Resource Library

(December 12, 2023 webinar) In today's rapidly advancing digital age, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, and the nonprofit sector is no exception. Whether you're new to AI or looking to optimize its application, this session offers insights into how nonprofits can harness this technology to further their cause, optimize resources, and foster meaningful connections.

Beginner SEO tips for nonprofits seeking to promote their website.

(September 13, 2022 webinar) In this session, we'll explore how to design accurate and informative evaluations that leave your supporters with a clear picture of your progress.

(August 30, 2022 webinar) Storytelling is the most powerful tool we have as changemakers. By sharing our authentic personal stories and those of the community we serve (with permission, of course), we can stand out as we stand up for our mission. We attract and inspire an audience that is ready to roll up their sleeves and help us make shifts happen at our nonprofit organization. In this session, we will explore the dynamics of storytelling and create each member of your team’s individual 'elevator pitch' – also known as a verbal business card.

(August 16, 2022) Whether you’re applying for funding, pitching a new program initiative, lobbying for a policy solution, or asking for a raise, your success hinges upon your ability to make your case. In this session, you'll get back to the basics of how to get what you need and want for your nonprofit. Using real-world examples shared by participants, we’ll walk through the steps of clarifying your goals and desired outcomes, understanding your audiences, mapping your resources, and choosing the strategy and tactics that make sense for your organization. This session will equip you with the basic strategic framework to make your strongest case to any audience.

This communications toolkit provides tips, tactics and examples of values-based messaging for short- and long-term campaigns and strategies to shift public narratives and motivate change.

How to use Instagram's platform for storytelling and fundraising.

Video covering legal parameters for nonprofit lobbying and use of various communication channels in grassroots advocacy.

Ideas for designing fundraiser strategies around a milestone anniversary.

Video master class on cultivating long-lasting donor relationships.

Nonprofits must tell their stories effectively to garner attention in a crowded media landscape

Digital storytelling for social change.

(November 5, 2021 presentation) In the session, attendees will participate in a decision tree exercise, a case study of a client that successfully navigated this decision, and tools to determine the next steps including solutions that could be pursued when launching an app is not the answer. Participants will be given a checklist for them to assess their own program needs to determine if they need an app or not, and a digital sandbox environment where they can design a mockup of an app on their phone or computer and see examples of similar apps and user-generated data.

(November 3, 2021 presentation) By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to discuss the connection of CRM® wellness skills and current neuroscience. Identify the effects from the autonomic nervous system when under stress. Describe the importance of the amygdala in our survival response. Be able to utilize the basic 3 CRM® skills and Help Now!. The information and skills will benefit all working in the non-profit field.

(November 3, 2021 presentation) As a cultural activist and writer working with public audiences across many geographical, racial, religious, social, and political boundaries, Jaki Shelton Green has witnessed significant transformational outcomes for individuals and communities as they unearth and validate their personal and collective stories. She will share her own stories that are deeply imbedded in her poetry.