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Convenes nonprofit executive directors and board members from throughout the Fox Valley in a professional network to discuss issues, and to learn from each other.

Education on critical leadership, management, technical and governance topics and earn a Nonprofit Management Certificate.
The Board Academy is designed to engage, educate, prepare, and inspire participants to meet the demand for 21st-century nonprofit board leaders.
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April 2020
Webinar – NPLI and Network for Good: 3 Ways Technology Driven Nonprofits Are Thriving During COVID
NPLI is teaming up with Network for Good to provide, yes, another webinar, on fundraising during COVID-19 and beyond. For those nonprofits not taking this opportunity to reach out to your donors, this webinar may not be for you. For those of you that are, your work is ever more complicated as you need to figure out both technology and how to approach donor stewardship and campaigns right now. Our Network for Good trainer, Travis Centers framed this up for us…
Find out more »May 2020
Webinar – Leadership Forum-Nonprofit Finances: From Sustainability to Survivability
Training facilitated by Steve Zimmerman of Spectrum Nonprofit Services, LLC. Over the last month, nonprofit professionals have scrambled to devise new operating plans designed to serve as many constituents as possible while protecting and caring for employees. Revenue streams, from foundations to individuals and even fees for service, have been under extreme pressure. Indeed, for many executives, thoughts today are focused more on survivability than sustainability, and, as always, it is at these times our constituents need us most. As…
Find out more »Webinar – NPLI and Network for Good: Jumpstart Platform Information
Who is invited: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region service area nonprofits. (Calumet, Outagamie, Shawano and Waupaca counties and the Neenah-Menasha area of Winnebago county.) Jumpstart is an immersive, yearlong program of Network for Good that helps nonprofits acquire, retain, and upgrade individual donors amidst everyday resource constraints, like limited time and technology. Over the past five years, the program has been deployed nationally to help cohorts of over 3,000 nonprofit leaders, providing them with the coaching, tools, and peer learning opportunities…
Find out more »Webinar – Leadership Forum-Making Remote Meetings Successful: Leveraging the Surprising Science of Meetings
This 30-minute webinar brings a sharp and strategic light to the remote meeting as we quite simply cannot afford for them to be ineffective. You will gain knowledge and resources on how to effectively lead remote meetings to promote effectiveness and innovation – tactics are grouped into three categories: 1) what to do prior to the meeting,2) running the meeting itself, and3) post meeting activity. This session is designed for anyone being asked to run a remote meeting effectively. Our…
Find out more »October 2020
Winning Your Donors Minds, Hearts and Wallets – Webinar Series
Nonprofit Webinar Series: Winning Your Donors’ Hearts, Minds, and Wallets October 13 and 20, 2020 Webinar8:30 – 10:30 a.m. CT Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from Rachel Muir, CFRE, national speaker and fundraiser extraordinaire! Day one – October 13 (Session 1 of 2)Using Technology to Deepen Donor RelationshipsJoin our special guest, Rachel Muir, CFRE, for a bounty of free and affordable tools and strategies to delight your donors, stand out, get (virtually) face-to-face, and know if your message…
Find out more »Winning Your Donors Minds, Hearts and Wallets – Webinar Series
Nonprofit Webinar Series: Winning Your Donors’ Hearts, Minds, and Wallets October 13 and 20, 2020 Webinar8:30 – 10:30 a.m. CT Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from Rachel Muir, CFRE, national speaker and fundraiser extraordinaire! Day one – October 13 (Session 1 of 2)Using Technology to Deepen Donor RelationshipsJoin our special guest, Rachel Muir, CFRE, for a bounty of free and affordable tools and strategies to delight your donors, stand out, get (virtually) face-to-face, and know if your message…
Find out more »November 2020
Get On The Same Page! – A Guide for Nonprofit Boards and Staff on Roles and Responsibilities – Webinar Series
Get On The Same Page! - A Guide for Nonprofit Board and Staff on Roles and Responsibilities November 5 and 10, 2020 Webinar: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. The board member – nonprofit staff member relationship is powerful and dynamic. Let’s make sure it’s as effective as possible! In this two-session, one-hour webinar series Mary Stelletello, Vista Global Consulting, will give board members and staff the building blocks they need to develop a relationship of mutual trust and communication. Flexibility is…
Find out more »Get On The Same Page! – A Guide for Nonprofit Boards and Staff on Roles and Responsibilities – Webinar Series
Get On The Same Page! - A Guide for Nonprofit Board and Staff on Roles and Responsibilities November 5 and 10, 2020 Webinar: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. The board member – nonprofit staff member relationship is powerful and dynamic. Let’s make sure it’s as effective as possible! In this two-session, one-hour webinar series Mary Stelletello, Vista Global Consulting, will give board members and staff the building blocks they need to develop a relationship of mutual trust and communication. Flexibility is…
Find out more »January 2021
Leadership Forum – Managing Performance During A Crisis & Employment Law Update
An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Tuesday, repeating indefinitely
Welcome back Tricia Perkins, Senior Strategic HR Advisor, and Jane Clark, Attorney, from Lake Effect HR & Law, LLC. Working during a crisis presents many challenges – jobs change, the goals shift, your work site might be closed, childcare might not be available, and the emotional and mental stress weighs on everyone. Still, managing performance remains imperative. In two sessions with Lake Effect HR & Law, we will discuss how to effectively and compassionately manage performance while taking into account…
Find out more »February 2021
Leadership Forum – Managing Performance During A Crisis & Employment Law Update
Welcome back Tricia Perkins, Senior Strategic HR Advisor, and Jane Clark, Attorney, from Lake Effect HR & Law, LLC. Working during a crisis presents many challenges – jobs change, the goals shift, your work site might be closed, childcare might not be available, and the emotional and mental stress weighs on everyone. Still, managing performance remains imperative. In two sessions with Lake Effect HR & Law, we will discuss how to effectively and compassionately manage performance while taking into account…
Find out more »SUCCESS STORIES
“I learned much more from the Fundraising session than I could have hoped or expected.”
“With the Personal Leadership training I am now able to embrace conflict and encourage it in team meetings. Conflict brings opportunity!”