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.
Learning opportunities designed to develop skills, practices, and behaviors which best prepare people working in the social sector for success.
Fundraising
Organizational sustainability
Leadership and management
Equip your organization leaders and changemakers with the essential skills, knowledge, and resources needed to create a meaningful impact. Stay current with the latest best practices, trends, and emerging issues in the nonprofit sector.
The Nonprofit Academy provides a comprehensive array of topics essential for managing a nonprofit in today's landscape, including nonprofit management and leadership, fundraising, communication and marketing, nonprofit accounting, and more. The courses are interactive and engaging, fostering a supportive network where professionals can connect, collaborate, and learn from one another.
Join national experts for webinars on all aspects of grant management, research, reporting, budgeting, and more. This webinar library can be accessed at your convenience.
In this one-hour session, you’ll walk away with practical strategies on:
• Creating a win-win-win board experience for your organization, staff, and board members
• Optimizing board composition—size, diversity, and strategic selection
• Establishing effective board member expectations and meeting structures
• Navigating advanced topics like the CEO-Chair relationship and confidentiality
About the Speaker:
Vicki Agron is a nationally recognized consultant, speaker, and strategist who has spent over 50 years strengthening the nonprofit sector. She has trained thousands of professionals and advised organizations worldwide on strategic fundraising, major donor engagement, and philanthropic family legacy planning.
Whether you’re a CEO, senior leader, or dedicated board member, this is an opportunity to gain high-level perspective and actionable tools.
Join us for a timely webinar unpacking the trends and moves your organization should be making now.
The latest Giving USA: Annual Report on Philanthropy is almost here—and with it comes the data-driven clarity nonprofit leaders count on to navigate an ever-changing landscape. The data tells us where we’ve been. The real opportunity lies in what we do next.
In our upcoming webinar, we’ll go beyond the findings to explore how today’s trends must shape your next moves.
We’ll start with a high-level look at this year’s report and what it signals for the sector. Then, through the lens of five actionable strategic moves, our team of experts will break down how your organization can proactively respond—and future-proof your fundraising strategy in a time of uncertainty and transformation.
In this session, you’ll learn:
Whether you’re preparing for your next campaign or seeking to build greater resilience into your fundraising, this conversation will give you the insight and foresight you need to lead with confidence.
Nonprofits raise as much as a third of their annual fundraising revenue in the final quarter of the year, but savvy major gift officers keep their major donors and major gift prospects informed and engaged all year long. Join us for a 75-minute session that will offer smart ways to map out donor meetings, craft compelling messages, and track key metrics to ensure you make the most of the next six months and hit your goals for the year.
The Nonprofit Pulse on July 24 is where top nonprofit teams gather to realign strategy with sector reality. Access is limited to just 1,000 seats.
This free, one-day virtual summit is built for nonprofit leaders managing complexity: shifting donor behavior, rising expectations, lean teams, and bold goals.
You’ll walk away with:
If you lead marketing, fundraising, or organizational growth, this is your moment to reset with sharper context and smarter direction.
Wouldn’t it be great if every one of your board members knew exactly what they need to do and when? While it is your job to pick enthusiastic and experienced leaders, Funding for Good can help you educate them!
Invite your team to join ours for a deep-dive into the four cornerstones of board roles and responsibilities. This one-hour webinar will break down the most fundamental legal and ethical functions of the nonprofit board and highlight key strategies so that your board can govern more effectively.
At the end of this session, you will be able to understand the four cornerstones of board member roles & responsibilities that relate to:
The significant increase in donor advised funds requires a new approach to major gift fundraising. Dr. Gen Shaker and Dr. Dan Heist will explain their new research on how fundraisers can work effectively with donor advised fund donors.
Millennial households now donate more on average than their parents. Nonprofits need to update their fundraising strategies to properly cultivate and steward this next generation of donors. Dr. Michael Moody, co-author of, “Generation Impact,” will discuss how best to develop long-term donor relationships with millennials.
The Post-Award Grant Management Pathway will provide you with essential resources to guide your path with insightful webinars, personalized podcasts and blog posts, curated microlearning videos, and specialized strategy papers to lead you to a successful post-award grant experience. This Pathway is designed for all levels of grant professionals. Whether you were awarded a foundation, corporate or government grant, these resources will expand your knowledge of the grant management process. National GPA-approved trainers and grant experts have created practical educational sources within this pathway to answer your questions and steer you in the right direction to be grant compliant.
After you have watched all of the webinars and microlearning videos, listened to the Podcasts and read the Strategy Papers and blogposts listed in this Pathway at your own pace, you will have successfully completed the Grant Management Pathway and will receive a Certificate of Completion issued by GPA. The Post-Award Grant Management and Compliance Learning Pathway has been approved for 11 CEUs through CFRE and 10 CEUs through GPCI.
This series is open to members and nonmembers.
The Earned Revenue Model workshop will teach participants about the several types of earned revenue streams that can be implemented at nonprofit organizations and which model might be right for your organization.
The Year-End Impact Report workshop will teach participants how to create an impact report to inform funders and stakeholders how the nonprofit organization’s mission is to have a meaningful impact.
The Continuous Improvement – Analytics workshop will teach participants how to develop well-defined and clear Key Performance Indicators to help the nonprofit organization accomplish its financial goals and objectives.
Attracting Followers – Social Media and Website Content Workshop will teach participants about who their followers are, how to attract them, and how to engage them through social media and website content.