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“Development Consulting Solutions” Speaking & Webinar Schedule

2020 Schedule

January

 

January 21st – Building Your Major Gifts Portfolio in Any Size Fundraising Shop Nonprofit Learning Lab

Every non-profit (large or small) needs a major gift program. Major gifts are the most cost-efficient fundraising strategy. If you are a nonprofit organization, you will not survive without a major gift effort. If you are working at a small non-profit, you might be saying, “I know we need a major gift program, but with everything, I’m doing there is no time.”

This presentation will provide the in-demand skills needed by fundraisers in all fundraising shops and will lead you step-by-step through creating a successful major gift program no matter the size of your fundraising shop. You will build strong relationships with donors who care about your organization and its mission.

Participants will learn “Building Your Major Gifts Portfolio in Any Size Fundraising Shop.”

Specifically:

  • How to find and identify major gift prospects
  • How to rate and rank donors to focus a major gift portfolio through a series of “Tiers”
  • How to qualify and cultivate major gift prospects through discovery visits
  • What the ideal portfolio size is and how many prospects are needed to meet your revenue goals
  • How to develop a revenue goal for each donor
  • How to create a schedule of moves for each identified prospect with each “Tier” of donors
  • How to effectively manage the major gift portfolio over time even with time constraints
  • How to use your Case for Support to create donor offers that will inspire a gift
    And, much, much more!

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 at 2:45 PM

Register here!

 

January 28th – How to Create an Engaging Donor Journey at DonorPerfect

This is your year. It’s time to take on new terrain by building a targeted multichannel donor journey that ensures every member of your community feels connected to your cause throughout the year.

In this must-watch webinar you’ll learn how to:

  • Take a multichannel approach to your donor communications
  • Align your digital strategies to form a cohesive donor journey
  • Build meaningful donor relationships through timely touchpoints
  • Track and measure your success so you know how to invest resources
  • The inspiration doesn’t stop here. After you’ve tuned in, DonorPerfect wants to help you stay on task with Your 2020 Fundraising Calendar, a printable calendar with fundraising ideas and resource links for every month of the year.
  • After the webinar, you’ll be able to download the calendar right from your inbox.

Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Register here!

February

 

February 13th – How To Create A Successful Capital Campaign: New Money For Small and Large Nonprofits Alike – Charity How To Webinar

You know that you need money to bring your vision to reality, but you are not sure how to do it.

Does your organization need to raise funds to remodel your office or to purchase equipment for your program? Do you feel like you don’t know where to start with a capital campaign? Do you and your staff lack the experience to start a campaign?

You are not alone – there are thousands of small to medium-sized nonprofits that are thinking about their first capital campaign and not sure where to begin.

You Will Get All The Tools That You Need To Start Your Capital Campaign

In this live 90-minute non-profit webinar you’ll learn…

  • How to Recruit the Best Capital Campaign Team
  • How to Create Campaign Goals and the Gift Range Chart
  • How to Create a Donor Recognition Plan
  • How to Create a Realistic Campaign Timetable
  • How to Account for and Report on Campaign Gifts

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

  1. Capital Campaign Steering Committee Job Description
  2. Gift Chart Examples
  3. A Gift Chart Template
  4. Donor Recognition Examples
  5. A Sample Capital Campaign Timetable
  6. A Gift Accounting Policy Example
  7. A Gift Accounting Policy Template
  8. The Webinar Recording and Slides

Thursday, February 13th, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Register here!

 

February 18th – How To Create A Successful Capital Campaign: New Money For Small and Large Nonprofits Alike – Charity How To Webinar

You know that you need money to bring your vision to reality, but you are not sure how to do it.

Does your organization need to raise funds to remodel your office or to purchase equipment for your program? Do you feel like you don’t know where to start with a capital campaign? Do you and your staff lack the experience to start a campaign?

You are not alone – there are thousands of small to medium-sized nonprofits that are thinking about their first capital campaign and not sure where to begin.

