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How to Start a Major Donor Program (Nonprofit Learning Lab)

Individual major donors are often considered the Holy Grail of a sustainable fundraising program. Yet many organizations and nonprofit leaders do not know where to start. We hesitate, claiming that we don't know a lot of philanthropists or wealthy people who give their money to worthy nonprofit organizations. The good news is that this overemphasized criteria is not a deal breaker in starting and growing an individual major donor program. Having an active community of people who value your work can be equally important. Couple that important asset with a well-networked board of directions, dynamic outreach and compelling marketing, and you may have what your organization needs to Spreadhead the process of building an individual major donor program. Join me for this webinar to learn more!

Five Workflow Master Practices for Your Nonprofit Finance Office (Blackbaud)

This session will help nonprofit leaders create a monthly routine to manage their finances with ease. Attendees will learn the benefits of: creating regular, repeating workflows; identifying major annual tasks; staying on top of monthly accounting and bookkeeping tasks; analyzing your monthly numbers.

How We Got Hammered at the Library (Colorado State Library)

In Fall of 2021 Lake County Public Library received a $25,000 grant from Colorado Housing and Finance Authority to start a tool library. The grant application was completed in partnership with Lake County Build a Generation. In this session, we will discuss tool selection, tool purchasing, marketing, and the all-important policies and procedures. Additionally, as a Marmot library, we will discuss cataloging, the Booking Module in Sierra and how it functions in Pika.

Congress.gov: Updates and Overview (Federal Depository Library Program)

This orientation is designed to give a basic overview of Congress.gov. While the focus of the session will be searching legislation and the Congressional member information associated with the legislation, the new features of Congress.gov will be highlighted.

Measuring Success: How to Assess Volunteer Engagement (VolunteerMatch)

Your volunteer engagement strategy can be measured by more than just the hours a volunteer gives your organization. This webinar will help you think through both the quantitative and qualitative information you can use to evaluate the impact volunteer engagement has on your organization, its mission, your clients, and your volunteers. We’ll also cover assessing volunteer satisfaction and how this feedback can help you better recruit and keep volunteers.

Applying for Library Gigs & Building Your Network (Academic Libraries Panel Series

Join us as we help you navigate the library job market! Hear from current library professionals on their job hunt successes, failures, and tips.

Storytelling for Impact (Nonprofit Hub)

From the beginning of civilization, storytelling has maintained a uniquely impactful position in defining culture, motivating action, and bringing people together. Today’s marketers need to be better storytellers than ever before as more and more stories are told all around us. Join Firespring’s Kiersten Hill as she goes through tips, techniques, and tools to help modern marketers tell better and more impactful stories to activate their audiences around ideas and actions.

Braille at Your Fingertips: Accessing braille with Kansas Talking Books