E110 Revving Your Revenue Stream
Identify new ways to fundraise, sponsor, and build partnerships to bring revenue into your organization. Learn the steps involved to establish partnerships, including due diligence and safeguards to protect your organization and its members.
Course objectives:
- Discovering avenues to bring revenue into your organization.
- Examining potential new sources of non-dues revenue through creative funding.
- Understanding the financial and legal implications associated with different revenue streams.
E120 Executive Law
There are many situations in which your organization may be found legally responsible. Examine common areas of risk for nonprofit membership organizations and discuss strategies to manage liability risk.
Course objectives:
- Recognizing issues that land a nonprofit professional in legal trouble.
- Implementing safeguards to protect your organization.
- Managing roles and responsibilities of the board, committees, and task forces.
E126 Dealing With Challenging Employees
Handling difficult employee situations can be one of the most tedious and anxiety-producing aspects of management. By handling such situations effectively, it is often possible to turn a difficult situation into a great one.
Course objectives:
- Defining unsatisfactory employee performance behaviors.
- Learning tools and techniques to address problematic staff behavior.
- Identifying actionable steps if you can’t turn it around.
E130 501(c)(3) Financials of Foundation Management
Fiscal and Financial Planning and Operational Information for 501(c)(3) Foundations Paired with 501(c)(6) Membership Chambers and Associations. Learn the technical infrastructure needed to align with IRS governance and compliance, as well as accounting and audit rules impacted by received restricted funds from contributions and grants.
Course objectives:
- Accounting and financial reporting systems adaptations.
- Financial planning and revenue sources.
- Form 990 and other filings.
E140 Building Organizational Excellence
Excellent organizations begin with a determination to be the best. When your board asks, “Are we the best?” know how to answer their question.
Course objectives:
- Identifying the principles and best practices of successful organizations.
- Benchmarking your organization’s performance against the standards of other top organizations.
- Implementing best practices.
E142 Fundamentals of Community and Economic Development
Learn the fundamentals of community and economic development to enhance your organization’s relevance.
Course objectives:
- Defining economic development, including the various types and forms.
- Developing existing business retention and expansion programs.
- Building collaborative economic development relationships and receiving examples of funding structures for economic development organizations.
E144 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Nonprofits
This course will introduce nonprofit leaders to the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including privacy, security, and ethical considerations for responsible implementation, and its potential applications in the sector.
Course objectives:
- Understanding AI Fundamentals
- AI Security & Ethical Considerations
- Identifying AI Applications in Nonprofits
E150 Unleash the Leader Within
As we manage people, tasks, and our careers, focusing on our personal leadership style sometimes falls to the wayside. Leadership is an integral part of becoming a successful professional. Acquire the skills you need to become the leader you want to be.
Course objectives:
- Utilizing tools needed to be a leader.
- Understanding the deterrents to successful leadership.
- Identifying styles of effective leaders.
E163 Communicating Through Media
Take a high-level approach to understand what media platforms are available, identify audiences and how to reach them, protect brands, defend positions, and mitigate risks. Learn how to maximize, or minimize, attention on an issue or event with the media.
Course objectives:
- Understanding your audience.
- Communicating your message with impact to different media outlets.
- Messaging with maximum effectiveness.
E180 Building Better Boards and Committees
Learn to build strong boards and committees from recruiting the right people to successfully orienting board and committee members and planning for succession.
Course objectives:
- Recruiting board members that reflect the diversity of your members.
- Structuring a board or committee orientation program and setting expectations.
- Coaching the board or committee to think strategically and prepare for succession.
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