You Will Get All The Tools That You Need To Start Your Capital Campaign

In this live 90-minute non-profit webinar you’ll learn…

  • How to Recruit the Best Capital Campaign Team
  • How to Create Campaign Goals and the Gift Range Chart
  • How to Create a Donor Recognition Plan
  • How to Create a Realistic Campaign Timetable
  • How to Account for and Report on Campaign Gifts

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

  1. Capital Campaign Steering Committee Job Description
  2. Gift Chart Examples
  3. A Gift Chart Template
  4. Donor Recognition Examples
  5. A Sample Capital Campaign Timetable
  6. A Gift Accounting Policy Example
  7. A Gift Accounting Policy Template
  8. The Webinar Recording and Slides

Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Register here!

 

February 27th – Calculating and Understanding your Key Fundraising Metrics – Grow New Zealand, National Non-for-Profit Sector Conference.

It’s fundraising planning time for those who have a Fiscal Year starting in July. So, what are the first steps that you should take even before you start your planning?

Evaluating and analyzing your key fundraising metrics!

In this presentation you’ll learn:

  • Some of the key metrics that need to be analyzed
  • What are the specific calculations behind each metric
  • How to determine if metrics meet industry cost standards
  • What are the industry best practices in terms of cost standards

Thursday, February 27th, 2020

Register here!

March

 

March 12th – How to Create a Powerful Case for Support at Charity How To Webinar

If you want to raise money, you need a written Case for Support. It is that simple. The Case for Support is one of the first things you should do when you form your organization. Without one, you won’t be able to raise funds needed to meet your cause’s mission. It is that critical.

This webinar will help you craft a powerful and persuasive Case for Support that will help your fundraising raise, even more, contributed income.

We spend countless hours crafting donor communication pieces ranging from direct mail appeals to website copy, to major gift brochures, but rarely do we ever sit down and carefully craft our messaging that outlines to a donor why we need their donations.

A Case for Support is the foundation document for all of your fundraising efforts. It outlines how and why behind your need for philanthropic contributions, as well as what makes you so unique and your cause so urgent. With one, you can watch your organization’s revenue skyrocket because of urgent donor calls to action based on messaging that resonates with their values.

By participating in this live nonprofit webinar you’ll learn….

  • How to recognize the importance of the Case for Support in fund development
  • How to define key terms and concepts central to your Case for Support development
  • How to organize the components of your nonprofit’s Case for Support document
  • How to establish the process for your Case for Support development and oversight

How to utilize your Case for Support in your fundraising efforts
Imagine…

  • Knowing what makes your organization unique and how to package that for your donors
  • Raising more revenue because you have outlined clear and emotional calls to action
  • Maximizing your effectiveness through having consistent and compelling messaging
  • Using key messaging consistently throughout your organization so that everyone shares the same “elevator pitch”
  • Engaging your donors in your organization by using your Case for Support as a tool to build stronger donor relationships

During this 90-minute interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions needed to create a compelling Case for Support.

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

  1. Fundraising Cycle Diagram
  2. Internal Case for Support Sample
  3. Case Statement Sample
  4. Marketing Brief Concept Sample
  5. Marketing Brief Concept Resource
  6. Case Expression/External Case for Support Sample
  7. Mission Statement Sample
  8. Case for Support Articles
  9. Webinar Recording and Slides

Thursday, March 12th, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Register Here

 

March 17th – How to Create a Powerful Case for Support at Charity How To Webinar

If you want to raise money, you need a written Case for Support. It is that simple. The Case for Support is one of the first things you should do when you form your organization. Without one, you won’t be able to raise funds needed to meet your cause’s mission. It is that critical.

This webinar will help you craft a powerful and persuasive Case for Support that will help your fundraising raise, even more, contributed income.

We spend countless hours crafting donor communication pieces ranging from direct mail appeals to website copy, to major gift brochures, but rarely do we ever sit down and carefully craft our messaging that outlines to a donor why we need their donations.

A Case for Support is the foundation document for all of your fundraising efforts. It outlines how and why behind your need for philanthropic contributions, as well as what makes you so unique and your cause so urgent. With one, you can watch your organization’s revenue skyrocket because of urgent donor calls to action based on messaging that resonates with their values.

By participating in this live nonprofit webinar you’ll learn….

