Nonprofit Summer Learning Series

Session 1: Tuesday, June 28

Operationalizing Equity
Gradient A Human Equity Think Tank will share their Human Equity framework, which is designed to help organizations create a culture of belonging. Attendees will gain an understanding of the commitments, education and process needed to sustain equity work over time and will explore the SMARTIE goals framework, which integrates inclusion and equity into SMART goals. 

Presenters

Robbin Hudson
Founder & Senior Partner, Gradient

Jerry Peña
Founder & Senior Partner, Gradient

Victor Ruiz
Founder & Senior Partner, Gradient

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Session 2: Tuesday, July 12

Creating a Culture of Radical Candor
Radical Candor is a framework for feedback that allows leaders, managers and teams to receive direction that includes both praise and criticism. It's a simple concept that's not always easy to put into practice but is an antidote to toxic organizational culture. During this one-hour session, you will receive tools and insights for how to create a culture of candor, learn why this concept is so radical and discover how to practice this framework with your teams. 

Presenter

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Philip Cunningham
Director, Strong Consulting, Mayerson Academy

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Session 3: Wednesday, July 27

Using Data to Support Nonprofit Resilience
Learn about performance measurement principles and vulnerabilities to identify "red flags" before the onset of a crisis. Risk-related audits assess vulnerabilities and assist in developing key metrics and dashboards for organizational operations by utilizing scenario planning to assess preparedness for various types of threats. Discover how you can proactively develop monitoring systems and conduct performance assessments that aid in recovery and resiliency and ensure continuity of critical community services and public confidence.

Presenter

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Robert L. Fischer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University & Chair, Master of Nonprofit Organizations Program

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Session 4: Wednesday, August 10

The Why, When and How of Board Engagement
A highly functional board can be one of the most important assets for a nonprofit organization but too often, nonprofit executives struggle to consistently engage their board members. In this session, discover strategies for engaging board members through different stages of their service, including orientation, meeting structure, board structure and fundraising. 

Presenter

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Dave Wallace
Senior Vice President, OneSource Center for Nonprofit Excellence

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Session 5: Wednesday, August 24

Creative Ways to Connect with Donors
Learn about the value of creative stewardship in cultivating donor relationships. Featuring organizations of various sizes and from different sectors across Ohio, this workshop dives into strategies to build donor relationships by looking at real-world examples, CCS research and trends and best practices learned during the pandemic. 

Presenters

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Lindsay Marciniak
Managing Director, CCS Fundraising

Timothy McCue
Senior Director, CCS Fundraising

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Session 6: Wednesday, August 31

Grantmaker Panel Discussion
Engage with a panel comprised of Philanthropy Ohio members with deep experience working with senior nonprofit leaders who will reflect on their time and convey the importance of the grantee and grantmaker relationship. Panelists will discuss the intentionality behind the seemingly intense process designed to deeply inform program officers about grantees and their programs, which makes them better advocates and partners.

We welcome our funder members to offer this learning opportunity to your grantees as a scholarship. For $500, send five nonprofit professionals to the Nonprofit Summer Learning Series – a savings of $250. Contact Mary Dunbar to take advantage of the scholarship program and register your nonprofit partners for this learning series.

Philanthropy Ohio and its members recognize that nonprofit organizations provide essential services to individuals and communities throughout the state and that the pandemic continues to impact the ability of many nonprofits to not only to serve their community’s pressing needs, but also the critical management needs of the organization itself.

As part of our commitment to lead and equip Ohio philanthropy to be effective partners for change in our communities, we have developed the Nonprofit Summer Learning Series to enhance nonprofit capacity to achieve their goals. We invite nonprofit leaders to participate in these timely and unique professional development opportunities that explore topics of resource development, governance and organizational development.