Basic Grantwriting
OnlineGather with other grantseekers and nonprofit professionals in this two-part workshop curated to give you the opportunity to develop your grantwriting skills.
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990 in 90 Part 1: For Beginning Learners
OnlineThis 90-minute workshop is designed to ground the philanthropic sector in the basics of the Form 990 — including the practical and the purposeful ways to leverage information from a 990 with a nonprofit, financial, or foundation lens.
Nonprofit Executive Peer Coaching Cohort
OnlineThis executive coaching cohort will help participants identify challenges, set goals, and develop strategies to move their organizations forward.
Lunch & Learn: One Year with the Pandemic
OnlineIn this session, Johnson Center executive director Teri Behrens will lead a discussion to reflect on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how to adjust to our new normal.
Bridging Strategy and Finance: A leadership lab series for nonprofit leaders
OnlineThis series combines learning opportunities and workshopping breakouts to engage CFOs, CEOs/executive directors, board members, and development staff. Build your essential leadership team and strengthen your organization’s vital financial backbone by working through this series together.
990 in 90 Part 2: For Advanced Practitioners
OnlineThis workshop is ideal for funders or for nonprofit professionals keen to understand the funding perspective and how to use Forms 990 as a tool to assess organizational or collective impact.
Lunch & Learn: Library Resources to Support Nonprofits
OnlineJoin our panel of librarians from Grand Valley State University and the Grand Rapids Public Library for tips on finding free resources on all aspects of managing, fundraising, and grant seeking within the nonprofit sector.
Lunch & Learn: 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2021
OnlineJoin us for a conversation exploring how sector trends are affecting your work, and learn how you can integrate this knowledge into your organization’s strategies.
Designing Metrics for Program Evaluation
OnlineThis workshop is designed to help nonprofit professionals better understand and evaluate their program impact through good metrics.
Lunch & Learn: Your Community, Powerful Insight
OnlineJoin us for a virtual, guided tour of Community Insight — the Johnson Center's new, online platform for displaying community data, understanding opportunities and needs, and targeting efforts for advancing equity.
Effective Storytelling for Community Engagement
OnlineThis workshop is designed to help nonprofit executives, fundraisers, program staff, and board members harness the power of storytelling for their organizations.
990 in 90 Part 1: For Beginning Learners
OnlineThis 90-minute workshop is designed to ground the philanthropic sector in the basics of the Form 990 — including the practical and the purposeful ways to leverage information from a 990 with a nonprofit, financial, or foundation lens.
990 in 90 Part 2: For Advanced Practitioners
OnlineThis workshop is ideal for funders or for nonprofit professionals keen to understand the funding perspective and how to use Forms 990 as a tool to assess organizational or collective impact.
Introduction to Board Service
OnlineThis 3-hour session is designed for people interested in board service or those looking to strengthen and refresh their knowledge and skills and for executive directors to more effectively work with their boards.
What it Really Means to be an Executive Director
OnlineExecutive directors are often called upon to do it all — from fundraising and strategy development, to human resources and accounting. Join your nonprofit peers for this interactive session designed to help you hone the tools you need to enter your own new era of leadership.