  • How to recognize the importance of the Case for Support in fund development
  • How to define key terms and concepts central to your Case for Support development
  • How to organize the components of your nonprofit’s Case for Support document
  • How to establish the process for your Case for Support development and oversight

How to utilize your Case for Support in your fundraising efforts
Imagine…

  • Knowing what makes your organization unique and how to package that for your donors
  • Raising more revenue because you have outlined clear and emotional calls to action
  • Maximizing your effectiveness through having consistent and compelling messaging
  • Using key messaging consistently throughout your organization so that everyone shares the same “elevator pitch”
  • Engaging your donors in your organization by using your Case for Support as a tool to build stronger donor relationships

During this 90-minute interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions needed to create a compelling Case for Support.

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

  1. Fundraising Cycle Diagram
  2. Internal Case for Support Sample
  3. Case Statement Sample
  4. Marketing Brief Concept Sample
  5. Marketing Brief Concept Resource
  6. Case Expression/External Case for Support Sample
  7. Mission Statement Sample
  8. Case for Support Articles
  9. Webinar Recording and Slides

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Register Here

 

March 19th – How to Start Your Nonprofit Consultancy

During this 90-minute live, interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions needed to take the first steps towards starting your own nonprofit fundraising consulting business.

You want to start a fundraising consulting business, but you don’t know where to begin? Starting a consulting business requires a new set of skills and aptitudes different from being a fundraising professional. You must be a business owner, a marketer, and sometimes even a bookkeeper all in the same day!

Well, you are not alone. There are hundreds of fundraising professionals who are asking, “What’s next?” and “How can I get started?” People just like you. They know that they can make a significant difference to nonprofit organizations in their communities, in their region, and even beyond through sharing best-practices and their unique skills sets. But they don’t know how to take the first step or even what is expected of them, never mind how to run a business.

Why “reinvent the wheel,” when you can learn from an experienced consultant’s experiences and learnings to get operational more quickly.

During this live, 90-minute nonprofit webinar you’ll learn….

  • How to get started with your nonprofit consulting business.
  • How to determine what your consulting should focus on.
  • How to decide where to work.
  • How to decide how much to charge for your services.
  • How to market your consulting business.
  • How to make a sale and close the deal.
  • How to start your first consulting client off on the right foot.
  • How to develop and expand your team.
  • How to use social media to create value and to position yourself in the “market.”

In order to be successful in your new entrepreneurial venture, you need the right plan and skills. Creating this plan and determining and developing your skills that are most important, will get your business up and running quickly and with greater success.

You will never have to wonder again, “Why isn’t’ the money coming in? What do we do now that our biggest and most prospect has said no?” or even “Is this even for me?” This webinar will demystify the process of becoming a nonprofit fundraising consultant and get you operational quicker than if you did it all on your own.

But the good news is that lots of organizations are even more short-staffed than ever and are in need of temporary, part-time or consulting help

Imagine…

  • Determining your consulting niche and marketing to your ideal client.
  • Learn how to appropriately package and price your services so that you actually make a living.
  • Starting your first client off on the right foot without any hiccups or glitches.
  • Leveraging social media to build a “brand” that positions you as a thought leader.

As a long-time business owner, Robin understands the importance of having a business plan for your nonprofit fundraising consulting business and she will help you during this new webinar.

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

  • Sample Fundraising Consultancy Business Plan
  • Resource: CFRE Test Content Outline
  • Fundraising Career Strengths and Accomplishments Assessment Tools
  • Resource (Article): How to Find Your Consulting Niche
  • Resource (Article): How to Work from Home: 20 Tips from People Who Do It Successfully
  • Sample Consulting Start-Up Budget
  • Sample Daily Rate Calculator and Budget Template
  • Sample Fundraising Consultancy Collateral Material
  • Sample Fundraising Consultancy Proposal for Services
  • Sample Fundraising Consultancy Contract for Services
  • Sample Fundraising Consultancy Associate Subcontract for Services
  • Sample Social Media Business Development Checklist
  • The webinar Recording and Slides

Thursday, March 19th, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Register Here

 

March 24th – How to Start Your Nonprofit Consultancy

During this 90-minute live, interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions needed to take the first steps towards starting your own nonprofit fundraising consulting business.

