GCN Events
How to Start a Nonprofit
This evening workshop covers the essentials to get your nonprofit off to a strong start.
Gwinnett Series | Theory of Change
Find out how to craft two simple but powerful tools, and you’ll be empowered to establish meaningful outcomes, focus staff and board on strategy and impact, and make major asks of donors.
Gwinnett Series | Starting a Nonprofit
Considering a nonprofit launch? Navigating your first year as a startup? Find out everything you need to know to get your organization off the ground and headed toward long-term success.
Gwinnett Series | Managing in Uncertain Times: Strategic Planning and Scenario Planning
More than ever, organizations need ways to anticipate and leverage change. Find out how trends in policy, demographics, technology, and more are affecting nonprofits, and develop tools to make the most of them.
Gwinnett Series | Performance Outcomes and Dashboards
This highly interactive two-part workshop will have you writing meaningful outcomes and setting targets that will prove to your stakeholders – especially funders – that you’re “moving the needle.”
Gwinnett Series | Leadership in Today’s Nonprofit
Nonprofit leaders must wear many hats – keeping people, programs, finance and fundraising moving forward. This leadership intensive will prepare you to lead a resilient organization, understanding how to address culture and people in today’s environment.
Member Event | Spring CEO Forum
Member chief executives, please join colleagues and GCN EVP Kathy Keeley for a frank exchange about the issues and best practices that will help you develop an effective strategy for recruitment and retention.
Gwinnett Series | Culture and Change Management Strategies
Because culture is rooted in everything your organization values and does, leaders tasked with shaping it for the better face a huge challenge. Find out what it takes in this day-long workshop, covering theory, practice, and strategy.
Certificate of Fundraising | Individual Donors
Learn about what motivates your donors to give, how to segment your donor audiences for the best result and how to mobilize your community to support your cause.
Gwinnett Series | Trends in Fundraising and Development
Discover what resilient fundraisers are doing to keep up with changes in demographics, technology, and economics, like adopting a “donor relations” focus, thinking in three-year cycles, opening up new prospecting frontiers, and more.
High Potential Diverse Leaders
Our annual HPDL program prepares “rising stars” for executive-level careers in the sector through this intensive leadership development experience, presented in partnership with the American Express Foundation and MailChimp. Application deadline is May 8.
Coastal Community Event | Writing Outcome Measures
Coastal nonprofits, join us for a session on writing effective outcome measures that will wow your funders, help your board define success, and focus your programs on results.
Gwinnett Series | Starting a Nonprofit
Considering a nonprofit launch? Navigating your first year as a startup? Find out everything you need to know to get your organization off the ground and headed toward long-term success.
Certificate of Performance Management
NEW! Demonstrate organizational impact and return on investment to funders and donors, by writing, collecting, and using effective performance measures, with our four-part series.
Certificate of Nonprofit Program Management
Our two-day series covers the essentials: community needs assessment, administration, roles and responsibilities, evaluation, budgeting, marketing, and funding.
Certificate of Nonprofit Leadership
Develop the fundamental skills of effective leaders to think and act strategically.
How to Start a Nonprofit
This evening workshop covers the essentials to get your nonprofit off to a strong start.
Certificate of Financial Vitality
Learn to create a thriving organization in a challenging funding environment, ensuring your organization can go beyond managing a budget for survival, and truly invest in expanding your mission impact, with our four-part series.
Intended Impact: What is your Theory of Change?
Intended Impact and Theory of Change provide the “north star” for organizations as they determine their outcomes and impact in the community.
Certificate of Fundraising | Introduction to Fundraising
Prepare for growth in the development role with these six foundation-building courses, through a comprehensive orientation to the crucial area of nonprofit fundraising.
Certificate of Nonprofit Facilities Management
Learn how to plan, renovate, and maintain your facilities in this five-part series, presented by facilitators from the Atlanta Chapter of International Facility Management Association (IFMA).
Certificate of Fundraising | Capital Campaigns
Learn strategies for cultivating foundation and corporate relationships that translate into maximum funding to fuel your organization’s mission in this five-part series.
