PREPARING FOR A TRAINING

Planning a training to match your goals and participants expectations
Understand how to prepare for workshop and frame for your audience so they know what to expect
Review how to align your presentation to the technology
Understand why we get nervous speaking in public and review ways to manage your public speaking anxiety

OPENING A TRAINING

Explain how to develop opening exercises to engage participants at the beginning of an workshop, orientation, training or facilitated experience
Understand how to facilitate activities to create group cohesion and building community
Participate in different exercises with the goal of understanding how to adapt these activities for your audience

ENGAGED LEARNING

Analyze how to incorporate concepts of engaged and deep learning and connecting activities to learning objectives
Understand how to manage different learning styles
Review how to use handouts and supplemental learning tools

BUILDING YOUR TRAINER TOOLKIT

Review platforms tools and structures to use to build your personal toolkit whether you train online or in person

CREATING SLIDES

Compare sample presentation slides from real workshops
Examine what works well in preparing slides and what to avoid

LEARNING OBJECTIVES & INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Understand how to develop and craft learning objectives that focus on outcomes and results rather than topics
Assess how to develop learning objectives that match the content provided
Understand how to develop content that is applicable from theory to concept and how to design content in a workshop so that adult learners can apply what they are learning

INTEGRATING CONCEPTS OF ADULT LEARNING & MEETING PARTICIPANTS EXPECTATIONS

Review how adults learn best and methods to integrate adult learning styles to ensure effective training delivery
Understand how to meet participants expectations even if the training you lead is mandatory
Discuss how to incorporate adult learning theory into workshops, trainings and orientations

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Understand how to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion in a training, workshop or meeting
Review structures to ensure inclusive design approaches in meetings, trainings and workshops
Practice how to manage difficult situations and conversations in a training. *Be prepared to think about real examples that you have experienced as a participant or trainer
Analyze how to design professional development in an equitable way

FRAMEWORKS & THEORIES REVIEWED

ADDIE Model of Instructional Design
Bloom's Taxonomy
Study of Adult Learning: Andragogy
Trauma Informed Facilitation
Methods to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion into training and curriculum

ONLINE TRAININGS

Training Topics

Training, Facilitation, & Leadership

Instructional & Curriculum Design: Theory, Frameworks, Techniques & the "How To" of Implementation

Many dates available

Effective Staff Supervision: How to be a Better Supervisor

Many dates available

Navigating Leadership Changes: Best Practices for Board Support During ED/CEO Transitions

April 28

Train the Trainers Workshop: Design, Engage and Equity

Many dates available

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

Many dates avaliable

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

Many dates avaliable

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

August 18

Trauma Informed Practices

How to Avoid Re-Traumatization: Empathy-Based Approaches to Navigate Complex Interactions

Many dates available

Trauma-Informed Facilitation: Incorporating TI Practices in Group Conversations & Training

Many dates available

Fundraising

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

May 13

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

May 27

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

June 12

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

June 18

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

June 23

Maximize the Greatest Digital Fundraising Tool: Your Email List

June 25

Strategy & Planning

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

April 14

Managing Projects from Start to Finish

Many dates available

From Chaos to Clarity: Optimizing Operations at Your Nonprofit

Many dates available

The Unexpected Case Manager: Sustainable Case Management Without Burnout

Many dates available

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

Many dates available

The First 90 Days: How to Embed Feedback & Milestones Into Orientation, Training & Onboarding.

Many dates available

Social Media, Marketing and Communications

Strategic Communications Planning: Build a Data-Driven Calendar for Engagement

Many dates available

Leveraging Technology: How Nonprofits Can Amplify Their Impact

May 5

Design with Canva: Master the Essentials for Captivating Graphics

May 5

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

May 29

How To Present Data More Effectively For Your Audience (aka The Human Mind)

June 2

What's In and What's Out for Nonprofit Storytelling in 2025

June 12

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

June 30

Volunteer Management & Board Development

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

Many dates available

Cultivating High-Impact Nonprofit Boards

June 30