Upcoming Workshops
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Cal Lutheran - Oxnard Center
This hands-on, three module workshop is perfect for expanding your grant writing skills and dives into the art of proposal writing by exploring the planning phases and each component of a winning proposal.
10:00 - 12:00 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
Nonprofit bylaws are not only necessary under the California Nonprofit Law, but also essential to obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status. Aside from the legal and tax requirements, bylaws serve as an important roadmap to guide board governance, operations and decision-making. However, just mention the need to revisit or revise this important document, and most nonprofit board and staff members will shudder! Join us for this engaging discussion with Roy Schneider, Esq. and Jessica Villar, Esq., who will address bylaw basics, required provisions, and the process of taking on bylaw changes, then explore best practice approaches for streamline your governance practices.
9:00 - 12:30 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
Is your nonprofit overly reliant on just one or two funding sources? In today’s uncertain climate, organizations that thrive are the ones with steady, reliable, and diversified revenue streams. This interactive workshop, we will explore practical strategies to build resilience, reduce risk, and create sustainable funding that supports your mission year after year.
9:00 - 12:00 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
Effective stewardship demonstrates to donors that you value their individual support and see them as an integral part of your community, growing their loyalty and trust in your nonprofit over time. Securing donors’ long-term support is critical for your nonprofit to continually fund its mission-driven initiatives. This workshop will empower development professionals, nonprofit leaders, and board members to strengthen donor relationships through stewardship strategies.
10:00 - 12:00 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
Uncertainty is inevitable—but strategic action is a choice. Nonprofit leadership today requires navigating a world of constant change—shifting funding streams, political pressures, rising community needs, and managing agile teams. Too often, this means pressure to operate in constant rapid-response mode, leaving little time to step back and plan with intention. This interactive workshop offers a practical real-time framework for strategic and scenario planning that helps you stay anchored in your mission and values, even when circumstances are uncertain.
9:00 - 11:30 am
CLU Oxnard Campus
In nonprofit development, data and analytics have become indispensable tools for driving fundraising success. By harnessing the power of data, organizations can make informed decisions, optimize their strategies, and ultimately grow impact. In this workshop, we will explore how to leverage your existing donor data to segment donor opportunity and deploy donor-informed tactics that optimize relationship and development outcomes.
9:00 - 3:00 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
Hiring the right people—and helping them thrive—can make or break your nonprofit’s success. This interactive workshop series walks you through effective interviewing techniques, collaborative problem-solving around common hiring challenges, and proven onboarding strategies to set new staff up for long-term success. You’ll leave with practical tools to attract, select, and retain talent that strengthens your mission and culture. Join your peers in this hands-on learning experience to sharpen your hiring and onboarding practices from start to finish.
Via Zoom | Mar. 18, 19, 25 and 26 | 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
This four module seminar series will introduce participants to basic accounting concepts relevant to nonprofit organizations. Attendees will be exposed to foundational accounting principles and their practical applications.
9:00 - 12:00 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
Data allows organizations to quantify their impact, identify areas for improvement, and make strategic adjustments to their programs. By utilizing data, nonprofits can move beyond anecdotal evidence and showcase tangible results that resonate with funders and community members alike. In this workshop, we will explore the key elements of gathering and organizing meaningful data.
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Virtual Workshop via Zoom
Join us to learn how to build a budget for sound fiscal management for your nonprofit organization, and use your budget to deal with multiple programs and multiple funding sources. Learn how to budget like a pro!
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Virtual Workshop via Zoom
In this class, nonprofit leaders will learn how develop a cash projection spreadsheet that can be updated regularly to look for potential landmines. Learning about cash projections is also a wonderful method to get familiar and comfortable with financials because cash projections tend to be a more intuitive way of looking at financial information.
9:00 - 12:00 pm
Virtual Workshop via Zoom
Nonprofits use surveys to gain first-hand insights that help them assess impact, guide decisions, and ensure resources support the initiatives that create real change. By openly seeking feedback, they demonstrate transparency and build trust with beneficiaries, donors, volunteers, and the broader community. Crafting clear, purposeful questions aligned with organizational goals ensures nonprofits collect feedback that genuinely strengthens their programs and stakeholder relationships. In this interactive workshop, we will explore the nuts and bolts of survey development, execution and meaning-making.
10:00 - 12:30 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
The stories we tell shape the world we live in and the future we’re building. As funding becomes harder to secure and competition for awards grows, the ability to communicate your nonprofit’s impact with clarity, emotion, and purpose is no longer optional — it’s essential. This workshop gives nonprofit leaders the tools and confidence to craft stories that stand out and inspire action.
9:00 - 12:00 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
There are many tried-and-true methods for audience and program evaluation—such as surveys and interviews—that effectively measure needs and impact. However, innovative data and evaluative approaches can further strengthen your nonprofit’s program evaluation and logic model development by expanding the range, depth, and relevance of insights you gather, especially in complex, community-based work. These methods can surface structural barriers, cultural dynamics, and ecosystem influences that traditional metric-based approaches often overlook.