How to Start a Nonprofit
This evening workshop covers the essentials to get your nonprofit off to a strong start.
Certificate of Nonprofit Volunteer Management
Discover the keys to effective volunteer recruitment, training, organization, and engagement in our 4-part series.
Certificate of Supervision & Management
Prepare for a supervisory role with the knowledge and skills needed to be an effective manager and team leader.
Certificate of Nonprofit Organization Management
This 360-degree orientation to NPO program management will help you learn the sector inside and out.
Certificate of Change Management
NEW! Lead to effectively drive positive change. A two-day series overview of change management theory and strategies for driving a change process, managing resistance to change, and helping others more effectively support your agenda for change.
How to Start a Nonprofit
This evening workshop covers the essentials to get your nonprofit off to a strong start.
Certificate of Fundraising | Grant Management
Go beyond the basics to learn how to not only write compelling proposals but create a powerful grant management system.
Certificate of Nonprofit Human Resource Management
A comprehensive but practical foundation across the major HR functions critical to any organization’s success.
Certificate of Nonprofit Accounting
Prepare for growth in the financial management role through this comprehensive 5-part series.
Certificate of Nonprofit Program Management
Our two-day series covers the essentials: community needs assessment, administration, roles and responsibilities, evaluation, budgeting, marketing, and funding.
How to Start a Nonprofit
This evening workshop covers the essentials to get your nonprofit off to a strong start.
Certificate of Nonprofit Marketing
Learn the tools for building a strong marketing and communications program from the ground up.
Finance for the Nonfinancial Manager
Learn to read and understand financial statements, budgets, cash flow projects and what these tools tell you about your programs and organization.
GCN Resources
How can your organization become the workplace of choice?
The demand for fulfilling, purpose-driven careers is growing – and yet, mission-driven employers must contend for top talent in a highly competitive hiring environment.
This new report from GCN's own Work for Good, based on our recent survey of nonprofit pros, delivers first-hand testimony and sound methods for attracting, engaging, and retaining your greatest assets: talented employees eager to make a difference.
Are you an HPDL?
Since 2008, we’ve prepared more than 200 “rising stars” for executive-level careers in the sector through our annual High Potential Diverse Leaders program.
Starting May 17, our 2018 cohort will begin this intensive leadership development experience, expanding their peer networks, amplifying their strengths and addressing weaknesses, and taking big steps toward their career goals. Is it your turn to join the ranks?
Your all-in-one talent management solution from GCN
Exclusively for member nonprofits, our Nonprofit University + ThinkHR Subscription delivers year-round professional development and training for your team; unlimited on-call support from certified HR pros; and interactive HR and talent compliance tools.
GCN's Nonprofit University is coming to Gwinnett!
This spring, we're offering area nonprofits intensive workshops in leadership, strategy, change management, fundraising, performance measures, and more. Thank you to our sponsors Primerica and Nordson, and to our partner Gwinnett Coalition for Health & Human Services for hosting the series.
Four steps to a killer skills-based volunteer project
Looking to build a financial model, develop a scheduling app, or create a fundraising video, but don’t have the talent on-hand? Hands On Atlanta shares a step-by-step process for meeting those needs with volunteer expertise.
[How We Hire] Finding the people to reach 200 million worldwide
From GCN's Work for Good, the search for talent to drive CARE USA’s transformative goals begins with Melissa Wiley, who looks for passion, curiosity, openness, and an appetite for global experience.
What the right communications staff can do for you
With all the voices in your organization, it takes skilled, trusted communicators to make your messages cohesive and compelling. Big Duck CEO Sarah Durham shares tips for building an optimum in-house team – even if it’s a team of one!
Jump-start your staffing strategy: Three steps toward a plan
You can’t reach your goals without the right people in the right positions at the right time – and you can’t line up those factors without a thoughtful, comprehensive approach to talent management.
