Attendees meet in a rotating “speed-dating” format, allowing for quick, meaningful conversations.
• Follow-Up - After the event, you’ll receive a match and have the chance to follow up with the organizations or professionals that caught your eye.

Host Provider: Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU)
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time: 5:30-8:00 pm
Location: Bop Stop - 2920 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113

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When fundraising teams consist of professionals dedicated to major gifts and to annual gifts, donors who fall in the middle can be overlooked. Yet these supporters are often committed and loyal, with the potential to become big donors someday. Join us to learn smart ways to strengthen ties with midlevel supporters, whether you have fundraisers dedicated to this level of giving or not.

Host Provider: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2025
Time: 2:00-3:15 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: $69/$89

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It won’t surprise anyone that nowadays every nonprofit must have an online presence. What’s less clear is how to keep audiences engaged online with minimal time and resources. This webinar offers simple digital communications guidance to help you maintain your online presence without breaking the bank or spending all your time creating content. You’ll leave with best practices and time-saving tips for websites, social media, and email.

Host Provider: Nonprofit Learning Lab
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free

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Host Provider: Dot Org Solutions
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: $124 / $149

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