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Learning Experiences

Our learning experiences will help you build collaborative capacity and make greater impact.

Build your capacity to work better together to address our region’s complex problems and create community assets for all. Learn to use systems practice, a process to understand the system you’re working in and identify leverage points for change, and explore a suite of skills and mindsets to help you create the conditions for meaningful collaboration. Filter the list of upcoming learning experiences by the impact areas below, find the path that is right for you and take the next step in strengthening your organization, network and community.

Upcoming Learning Experiences


Championing Systems Change
Systems Change - Virtual Learning,

offered by Co.Creative. Cost associated. 3 Sessions.

Evaluation for Transformative Change
Systems Change - Virtual Learning,

offered by the Tamarack Institue. Cost associated. 4 Sessions between April 20th and April 29th.

Recruiting Your Dream Board
Operations & Technical Assistance - Free Event,

offered by NEW.

Cross-Cultural Conversations - A Series of Dialogues for More Equitable Communities
Equity & Inclusion - Free Event, Partner Event, Virtual Learning,

Virtual learning experience from the Nonprofit Network.

Designing Metrics for Program Evaluation
Operations & Technical Assistance - Virtual Learning,

offered by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy 

Foundations of Board Governance workshop
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration, Operations & Technical Assistance - Free Event, Virtual Learning,

offered by Nonprofit Network

Community Conversation: Centering Equity in Networks
Equity & Inclusion - Free Event, Partner Event, Virtual Learning,

Virtual learning experience from Collective + Mind.

Creating Cohesive Teams
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration -

Part 1 - Thu Apr 15, 10:00 am–11:30 am | Part 2 - Thu Apr 22, 10:00 am–11:30 am
From ONEplace.

Demystifying PPP Loans & Stimulus Funding for Nonprofits
Operations & Technical Assistance - Free Event,

offered by Co.Act Detroit

Understanding Racial Justice
Equity & Inclusion - Partner Event, Virtual Learning,

Online course from Title Track. Sessions on Sundays from 3-5pm. Cost associated. Register by April 18th.

Town Hall Meeting | Race and Racism: Justice System
Equity & Inclusion - Free Event, Virtual Learning,

From Momentum Center for Social Engagement

Collective Impact Action Summit
Systems Change, Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Virtual Learning,

offered by FSG and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions

Fundamentals of Indirect Costs
Operations & Technical Assistance - Partner Event, Virtual Learning,

offered by the Michigan Nonprofit Association

Two Philanthropic Leaders Walk Into A Fishbowl... And Get Real
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Virtual Learning,

offered by Wellbeing Blueprint

Facilitate Exponential Conversations Online
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Virtual Learning,

Offered by Xchange

From Board Meetings to Birthdays: How to Prototype an Awesome Experience
- Virtual Learning,

Offered by IDEO U

How to Have Conversations About Race: 3 Critical First Steps
Equity & Inclusion - Free Event,

offered by the Center for Creative Leadership

Culture, Collaboration, and Choice: A Values Approach
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Virtual Learning,

offered by the Tamarack Institute

Appreciation Languages Workshop
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Virtual Learning,

offered by Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance. Cost associated.

Co-Design: A How-To Workshop for Facilitating Community-Led Innovation
Systems Change, Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Virtual Learning,

offered by the Tamarack Institue. Cost associated. 4 Sessions between May 4th and May 25th.

Network Leadership Workshop: Design
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Virtual Learning,

Offered by Collective + Mind. Cost Associated.

How to Be an Effective Board Member
Operations & Technical Assistance - Virtual Learning,

Offered by Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance

Ripple Effect Mapping Workshop
Systems Change, Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Rotary Charities,

How can impacts truly be measured? Ripple Effects Mapping blends appreciative inquiry and mind mapping to measure a broad range of program impacts, even years after initial activities have taken place. In this two hour, participatory workshop, Curtis Ogden will guide participants through an overview of ripple effect mapping, a couple of examples (from the education and food worlds including our local Farm to Table program), as well as time for participants to begin thinking about how they might bring REM to their change efforts.

What Do Boards Need to Know Now?
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Virtual Learning,
Network Leadership Workshop: Design
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Virtual Learning,

Offered by Collective + Mind. Cost Associated.

Foundations of Leadership
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Partner Event, Virtual Learning,

Thursdays in May offered by Our Community Listens

Effective Storytelling for Community Engagement
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration, Operations & Technical Assistance - Free Event, Virtual Learning,
Adaptive Leadership: Mobilizing for Change and Disrupting the Status Quo
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Virtual Learning,

offered by the Acumen Academy. Course runs until 6/8/21

Systems Practice: An Approach to Move from Impossible to Impact
Systems Change - Free Event, Virtual Learning, Rotary Charities,

11 week course starting May 11. Offered by Acumen Academy. Reach out to Freya Bradford to learn more and get free team support by April 25.

The Courage to Rebuild and Reimagine: Next Generation Leadership
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Virtual Learning,

offered by Wellbeing Blueprint

Foundations of Leadership
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Partner Event, Virtual Learning,

Thursdays in May offered by Our Community Listens

Purpose-Driven Board Leadership: Reconceiving Foundation Governance
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration, Operations & Technical Assistance - Free Event, Virtual Learning,

offered by BoardSource and The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Building Supervisor-staff Relationships Through Communication
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Virtual Learning,

offered by TSNE

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Around the Board Table
Equity & Inclusion - Free Event, Partner Event, Virtual Learning,

Virtual learning experience from the Nonprofit Network.

Board Recruitment Strategies
Operations & Technical Assistance - Free Event, Virtual Learning,

Offered by the Nonprofit Network

Funding in a Crisis Certificate
Operations & Technical Assistance -

offered by Co.Act Detroit and the University of Indiana's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Cost associated.

HOW TO START SECURING LARGER DONATIONS
Operations & Technical Assistance - Virtual Learning,

Offered by the Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance
Thursday, May 20, 9:00 - 10:00am
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER

Foundations of Leadership
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Partner Event, Virtual Learning,

Thursdays in May offered by Our Community Listens

Foundations of Leadership
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Partner Event, Virtual Learning,

Thursdays in May offered by Our Community Listens

Collaborative Leadership & Governance
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Virtual Learning,

From the Tamarack Institute

What Do Boards Need to Know Now?
Adaptive Leadership & Collaboration - Free Event, Virtual Learning,
Understanding Racial Justice Summer Cohort
Equity & Inclusion - Partner Event, Virtual Learning,

Offered by Title Track. Meets on Wednesday from August 4th to September 1st. Sliding scale for cost. Scholarships are available. Register by July 30th.