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

Offered by TSNE, explore  what organizational agility is, what it isn't, and why it matters and how to assess organizational agility and incorporate it into your strategic planning process. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund. 

Offered by Candid Learning, learn how to quickly identify the best potential funders for your nonprofit organization using Foundation Directory and discover the most efficient methods of saving and sharing your research with your nonprofit's stakeholders. Access the Foundation Directory for no cost at the Woodmere branch of TADL.

Offered by the Dorothy A. Johnson Center, this 2-day course will prepare your organization to secure and manage grants, build your grant writing skills with key elements to create a proposal, and learn how to maintain strong relationships with foundations.  Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by the Michigan Community Service Commission, this fast-paced and interactive workshop will explore the role of grant writing in your overall fund development efforts, how to use a strategic planning process to guide your grant applications including key policies and practices, and how to get key players involved in the development process.

Offered by Chronicle of Philanthropy, learn key steps to take to cultivate a wide variety of donors, explore ways to identify and build trust with potential donors, and engage people of all backgrounds in meaningful ways to inspire giving and to strengthen your work. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Candid Learning, learn how to make your case for support, diversify your organization's fundraising base, and create a plan of action.

Offered by Center for Nonprofit Management, explore fundraising best practices, create a development plan and case statement for your organization, and learn techniques for the identification, cultivation, and stewardship of donors. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Bolder Advocacy, learn how to use Alliance for Justice’s ACT! Quick tool to assess advocacy capacity providing a framework around prioritizing advocacy capacity to achieve goals and share ideas and best practices on how to build advocacy capacity. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Volunteer Fairfax, learn about hosting interns: defining, planning, recruiting, supervising and clarifying what students (whether high school or college-aged) can and cannot do to impact your organization.

Offered by the Center for Nonprofit Management, learn fundamentals of annual and monthly budgeting, explore the do's and don'ts of nonprofit budgets,  and craft an annual budget based on seasonal operations. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Acumen Academy, in this 5-week course you will learn the Lean Data methodology, a new way to collect insights from customers in order to measure your outcomes and make decisions that maximize impact.

Offered by Bolder Advocacy, explore the rules governing organizations with different tax-exempt statuses and how different types of nonprofit organizations can work together while staying in compliance with the law. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Candid Learning, explore 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.

Offered by TSNE, explore how to confidently reach out to your donors using the Connecting Conversations Model to engage in meaningful conversations with your donors. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by the Center for Nonprofit Management, explore the digital media landscape, create a research-informed social strategy, develop personas to better understand your audience, and articulate goals and SMART objectives and strategies to create basic content to engage your audience. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by ZingTrain, learn how to design interview questions that help identify an applicant's aptitude to match with job requirements, receive examples of job descriptions and interview questions that can be adapted to your business, and learn tools for building confidence and improving your interview process to prepare for your next great hire. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by the Dorothy A. Johnson Center, gain knowledge of demographic and sector trends, understand recommended practices for recruiting and engaging millennials, and explore the impact of newer generations on the social sector.

Offered by Candid Learning, explore 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.

Offered by NMC Extended Ed, learn techniques for putting together an engaging and readable newsletter. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by TSNE, explore how to remove psychological stressors that hinder effective communication, practices for leading and managing remote teams, and master a powerful and effective meeting facilitation technique. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Candid Learning, learn the importance of individual giving in a nonprofit’s fundraising strategy, identify key steps for a successful individual giving program, and draft a plan to start or improve your annual individual giving program.

Offered by Rotary Charities, join us for an interactive workshop that will teach you how to create context, bridge connections, and inspire people to act through storytelling. During this workshop, you will learn tools to take back to your organization, hear about case studies that inspired action, and learn a powerful framework that any organization can use today.

Offered by Chronicle of Philanthropy, learn how to identify key people who have the capacity and inclination to give generously, explore donor traits to look for in your database, and learn smart tactics for connecting with supporters and prospects. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by the Dorothy A. Johnson Center, explore how to use the Form 990 as an organizational tool and better understand the information it communicates and how 990 data can tell a story and where to find the elements of that story. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Bolder Advocacy, learn how to how to maximize your advocacy, the kinds of advocacy activities 501(c)(3)s can engage in, and when a communication is considered lobbying. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by TSNE, in this “no lectures allowed” workshop, participants will learn dozens of powerful presentation and facilitation techniques that can help restore productive communication, morale and trust. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Candid Learning, explore who funds nonprofits and what are their motivations, what funders really want to know about the organizations they are interested in funding, and how do you identify potential funders and make the first approach.

Offered by Chronicle of Philanthropy, learn simple steps you can take right away to enhance your donor records and customize your communications to offer donors updates and appeals that resonate. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by the Dorothy A. Johnson Center, explore using Form 990 as an organizational tool and the information it communicates, identify often-cited flags in Form 990 and begin to challenge assumptions, and use 990 data to find trends or opportunities in the community. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Candid Learning, explore the basic components of a project budget including income and expenses, how to estimate the realistic cost of a project,  and what other financial documents you may also need to submit with your proposal.

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

Offered by Candid Learning, explore the different types of corporate giving, what motivates corporations to give, and how to find potential corporate partners.