Grant Training Center

MARCH 31, 2025

The recent Executive Order signed on February 26, 2025, has introduced sweeping changes to how federal discretionary funding is managed. Network Actively : Attend conferences, join professional associations, and engage with potential funders to build relationships and learn about opportunities.

Federal Grants

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

Recommended Resource : A donor-friendly video or pocket guide can be incredibly effective for internal training and donor education. Q: Do we need an attorney on staff to manage planned gifts? A college was about to close its doors when it was saved by a surprise bequest. Focus on generating gifts, then invest in back-end operations.

Policies

GrantNews

APRIL 18, 2025

This usually involves the use of demographic data and/or Donor Management software. 5 Stewardship – How best to manage donors once you receive a donation to maintain/continue the donor-nonprofit relationship. The funding supports workshops, webinars, conferences, and programs. How often and How much will your cause need?

Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

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Retail

HSF House

APRIL 16, 2025

The reason I applied to participate in this Hackathon was that I had just recently joined FSUs Emergency Management and Homeland Security Certificate Program (EMHS). With this IDEA grant, we now have the time and funding necessary to purchase computational resources for the rigorous model training needed to improve our prototype accuracy.

Mentor

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Vaeth, President Trumps Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sought to greatly expand the pause and review process to all federal assistance awards as defined in the Uniform Guidance (see 2 CFR 200.1) Author Bio : Henry Flood has been involved with getting and managing grants for more than 50 years.

Grant

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

Building and managing a strong nonprofit board of directors can be challenging. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community: “What is your best advice for successfully managing a nonprofit board of directors? EmilyThabes from Beltrami County Historical Society Invest in board training and orientations for better results.

Management

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In early 1981, I went to Washington DC for a NAHRO (National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials) conference and some lobbying on the Hill. Otherwise, you’ll end up like me in Inglewood, writing boring job training proposals for another department instead of making the big redevelopment deals I wanted to work on.

Grant

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2025

It offers live and on-demand webinars, recorded sessions from GPA conferences, and exclusive virtual events. I let the group of 30 or more people know that my grant management job was ending and that I was open to work. GrantSummit Scholarships – offers scholarships for conference registration only.

GPC

Wild Apricot

JULY 23, 2025

Catering/simple refreshments Audio/visual equipment Download the free Nonprofit Workshop/Training Budget Template HERE Event Budget Templates for Associations Associations are known for their annual conferences – they can be complex with many event expenses. This might even be a budget within your larger conference budget.

Template

Bonterra

JUNE 27, 2025

Make it easier for your team to manage your organization with one of the best nonprofit constituent relationship management (CRM) systems designed for organizations like yours. Hire and train staff. Request a demo Legal entities The legal status of organizations varies significantly between nonprofits and not-for-profits.

Nonprofit

Candid

JANUARY 15, 2025

Take advantage of learning opportunities Feedback from your manager, trusted colleagues, and mentors helps clarify areas for improvement. Ask for what you want Managers arent mind readers. Once youre clear on what skills to develop, set specific goals and seek out learning opportunities to achieve them.

Training

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Regular training, open conversations, and diverse leadership help everyone feel respected and valued. Offer mentoring, leadership development workshops, and training tailored to nonprofit careers. Use recruiting tools to streamline the hiring process and employee management platforms to boost productivity.

Retainer

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 3, 2025

interim CEO, American Cancer Society; Susannah Schaefer, CEO and president, Smile Train; and Joanne Pike, DrPH, CEO and president, Alzheimers Association. The session is facilitated by Gretchen Littlefield, CEO of Moore, a data-driven constituent experience management company. to 11:40 a.m. PST in the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Electronics

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Full-service case study creation I interview your partner, write the case study, and manage the approval process. That's why I'm using my time slot at this year's Corporate Partnerships Conference (CPC25) to deliver How to Create a Lead-Generating Partnership Newsletter. Gang, this conference is wicked affordable.

Conference

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More importantly, are your staff and volunteers ready and trained to perform productively in their roles? Marketing, facilities, budgeting, management, and everything else has changed, too—if not how you did them, then who accomplished the tasks, and where. Step 3: Make a training plan. But are you ready? This is just a taste.

Training

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I get so frustrated with nonprofit leaders who are short-sighted and don’t see the benefit in paying for training and professional development for their staff, particularly the fundraising staff. How are they supposed to learn about the latest trends and techniques if they don’t attend conferences or attend association meetings.

Training

Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Jay Moonah's presentation on Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit & Public Sector Organizations was streamed live online as part of The Canadian Institute’s recent “Managing Social Media” conference recently - but if you missed it, no worries! We’ve got the highlights right here.( read more ).

Media

Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2011

Idealware , a partner of TechSoup's recently posted an article addressing how to train staff in simpler, more cost-effective ways. All of the methods listed use the web or some form of computer technology in order to avoid the hassle of going to off-site training seminars or conferences. Tools for Training Staff Online.

