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

Offered by Bolder Advocacy and the Alliance for Justice, learn how federal tax law permits lobbying for charities and how lobbying is defined, one easy step most charities can take to maximize the amount they’re allowed to spend on lobbying, yearly lobbying limits for charities, tips for taking advantage of the narrow definitions of lobbying – which will help charities make the most of their lobbying limit, and  how to apply these rules to ballot measure activities.  Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Propel Nonprofits, learn about board responsibilities and explore the nuances of board authority and relationships. Participants will receive Propel’s Nonprofit Board Governance workbook and the workshop is designed for those new to serving on a board or those who are contemplating joining a board. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Candid Learning, learn how to draft SMART objectives for a program, identify the parts of a logic model, and report the impact on your Candid profile. No cost associated.

Offered by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, learn smart ways to map out donor meetings, craft compelling messages, and track key metrics to ensure you make the most of the next six months and hit your goals for the year. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by the School of Systems Change, explore systems diagramming as a tool for sense making, engagement and communication, discover an approach to help you gain reflective insight, enable better conversations between different stakeholders, and generate just strategy and action, understand how systems diagrams can enable you to focus on systemic ways of seeing, and learn how to integrate diagramming into your own practice for cultivating systemic change. Register by July 28. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Propel Nonprofits, learn why reserves are valuable and for what purpose, the perennial question of how much, and some practical tools for managing and communications. No cost associated.

Offered by Bolder Advocacy, learn how your nonprofit can take advantage of social media while staying in compliance with laws that govern advocacy, how to treat social media and other communications in the context of lobbying limits for 501(c)(3) organizations, and how 501(c)(3) organizations can avoid violating campaign intervention rules during an election season. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by LifeLabs Learning, learn the key skills to lead and enforce change initiatives, practice your change messaging skills, and leave with a strategic checklist to implement your change. No cost associated.

Offered by Propel Nonprofits, explore how to assess your current and future financial positions by developing new scenario and contingency plans for your organizations, learn techniques and approaches to having practical conversations critical to organizational decision making, and work with analytical tools to assist in gauging the risks to your income and the flexibility of your expenses. No cost associated.

Offered by CompassPoint, in this 2-part series you will explore the distinction between change (an event or situation) and transition (a process) and recognize the impacts on people in your organization, gain an understanding of the Margin to Center framework as a way to identify solutions to challenges, and learn to distinguish between adaptive challenges and technical fixes and how they apply to a change occurring in your organization. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Candid Learning, learn the basic elements of a proposal, the "do's" and "don'ts" of writing and submitting a proposal, and how to follow up whether the answer is yes or no. No cost associated.

Offered by Ideo U, this 5-week, self-paced online course will explore how to deliver presentations that spark a shift in beliefs, behaviors, and mindsets, sequence your information in a way that will create a meaningful journey for your audience, and apply techniques to help people pay attention and remember the information you share. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by the School of System Change, explore the range of methodological options available for evaluating systems change, how to make a methodological choice when designing or implementing evaluations of systems change, how to craft evaluation designs that are appropriate for systems change and can stand up to scrutiny, and explain how your evaluation design supports quality and rigor in conditions of complexity. Register by August 17. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Bolder Advocacy, learn how to track your lobbying time and expenses so that your 501(c)(3) organization stays within its lobbying limits, how a 501(c)(3) reports its lobbying to the IRS, such as on the Form 990 or Form 990-EZ;, how tracking and reporting varies depending on whether a charity measures its lobbying under the insubstantial part test or the 501(h) expenditure test, and how state and local law may require additional tracking and reporting. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

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.

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 explore ways to engage your board as well as staff across the organization. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, learn how nonprofits are turning the tide and get proven ways to inspire and connect with a broad pool of donors. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Nonprofit Quarterly, this 2-part series will explore how to refine your Chart of Account set-up to efficiently accomplish nonprofit GAAP accounting and reporting in QuickBooks, allocation of expenses across programs and grants, tracking restricted grants, building and managing your annual budget, and tailored reporting for management, board, and funders. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Bolder Advocacy and the Alliance for Justice, learn how federal tax law permits lobbying for charities and how lobbying is defined, one easy step most charities can take to maximize the amount they’re allowed to spend on lobbying, yearly lobbying limits for charities, tips for taking advantage of the narrow definitions of lobbying – which will help charities make the most of their lobbying limit, and  how to apply these rules to ballot measure activities.  Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Propel Nonprofits, explore practical exercises that will help you identify your program costs and develop realistic budgets. and learn tools to help you calculate program costs and move your organization to greater financial sustainability. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by CompassPoint, in this 2-part series you will explore the distinction between change (an event or situation) and transition (a process) and recognize the impacts on people in your organization, gain an understanding of the Margin to Center framework as a way to identify solutions to challenges, and learn to distinguish between adaptive challenges and technical fixes and how they apply to a change occurring in your organization. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Propel Nonprofits, develop a mindset that embraces budgeting as a leadership and planning tool, learn about key nonprofit finance terminology and concepts, including direct vs. indirect costs and donor restrictions, follow a step-by-step process to build a project budget from scope to tracking, and practice using budgets to tell compelling stories to funders, stakeholders, and staff. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Propel Nonprofits, learn the four core components of a nonprofit business model – revenue mix, understanding the cost of programs, infrastructure, and capital structure – and explore how all these components connect to mission and your organization's financial health. No cost associated.

Offered by Propel Nonprofits, gain an understanding of 2hat a cashflow projection is, review what data you need to collect to create a cash flow projection, understand how to manage cashflow opportunities, understand how to share the information with affected parties, and have a key tool to predict upcoming expenses. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by the Tamarack Institute, in this 2-part workshop you will explore seven essential facilitation practices, learn and apply practical tools, and actionable facilitation strategies, and practice your skills in small groups and receive specific coaching. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Propel Nonprofits, learn about nonprofit financial reports including the income statement (statement of activities) and balance sheet (statement of financial position) and 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.

Offered by the Tamarack Institute, learn the seven steps to craft compelling stories which highlight your collaborative’s successes and progress to help you to attract and retain the funders and partners needed to deepen your community impact. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Propel Nonprofits, explore 10 key indicators of financial health, blending both financial metrics and leadership practices that contribute to long-term sustainability, analyze financial trends and ratios to understand your organization’s fiscal trajectory, use cash flow projections and operating reserves to plan for uncertainty, review budget-to-actual reports to make informed decisions, and align your strategic plan and succession planning with financial realities. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Propel Nonprofit, gain clarify on roles and responsibilities of board and staff with governance and management to be the collaborative partners you need to be to achieve your mission. No cost associated.