The Role of Project Manager

Understand the role of project manager even if it isn’t in your job description from managing logistics, staying in budget, handling schedules, framing the purpose, ensuring quality of work, supporting a large to small team.
Analyze how your role in the organization influences the information you have to make decisions and plan

A Project Plan

Understand how to differentiate a project, task or program for planning purposes
How to scope a project and decide if it is the right fit for your organization based on resources, capacity and expertise
Analyze how to create a project plan that you could use for a future or current project and determine what type of project needs a plan.

How to Pivot

Strategies to pivot in a project amidst change in funding, staffing, resources or capacity
Understand how to adjust projects for changes in community needs, rapid response or shifts in funding
How to handle transitions in a project from staff, resources, partners, funding or changes in scope

Using Systems

Understand how to use project management tools such as Asana, Monday or Trello to get focused to complete a project.
Review project management frameworks including DARCI MOCHA, DID to gain role clarity and completion of tasks in teams for small to large teams

Project Phases & Preparation

Understand how to define and scope a project to determine if a project is the right fit for your organization's capacity and long term goals
Analyze how to use a project initiation document to frame the stages of the project, roles, resources, objectives, milestones and deadlines
Review the different phases of a project and how to prepare for challenges that may occur

Tools to Manage Work

Discuss potential project management tools to manage and keep track of work
How to pivot and frame change in projects
How to manage projects for remote, hybrid and in-person teams

Frame & Setting Expectations

Determine how to set expectations within the structure and organizational culture of your nonprofit
Explore how to monitor a project during the implementation phase and methods to make adjustments as needed due to external constraints or opportunities

Addressing Conflict & Different View of How to Approach a Problem

Discuss how to address conflict in a project from communication, relational, role clarity, resources, capacity, structural, interests, work style or values.

Equity & Accessibility

Understand how to build equity and accessibility into your systems and procedures to complete your projects and collaborate with team members, vendors and community leaders.

ONLINE TRAININGS

Training Topics

Training, Facilitation, & Leadership

Lead with Strategy, Confidence, and Collaboration: Skills for Today's Nonprofit Leaders

August 18 + 25

Effective Staff Supervision: How to be a Better Supervisor

Many dates available

Train the Trainer: Curriculum Planning to Engaged Delivery to Participant-Centered Practice

Many dates available

Understand Trust on Teams: Psychology, Behaviors, and Building Sustainable Action Plans

Many dates avaliable

Assess to Select the Best Hiring Objective: Using Assessments to Reduce Bias and Increase Accuracy in Hiring

November 3

Strengthen Communication Among Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X & Boomers: How Leaders Can Bridge Communication Gaps

Many dates avaliable

Trauma Informed Practices

The Accidental Case Manager: How to Navigate Expectations, Empathy, De-escalation Techniques and Burnout

Many dates available

Trauma Informed Facilitation: ​How to Use Trauma Informed Practices for in Group​ Setting and 1:1's

Many dates available

Fundraising

Cashflow Conversations: Optimizing Your Organization's Financial Clarity

August 14

Stand Out to Funders: Clarify Your Why, What & How

September 8

Developing A Fundraising Plan: Messaging, Vehicles, Prospects, Partners and Plan

September 22

Major Donors in a Small Shop: Adapting Your Major Gifts Strategy in Uncertain Times

September 30

Up Your Fundraising & Storytelling Game: Strategies for Effectively Collecting and Using Data

October 27

How to Build Out Your Planned Giving Program: Data Segmentation, Marketing, and How to Talk to Donors About Legacy Gifts

November 12

Fundraising from Corporate Sponsors: Find & Track Prospects, Secure New Gifts and Retain Sponsors

November 19

Strategy & Planning

From Chaos to Clarity: Optimizing Operations at Your Nonprofit

Many dates available

Translate a Long Term Strategic Plan into an Annual Plan: Drive Results & Manage Performance

October 6

Managing Projects from Start to Finish

Many dates available

How to Manage & Scale Programs to Expand Services, Deepen Impact & Build Capacity

Many dates available

Social Media, Marketing and Communications

Build Your Public Speaking Toolbox: Connect with Confidence & Authenticity

Many dates avaliable

Map Your Messaging: Expand Your Brand Impact

September 15

Branding with Purpose: Aligning Your Visuals, Voice, and Values

September 23

Leveraging Technology: How Nonprofits Can Amplify Their Impact

September 24

Get to the Heart of the Matter: Find, Share, and Leverage Stories for Maximum Impact

October 16

Crafting Your Nonprofit's Video Strategy: Ethical and Authentic Visual Storytelling for Nonprofits

October 29

How to Tell Nonprofit Stories That Protect and Inspire

November 10

Volunteer Management & Board Development

Effective Volunteer Management: Recruitment, Training, Retention, Committees & Manage Difficult Volunteers

Many dates available

Trauma Informed Facilitation: How to Use Trauma Informed Practices for in Group Setting and 1:1's