Training

Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

For nonprofits, libraries, and their constituents, training is esse ntial to keep knowledge and skills up to date. Whether your organization is training its own staff in nonprofit management, or teaching others technical skills, TechSoup can help you get started. Train on Over 150 Products with Atomic Training.

Training

RBW Strategy

JUNE 3, 2024

RBW Strategy has partnered with Maryland Nonprofits since 2020 on several grant projects and grant trainings, to support the organization, component organizations under its umbrella, and its member entities. All of this support has helped build the organization’s grant-seeking capacity.

Federal Grants

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

As the webinar program manager for TechSoup, I am often asked to. presentations (you have the ability to load a slide deck into the system before the conference) and having on the fly conversations with people. more information on webinar tools, check out the following pages: Training Your Staff: Online Alternatives.

Training

Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2012

Discover tips on how to effectively manage your nonprofit or library’s events. Acteva event management experts will share information on best practices and event management tools to help make the most of your planning efforts for community building, networking, training, and fundraising events. Pacific time.

Management

Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2012

Jessica is an event management and nonprofit industry expert from Acteva — one of TechSoup's donor partners. She shared how to Manage Your Events with Ease and covered many tips for how to use online tools to save time and effort. She talked about the event management process in three steps: before, during, and after.

Management

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

MarketingProfs , an online marketing resource center, is presenting a free virtual conference on online marketing. The keynote presentation by David Plouffe, Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential Campaign Manager, is titled The Art of the Possible: Online Branding Strategies and Tactics. Tools Web 2.0

Conference

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

If you work with technology and data, you don't want to miss the preeminent conference of data managers coming up next week: O'Rielly Strata Conference, Making Data Work , from February 28 - March 1 in Santa Clara, California. Here's more on the event from their site: Strata Conference is the leading event for the.

Conference

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 9, 2023

Years ago, the Grant Professionals Association started the Conference Navigators Program as part of their annual conference. They pair regular attendees with first-timers a month or two before the conference. Let’s create a list of quality grant training opportunities for this fabulous community of ours.

Grant

Tony Martignetti

MAY 28, 2023

Rubin Singh: Equitable Project Management An automated soap dispenser. Rubin Singh, from One Tenth Consulting, returns … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for May 29, 2023: Equitable Project Management & Make Time For Professional Development → Rubin Singh: Equitable Project Management An automated soap dispenser.

Management

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The impact of software training on nonprofit staff turnover Three tips for improving software training for your staff Take the next step with your nonprofit’s software training The impact of software training on nonprofit staff turnover How do you keep things running smoothly when you have nonprofit staff leaving?

Training

Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2012

Streamline the registration and payment processes for your organization’s events, conferences, and classes with cloud-based services from the Acteva Donation Program. The Acteva Donation Program makes two of Acteva’s event management tools available, based on your organization’s budget size. Trainings and Courses.

Management

Joe Garecht Fundraising

OCTOBER 3, 2021

This strategy involves going to large conferences and events in your organization’s mission field with the goal of meeting new donors at the event. For example, the staff of a non-profit that is working to end homelessness may attend conferences, roundtables, and other events that attract donors who care about poverty and homelessness.

Conference

Qgiv

MARCH 24, 2023

We’re excited to share that the AFP Florida Caucus has selected Qgiv as their preferred event management vendor for Planet Philanthropy ! Planet Philanthropy is one of Florida’s largest conferences dedicated to the education and training of fundraising professionals.

Management

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Highlights this month include website accessibility in Portland, Oregon; project management in Boston, Massachusetts; and data visualization in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Managing Nonprofit IT Projects, Tasks, and Teams. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: TechNow 2016 Conference. Thursday, October 6, 2016.

Training

Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Use Bloomerang’s blog to learn expert insight into donor retention, volunteer management, fundraising, and more. This tool can be used to chat or video conference with your team in one workspace. You can host a virtual conference for up to 100 participants with this resource. Bloomerang Blog. Ask An Expert Archives.

Nonprofit

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 3, 2024

Lately, it seems I can hardly open a newsletter, attend a training, or look at a conference schedule without seeing the word AI popping up everywhere. With this expertise in mind, we have tested many AI platforms, attended training on AI, and assessed the writing AI has produced for us. Can you train AI? So does it work?

AI

Blackbaud

JUNE 25, 2024

Example: A manager congratulating an employee on beating a monthly sales record Peer-to-peer recognition , which involves individual employees recognizing one another. For instance, managing your theater’s customer service phone line may be a job someone can do from home. There are many opportunities your organization can offer.

Indirect

Grant Writer Team

MAY 23, 2024

Grant Management and Follow-Up: As a last step, your grant writer can follow up with your potential funders for results. Collaboration: Work with staff, program managers, and other stakeholders to gather necessary information and develop a stable of comprehensive grant applications. A good grant writer edits and proofreads accordingly.

Consulting