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Over 200 expert-led courses, training, and events designed for nonprofits and libraries.

Adobe Fundamentals

Adobe Fundamentals

This track contains six self-paced on-demand courses on selected Adobe Creative Cloud applications. You will learn the fundamentals of utilizing these Creative Cloud applications for your nonprofit design projects.

Adobe Creative Cloud: Introductory Overview 101
Adobe Creative Cloud: Introductory Overview 101
Adobe Express 101: Quick & Easy Content Creation (in English)
Adobe Express 101: Quick & Easy Content Creation (in English)
Adobe Photoshop 201: The Basics and Beyond (in English)
Adobe Photoshop 201: The Basics and Beyond (in English)
Adobe Illustrator 201: Creating Graphics–No Drawing Skills Required!
Adobe Illustrator 201: Creating Graphics–No Drawing Skills Required!
Adobe InDesign 201: Creating digital and print layouts (in English)
Adobe InDesign 201: Creating digital and print layouts (in English)
Adobe Premiere Rush 201: Video Editing Made Easy (in English)
Adobe Premiere Rush 201: Video Editing Made Easy (in English)
Grant Writing and Management

Grant Writing and Management

Many nonprofits and libraries are interested in attracting grant funding to help support their work. But navigating the grant world can seem mysterious and overwhelming. Without the money to hire experts, how can your organization understand the grantseeking process and prepare to succeed?

This track consists of five on-demand self-paced courses that are like a "starter kit" for grant writing. They will help set you up for success in your grant seeking process. Explore the learning objectives to see what each course provides.

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Grant Writing and Management 101 - What Grant Writing & Management Is All About
Grant Writing and Management 101 - What Grant Writing & Management Is All About
Grant Writing and Management 102 - Assessing Your Organization's Grant Readiness
Grant Writing and Management 102 - Assessing Your Organization's Grant Readiness
Grant Writing and Management 201 - Developing Your Grant Proposal Narrative
Grant Writing and Management 201 - Developing Your Grant Proposal Narrative
Grant Writing and Management 202 - Developing Your Grant Proposal Budget and Administrative Pieces
Grant Writing and Management 202 - Developing Your Grant Proposal Budget and Administrative Pieces
Grant Writing and Management 203 - Targeting Your Proposal Package to the Right Prospective Funders
Grant Writing and Management 203 - Targeting Your Proposal Package to the Right Prospective Funders
Cybersecurity Bundle

Cybersecurity Bundle

After completing this course track, you will be able to describe the five steps to protect yourself and the people you serve. You will also learn practical approaches to make your organization safer, and protect its ability to have social impact.

This track consists of two on-demand self-paced courses:

Cybersecurity 101: How to Become a Human Firewall
Cybersecurity 101: How to Become a Human Firewall
Cybersecurity 201: How to Make Your Organization Safe
Cybersecurity 201: How to Make Your Organization Safe
Social Media Marketing For Nonprofits

Social Media Marketing For Nonprofits

Social media success can seem elusive to the small nonprofit. Without the money to hire an outside agency or even a full time person, how can you keep up with all of the changes? Can you really raise money using these platforms? The good news is that small but mighty organizations can use the power and potential of these platforms to raise funds, connect with supporters, and drive impact. In this four-course self-paced series, we’ll share tips and tricks for running effective social media fundraising campaigns that accomplish measurable results. Whether you’re a total newbie to the social media landscape or you’re a social media superstar, you’ll walk away with new ideas for ways to use these platforms to connect with donors and elevate your fundraising.

*Course fees are non-refundable.

This track consists of the following on-demand self-paced courses:

Social Media Marketing 101: How to Get Started With Social Media for Fundraising for Your Nonprofit
Social Media Marketing 101: How to Get Started With Social Media for Fundraising for Your Nonprofit
Social Media Marketing 201: How to Build an Engaged Audience on Social Media
Social Media Marketing 201: How to Build an Engaged Audience on Social Media
Social Media Marketing 202: Problem Solving Coaching Session - Challenges and Solutions - No more excuses!
Social Media Marketing 202: Problem Solving Coaching Session - Challenges and Solutions - No more excuses!
Social Media Marketing 203: How to Measure Social Media Success
Social Media Marketing 203: How to Measure Social Media Success
Fundraising for Nonprofits

Fundraising for Nonprofits

We’ve bundled all of our fundraising courses into a track for easy access! From creating a winning fundraising invitation to tackling how to use best technology and social media, this track includes what you need for effective and dynamic fundraising.