A benefit that pays back: Financial planning for your people
Nonprofit employers need cost-friendly ways to retain talent, and we could all use help offsetting salaries that continually fall behind those in other sectors. Senior Consultant Mary Bear Hughes explores a compelling solution to both challenges: personal financial planning tools.
Monthly sector news and insight, delivered.
Get complimentary issues of This Month @ GCN, featuring reporting on trending topics and best practices, grant opportunities, and upcoming events; Georgia Nonprofit NEWS, a roundup of accomplishments, impact, and people moves; plus, timely briefings on policy developments, training opportunities, and more.
Making the 2020 Census count: A nonprofit call-to-action
An accurate census is fundamental to the work you do and the people you serve – but it isn’t an equal-opportunity enterprise. Expert Terri Ann Lowenthal gives nonprofits multiple ways (and reasons) to help ensure a successful 2020 Census.
Why wellness works
Ten years ago, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta set out to redefine corporate wellness efforts for a staff of 11,000-plus. Here’s what it took to make their Strong4Life program a success, and the dividends it’s paid for employees and patients.
How to train and recruit board members the right way
Board member recruitment is an annual process for finding the best people to support your mission: those with time, talent, and treasure, to govern the organization. But too many of us are putting it off, using shortcuts that undermine the process, or moving it down our long list of priorities.
Measuring what matters: Custom training in Augusta
Measures are critical for a host of reasons – evaluating performance, reporting impact, and making the case for investing in your organization. But not all measures are equal: There are those that show what you’ve done, and those that show the difference you’ve made.
The talent hunt is (still) on: 6 tips for hiring and retention
With unemployment low and workers’ expectations high, every nonprofit with a position to fill must take active steps now to become the employer of choice. Mary Hughes, leader of the executive search practice for GCN’s Nonprofit Consulting Group, shows you how.
United Way Worldwide's breakout campaign
Charting a new direction for a sector icon is no small task. AMA Nonprofit Marketer of the Year Lisa Bowman tells us about the research, determination, and tough conversations that went into the bold new “Join the Fight” outreach campaign.
The need to convene: Alliance-building in six steps
Because partnerships are more vital than ever, GCN VP Sir José Bright outlines a process for putting together an effective alliance with help from two leaders in the Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies.
Mindful news consumption for nonprofit pros
With an endless stream of news (much of it bad) beamed directly to our phones, the way we consume the latest headlines can have a huge impact on our stress levels – and our risk of burnout. On GCN's Work for Good, Beth Kanter has the tactics to tame your media habits.
Three secrets for kickstarting your board
Want board members to jump in with both feet? According to the experts from our Nonprofit Consulting Group, it’s not just a matter of strategic planning and understanding organizational needs, but practices that encourage clarity, communication, and board member empowerment.
Seeking the Millennial donor: How the largest generation gives back
It isn’t easy to pin down the most diverse American demographic yet. That’s why we turned to the research to find out how this highly loyal, highly mobile cohort shows they care.
Announcing 2018 Collaborative Innovation Grant Winners
Continuing our decade-long Building Community Network partnership with The Home Depot Foundation, GCN is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Collaborative Innovation Grants competition. The Foundation is providing a total of $317,000 to seven Atlanta nonprofit partnerships that will further the “greening” of neighborhoods, expand access to no-cost medical equipment, bring free opera performances to the BeltLine, and much more.
Guidestones from young pros
To discover what helped propel their early success, we asked the winners of this year’s Nonprofit Leader 30 Under 30 Awards: What decision, experience, or principle has made the biggest difference in your leadership journey?
Your most powerful tool for fundraising: Relationships and the resource development plan
Getting what you want from donors means giving them what they want, in terms of messaging, asks, and appreciation.
Why trends matter to nonprofits
With the rate of change today, adaptation is a must. GCN President and CEO Karen Beavor details three principles for identifying the trends that most affect your efforts, and turning them to your advantage.
Time (again) to take charge: Four practices for an uncertain era
Though it’s hard to predict exactly what policy changes are on the way from the new White House – and okay to be worried about it! – nonprofits can weather them the same way we have in the past: with resiliency, sustainability, alliances, and advocacy.
