In the month of April we are excitedly partnering with Thread Strategies for sessions on Fundraising. This series will help strengthen your organization's fundraising strategies.
CZI weekly training sessions are open to everyone and made accessible for individuals at all skill levels. All sessions are led in English with simultaneous Spanish interpretation.
CZI weekly training sessions are open to everyone and made accessible for individuals at all skill levels. All sessions are led in English with simultaneous Spanish interpretation.
Strategic Fundraising: Choosing the Right Philanthropic Revenue Streams for Your Nonprofit
Learning Outcomes:
Gain insights into the current trends in nonprofit funding, including ongoing shifts in foundation giving, individual contributions, and corporate partnerships in response to current events
Understand what it takes to be successful in various fundraising strategies, including securing foundation grants, working with individual donors, and hosting fundraising events
Learn how to assess different fundraising options in order to build a development plan that focuses on strategies that best align with your organization’s priorities
Engaging and Growing Your Donor Base: Strategies for Individual Giving Success
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the immense opportunity individual giving presents and learn the key components of individual giving
Develop effective solicitation strategies for donors at all levels by exploring tailored approaches for engaging grassroots, mid-level, and major donors
Implement best practices for donor stewardship and retention
From Prospecting to Partnerships: Strengthening Your Foundation Grant Strategy
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the current foundation funding landscape, including changes in giving priorities and funding models
Develop effective prospect research skills to ensure you’re pursuing the best grant opportunities for your organization
Learn best practices in building relationships with foundations, including strategies for making a strong first impression, maintaining relationships, and navigating the grant application process effectively
Enhance grant writing with best practices for crafting compelling proposals and managing grant reporting requirements Learn what is new in social media in a rapidly changing landscape
The below opportunities are only for current CZI grantees who have an active grant and are part of a current CZI portfolio. If you’re unsure of your grantee status, you can reach out to us before you sign up at [email protected].
Cohorts: Deeper Learning Opportunities
New Organizations 101: [April - June]
We are launching a cohort for new and emerging organizations to learn the fundamentals of setting up their structure, creating a communications strategy, and fundraising to sustain their work. You should apply if you have questions like:
How should I set up my organization, legally and operationally? What structure suits our needs best?
How do I translate my scientific research to engage various audiences? How do I talk about what I work on so that people care?
Apply here by Wednesday, March 26th. We will notify all applicants by March 28th. (Please save the dates in your calendar when applying!)
Digital Communications Cohort [May - June]
Cultivate Strategies will be holding a Digital Communications Cohort from May-June 2025. This cohort is best suited for organizations with an email program and one or more social media channels. The focus of this year’s cohort will be on harnessing communications to engage your key audiences. Some of the topics covered include:
Digital strategic planning & process (goal setting, calendars, approval process)
Translating technical writing to be accessible for all audiences
Social media tool kits
Storytelling - Learn how to engage different audiences
Fundraising strategies (Giving Tuesday, End of Year, or otherwise)
AI for digital communications
While we will have exercises to develop calls to action and small-dollar fundraising goals, ideally your organization would have these heading into the cohort.
*All sessions will take place weekly for 5 weeks from between the week of May 12th through the week of June 9th. The timing will be crowdsourced in the application to accommodate the most attendees.
Apply here by March 31st. We will notify all applicants by April 16th.
Advising
Current grantees are invited to sign up for up to four hours of advising with each of our trainers at any point in the year. Spots are limited and booked on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please consult this guide for clarity on advising parameters with our partners.
When you sign-up for an advising session, please share as much context as possible about what support you’re looking for in the “comment” section.
We invite you to share requests, feedback, or comments with the Capacity Building Partners regarding our current central sessions by emailing us with any general feedback at [email protected].
*The trainers leading these CZI-sponsored sessions are external vendors. The views and advice they will present are based on their deep experience in their respective fields or sectors, and do not necessarily represent the views or advice of CZI. Please note that CZI may record their session(s) through Zoom. This means that any visual (if you choose to put your camera on) and audio will be recorded. By registering for this session(s), you consent to being recorded. If you do not wish for your visual and/or audio to be recorded, you can switch off your camera, and/or remain muted throughout the entire session or decide not to register. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact [email protected].
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