You want to start a fundraising consulting business, but you don’t know where to begin? Starting a consulting business requires a new set of skills and aptitudes different from being a fundraising professional. You must be a business owner, a marketer, and sometimes even a bookkeeper all in the same day!

Well, you are not alone. There are hundreds of fundraising professionals who are asking, “What’s next?” and “How can I get started?” People just like you. They know that they can make a significant difference to nonprofit organizations in their communities, in their region, and even beyond through sharing best-practices and their unique skills sets. But they don’t know how to take the first step or even what is expected of them, never mind how to run a business.

Why “reinvent the wheel,” when you can learn from an experienced consultant’s experiences and learnings to get operational more quickly.

During this live, 90-minute nonprofit webinar you’ll learn….

  • How to get started with your nonprofit consulting business.
  • How to determine what your consulting should focus on.
  • How to decide where to work.
  • How to decide how much to charge for your services.
  • How to market your consulting business.
  • How to make a sale and close the deal.
  • How to start your first consulting client off on the right foot.
  • How to develop and expand your team.
  • How to use social media to create value and to position yourself in the “market.”

In order to be successful in your new entrepreneurial venture, you need the right plan and skills. Creating this plan and determining and developing your skills that are most important, will get your business up and running quickly and with greater success.

You will never have to wonder again, “Why isn’t’ the money coming in? What do we do now that our biggest and most prospect has said no?” or even “Is this even for me?” This webinar will demystify the process of becoming a nonprofit fundraising consultant and get you operational quicker than if you did it all on your own.

But the good news is that lots of organizations are even more short-staffed than ever and are in need of temporary, part-time or consulting help

Imagine…

  • Determining your consulting niche and marketing to your ideal client.
  • Learn how to appropriately package and price your services so that you actually make a living.
  • Starting your first client off on the right foot without any hiccups or glitches.
  • Leveraging social media to build a “brand” that positions you as a thought leader.

As a long-time business owner, Robin understands the importance of having a business plan for your nonprofit fundraising consulting business and she will help you during this new webinar.

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

  • Sample Fundraising Consultancy Business Plan
  • Resource: CFRE Test Content Outline
  • Fundraising Career Strengths and Accomplishments Assessment Tools
  • Resource (Article): How to Find Your Consulting Niche
  • Resource (Article): How to Work from Home: 20 Tips from People Who Do It Successfully
  • Sample Consulting Start-Up Budget
  • Sample Daily Rate Calculator and Budget Template
  • Sample Fundraising Consultancy Collateral Material
  • Sample Fundraising Consultancy Proposal for Services
  • Sample Fundraising Consultancy Contract for Services
  • Sample Fundraising Consultancy Associate Subcontract for Services
  • Sample Social Media Business Development Checklist
  • The webinar Recording and Slides

Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Register Here

April


April 3rd – Building Your Donor Base

Robin Cabral will show you new techniques to start using low-cost digital strategies to identify, qualify, and engage new donors prospects into your organization building your donor base.

Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at 3:00 PM EST at Nonprofit Learning Lab


April 16th – How to Create an Engaged Board of Directors with Charity How To

During this 90-minute live interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to create a highly effective and impactful Board of Directors.

You know that you need an active and engaged Board of Directors, but you are not sure how to create one.

Well, you are not alone. There are hundreds of thousands of nonprofits both big and small that have a lackluster Board of Directors. You know the kind. They just show up for meetings and then leave. Or they recruit all of the “warm bodies” in town to become Board members.

Your presenter, Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE, is on a mission to create high performing nonprofits from the foundation up, starting with a strong and effective Board of Directors.

During this live 90-minute nonprofit webinar you’ll learn:

  • How to Identify the Best Candidates for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors
  • How to Screen Your Prospective Board Candidates To Ensure a Match Made In Heaven
  • How to Organize and Support the Board
  • How to Onboard and Orient Your New Board Members
  • How to Hold Engaging Board Meetings
  • How to Monitor Board Performance for a High-Octane Effective Board of Directors

Thursday, April 16th, 2020 at 1:00 PM
Register Here


April 22nd – How to Create an Engaged Board of Directors with Charity How To

During this 90-minute live interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to create a highly effective and impactful Board of Directors.

You know that you need an active and engaged Board of Directors, but you are not sure how to create one.