More than compatibility: What makes a merger work
Every merger has its challenges, even among the most aligned of partners – as in the case of newly-established FOCUS + Fragile Kids. Associate Director Joy Trotti shares lessons learned, including funding-friendly resources for marketing and legal issues.
Happy hunting, and how it's done
The most important part of your leadership search is having a consistent process. Here’s how senior consultant Mary Bear Hughes makes that process clear and effective for our Nonprofit Consulting Group clients.
Standing out in a crowd of year-end appeals
It’s holiday-time, when folks are in the mood to give. The problem: When just about every nonprofit is sending an appeal, yours can get lost in the pile-up. Dad’s Garage offers these timely tips to get the most out of your end-of-year ask.
How an unforgettable event takes shape
World-class events require time, thought, care, and a range of specific skills. Ahead of his Master Class starting Jan. 23, NU facilitator Vic McCarty runs down the points to consider in your plan to wow guests, raise funds, and share the spirit of your organization.
Presenting our NOW winter edition, a roundup of reporting over the past quarter, leading with trend insight from CEO Karen Beavor and a primer on strategic HR from Nonprofit University. Also in this issue: sector leaders weigh in on how they tackle fundraising appeals, mergers, employee wellness, skilled volunteer projects, marketing campaigns, and more, plus alliance-building tips from Consulting VP José Bright.
Seeking corporate support: Are you ready?
Yes, corporate America is eager to give back – but each company approaches philanthropy with their own outcomes in mind. Master Class facilitator Cathy Ramos outlines what you need to make the business case for your nonprofit.
In light of recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, please read GCN's statement of sector solidarity against racism asking our nonprofit colleagues to unify.
GCN President and CEO Karen Beavor has also penned a personal letter on the ability and duty of every American to be a leader.
How “doable” is your job? What the workload means for your legacy
If you’re an overloaded executive, you’re ensuring a rocky transition for anyone who steps into the role after you. With this advice from GCN executive search expert Mary Hughes, you can rethink your position to better serve the organization’s future – and your own.
A new crop of collaborations: Growing innovative partnerships with the Building Community Network
In three award-winning joint projects, a handful of Atlanta nonprofits demonstrate the power of Design Thinking principles, and The Home Depot Foundation’s grantee network, to answer challenges larger than any one organization.
Thinking like an entrepreneur
In this roundtable discussion, the Nonprofit Consulting Group team experts conducting our freshly-launched business accelerator reveal how sector leaders can benefit from a more entrepreneurial mindset.
Yes, you can lobby—and so much more!
Many nonprofits think that their hands are tied when it comes to working with elected officials. But as an organization with members, donors, and volunteers, you have the power to influence a lot of people—and that makes you important to anyone who answers to voters. Yes, you can lobby, but there are rules.
The powers that be (and how they are used)
If you want to lead, you've got to understand the sources, strengths, and limitations of your power style, and how to step up your abilities through interpersonal skills and professional expertise.
Who's on board?
Why do your board members serve? What does your governance team need? Starting with new data on what drives board members, and featuring simple-but-powerful tools for organizing your board development strategy and getting your recruitment efforts underway, we provide a foolproof primer to help you get it right from the start.
Building Momentum for Atlanta's Westside
In partnership with The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, GCN leads a three-year Westside Momentum process, providing this intensive learning, coaching and peer sharing experience to strengthen the nonprofits who are playing a primary role in revitalizing these historic comunities.
Latest News & Resources
How can your organization become the workplace of choice?
The demand for fulfilling, purpose-driven careers is growing – and yet, mission-driven employers must contend for top talent in a highly competitive hiring environment.
This new report from GCN's own Work for Good, based on our recent survey of nonprofit pros, delivers first-hand testimony and sound methods for attracting, engaging, and retaining your greatest assets: talented employees eager to make a difference.
Are you an HPDL?
Since 2008, we’ve prepared more than 200 “rising stars” for executive-level careers in the sector through our annual High Potential Diverse Leaders program.
