Trainings

Training Options

Public Trainings

As a nonprofit staff or board member, you want your nonprofit to thrive. Our trainings provide you with the competence, confidence, and capability you need. We offer a comprehensive curriculum on a variety of financial management and board governance topics. Our trainers are engaging and insightful experts who want to help you be the best in your role.

With Propel Nonprofits workshop and webinar trainings, you will develop practical skills, engage in strategic thinking, and build advanced management capabilities. After attending our trainings, you will understand how mission and money work together, and the important relationship between planning, strategy, and sustainability. Your organization will not only be prepared for what’s ahead but will be proactive in making changes to meet your mission.

Custom Trainings

Propel Nonprofits can provide any of our trainings or webinars just for your organization. We work with you to gear the trainings to your audience. You can choose from a variety of finance and board governance topics including, but not limited to, Fundamentals of Nonprofit Finance, Financial Clarity for Boards, Fundamentals of Nonprofit Board Governance, or any of our trainings you find listed in our upcoming trainings below.

Don’t see a training or webinar you are looking for? Call us and we’ll talk with you about creating a customized finance or board governance training for you. If you would like to discuss scheduling a customized training for your organization, contact Sara Wessling at 612.249.6675 or email swessling@propelnonprofits.org

Fundamentals of Nonprofit Board Governance

You will learn typical board responsibilities and explore the nuances of board authority and relationships. While this training is open to all, it is designed for those new to serving on a board or those who are contemplating joining a board.

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True Program Costs

This workshop includes hands-on learning labs with practical exercises that will help you identify your program costs and develop realistic budgets. You will leave this workshop with tools to help you calculate program costs and move your organization to greater financial sustainability.

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10-Step Budgeting Process

You will walk away from this webinar with a proven 10-step budgeting process that will engage staff and the board to ensure that your budget reflects your organization’s mission, strategic plan, and programmatic priorities.

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Nonprofit Leadership Transitions

Join us to learn about preparing for an upcoming leadership change, setting yourself up for a successful search process, and onboarding your new leader for short-term and long-term success.

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Fundamentals of Nonprofit Finance

This workshop is right for you if you are new to the nonprofit sector, nonprofit finance, or your position as staff or board member.

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Buying Real Estate: An Overview for Nonprofit Organizations

In this webinar we will share the steps involved in making this choice. You will walk away with an understanding of debt service coverage ratios, pro formas, and the big questions that your board must think about when making this decision.

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Dashboards: Making Your Data Work for You

In this webinar, we’ll discuss the purpose and use of dashboard reports, learn the components of useful dashboard reports, and share some examples.

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Fundamentals of Nonprofit Budgeting

Learn to use budgeting as another tool for you to tell the story of your organization’s plans, priorities, and aspirations.  Propel’s 10-step budgeting process will also highlight ways to engage your board as well as staff across the organization.

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