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Upcoming Workshops

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Creative Ways to Collect, Understand and Share Data

9:00 - 12:00 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus

There are many tried-and-true methods for assessment and evaluation—such as surveys and interviews—that effectively measure needs, experiences and impact. However, innovative data and evaluative approaches can further strengthen your nonprofit 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 and advance relationships and trust, which are critical to nonprofit work.

The Uplift Workshop: The Secret to Donor and Stakeholder Relationships that Pay Off for Everyone

8:30 - 12:00 pm
SB Foundation Office - South County

THIS WORKSHOP HAS REACHED MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR REGISTRATION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST IN THE EVENT SPACE BECOMES AVAILABLE DUE TO CANCELLATIONS, PLEASE E-MAIL US AT: Nonprofit@callutheran.edu

Major Gifts 101: Building an Effective & Impactful Program

10:00 - 12:00 pm
CLU - Oxnard Satellite Campus

Major gift fundraising has the power to elevate your organization. And yet, with everything on your plate - it’s hard to know where to start. Join us in this workshop to build a major gifts “recipe” that works for you and your team.

Giving USA 2026: A Coffee & Connections lunchtime edition!

12:00 - 1:30 pm
Virtual Workshop via Zoom

Join the Cal Lutheran Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Ventura County Community Foundation as we host our Coffee & Connections lunchtime edition with Cassie Carter, Vice President, Fundraising at Campbell & Company. She will share insights from the 2026 Giving USA Annual Report on Philanthropy in America. Learn about emerging philanthropic trends and their implications for fundraising strategies and approaches with your nonprofit organization.

Elements of an Effective Case to Donors

1:00 - 4:00 pm
CLU - Oxnard Satellite Campus

Turn your mission into a persuasive case that resonates with nonprofit donors and drives real results. In this workshop, we will explore the essential elements and critical tools needed to make an effective case for sustained support to your prospective and recurring donor audiences.

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