We help people run nonprofits with joy, confidence, and results.
Quick tools & templates to help you run a small nonprofit
“Don’t just tell me what to do. Show me how to do it.”
Have you ever walked out of training feeling warm and fuzzy, but without clear next steps? You took time out of your busy schedule for learning, but you don’t feel like you can use what you learned.
At the Nonprofit Learning Center, we’ll teach you how to move forward.
Our classes, self-paced learning, and workbooks are based on step-by-step actions that you can learn and practice. Choose from resources to engage your board, staff, and volunteers – you can learn together, as a team, or on your own.
Whether it’s nonprofit board training, finance, disaster planning, fundraising, or more, you’ll learn real-world actions that will move your mission forward.
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Top downloads from the Nonprofit Learning Center
ADVOCACY: “12 Ways to Build Your Influence.” Advocacy for Small Nonprofits is a free playbook to help you and your community get started. Check it out!
Jumpstart your nonprofit board! Download our free “Build a Powerhouse BoardTM” Guide.
Do you develop or deliver nonprofit training? Get our free Nonprofit Learning Playbook.
VIDEOS: Nonprofit board recruiting and orientation. Recruit new board members and get them up to speed.
Top classes for your board and staff
Powerhouse BoardsTM
You want to serve your community through board service. In the Nonprofit Board Certificate Course, you’ll learn the role, so you and your colleagues can be the most effective. Use the 24-page workbook to keep track of your ideas and plans.
Also available in Spanish
También disponible en Español.
Nonprofit finance
Intended for both staff and board members, Let’s Talk Money teaches the basics of nonprofit finance. Use this course to get everyone up to speed and on the same page when it comes to your nonprofit’s finances.
Nonprofit fundraising
Nonprofit fundraising involves more than asking your friends and hosting events. How to Raise Money for Your Organization includes a workbook and 4 videos that will jumpstart your fundraising and help you engage with the right supporters for your cause.
We also offer customized training for your entire board with Nancy Bacon. Check out Powerhouse Recharge Board TrainingTM to learn more!
Specialized online learning for the nonprofit community
The Trainer Academy: The only on-demand course for the nonprofit sector that gives you all the knowledge, skills, and tools you need to be an effective trainer, both in-person and online.
Graphics & Design in Learning: Learn how to deliver a visual experience that reinforces learning. This 75-minute course will help you inspire more engagement and greater impact from your workshop or webinar.
Disaster Planning for Nonprofits makes it easy to create a customized disaster plan. Features a 36-page booklet, step-by-step explainer videos, and all the tools and templates you need to create a Continuity of Operations Plan, or COOP.
Listen to the best podcast for small nonprofits.
The Nonprofit Learning Center partners with nonprofit expert Sara Brooks to deliver The Nonprofit Radio Show, offering short, learning-filled podcast episodes for small nonprofits.
Listen from your favorite podcast platform: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Sticher, iHeartRadio, or TuneIn.
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