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.
Ready to learn? Let us help! The Learning Fund provides financial support to help local changemakers cover tuition and conference fees for virtual learning experiences offered from partners across the globe.
Upcoming Learning Experiences
Time: 12:00 pm
Offered by Stanford Social Innovation Review, this 2-day virtual summit will explore the rapidly growing role of AI in social innovation with a lineup of speakers and panelists to delve deeply into pressing challenges, to share cutting-edge ideas and examples, and ask tough questions about the relationship between technology and social change. No cost associated.
Time: 2:00 pm
Offered by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, learn from nonprofits with successful programs how to set up a recurring gifts program and keep donors giving from year to year. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.
Time: 1:00 pm
Offered by Candid Learning, learn how to assess your funding risk and reframe your funding model, key differences between federal, foundation, corporate, and individual donors, how to craft compelling cases for support across diverse funder types, step-by-step guidance on relationship-building and strategic outreach, tools to kick-start or enhance prospecting, donor engagement, stewardship, and reporting. No cost associated.
Time: 10:00 am
Offered by the Center for Nonprofit Management, learn key fundraising strategies, including how to create compelling narratives, identify potential donors, build strong relationships, and develop sustainable fundraising plans. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.
Time: 2:00 pm
Offered by Candid Learning, learn how to recruit and engage diverse board members, use a Board Agreement as an integral tool for board establishment and management, and identify strategies to establish positive relationship dynamics among board members, the Executive Director, and other key staff. No cost associated.
Time: 10:00 am
Offered by TSNE, explore how to define and address strategic issues, formulate strategies to address issues, develop an effective implementation process, and institute evaluation metrics of the strategic plan. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.
Time: 2:00 pm
Offered by Candid Learning, gain an understanding of the board’s role in fundraising, integrate fundraising into your board’s roles and responsibilities, and identify a range of fundraising activities that can engage your board members. No cost associated.
Time: 10:00 am
Offered by Propel Nonprofits, gain an understanding of nonprofit finance terminology, financial statements, and staff and board roles and responsibilities. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.
Time: 2:00 pm
Offered by Candid Learning, explore the Resilient Fundraising™ model, which features tactics to galvanize donor-advised fund (DAF) revenue, build strategic collaborations, and generate earned income to strengthen organizational resilience and assess your current fundraising strategies to uncover gaps and opportunities where the Resilient Fundraising™ model can boost long-term sustainability. No cost associated.
Time: 1:00 pm
Offered by the Tamarack Institute, explore a comprehensive overview of impact assessment, with practical tools for identifying, measuring and analyzing the significant results of your initiatives. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.
Time: 2:00 pm
Offered by Volunteer Fairfax, the types of planning, strategic thinking, communications vehicles, interviewing procedures, screening techniques and on-boarding rules to recruiting your newest and best volunteer team members. No cost associated.
Time: 2:00 pm
Offered by Candid Learning, this 4-week course will explore how to build the key components of a competitive grant proposal to a foundation, develop a well-organized budget, and identify a targeted list of foundation funding prospects. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.
Time: 10:00 am
Offered by Propel Nonprofits, learn to use budgeting as another tool for you to tell the story of your organization’s plans, priorities, and aspirations and engage your board as well as staff across the organization. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.