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SUMMARY:Building Your Unique Toolkit: Navigating the Sea of Resources and Templates
DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\n\nNonprofits balance a wide range of responsibilities\, and as organizations move through stages of startup\, growth\, maturity\, or turnaround\, their needs evolve—making it challenging to know which tools are the best fit. \n\n\n\nThis 3-hour virtual seminar will introduce the concept of a nonprofit “toolkit” and guide participants in assessing their organization’s lifecycle stage\, identifying priority tasks\, and exploring how to choose the most useful resources. Through interactive discussions\, real-world examples\, and peer exchange\, participants will engage in hands-on exercises and learn how to build a fundraising toolkit using Candid’s tools\, including Seals of Transparency\, Foundation Directory\, Guidestar\, and more. \n\n\n\nThis learning space provides time to reflect on your organization’s current needs\, learn from peers\, and leave with practical tools tailored to your stage of growth. \n\n\n\nKey Takeaways\n\n\n\n\nA framework to assess your organization’s needs and set clear priorities\n\n\n\nClarity on essential nonprofit functions and where to find tools for each\n\n\n\nGuidance on using your Candid Profile to strengthen visibility and storytelling\n\n\n\nPractical instruction on applying Foundation Directory to identify and access funders\n\n\n\nPeer-informed insights to design a toolkit that reflects your organization’s unique context\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend:\n\n\n\nThis session is ideal for nonprofit professionals responsible for building organizational capacity and strengthening their nonprofit infrastructure. \n\n\n\nWhile open to all experience levels\, it will be particularly valuable for: \n\n\n\n\nProfessionals at emerging or established nonprofits who want to clarify priorities and design toolkits that fit their organization’s context\n\n\n\nFundraising and development staff seeking effective tools for identifying and engaging funders\n\n\n\nExecutive directors and senior leaders working to identify organizational priorities\n\n\n\nProgram and operations managers seeking a strategy to intentionally source and curate tools\, case studies\, templates\, and resources that meet their needs\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Fee:\n\n\n\n\nEarly Bird: $99 (ends 10/08)\n\n\n\nGeneral Admission: $125\n\n\n\nRead CNM’s Refund Policy\n\n\n\n\nScholarships:\n\n\n\nIf you are a CNM Member or Scholarship Recipient\, please send an email to pnavarro@cnmsocal.org to receive your discount code. \n\n\n\nFacilitator Bio\n\n\n\nLori Guidry\, Educational Programming Manager – Candid \n\n\n\nLori is an Educational Programming Manager for Candid\, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She plays a leading role in formulating\, evaluating\, and project managing strategic initiatives related to equitable access and testing and refining educational programming; she also serves as a subject matter expert for content development. Before joining Candid\, Lori worked in information services for more than 15 years\, specializing in business and marketing topics\, including corporate social responsibility. A native of Chicago\, she earned her Master’s in Library & Information Science from Dominican University in River Forest\, IL. \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://cnmsocal.org/event/building-your-unique-toolkit-navigating-the-sea-of-resources-and-templates/
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