We provide classes, workshops and training sessions along with opportunities to attend convenings, peer roundtables and other issues-driven events that help you learn, forge collaborations and gain insights that grow your skills and amplify your impact.
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Raise more money by receiving more major gifts. Consistent donors can become major donors when you effectively implement the Eight-Step Major Gifts Management Cycle. Identify and utilize your own communication strengths when meeting with donors to develop major gifts and increase your fundraising success.
Recommended course for Certificate in Fund Raising Management (CFRM).
This interactive session empowers fundraising professionals with data visualization skills to craft persuasive proposals and impactful post-award reports. Grounded in cognitive psychology and design principles, the session teaches participants how to transform complex data into compelling visual stories that resonate with funders. We will cover techniques for presenting demographic and statistical data using Microsoft Excel, focusing on graphs that effectively illustrate impact, progress, and sustainability. Through interactive, real-time exercises, the group will apply these concepts and learn strategies to correct common visualization mistakes. Attendees will leave with a toolkit containing grant-specific templates, a data visualization checklist, and other resources to help them convey program impact and engage funders.
Join us at Tech Hub Pulse 2026, where people, ideas, and technologies defining South Florida’s role in the innovation economy are united.
Secure your spot for a day of expert speakers, industry-driven sessions, hands-on workshops, interactive exhibits, and top-tier networking. Whether you're a tech leader, entrepreneur, developer, or investor, Tech Hub Pulse is where innovation meets opportunity.
Financial statements don’t have to feel intimidating or disconnected from your mission. In this interactive session, you’ll learn how to turn balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports into clear, compelling narratives that will resonate with boards, staff, and funders to demonstrate organizational health and impact.
Using a practical three-part framework, we’ll focus on how to interpret financial data as a strategic story, practice translating numbers into meaningful insights, and apply simple framing techniques that give context and clarity to what your numbers are actually saying.
You’ll leave with immediately usable tools, including a Financial Storytelling Framework worksheet and a data visualization guide, to strengthen board conversations, support transparent communication, and connect financial performance to mission outcomes with confidence.
Facilitated by: Jackie McLaughlin, CPA
Storytelling is one of the most effective ways to spark generosity at fundraising events—but many nonprofits struggle to use it intentionally. In this session, Hallie Peilet Young, CFRE, BAS—an Emmy-nominated, 2x Telly Award–winning former journalist and TEDx speaker—and Jennifer Downes, CFRE, BAS—a fundraising strategist who has guided 100+ nonprofits—will show you how to harness storytelling to inspire donors and boost event revenue.
Drawing on years of experience crafting impactful “mission moments,” Hallie and Jennifer will teach their proven formula for designing stories that build emotional momentum and set the stage for a powerful ask. You’ll learn practical strategies to engage your audience, deliver an ask that resonates, and turn heartfelt moments into meaningful, lasting support.
Whether you’re planning a gala, luncheon, or donor-focused event, this session will give you the tools to make every moment count.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will learn how to:
