Learning Experiences

Offered by Rotary Charities through a collaborative funding partnership with the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation, the Oleson Foundation, and the Huckle Family Foundation, join us as we explore how to move from current to future state with clarity, compassion, and purpose by examining the "why" behind change, define a clear vision, and identify the role of internal communications, leadership, and culture in supporting transitions. Participants will leave with practical tools to support themselves and their teams during times of change, whether it’s rooted in loss, growth, or both. This workshop will be facilitated by Amy Cell of Yeo & Yeo. No cost associated.

Offered by ZingTrain, explore how to recognize and better handle interpersonal workplace conflict and learn tools to engage effectively in a Courageous Conversation. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by the Tamarack Institute, explore how to shift your mindset and practices around conflict engagement, strengthen your ability to sit with tension, listen across difference, and navigate uncertainty, and build personal and collective practices that center safety, dignity, and accountability. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by NMC Extended Ed in partnership with Rotary Charities, the 6-week course is designed to review, discuss, and apply fundraising fundamentals to existing scenarios and/or situations currently being experienced by your organization. Content will be customized based on the topics most useful to cohort participants, but will include: prospecting, long-term relationship building, solicitations, board engagement, stewardship, communication flow, time management, and writing compelling case statements. Course begins January 6, 2026, and occurs every Tuesday thereafter through February 10, 2026. Applications are due by November 24. This course is subsidized by Rotary Charities and is not eligible for the Learning Fund.

Offered by the Tamarack Institute, explore how to design an engaging Data Walk from start to finish, present complex information in clear, accessible ways, create space for dialogue that amplifies community voices,  and turn data into insights that inform decisions and spark change. 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 the Interaction Institute for Social Change, this quarterly gathering is a space for connection, reflection and action where challenges are explored, progress is celebrated, and strategies to advance racial justice are shared. No cost associated.

Offered by the Interaction Institute for Social Change, this quarterly gathering is a space for connection, reflection and action where challenges are explored, progress is celebrated, and strategies to advance racial justice are shared. No cost associated.

Offered by the Tamarack Institute, discover practical tools and prompts to help to use insights your past experiences to inform your future plans, explore what rest means to you and identify ways to integrate rest into your daily life, develop strategies to maintain momentum, and discover how to shift your mindset towards embracing challenges and viewing failures as opportunities for learning and growth. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Stanford Social Innovation Review, this 2-part workshop will explore how to shape and deliver messages that stick with your audience, improve your nonverbal presence to enhance your credibility and clarity, receive real-time feedback on message design and delivery, and gain confidence in your speaking skills. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Bolder Advocacy, learn the different roles of 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, unions, and political organizations, federal tax rules affecting how these organizations can work together, the legal separations necessary between affiliated organizations, such as funding and fundraising constraints, and permissible joint activities of different types of nonprofits, including election-year activities. Cost associated. Eligible for support through Rotary Charities Learning Fund.

Offered by Candid Learning, learn the basic elements of how anyone can draft a project budget for a grant proposal with confidence. No cost associated.

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.

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