Starting May 17, our 2018 cohort will begin this intensive leadership development experience, expanding their peer networks, amplifying their strengths and addressing weaknesses, and taking big steps toward their career goals. Is it your turn to join the ranks?
Your all-in-one talent management solution from GCN
Exclusively for member nonprofits, our Nonprofit University + ThinkHR Subscription delivers year-round professional development and training for your team; unlimited on-call support from certified HR pros; and interactive HR and talent compliance tools.
GCN's Nonprofit University is coming to Gwinnett!
This spring, we're offering area nonprofits intensive workshops in leadership, strategy, change management, fundraising, performance measures, and more. Thank you to our sponsors Primerica and Nordson, and to our partner Gwinnett Coalition for Health & Human Services for hosting the series.
Four steps to a killer skills-based volunteer project
Looking to build a financial model, develop a scheduling app, or create a fundraising video, but don’t have the talent on-hand? Hands On Atlanta shares a step-by-step process for meeting those needs with volunteer expertise.
[How We Hire] Finding the people to reach 200 million worldwide
From GCN's Work for Good, the search for talent to drive CARE USA’s transformative goals begins with Melissa Wiley, who looks for passion, curiosity, openness, and an appetite for global experience.
What the right communications staff can do for you
With all the voices in your organization, it takes skilled, trusted communicators to make your messages cohesive and compelling. Big Duck CEO Sarah Durham shares tips for building an optimum in-house team – even if it’s a team of one!
Jump-start your staffing strategy: Three steps toward a plan
You can’t reach your goals without the right people in the right positions at the right time – and you can’t line up those factors without a thoughtful, comprehensive approach to talent management.
A benefit that pays back: Financial planning for your people
Nonprofit employers need cost-friendly ways to retain talent, and we could all use help offsetting salaries that continually fall behind those in other sectors. Senior Consultant Mary Bear Hughes explores a compelling solution to both challenges: personal financial planning tools.
Monthly sector news and insight, delivered.
Get complimentary issues of This Month @ GCN, featuring reporting on trending topics and best practices, grant opportunities, and upcoming events; Georgia Nonprofit NEWS, a roundup of accomplishments, impact, and people moves; plus, timely briefings on policy developments, training opportunities, and more.
Making the 2020 Census count: A nonprofit call-to-action
An accurate census is fundamental to the work you do and the people you serve – but it isn’t an equal-opportunity enterprise. Expert Terri Ann Lowenthal gives nonprofits multiple ways (and reasons) to help ensure a successful 2020 Census.
Why wellness works
Ten years ago, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta set out to redefine corporate wellness efforts for a staff of 11,000-plus. Here’s what it took to make their Strong4Life program a success, and the dividends it’s paid for employees and patients.
How to train and recruit board members the right way
Board member recruitment is an annual process for finding the best people to support your mission: those with time, talent, and treasure, to govern the organization. But too many of us are putting it off, using shortcuts that undermine the process, or moving it down our long list of priorities.
Measuring what matters: Custom training in Augusta
Measures are critical for a host of reasons – evaluating performance, reporting impact, and making the case for investing in your organization. But not all measures are equal: There are those that show what you’ve done, and those that show the difference you’ve made.
The talent hunt is (still) on: 6 tips for hiring and retention
With unemployment low and workers’ expectations high, every nonprofit with a position to fill must take active steps now to become the employer of choice. Mary Hughes, leader of the executive search practice for GCN’s Nonprofit Consulting Group, shows you how.
United Way Worldwide's breakout campaign
Charting a new direction for a sector icon is no small task. AMA Nonprofit Marketer of the Year Lisa Bowman tells us about the research, determination, and tough conversations that went into the bold new “Join the Fight” outreach campaign.
The need to convene: Alliance-building in six steps
Because partnerships are more vital than ever, GCN VP Sir José Bright outlines a process for putting together an effective alliance with help from two leaders in the Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies.
