Welcome to the Autumn Training Series 2024!

Each of the courses below will take you on a learning journey through four-six interactive workshops, each spanning 2.5 to 3 hours and delivered via zoom. Over the course of twelve weeks, these engaging sessions will provide ample time for absorbing knowledge and practical application. With intimate group sizes of 6-12 participants, you'll experience personalized attention and meaningful interactions.

IMPORTANT:

• Courses are free of charge for organizations who are members of the Nonprofit Builder - your foundation is sponsoring you.
• Each course is limited to 24 places (two tracks of 12 participants). Enroll early to secure your place!
• All courses start in September to the end of November. 
  
  

HOW TO APPLY:

1. Fill in the expression of interest form and ensure we have your contact details as we will need them to contact you with enrollment information. 
2. We will then contact your funder to confirm that they will cover your participation.
3. You will fill out the needs assessment questions so the trainer can adapt the course to your needs one week before the course start.
4. All sessions start at 7:00 AM UTC. Times may be adjusted in agreement with your trainer and the group. We will reach out to you for further communication. 

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Leadership: Junior Leaders Management Training  by Jo Richings [Course details] Content: Discover a comprehensive training program tailored exclusively for persons who are leading a team for the first time. This initiative is designed to equip those transitioning into managerial roles with indispensable skills and resources, enabling them to excel in their newfound management responsibilities. Junior managers often encounter unique challenges in the non-profit sector, including limited resources, balancing multiple responsibilities, and maintaining team morale. This program will address these challenges and provide actionable strategies for overcoming them. Format: four interactive and engaging workshops, each lasting 2.5 to 3 hours. These workshops will be spaced two weeks apart to allow for effective learning and practical application.Tangible takeaways: including personalized worksheets to apply their learning in their day-to-day roles.

Leadership Excellence Program: Elevate and Inspire!  by Jo Richings[Course details] Content:  This course is tailored for Senior Leaders aiming to enhance their organizational culture. It offers an easy-to-follow conceptual framework for culture change, providing essential strategies to create and maintain a positive and productive environment. Participants will explore key topics, including defining and assessing organizational culture, aligning it with organizational values and goals, and recognizing the critical role of leadership in shaping culture. Through a mix of interactive exercises and practical tools, attendees will gain actionable insights to improve their organization's culture and drive long-term success. Format: four interactive and engaging workshops, each lasting 2.5 to 3 hours. These workshops will be spaced two weeks apart to allow for effective learning and practical application.

Thriving Organizational Culture: Strategies for Success by Taaka Awori [Course details] Content:  This course is tailored for Senior Leaders aiming to enhance their organizational culture. It offers an easy-to-follow conceptual framework for culture change, providing essential strategies to create and maintain a positive and productive environment. Participants will explore key topics, including defining and assessing organizational culture, aligning it with organizational values and goals, and recognizing the critical role of leadership in shaping culture. Through a mix of interactive exercises and practical tools, attendees will gain actionable insights to improve their organization's culture and drive long-term success. Format: This course will consist of 4 modules of 2 hours interactive workshops spaced 2 weeks apart to allow for practice and reflection between sessions.

Financial Management: Getting to Financial Sustainability: How to Sleep Well at Night by Sareta Thomas [Course details] Content:  NGOs require a comprehensive, long-term financial strategy to enhance sustainability, which involves generating additional funds and ensuring financial resilience. Good, thoughtful planning is essential when it comes to the nonprofit sector. That means preparing for the possibility that things will not go as planned. But when they do, how will you ensure financial sustainability for your organization? Successful NGOs need the right funding mix to create impact and build a better world. But with donor funds severely restricted, and constantly changing priorities and demands the key question is how can we build a financially sustainable NGO? Join us to explore the 4 key characteristics of financial sustainability and learn how to develop a NGO financial sustainability strategy. Format: This course will consist of 4 sessions; each session will last up to 2,5 hours, including a short break. The sessions will be one week apart from each other.

Lobbying for Change: Developing Your Lobbying and Advocacy Strategy by Kelsey Beltz [Course details] Content:  This course intends to inspire participants to embrace a strategic and hands-on approach when engaging with governments and other public authorities. It offers a new understanding of lobbying as the most effective and legitimate way to advance your organization’s mission. It presents the various advocacy channels and participatory opportunities available to citizens and organizations in a world increasingly defined by new power structures. The ultimate aim is to offer insights and practical tools needed to create compelling, evidence-based, legally compliant and solution-driven- campaigns that may work across very different countries. Format: This course will consist of 4 sessions and last 2-2,5 hours each. It will involve interactive exercises as well as dedicated templates to build an advocacy and lobbying plan.

Note:

• In principle, one course may be attended by one staff member of an organisation. If more than one person from one organisation wants to attend a course, communicate this via our email below, and we will confirm this with your funder and let you know!
• One person from one organisation may attend more than one course, but we would also need to check this with your funder upon your expression of interest. We recommend that you carefully consider your available time and priorities and limit yourself to no more than two courses at a time.
• The training courses are delivered in English. If you need training in another language (e.g., Spanish), please reach out. We will do our best to organise something if we find a quorum of six persons or else a training specific to your organisation

Certification for participants

Participants who attend a full course will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Those who apply the knowledge inside their organisation, validated by their trainer, will receive a Certificate of Applied Learning. Read more about Nonprofit Builder training certifications and credit system here.

Any questions please address to academy@nonprofitbuilder.org.

Thank you and see you soon!

Your NPB team: Anna, Nataliia, Oprah, Christine, Sally, Joane, Natasha, and Daniel