This track consists of seven on-demand self-paced courses:

Adobe Absolute Beginners: Create a Fundraiser Invitation Using InDesign
Adobe Absolute Beginners: Create a Fundraiser Invitation Using InDesign
Fundraising Software Seminar 1: How to Evaluate Your Fundraising System
Fundraising Software Seminar 1: How to Evaluate Your Fundraising System
Fundraising Software Seminar 2: Identifying Your Organization Needs
Fundraising Software Seminar 2: Identifying Your Organization Needs
Fundraising Software Seminar 3:  Managing the Demo Process
Fundraising Software Seminar 3: Managing the Demo Process
Fundraising Software Seminar 4: Planning for Implementation
Fundraising Software Seminar 4: Planning for Implementation
Social Media Marketing 101: How to Get Started With Social Media for Fundraising for Your Nonprofit
Social Media Marketing 101: How to Get Started With Social Media for Fundraising for Your Nonprofit
Data Analytics for Nonprofits

Data Analytics for Nonprofits

Are you looking for ways to collect and utilize data more effectively at your organization? In this two-course track, experts from Rootid and UpMetrics will help you learn more about what data analytics is and how to better use data to drive action and make impact.

Data Analytics for Nonprofit Staff 101 will provide you a solid foundation of understanding around data analytics. In Data Analytics for Nonprofit Staff 201, we will get into more detail about how to put these concepts into action.

Both courses are on-demand and self-paced. Learn more about each course from the links below.

Data Analytics for Nonprofit Staff 101: Introduction to Data Analytics
Data Analytics for Nonprofit Staff 101: Introduction to Data Analytics
Data Analytics for Nonprofit Staff 201: Understanding Data Analytics
Data Analytics for Nonprofit Staff 201: Understanding Data Analytics

Mastering Your New CRM/Database: Migration & Beyond

201 Database and CRM Migration - Prepare for Your Big Move
201 Database and CRM Migration - Prepare for Your Big Move
202 Getting a Good Return on Your CRM Investment
202 Getting a Good Return on Your CRM Investment
Ask the Expert - CRM/Database Migration & Beyond (Recording)
Ask the Expert - CRM/Database Migration & Beyond (Recording)
Creating an Engaging Virtual Event, Meeting, or Conference

Creating an Engaging Virtual Event, Meeting, or Conference

Get ready to produce engaging, fun, and informative virtual events in this 3 course track! Planning a digital event is an exciting opportunity to engage audiences far and wide. 

In the 101 course, you’ll learn the basics of setting up a digital event, as well as how to make the experience interactive for your audience. Learn how to use video conferencing platforms, and best tips and tricks for staffing, budgets and evaluations.

In the 201 course, we will look at how to create, build and manage a more complex event. We will explore best practices for creating a seamless audience experience from hearing about the event to post-event connections. 

In the Ask the Expert, Marti will answer all your virtual event questions while tapping into her 15 year of experience in the industry. She’ll also have a ton of tips and tricks to help make your events a huge success.

All three courses are on-demand and self-paced.

Creating an Engaging Virtual Event, Meeting or Conference 101
Creating an Engaging Virtual Event, Meeting or Conference 101
Creating an Engaging Virtual Event, Meeting, or Conference 201
Creating an Engaging Virtual Event, Meeting, or Conference 201
Ask the Expert - Producing Virtual Events, Meetings, or Conferences Using Teams (Recording)
Ask the Expert - Producing Virtual Events, Meetings, or Conferences Using Teams (Recording)
Fundraising Software Seminar Series

Fundraising Software Seminar Series

Is your donation platform working for your organization? Is the software too basic or too complicated? Can it be easily integrated with your CRM? Are you getting good customer support?

In this four part series, our expert, Maureen Wallbeoff, will walk you through the process of evaluating your current system, determining what your organization needs, tips on how to handle the demo process and creating an implementation plan.

Join us for this four-part on-demand self-paced series that will give you simple, actionable steps to finding the best fundraising software for your organization!

Fundraising Software Seminar 1: How to Evaluate Your Fundraising System
Fundraising Software Seminar 1: How to Evaluate Your Fundraising System
Fundraising Software Seminar 2: Identifying Your Organization Needs
Fundraising Software Seminar 2: Identifying Your Organization Needs
Fundraising Software Seminar 3:  Managing the Demo Process
Fundraising Software Seminar 3: Managing the Demo Process
Fundraising Software Seminar 4: Planning for Implementation
Fundraising Software Seminar 4: Planning for Implementation
Email Marketing for Nonprofits and Libraries Bundle

Email Marketing for Nonprofits and Libraries Bundle

This self-paced, five-course track will show you how to create and implement an effective email marketing strategy. We'll cover segmenting and customizing your email marketing messages and content for better results, goal setting, benchmarking and analytics as well as discuss the best frequency for your email campaigns to optimize your response rates and budget. Whether you are a marketing maven or a newbie, you'll come away with a deep understanding of how to integrate email with online and offline marketing channels for a successfully integrated campaign.

*Course fees are non-refundable.