Mindful news consumption for nonprofit pros
With an endless stream of news (much of it bad) beamed directly to our phones, the way we consume the latest headlines can have a huge impact on our stress levels – and our risk of burnout. On GCN's Work for Good, Beth Kanter has the tactics to tame your media habits.
Three secrets for kickstarting your board
Want board members to jump in with both feet? According to the experts from our Nonprofit Consulting Group, it’s not just a matter of strategic planning and understanding organizational needs, but practices that encourage clarity, communication, and board member empowerment.
Seeking the Millennial donor: How the largest generation gives back
It isn’t easy to pin down the most diverse American demographic yet. That’s why we turned to the research to find out how this highly loyal, highly mobile cohort shows they care.
Announcing 2018 Collaborative Innovation Grant Winners
Continuing our decade-long Building Community Network partnership with The Home Depot Foundation, GCN is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Collaborative Innovation Grants competition. The Foundation is providing a total of $317,000 to seven Atlanta nonprofit partnerships that will further the “greening” of neighborhoods, expand access to no-cost medical equipment, bring free opera performances to the BeltLine, and much more.
Guidestones from young pros
To discover what helped propel their early success, we asked the winners of this year’s Nonprofit Leader 30 Under 30 Awards: What decision, experience, or principle has made the biggest difference in your leadership journey?
Your most powerful tool for fundraising: Relationships and the resource development plan
Getting what you want from donors means giving them what they want, in terms of messaging, asks, and appreciation.
Why trends matter to nonprofits
With the rate of change today, adaptation is a must. GCN President and CEO Karen Beavor details three principles for identifying the trends that most affect your efforts, and turning them to your advantage.
Time (again) to take charge: Four practices for an uncertain era
Though it’s hard to predict exactly what policy changes are on the way from the new White House – and okay to be worried about it! – nonprofits can weather them the same way we have in the past: with resiliency, sustainability, alliances, and advocacy.
More than compatibility: What makes a merger work
Every merger has its challenges, even among the most aligned of partners – as in the case of newly-established FOCUS + Fragile Kids. Associate Director Joy Trotti shares lessons learned, including funding-friendly resources for marketing and legal issues.
Happy hunting, and how it's done
The most important part of your leadership search is having a consistent process. Here’s how senior consultant Mary Bear Hughes makes that process clear and effective for our Nonprofit Consulting Group clients.
Standing out in a crowd of year-end appeals
It’s holiday-time, when folks are in the mood to give. The problem: When just about every nonprofit is sending an appeal, yours can get lost in the pile-up. Dad’s Garage offers these timely tips to get the most out of your end-of-year ask.
How an unforgettable event takes shape
World-class events require time, thought, care, and a range of specific skills. Ahead of his Master Class starting Jan. 23, NU facilitator Vic McCarty runs down the points to consider in your plan to wow guests, raise funds, and share the spirit of your organization.
Presenting our NOW winter edition, a roundup of reporting over the past quarter, leading with trend insight from CEO Karen Beavor and a primer on strategic HR from Nonprofit University. Also in this issue: sector leaders weigh in on how they tackle fundraising appeals, mergers, employee wellness, skilled volunteer projects, marketing campaigns, and more, plus alliance-building tips from Consulting VP José Bright.
Seeking corporate support: Are you ready?
Yes, corporate America is eager to give back – but each company approaches philanthropy with their own outcomes in mind. Master Class facilitator Cathy Ramos outlines what you need to make the business case for your nonprofit.
In light of recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, please read GCN's statement of sector solidarity against racism asking our nonprofit colleagues to unify.
GCN President and CEO Karen Beavor has also penned a personal letter on the ability and duty of every American to be a leader.
How “doable” is your job? What the workload means for your legacy
If you’re an overloaded executive, you’re ensuring a rocky transition for anyone who steps into the role after you. With this advice from GCN executive search expert Mary Hughes, you can rethink your position to better serve the organization’s future – and your own.
A new crop of collaborations: Growing innovative partnerships with the Building Community Network
In three award-winning joint projects, a handful of Atlanta nonprofits demonstrate the power of Design Thinking principles, and The Home Depot Foundation’s grantee network, to answer challenges larger than any one organization.
