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Workshop Overview

The Centre’s Training and Education platform offers a continuum of learning opportunities to help nonprofit and donor (corporate and individual) participants develop their capacity by targeting all skill levels and covering specific best practice areas.

A comprehensive curriculum of workshops and teleconferences is being continuously updated to ensure that participants at all stages of development consistently obtain the knowledge and relevant practice skills to improve their performance. This is by means of a curriculum that follows a progressive learning track. Learning modules are based on best practices and standards, and a network of partners is identified to deliver information.

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General

The Centre on Philanthropy offers a number of workshops that support the sector and offer general information about starting a charity, certification, and Centre services. To learn more about workshops in these areas and other topics click the learn more button.

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Financial Management

Financial Management is the art of managing an organisation’s resources to bring about operational outcomes. Accurate recording and reliable reporting of financial information are the preconditions for financial management. Public accountability also requires a high degree of accuracy and reliability of financial data. The financial statements of a nonprofit organisation provide a useful overview of the organisation’s fiscal health.

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Governance

Governance is the overall processes and structures used to d manage an organisation’s operations and activities. Governance is the domain of the board of directors, which, in the nonprofit sector, is comprised of volunteers. It has been said that proper governance requires the board to “stand outside the organisation and hold it accountable to the public interest” (Alliance for Non-profit Management). The “public interest” may include any of the following: client population, workers, volunteers, members, funding agencies, and the general public.

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Fundraising

Nonprofit fundraising is a key factor for nonprofit success. Raise money and you'll fuel nonprofit growth. Fail to raise money and it may be the end of your nonprofit. Even though a nonprofit organisation's primary mission isn't profit-based, it still needs to acquire financial resources in order to survive. The way nonprofits earn income is through fundraising. However, fundraising isn't nearly as one-dimensional as it sounds. There are many avenues of fundraising that can potentially bring in the financial resources your organisation needs to accomplish its purpose. Your job is to narrow the list of choices down to the ones that are the most productive and the best fit for your organisation.

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Capacity Building

Capacity building refers to activities that strengthen a nonprofit's ability to fulfill its mission and build long-term organisation sustainability. The principal objective of capacity building is to improve the quality of decision-making, Programme efficiency, and managerial performance in the planning and implementation of the organisation’s mission. When this objective is successfully accomplished, the result is more effective organisations, services and Programmes. Capacity building in the nonprofit sector is frequently needed in the areas of organisational development, strategic and long-range planning, developing fundraising plans, developing financial management systems, board development, human resources development, developing volunteer Programmes, technology, marketing, and measuring outcomes.

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Programme Development

Program development is an ongoing systematic process that helps to ensure nonprofit impact and program sustainability through thoughtful planning, straightforward implementation, purposeful evaluation and clear communication about program or programs being delivered by the organisation. The program development procedure includes situational analysis, priority setting, program action including straightforward logic models and optional evaluation techniques. Program development activities ensures that an organisation has easy to follow guidelines with clear points of reference for highlighting successes and also for making necessary program adjustments when needed.

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