Professional Development Workshops for Youth-Serving Organizations

It is essential to gain a broad understanding of the socio-economic and legal environment within which nonprofits operate before learning about their business model building blocks. This workshop will help you learn about the sector environment and the business model building blocks of nonprofits that operate within it.

Programs are an integral part of any nonprofit. Without well designed and well managed programs, nonprofits cannot achieve their mission, vision and goals. This workshop will help you learn about the various components of, and tools for, program design, implementation and management.

Every nonprofit hopes to deliver quality services. Outcome measurement will help you understand whether your nonprofit does. In this workshop, you will learn how to determine which activities to continue and build upon and which you may need to change in order to improve the effectiveness of your programs.

Partnerships and collaborations bring added value to a nonprofit. In this workshop, you will learn about the importance of creating the right partnership and collaborative framework from the start and review their structures and processes on an ongoing basis to measure their success or failure.

Writing a winning grant proposal is vital for generating funding support for a nonprofit. This workshop will help you learn about the essentials of writing a well-written, well-organized, and concise grant proposal.

Effective marketing and communications are essential to advance organizational goals, aid in decision-making, and promote causes. This workshop will help you learn how to apply methods that will improve your nonprofit's effectiveness in marketing and communications, including the use of social media.