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

Train the Trainers Workshop: Design, Engage and Equity

Many dates available

Change Management for Nonprofits: Embracing Change Initiatives, Navigating Resistance, Stakeholder Engagement, Measuring Progress

November 18

Effective Staff Supervision: How to be a Better Supervisor

Many dates available

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

Many dates available

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

Strengthen Your Fundraising Plan for 2025: Plan, Pivot, and Build Support

December 10

Building a Strong Financial Foundation for Growth and Impact

December 12

Ace the Ask: Build Confidence in Face-to-Face Fundraising

December 17

Navigating Donor Silence: When Meeting Requests Go Unanswered

January 7

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

January 16

Maximizing the Greatest Digital Fundraising Tool: Your Email List

January 27

Lapsed Donors: How to Bring them Back & Re-Engage

February 5

Make the Ask: How to Make Better Donor Calls Every Week to Achieve Your Goals

February 12

Strategy & Planning

Program Management and Scaling: How to Manage & Scale Programs To Reach Your Goals

Many dates available

Improving Operational Procedures at Your Nonprofit: Optimizing Operations

December 5

Managing Projects from Start to Finish: Planning & Pivots

Many dates available

A Roadmap for the First 90 Days: How to Create & Improve Orientation, Training, and Onboarding for New Employees

Many dates available

Social Media, Marketing and Communications

Craft A Communications Calendar: Email, Direct Mail & Social

Many dates available

Send Better Emails: Fundraise, Engage & Grow Your Email List

December 3

Designing with Canva: Master the Essentials for Captivating Graphics

December 9

Build Brand Awareness: Effective Marketing Techniques for Nonprofits

December 11

How to Use Your Nonprofit's Website to Inspire Community Action

December 12

Getting Peak Performance Out of A Story

December 18

Master Public Speaking Like a Pro

January 13

How to Create Data Stories That Actually Engage People

January 29

Volunteer Management & Board Development

The Many Dimensions of Board Diversity

December 10

Building a Fundraising Culture in the Boardroom

December 19

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

Many dates available