July Workshop Round-Up
- Nonprofit Learning Lab
- Jul 1
- 6 min read
Happy July! Below we have provided a list of workshops we’re offering this month at the Nonprofit Learning Lab! To register and find out more about each workshop, click the workshop titles of your choice to head to the workshop page.
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Bethany Snyder | Snyder Strategies, LLC
Nonprofits are facing growing challenges—shrinking resources, increased demand for services, and shifting public attitudes. At the same time, public policy decisions are reshaping everything from charitable giving to the future of critical social programs. Now more than ever, advocacy isn’t optional—it’s essential. In this interactive session, you’ll explore how smart, strategic advocacy communications can elevate your cause, activate your network, and ensure your organization’s voice is heard where decisions are made.
Leah Weiner | Nonprofit Learning Lab
Planning or updating a communications calendar to meet your goals? Struggling to keep your nonprofit’s communications consistent and effective? In this two-part hands-on workshop, you’ll build a strategic communications calendar that aligns with your organizational goals and engages your audience. Through group discussions and real-time planning exercises, you'll identify content themes, audience segments, and optimal posting frequency for event promotion, advocacy, donor engagement, and volunteer recruitment.
We’ll explore Google Analytics & SEO with interactive exercises to track website traffic, engagement, and conversions. Learn how to analyze campaign performance, improve search engine visibility, and adjust your strategy using real data. We will also explore best practices for email marketing, social media, and direct mail strategy in alignment with your organizational goals. We’ll discuss how to collaborate across teams, develop a rapid response plan when needed, and explore ways to adapt your messaging to current events and community needs.
FREE: Help Wanted: Volunteer Strategies for Golf & Other Fundraisers - July 14
Logan Foote | GolfStatus
Volunteers play a critical role in the success of your nonprofit’s charity golf tournament, yet many event organizers find it challenging to recruit the right people, carve out time for training and oversight, and keep volunteers energized and engaged.
This webinar will offer actionable advice and real-world strategies to help you actively recruit, onboard, and manage volunteers for your golf fundraiser (and other nonprofit fundraising events). You’ll learn how to create a great volunteer experience while keeping your tournament running smoothly from start to finish. While this free webinar is tailored to golf tournaments, anyone interested in volunteer engagement for nonprofit events is welcome to attend. Whether you’re planning your first tournament, looking to fine-tune your volunteer processes, or want new ideas for managing your fundraising event’s slate of volunteers, this free webinar will provide actionable tips and tactics to simplify volunteer management.
*Full participation is applicable for 1.0 points in Category 1.B - Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or certification
Tekoah Boatner | Youth Oasis
This comprehensive training program is designed to equip board members with the knowledge and tools to effectively manage leadership transitions. This program emphasizes the importance of strategic planning, and the application of human-centered design to ensure smooth transitions that foster organizational stability and growth. Through a mix of theoretical insights, practical tools, and case studies, participants will develop the capacity to lead their organizations through leadership changes while maintaining a focus on inclusivity and justice.
FREE: Using Data and Evaluation to Strengthen Resilience, Navigate Change, and Build Power - July 21
Maria Posey | Viking Impact Advisors, in partnership with Consultants for Good (C4G)
In times of uncertainty—shifting funding landscapes, policy rollbacks, and increased pressures on communities—how can organizations use data and evaluation as tools for resilience. This interactive discussion will explore questions that organization leaders can use to leverage data and evaluation for decision-making in times of change.
Fundraising from Corporate Sponsors: Find & Track Prospects, Secure New Gifts and Retain Sponsors - July 22
Leah Weiner | Nonprofit Learning Lab
Corporate sponsors can be key partners in aiding nonprofits to raise more funds. Join us for this webinar to learn strategies on how to not just secure, but maintain these often vital partnerships. Corporate sponsorship support can help your nonprofit enhance its reputation, reach new audiences and communities, raise funds, attract new board members and volunteers, and build your brand and programs. We'll dive into understanding what corporate sponsors want and expect, two key components for ensuring a healthy working relationship with your corporate sponsor. Take an hour out of your day for this webinar to learn the best tips, tricks, and practices to score your next corporate sponsorship.
FREE: Up Your Numbers Game: How to Gather and Use Data to Drive Fundraising, Programming and Strategic Planning Efforts - July 28
Jennifer Ballentine | Highland Nonprofit Consulting
In these challenging times, having objective, quantifiable data at your fingertips to support your organizational efforts is more important than ever. This workshop will provide you with easily applied ways of collecting key information, techniques for tracking progress and impact in a single repository and tips on how to make sense of findings and prepare visually appealing and compelling reports and data briefs.
Katie Clark | Katie Clark Consulting
This session will focus on how nonprofits can harness digital tools, social media, and other technologies to raise awareness, advocate for public health causes, and engage their communities in health-related issues. The focus will be on using cost-effective and scalable technologies to create widespread impact.
Roxanne Novo Rimmer | Hearts 2 Headlines
In this session, we’ll guide you through the essentials of authentic branding, helping you define your brand’s personality, uncover the meaning behind your colors, and craft a voice that truly reflects your mission. Even better? You’ll learn how to assess your brand’s consistency across visuals and messaging, ensuring every touchpoint tells a cohesive, compelling story that resonates with your audience.
Strengthen Communication Among Gen Z, Millennials & Boomers: How Leaders Can Bridge Communication Gaps - July 30 & August 6
Kate Viana | Nontoxic Nonprofits
Strong leadership is the key to bridging generational communication gaps in nonprofit organizations. With Gen Z, Millennials, and Boomers bringing diverse perspectives, work styles, and expectations to the table, leaders must take an active role in fostering clear, effective communication. This webinar will explore how leadership influences workplace dynamics, common friction points between generations, and strategies for building trust and collaboration. Participants will learn how to model adaptive communication, create an inclusive environment where all voices are heard, and strengthen team cohesion. By taking a leadership-driven approach to intergenerational communication, nonprofit leaders can boost engagement, retention, and overall mission impact.
Lidia Varesco Racoma | Lidia Varesco Design
Nonprofit communications and marketing professionals often balance multiple responsibilities, including creating Canva designs on the fly. In this fast-paced session, you will learn how to create more effective Canva graphics by utilizing key design principles. We’ll cover layout, color, typography, and imagery, helping you create effective and engaging digital designs. Best practices for staying on-brand will also be discussed. Prior Canva experience is not required, though familiarity is helpful. Resources will be provided.
Amelia Kohm | Data Viz for Nonprofits
We hear a lot about applying data to action. But for data to make an impact, it must first take a journey through the human mind. Understanding the challenges of that journey helps us to present data so that the mind can actually see, grasp, remember, and apply it. In this workshop, participants will learn about: Attention and Memory. How to present data so that it not only makes it through the entry gate (attention) but stays there long enough to influence decision making (memory).
Perception. How to present data to avoid the human mind's perception glitches and to capitalize on its perception super powers. Specifically, we will consider:
Data blind spots
Social influence
Assumptions and beliefs
Visual super processing
