Through monthly meet-ups with other emerging nonprofit founders, you will learn the top skills and insights necessary to fund and implement your vision for community wellbeing. 

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Session 1: Why Did You Form This Nonprofit?

Focus: Community Need and Desires Must Drive Everything You Do

• Understanding Community Needs​

• Aligning Mission and Vision with Community Needs​

• Engaging the Community​

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Session 2: Effectively Telling the Story of What You Do and Why

Focus: Communicating Your Mission and Impact

• Crafting Your Nonprofit’s Story​

• Developing Key Messages

• Utilizing Storytelling Techniques

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Session 3: How to Raise Money

Focus: Fundraising Strategies and Best Practices

• Introduction to Fundraising​

• Developing a Fundraising Plan

• Grant Writing Basics

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Session 4: How to Communicate with Donors

Focus: Building and Maintaining Donor Relationships

• Donor Communication Strategies

• Cultivating Donor Relationships

• Using Data to Inform Communication
   

Session 5: The Importance of Social Media

Focus: Leveraging Social Media for Engagement and Fundraising

• Social Media Platforms and Strategies

• Creating Effective Social Media Content

• Measuring Social Media Impact

Session 6: Working in an Ecosystem of Nonprofits

Focus: Collaboration and Networking

• Understanding the Nonprofit Ecosystem​

• Building Partnerships

• Networking and Advocacy

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