Trainings
Nonprofit
Successful nonprofit organizations remove employment barriers, enhance local economic development, provide critical safety-net services and increase civic participation. The Foundation’s nonprofit programming aims to improve the fiscal health and management of nonprofit organizations; increase the quantity and quality of nonprofit services; and strengthen board members’ abilities to contribute to the organizations they serve.
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Business
The Initiative Foundation’s business trainings are shaped by your feedback. From building basic business credit to bookkeeping to marketing your venture, we’ve taken your feedback and have enlisted experts in the field to offer free or small-fee workshops. Review our offerings and consider signing up, because when your business is humming, the local economy is humming right along with you.
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Upcoming Trainings
2024 Continuous Improvement Cohort Program
The Initiative Foundation and Sourcewell are excited to bring the Performance Excellence Network back to Central Minnesota for a Continuous Improvement cohort. Join…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Little Falls
- Start Date
- March 28, 2024
Community Responsive Fund Grants: Telling Your Best Story
Register now for a free training and facilitated working time to help you craft your strongest application for the Initiative Foundation’s Otto…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Little Falls
- Start Date
- April 2, 2024
Community Responsive Fund Grants: Telling Your Best Story
Register now for a free training and facilitated working time to help you craft your strongest application for the Initiative Foundation’s Otto…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Braham
- Start Date
- April 8, 2024
Spring 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 1
Spring 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 1 – Unlock the Power of Profitable Events for Your Nonprofit! Attend one, two, or all three days of engaging,…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Staples
- Start Date
- April 16, 2024
Business Plan Starter
Do you have a business idea but aren’t sure how to start? Join business consultant Jeff Wig for an interactive two-hour seminar to help you…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- St. Cloud
- Start Date
- April 16, 2024
Spring 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 2
Spring 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 2 – Spring into Success: Crafting Your Nonprofit Fundraising Calendar Workshop! Attend one, two, or all three days of engaging,…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Staples
- Start Date
- April 17, 2024
Spring 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 3
Spring 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 3 – Let’s Get Social! Attend one, two, or all three days of engaging, hands-on fundraising training to propel you…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Staples
- Start Date
- April 18, 2024
Website Design
Most people think the work of building a website is all about the technology. The hard part is done after picking a developer and a…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- St. Cloud
- Start Date
- April 20, 2024
Social Enterprise for Businesses and Nonprofits
Do you want to make a meaningful difference in the community with your business or nonprofit? Join us to learn how you can add a social mission to your…
- Subject
- Business
- Location
- St. Cloud
- Start Date
- May 1, 2024
Grant Writing 101
This beginner-level workshop is intended to help build new capacity for nonprofit organizations and local units of government. This intensive, hands-on training will help aspiring…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Baxter
- Start Date
- May 2, 2024
Nonprofit Boards for the Real World
Back by popular demand: Unlike typical businesses, nonprofits are not owned. They are overseen by boards of directors who represent the best interests of an…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Braham
- Start Date
- May 7, 2024
Succession Planning for Nonprofit Leadership
Executive directors of nonprofit organizations wear many hats as part of overseeing the organization and advancing the mission: fiscal oversight, board relations, strategic planning, organizational…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Little Falls
- Start Date
- May 15, 2024
Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements
Julie Anderholm will present three FREE financial sessions in 2024 at Central Minnesota Jobs & Training in Monticello. The second session on Thursday, June 27,…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Monticello
- Start Date
- June 27, 2024
Grant Writing 201
This intermediate-level intensive workshop is geared toward nonprofit staff or long-term volunteers with grant writing experience who are ready to take the next step in…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Sartell
- Start Date
- August 8, 2024
Fall 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 1
Fall 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 2: Tis the Season to Create Your Content Save the date for one, two, or all three days of exceptional,…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Sartell
- Start Date
- October 1, 2024
Fall 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 2
Fall 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 2: Get Ready for Year-End Save the date for one, two, or all three days of exceptional, practical fundraising training…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Sartell
- Start Date
- October 2, 2024
Fall 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 3
Fall 2024 Fundraising Summit Day 3: Not Enough Hours in the Day Save the date for one, two, or all three days of exceptional, practical…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Sartell
- Start Date
- October 3, 2024
Your 2025 Financial Roadmap
Julie Anderholm will present three FREE financial sessions in 2024. The last of the three sessions is on Tuesday, Oct. 22 in Monticello. Lunch is…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Monticello
- Start Date
- October 22, 2024
Nonprofit Branding 101
Registration will open summer 2024. Elevate Your Nonprofit with Branding 101! Unlock the power of impactful branding for your nonprofit organization. Discover the Importance of…
- Subject
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Little Falls
- Start Date
- November 7, 2024
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