Email Marketing 101: How to Get Started Building Your Email Marketing Strategy
Email Marketing 101: How to Get Started Building Your Email Marketing Strategy
Email Marketing 201: Goal Setting and Benchmarking (Analytics are Fun!)
Email Marketing 201: Goal Setting and Benchmarking (Analytics are Fun!)
Email Marketing 202: The Importance of Target Lists
Email Marketing 202: The Importance of Target Lists
Email Marketing 203: Segmenting Your Targets and Growing Your Email List
Email Marketing 203: Segmenting Your Targets and Growing Your Email List
Email Marketing 204: How to Stand Out in Your Audience’s Email Inbox
Email Marketing 204: How to Stand Out in Your Audience’s Email Inbox
Excel 105 - Using Functions to Format Text (in English)
Excel 105 - Using Functions to Format Text (in English)
Fundraising Software Seminar 1: How to Evaluate Your Fundraising System
Fundraising Software Seminar 1: How to Evaluate Your Fundraising System
Google Ad Grant Seminar Series

Google Ad Grant Seminar Series

We want to help you spend $120,000 in Google’s advertising money this year. You can unlock this potential through the Google Ad Grant for Nonprofits, which will help you bring in traffic to your nonprofit’s website and amplify your digital impact. Our four-part recorded seminar series will walk you through the grant application process and show you the special nuances of working within a grant account.

Recording of live events to provide program updates to Seminar 1 & 2!

Google Ad Grants Guide: What are the grants and how to get them?
Google Ad Grants Guide: What are the grants and how to get them?
Google Ad Grant Seminar 1: What is the Google Ad Grant?
Google Ad Grant Seminar 1: What is the Google Ad Grant?
Google Ad Grant Seminar 2: How Do You Build Ads?
Google Ad Grant Seminar 2: How Do You Build Ads?
Google Ad Grant Seminar 3: How Do You Find Great Keywords and Write Compelling Ad Copy?
Google Ad Grant Seminar 3: How Do You Find Great Keywords and Write Compelling Ad Copy?
Google Ad Grant Seminar 4: How Do You Manage and Optimize Your Account for Conversions?
Google Ad Grant Seminar 4: How Do You Manage and Optimize Your Account for Conversions?
Google Analytics Dashboards and More!

Google Analytics Dashboards and More!

Want to learn the latest and greatest about Google Analytics? We have two new recorded events from May 22 and May 29, 2019, with our Whole Whale expert to update us on what's been happening with that platform and how you can best take advantage of new features.

May 22, 2019:

Google Analytics 102 Live Event

Building Great Reports with Google Data Studio

May 29, 2019:

Google Analytics 202 Live Event

Need to catch up on your Google Analytics know-how? Check out our first Google Analytics courses here!

*Course fees are non-refundable.

Google Analytics 102: How to Build Google Analytics Dashboards like a Boss
Google Analytics 102: How to Build Google Analytics Dashboards like a Boss
Google Analytics 202 Using Analytics to Answer: Who is on my website?
Google Analytics 202 Using Analytics to Answer: Who is on my website?
All Access Pass to Successful Tech Planning

All Access Pass to Successful Tech Planning

This on-demand self-paced technology planning track will help you get out of the technology doldrums so that you can assess your organization’s technology infrastructure and address your current and future needs. At the end of the learning track, you’ll have a fully realized tactical technology action plan to guide your organization.

*Course fees are nonrefundable.

 Tech Planning 101: Getting Started and Assessing Your IT Infrastructure
Tech Planning 101: Getting Started and Assessing Your IT Infrastructure
Tech Planning 201: Developing a Data Strategy
Tech Planning 201: Developing a Data Strategy
Tech Planning 202: Organizing Online Communications
Tech Planning 202: Organizing Online Communications
Tech Planning 203: Putting Your Tech Plan into Action
Tech Planning 203: Putting Your Tech Plan into Action
Gotta Get Google Analytics

Gotta Get Google Analytics

This four-course, on-demand self-paced Google Analytics learning track will give you a solid start with Google Analytics. You will learn what Google Analytics is, how it works, and how to use it to find out what people are doing on your website. You will also learn who those people are, and how can you use the information from Google Analytics to inform your digital marketing strategy and drive them toward action.

*All course fees are non-refundable.

Google Analytics 101: Getting Started with Google Analytics
Google Analytics 101: Getting Started with Google Analytics
Google Analytics 102: How to Build Google Analytics Dashboards like a Boss
Google Analytics 102: How to Build Google Analytics Dashboards like a Boss
Google Analytics 201: Google Analytics for the Advanced Beginner
Google Analytics 201: Google Analytics for the Advanced Beginner
Google Analytics 202 Using Analytics to Answer: Who is on my website?
Google Analytics 202 Using Analytics to Answer: Who is on my website?
Google Analytics 101 + 201 package deal

Google Analytics 101 + 201 package deal

This on-demand self-paced course bundle will get you started with Google Analytics. Behind the scenes, Google Analytics runs on every single page of your site. How much time do people spend on your site? How much time do they spend reading a specific article? What do they click? What location of the site do they go to? Google Analytics answers all of those questions, and many more, to ensure that your nonprofit can optimize its impact.

*All course fees are non-refundable.

Google Analytics 101: Getting Started with Google Analytics
Google Analytics 101: Getting Started with Google Analytics
Google Analytics 201: Google Analytics for the Advanced Beginner
Google Analytics 201: Google Analytics for the Advanced Beginner