CAPACITY BUILDING EVENTS:
Please join us for any of the following events. Be sure to check back regularly to see what's new! Have questions? Contact our Director of Capacity Building, Dr. Alee Moore.
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Wednesday May 25 10-11:15am Virtual |
Constructing a Sound Implementation Plan |
A strong work plan is the heart of a proposal. Learn how work plans can be used to enhance your project’s SMART goals and bring the logic model to life. |
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Thursday June 2 9-10:15am Virtual |
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA): Guidelines for Developing Responsive Programming |
Effective nonprofits recognize the unique cultural elements of their target population and incorporate that knowledge into the goals, activities and deliverables outlined in their implementation plans. Strengthen your grant proposal by building IDEA initiatives into your implementation plan. |
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Thursday June 23 10-11:15am The Public Education |
Advanced Advocacy and Public Policy for Nonprofits |
The 2022 Nevada Primary Election has ended, and the General Election is coming. How can your organization use this opportunity to move your mission forward? Learn the steps you can take to educate elected officials about the needs of the community you serve and create an advocacy plan for the upcoming legislative session. |
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Wednesday February 16 9-10am Virtual |
Quickbooks for Grant Reporting |
Learn the top 5 tips for effectively tracking grants by leveraging some unique features of QuickBooks. Taught by expert: Jessica Sayles of HRC |
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Thursday February 24 10-11am Virtual |
Advocacy Public Policy for Nonprofits |
Learn key strategies for impacting public policy decisions that can affect your organization and the communities you serve. Taught by expert: April Mastroluca of Synergy Nonprofit Consulting |
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Monday February 28 10-11:15am Virtual |
HR Management: Retaining Talent |
The labor turnover rate for nonprofits far outpaces other sectors. Learn how to develop a Stay Interview program to retain top performing talent.
Taught by expert: Greg Wilken of Endunamo Consulting |
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Thursday March 10 10-11:15am Virtual |
Building a Data Management Plan |
Learn to build a comprehensive data management plan detailing data collection, data quality (QA process), data storage, data policies/security, data dissemination, and more. Taught by expert: Julie Assel of AGS |
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Tuesday March 15 10-11am Virtual |
Preparing a Federal Grant Application Budget, 101 |
Part 1 of 2 (register for both!): An introduction to the basic principles of creating a budget for your grant proposal. Get a handle on the CFR regulations that describe direct/indirect costs and allowable/unallowable expenses. Taught by expert: Andy Schuricht of Valor CSR |
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Tuesday March 23 10-11:30am Virtual |
Preparing a Federal Grant Application Budget, 201 |
Part 2 of 2 (Register for both courses) Learn how to create a detailed, line-item budget for your grant proposal, matching expenses with program activities and outcomes. Objectives: -Create a detailed, line-item budget for a standard grant proposal. -Learn to estimate the realistic costs of program activities. Taught by expert: Andy Schuricht of Valor CSR |
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Monday March 28 2-3:15pm Virtual |
Demystifying Logic Models |
Learn to use this at-a-glance tool to develop winning grant proposals and communicate the nature and scope of the project to your stakeholders. Taught by expert: Julie Assel of AGS |
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Thursday March 31 1-2:15pm Virtual |
Census Data for Grant Writing |
Are you looking for data for your grant application? Learn how to access demographic, socioeconomic and housing data from the Census Bureau that can be used for your grant proposal. Taught by expert: Lia Bolden of U.S. Census Bureau |
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Monday April 4 1-2:30pm Virtual |
Federal Grants 101 |
Federal funding overview including information on how to research federal grant opportunities and evaluate if a specific grant is a good fit for your organization. Sort out the organizational documents, federal registrations, financial management, internal controls, and monitoring activities that need to be in place before applying. Taught by expert: Julie Assel of AGS |
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Wednesday April 13 10-11:15am Virtual |
Keys to Forming a Comprehensive Evaluation Plan |
An evaluation plan explains how the project will be evaluated and at what frequency. Learn how to link your evaluation plan to your data management plan to create an ongoing evaluation process. Assess the implications of using an external evaluator. Taught be expert: Michelle Dykes-Anderson of AGS |
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Thursday April 21 10-11am The Center |
Grant Closeout Preparedness |
What are the accounting and grant related considerations at the end of the fiscal year and what can be done on the front-end to make the closeout process run smoothly? This workshop provides grantees with tools to plan for year-end and gives an understanding of what to expect before grantors and other external parties ask. Taught by expert: Stephen Matthew of HRC |
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Monday May 2 10-11:00am The Center |
Single Audit Readiness |
What is a single audit and who needs one? What things need to be considered and completed when preparing for a single audit? Includes a preview of the workpapers required for a single audit. Taught by expert: Jackie Matthew of HRC |
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Tuesday May 10 11a-12:15pm Virtual |
The Answer is No: Strategies to Improve a Proposal for Resubmission |
Grant seeking is highly competitive and proposals are sometimes rejected but there are strategies to increase your chances for funding. Discover ways to move forward with your proposal if you receive a rejection letter. Taught by expert: Tracey Diefenbach of AGS |
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Wednesday May 18 9-10am The Public Education |
Cash Flow Management |
Nearly all federal grants are reimbursement grants. How do you spend money you don’t yet have? Topics include budgeting, cash flow forecasting and options for making sure your nonprofit remains liquid. Taught by expert: Andy Schuricht of Valor CSR |
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CAPACITY BUILDING RESOURCES
Explore our resource guides and other tools to access expert-designed support on pre-award planning, proposal development, successful post-award administration, and beyond.
