Free non Profit management Courses

Upcoming Workshops

If you are enrolled in our Professional Certificate program, please note that the free workshops do NOT count towards your certificate completion. You are of course still welcome to RSVP for these sessions however.
Grow Your Own Pro Bono Program

Free workshop
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
9:00 to 11:00 am
Stacey Boeke, Senior Program Manager, Taproot Foundation, Chicago Office

Your Case for Support: Translating Your Strategic Plan into Donor Values

Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Part I: 9:00 am to Noon
Part II: 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Doug Diefenbach, Vice President of Campaign Strategy and Communications, Advocate Charitable Foundation
Lunch provided for those attending all day

How to Start Your Own Consulting Business

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Jimmie R. Alford, LL.D., LH.D., Founder and Chair, The Alford Group

The Essentials of Grant Writing

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Lisa Moultrie, M.A., Executive Director, Teach America’s Children

Feedback that’s Valuable: Building Staff Performance through Real-Time Feedback

Free Workshop
Thursday, October 13, 2011
9:00 to 11:00 am
Cori Moschberger, LCSW, Owner/Consultant, Integrated Advising Services

Effective Staff Supervision
Part I: 9:00 am to Noon
Managing and Developing Individuals in the High Performance Organization
Part II: 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Catherine Marsh, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Business and Nonprofit Management, North Park University
This workshop is a two-part program, and registration is available for each part individually. Lunch is provided for participants attending both parts.

Succession Planning and Leadership Development: Mining your Organization’s Talent

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
9:00 am to Noon
Mary Morten, President, The Morten Group

Program Evaluation for Greater Impact

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
9:00 am to Noon
Catherine Brown, Director of Development, Greater Chicago Food Depository

Becoming a Dynamic Volunteer Program–Helping Volunteers Move from Do-Gooders to Stakeholders

Thursday, November 10, 2011
9:00 am to Noon
Tony Escobar, M.A., Director of Community Relations, Breakthrough Urban Ministries

"What If" Financial Planning

Wednesday, November 16, 2011
9:00 am to Noon
Steven Casey, Manager, Grants and Budget, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Tim J. O’Brien, Ph.D., Director of Operations, The Salvation Army, Harbor Light Center

Strategies to Build a Better Board

Tuesday, November 29, 2011
9:00 am to Noon
William Braden, CEO (retired), American Red Cross of Greater Chicago

Social Media 201: Developing a Social Media Plan That Works for Everyone

Thursday, December 1, 2011
9:00 am to Noon
Christine Cupaiuolo, Digital Media Consultant

Tools for Developing Self-Generated Income

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Jimmie R. Alford, LL.D., LH.D., Founder and Chair, The Alford Group