Capacity Building Events

How to Secure General Operating Support Amid Tight Competition

Thursday, April 23, 2026 – 2-3:15 pm Eastern
Location: Online
Cost: $89

As fundraisers and grant seekers know all too well: general operating support is more essential than ever, yet it’s also increasingly difficult to secure. As budgets tighten and competition for grants increases, it is critically important to articulate an organization’s sustainability, impact, and long-term direction with clarity. Presenters for this session will be the CEO of a family foundation and a successful chief development officer.

TargetED Series: Advanced Grantwriting in a Competitive Environment

April-June 2026 – Multiple sessions all at 2 pm Eastern
Location: Online
Cost: $150

Over six TargetED webinars, Alice Ruhnke will share practical tools, structured frameworks, and improvements that can be applied to proposals, helping them stand out to reviewers and compete more confidently in saturated funding markets. The six sessions are: Competing in Saturated Funding Markets, Turn Your Need Statement into a Compelling Investment Case, Strengthening Outcomes and Demonstrating Economic Impact, Leveraging Partnerships as a Competitive Advantage, Budget Strategy, Cost Justification, and Financial Credibility, Renewal and Long-Term Funder Retention.

Board Essentials: Roles and Responsibilities of the Nonprofit Board of Directors

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – 9-11 am Pacific
Location: The Nonprofit Partnership, 4900 E. Conant Street, Building O2, Long Beach,California
Cost: $205

A resilient nonprofit requires a strong governing board. Board members are the fiduciaries who steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure the nonprofit has adequate resources to advance its mission. This session covers the board’s roles and responsibilities. Topics to be covered in the workshop include: The role of the nonprofit board of directors, Stages of boards, The Fiduciary responsibilities of a nonprofit board member, Compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry practices, The purpose and function of the organization bylaws in board governance, Ensure the nonprofit adheres to its stated corporate purposes/mission, Leveraging zones of genius to intentionally recruit board members, The roadmap for ensuring the organization’s financial sustainability and Serving as ambassadors and advocates. The workshop will be led by Amber Wynn, MSPA.

Maximizing the Value of Your Multi-generational Workforce

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – 9 am - 12 pm Pacific
Location: The Nonprofit Partnership,4900 E. Conant Street, Building O2 Long Beach, California
Cost: $130

Today’s workforce includes five different generations of Americans working side by side, with each generation bringing in different workplace motivators, communication preferences and expectations of their leaders. How can a nonprofit leader effectively navigate these differences and reap the benefits of their different perspectives and assets? This workshop will increase understanding of each generation’s values, life stage priorities and work-related motivations and will include a set of cross generational best practices that can lead to innovation, improved problem solving and collaboration and the ability to reach more age diverse team members, volunteers, and more. The workshop will be led by Diane Burbie, The ASPIRE Group.

Center for Nonprofit Management - In Person Seminars

Ongoing – Varies
Location: Varies
Cost: Varies

Center for NonProfit Management provides in-person seminars on a variety of topics for nonprofit Boards, executive directors and staff. In-person seminars are presented on a searchable monthly calendar, with information about content, faculty and cost for each event. In-person seminar topics covered include leadership essentials for nonprofit executives and Board members, financial strategy and management, marketing and communications, fund development and supervision and management.

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