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Professional Development Workshops for Youth-Serving Organizations



Under the Capacity Building, Training & Skills Development Program grant offered by Laidlaw Foundation, we delivered a set of free professional development workshops to 21 staff and volunteers of youth-serving organizations in Toronto. ​We thank the York University-TD Community Engagement Centre for their generous support in providing us with space to run these workshops.


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1 Nonprofit Sector Overview & Organizational Building Blocks
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
9:45 am - 12:30 pm



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.



2 Program Design & Management
Monday, April 11, 2016
9:45 am - 12:30 pm



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.



3 Measuring Outcomes
Monday, April 18, 2016
9:45 am - 12:30 pm



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.



4 Partnerships & Collaborations
Monday, April 25, 2016
9:45 am - 12:30 pm



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.



5 Grant Writing
Monday, May 2, 2016
9:45 am - 12:30 pm



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.



6 Effective Marketing & Communications
Monday, May 9, 2016
9:45 am - 12:30 pm



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.