Thinking like an entrepreneur
In this roundtable discussion, the Nonprofit Consulting Group team experts conducting our freshly-launched business accelerator reveal how sector leaders can benefit from a more entrepreneurial mindset.
Yes, you can lobby—and so much more!
Many nonprofits think that their hands are tied when it comes to working with elected officials. But as an organization with members, donors, and volunteers, you have the power to influence a lot of people—and that makes you important to anyone who answers to voters. Yes, you can lobby, but there are rules.
The powers that be (and how they are used)
If you want to lead, you've got to understand the sources, strengths, and limitations of your power style, and how to step up your abilities through interpersonal skills and professional expertise.
Who's on board?
Why do your board members serve? What does your governance team need? Starting with new data on what drives board members, and featuring simple-but-powerful tools for organizing your board development strategy and getting your recruitment efforts underway, we provide a foolproof primer to help you get it right from the start.
Building Momentum for Atlanta's Westside
In partnership with The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, GCN leads a three-year Westside Momentum process, providing this intensive learning, coaching and peer sharing experience to strengthen the nonprofits who are playing a primary role in revitalizing these historic comunities.
Upcoming Events
4.24.18 | Atlanta
How to Start a Nonprofit
This evening workshop covers the essentials to get your nonprofit off to a strong start. Learn more.
4.26.18 | Gwinnett
Gwinnett Series | Theory of Change
Find out how to craft two simple but powerful tools, and you’ll be empowered to establish meaningful outcomes, focus staff and board on strategy and impact, and make major asks of donors. Learn more.
4.26.18 | Gwinnett
Gwinnett Series | Starting a Nonprofit
Considering a nonprofit launch? Navigating your first year as a startup? Find out everything you need to know to get your organization off the ground and headed toward long-term success. Learn more.
4.30.18 | Gwinnett
Gwinnett Series | Managing in Uncertain Times: Strategic Planning and Scenario Planning
More than ever, organizations need ways to anticipate and leverage change. Find out how trends in policy, demographics, technology, and more are affecting nonprofits, and develop tools to make the most of them. Learn more.
5.02.18 | Gwinnett
Gwinnett Series | Performance Outcomes and Dashboards
This highly interactive two-part workshop will have you writing meaningful outcomes and setting targets that will prove to your stakeholders – especially funders – that you’re “moving the needle.” Learn more.
5.03.18 | Gwinnett
Gwinnett Series | Leadership in Today’s Nonprofit
Nonprofit leaders must wear many hats – keeping people, programs, finance and fundraising moving forward. This leadership intensive will prepare you to lead a resilient organization, understanding how to address culture and people in today’s environment. Learn more.
5.08.18 | Atlanta
Member Event | Spring CEO Forum
Member chief executives, please join colleagues and GCN EVP Kathy Keeley for a frank exchange about the issues and best practices that will help you develop an effective strategy for recruitment and retention. Learn more.
5.09.18 | Gwinnett
Gwinnett Series | Culture and Change Management Strategies
Because culture is rooted in everything your organization values and does, leaders tasked with shaping it for the better face a huge challenge. Find out what it takes in this day-long workshop, covering theory, practice, and strategy. Learn more.
5.10.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Fundraising | Individual Donors
Learn about what motivates your donors to give, how to segment your donor audiences for the best result and how to mobilize your community to support your cause. Learn more.
5.16.18 | Gwinnett
Gwinnett Series | Trends in Fundraising and Development
Discover what resilient fundraisers are doing to keep up with changes in demographics, technology, and economics, like adopting a “donor relations” focus, thinking in three-year cycles, opening up new prospecting frontiers, and more. Learn more.
5.17.18 | Atlanta
High Potential Diverse Leaders
Our annual HPDL program prepares “rising stars” for executive-level careers in the sector through this intensive leadership development experience, presented in partnership with the American Express Foundation and MailChimp. Application deadline is May 8. Learn more.