Well, you are not alone. There are hundreds of thousands of nonprofits both big and small that have a lackluster Board of Directors. You know the kind. They just show up for meetings and then leave. Or they recruit all of the “warm bodies” in town to become Board members.

Your presenter, Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE, is on a mission to create high performing nonprofits from the foundation up, starting with a strong and effective Board of Directors.

During this live 90-minute nonprofit webinar you’ll learn:

  • How to Identify the Best Candidates for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors
  • How to Screen Your Prospective Board Candidates To Ensure a Match Made In Heaven
  • How to Organize and Support the Board
  • How to Onboard and Orient Your New Board Members
  • How to Hold Engaging Board Meetings
  • How to Monitor Board Performance for a High-Octane Effective Board of Directors

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Register Here

May


May 15th – DCS FREE Webinar Crisis Fundraising: What’s Next?

The world as we knew it has changed. Our fundraising needs haven’t.
How do we fundraise in the new reality?

What has changed, and what has stayed the same? What are the learnings from the Australian Bush Fires and the fundraising efforts that occurred?

Robin Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA, Chief Fundraising Coach and Nonprofit Strategist, will discuss what we can do and how to do it, to ensure your fundraising needs will still be met.

Join me for this FREE Webinar

Friday, May 15th, 2020 at 1:00 PM EST
Register Here


May 20th – “Seeds of Change” Virtual Conference with Bloomerang

Seeds of Change is an exceptional virtual learning experience that brings nonprofits the strategies and skills necessary to thrive and grow in the coming months and beyond.

The time is ripe for organizations to prepare for the economic and philanthropic challenges ahead. This is the moment when updating systems and implementing new, smarter funding strategies will pay off the most. Now, more than ever, nonprofits will need excellence in communication strategies to maintain and build stakeholder engagement.

Join industry thought leaders Erica Waasdorp, Robin Cabral, Cherian Koshy, Antionette Kerr, Kristal M. Johnson, A.J. Steinberg, Chad Barger, Maureen Walbeoff, Chris Hammond, and Brittany LaGanke for a day of learning that will sow the seeds of change within your organization to help it bloom and grow!

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 at 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
Register Here

June

June 11th – How to Be An Awesome Nonprofit Board Member with Charity How To

During this 90-minute, live, interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to become an awesome and impactful nonprofit Board member.

As a long-time nonprofit expert, Robin understands the importance of Board governance to the overall effectiveness of an organization, including fund development.

During the live webinar, Robin will teach you the same tactics and techniques that she has used to help transform nonprofit boards over the last 25 years.

In this live, 90-minute nonprofit webinar you’ll learn…

  • How to Effectively Govern as a Board Member
  • How to Perform as a Board Member
  • How Boards Work and Your Role
  • How Board Meetings Are Effective and Your Role
  • How to Get Engaged and Involved in Fund Development
  • How to Work in Partnership with Staff
  • How to Ensure That You Are Doing Your Best Job As a Board Member

Thursday, June 11th, 2020 at 1:00 PM
Register Here


June 16th – How to Be An Awesome Nonprofit Board Member with Charity How To

During this 90-minute, live, interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to become an awesome and impactful nonprofit Board member.

As a long-time nonprofit expert, Robin understands the importance of Board governance to the overall effectiveness of an organization, including fund development.

During the live webinar, Robin will teach you the same tactics and techniques that she has used to help transform nonprofit boards over the last 25 years.

In this live, 90-minute nonprofit webinar you’ll learn…

  • How to Effectively Govern as a Board Member
  • How to Perform as a Board Member
  • How Boards Work and Your Role
  • How Board Meetings Are Effective and Your Role
  • How to Get Engaged and Involved in Fund Development
  • How to Work in Partnership with Staff
  • How to Ensure That You Are Doing Your Best Job As a Board Member

Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Register Here

2021 Schedule

February


February 23rd – How to be An Awesome Nonprofit Board Member – Charity How-To

During this 90-minute, live, interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to become an awesome and impactful nonprofit Board member.

As a long-time nonprofit expert, Robin understands the importance of Board governance to the overall effectiveness of an organization, including fund development.