5.18.18 | Brunswick
Coastal Community Event | Writing Outcome Measures
Coastal nonprofits, join us for a session on writing effective outcome measures that will wow your funders, help your board define success, and focus your programs on results. Learn more.
5.20.18 | Gwinnett
Gwinnett Series | Starting a Nonprofit
Considering a nonprofit launch? Navigating your first year as a startup? Find out everything you need to know to get your organization off the ground and headed toward long-term success. Learn more.
5.22.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Performance Management
NEW! Demonstrate organizational impact and return on investment to funders and donors, by writing, collecting, and using effective performance measures, with our four-part series. Learn more.
6.13.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Nonprofit Program Management
Our two-day series covers the essentials: community needs assessment, administration, roles and responsibilities, evaluation, budgeting, marketing, and funding. Learn more.
6.20.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Nonprofit Leadership
Develop the fundamental skills of effective leaders to think and act strategically. Learn more.
6.20.18 | Atlanta
How to Start a Nonprofit
This evening workshop covers the essentials to get your nonprofit off to a strong start. Learn more.
7.10.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Financial Vitality
Learn to create a thriving organization in a challenging funding environment, ensuring your organization can go beyond managing a budget for survival, and truly invest in expanding your mission impact, with our four-part series. Learn more.
8.01.18 | Atlanta
Intended Impact: What is your Theory of Change?
Intended Impact and Theory of Change provide the “north star” for organizations as they determine their outcomes and impact in the community. Learn more.
8.07.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Fundraising | Introduction to Fundraising
Prepare for growth in the development role with these six foundation-building courses, through a comprehensive orientation to the crucial area of nonprofit fundraising. Learn more.
8.14.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Nonprofit Facilities Management
Learn how to plan, renovate, and maintain your facilities in this five-part series, presented by facilitators from the Atlanta Chapter of International Facility Management Association (IFMA). Learn more.
8.15.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Fundraising | Capital Campaigns
Learn strategies for cultivating foundation and corporate relationships that translate into maximum funding to fuel your organization’s mission in this five-part series. Learn more.
8.30.18 | Atlanta
How to Start a Nonprofit
This evening workshop covers the essentials to get your nonprofit off to a strong start. Learn more.
9.06.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Nonprofit Volunteer Management
Discover the keys to effective volunteer recruitment, training, organization, and engagement in our 4-part series. Learn more.
9.12.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Supervision & Management
Prepare for a supervisory role with the knowledge and skills needed to be an effective manager and team leader. Learn more.
9.13.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Nonprofit Organization Management
This 360-degree orientation to NPO program management will help you learn the sector inside and out. Learn more.
9.18.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Change Management
NEW! Lead to effectively drive positive change. A two-day series overview of change management theory and strategies for driving a change process, managing resistance to change, and helping others more effectively support your agenda for change. Learn more.
9.20.18 | Atlanta
How to Start a Nonprofit
This evening workshop covers the essentials to get your nonprofit off to a strong start. Learn more.
10.03.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Fundraising | Grant Management
Go beyond the basics to learn how to not only write compelling proposals but create a powerful grant management system. Learn more.
10.30.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Nonprofit Human Resource Management
A comprehensive but practical foundation across the major HR functions critical to any organization’s success. Learn more.
11.01.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Nonprofit Accounting
Prepare for growth in the financial management role through this comprehensive 5-part series. Learn more.
11.13.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Nonprofit Program Management
Our two-day series covers the essentials: community needs assessment, administration, roles and responsibilities, evaluation, budgeting, marketing, and funding. Learn more.
12.03.18 | Atlanta
How to Start a Nonprofit
This evening workshop covers the essentials to get your nonprofit off to a strong start. Learn more.
12.04.18 | Atlanta
Certificate of Nonprofit Marketing
Learn the tools for building a strong marketing and communications program from the ground up. Learn more.
12.05.18 | Atlanta
Finance for the Nonfinancial Manager
Learn to read and understand financial statements, budgets, cash flow projects and what these tools tell you about your programs and organization. Learn more.