During the live webinar, Robin will teach you the same tactics and techniques that she has used to help transform nonprofit boards over the last 25 years.

In this live, 90-minute nonprofit webinar you’ll learn…

  • How to Effectively Govern as a Board Member
  • How to Perform as a Board Member
  • How Boards Work and Your Role
  • How Board Meetings Are Effective and Your Role
  • How to Get Engaged and Involved in Fund Development
  • How to Work in Partnership with Staff
  • How to Ensure That You Are Doing Your Best Job As a Board Member

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 at 1:00 PM
Register Here


February 25th – How to Build Your Nonprofit Brand on Social Media by the Nonprofit Learning Lab


February 24 – 26th – FIA Conference 2021

Topic: How to: Build a Major Gifts Portfolio in Any Size Fundraising Shop (ON DEMAND)
Topic: How To: Advance In Your Fundraising Career: A Road Map For Your Future (ON DEMAND)

https://fia.delegateconnect.co/speakers/robin

March

March 4th – How to be an Awesome Nonprofit Board Member – Charity How-To


March 10th – How to Acquire New Donors and Create an Engaging Donor Journey in 2021

2020 was tough. Are you ready to Bounce Back? I’ll be presenting a CFRE certified webinar session on Wednesday, March 10 at 1pm AEDT. I’ll be speaking on how you can utilize the digital space to build a broader base of donors and encourage greater giving by the many. 

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 at 1:00 PM
Register Here


March 18th – Charity How To Webinar: How to Create an Engaged Board of Directors

During this 90-minute live interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to create a highly effective and impactful Board of Directors.

You know that you need an active and engaged Board of Directors, but you are not sure how to create one.

Well, you are not alone. There are hundreds of thousands of nonprofits both big and small that have a lackluster Board of Directors. You know the kind. They just show up for meetings and then leave. Or they recruit all of the “warm bodies” in town to become Board members.

Your presenter, Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE, is on a mission to create high performing nonprofits from the foundation up, starting with a strong and effective Board of Directors.

During this live 90-minute nonprofit webinar you’ll learn:

  • How to Identify the Best Candidates for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors
  • How to Screen Your Prospective Board Candidates To Ensure a Match Made In Heaven
  • How to Organize and Support the Board
  • How to Onboard and Orient Your New Board Members
  • How to Hold Engaging Board Meetings
  • How to Monitor Board Performance for a High-Octane Effective Board of Directors

Thursday, March 18th, 2021 at 1:00 PM
Register Here


March 23rd – Charity How To Webinar: How to Create an Engaged Board of Directors

During this 90-minute live interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to create a highly effective and impactful Board of Directors.

You know that you need an active and engaged Board of Directors, but you are not sure how to create one.

Well, you are not alone. There are hundreds of thousands of nonprofits both big and small that have a lackluster Board of Directors. You know the kind. They just show up for meetings and then leave. Or they recruit all of the “warm bodies” in town to become Board members.

Your presenter, Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE, is on a mission to create high performing nonprofits from the foundation up, starting with a strong and effective Board of Directors.

During this live 90-minute nonprofit webinar you’ll learn:

  • How to Identify the Best Candidates for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors
  • How to Screen Your Prospective Board Candidates To Ensure a Match Made In Heaven
  • How to Organize and Support the Board
  • How to Onboard and Orient Your New Board Members
  • How to Hold Engaging Board Meetings
  • How to Monitor Board Performance for a High-Octane Effective Board of Directors

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 at 3:00 PM
Register Here

April


April 8th – New! Free Nonprofit Webinar: How to Move Up in Your Fundraising Career by Building Your Personal Brand Charity HowTo

Register Here


April 20th – How To Advance In Your Development Career: A Road Map For Your Future Charity HowTo

Register Here


April 29th – How To Advance In Your Development Career: A Road Map For Your Future Charity HowTo

Register Here

May


May 4th – Building Your Major Gifts Portfolio

**for Australian Fundraisers

Join me at the 2021 FIA ACT Lunch and Learn: Building Your Major Gifts Portfolio in Any Size Fundraising Program on Tuesday, May 4

Bring your lunch and join in the conversation with a vital Lunch and Learn for Building Your Major Gifts Portfolio in Any Size Fundraising Program, presented by Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE.

FIA ACT is back and we are starting off 2021 with some meaty content. Major Gift – some call it the ‘Holy Grail of Fundraising’, but Robin Cabral will share how any charity can add this important channel to your practice. Bring your lunch and learn some new skills while meeting other professional fundraisers in Canberra.

Tuesday 4 May 2021
12:00 pm – 1.00pm
Civium Board Room.
17/23 Townshend St.
Phillip ACT 2606

$20 for individual and organisational FIA members and $25 for non-members

Book now


May 20th – How to Build Your Major Gift Portfolio: Charity How-To

Once upon a time, 80% of your revenues came from 20% of your donors. Today, that ratio is more like 90% of your revenues come from 10% of your donors. And, as Giving USA highlights, we know that in any given year, over 70% of contributed income comes from individual donors. Whether you are in a large, medium, or small fundraising shop; it doesn’t matter any longer. The question is, are you poised to maximize your revenues based on these giving patterns?

Join Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA, Chief Fundraising Strategist and Coach at Development Consulting Solutions, as she takes you through the steps she used to develop her organization’s major gift portfolios which can apply to any sized fundraising shop. Robin is a certified CharityHowTo Topic Expert on a variety of fundraising topics.

Whether your nonprofit is large or small, Robin will show you how to build either your first, or your best, major gift portfolio to focus your efforts on the 10% of the donors who are giving the 90% of contributed income.

What You Will Learn from this Free Nonprofit Webinar:

  • How to find and identify major gift prospects.
  • How to rate and rank donors to focus a major gift portfolio through a series of “Tiers”.
  • How to qualify and cultivate major gift prospects through discovery visits.
  • How to build your ideal portfolio and how many prospects are needed to meet your revenue goals.
  • How to develop a revenue goal for each donor.
  • How to create a schedule of moves for each identified prospect with each “Tier” of donors.
  • How to effectively manage the major gift portfolio over time even with time constraints.
  • How to use your Case for Support to create donor offers that will inspire a gift.
  • And, much, much more!

Bonus, when you register:

  • You get a free CharityHowTo account
  • Your slides will be added to your free CharityHowTo library
  • The webinar recording will be added to your CharityHowTo library.
  • When logged in you can browse and add other FREE items to your CharityHowTo library.
  • You can access and view your webinar recordings and slides anytime, anywhere.

Wednesday, May 20th, 2021 at 1:00 PM CST
Register Here

June


June 3rd & June 8th – How To Be An Awesome Nonprofit Board Member: CharityHowTo

Thursday, June 3 at 3 pm EST
Tuesday, June 8 at 1 pm EST

During this 90-minute, live, interactive nonprofit webinar, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to become an awesome and impactful nonprofit Board member.

​As a long-time nonprofit expert, Robin understands the importance of Board governance to the overall effectiveness of an organization, including fund development.

During the live webinar, Robin will teach you the same tactics and techniques that she has used to help transform nonprofit boards over the last 25 years.

During This Nonprofit Webinar You Will Learn:

  • How to Effectively Govern as a Board Member
  • How to Perform as a Board Member
  • How Boards Work and Your Role
  • How Board Meetings Are Effective and Your Role
  • How to Get Engaged and Involved in Fund Development
  • How to Work in Partnership with Staff
  • How to Ensure That You Are Doing Your Best Job As a Board Member

Register now

Thursday, June 3 at 3 pm EST
Tuesday, June 8 at 1 pm EST

During this 90-minute, live, interactive nonprofit webinar, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to become an awesome and impactful nonprofit Board member.

​As a long-time nonprofit expert, Robin understands the importance of Board governance to the overall effectiveness of an organization, including fund development.

During the live webinar, Robin will teach you the same tactics and techniques that she has used to help transform nonprofit boards over the last 25 years.

During This Nonprofit Webinar You Will Learn:

  • How to Effectively Govern as a Board Member
  • How to Perform as a Board Member
  • How Boards Work and Your Role
  • How Board Meetings Are Effective and Your Role
  • How to Get Engaged and Involved in Fund Development
  • How to Work in Partnership with Staff
  • How to Ensure That You Are Doing Your Best Job As a Board Member

Register now


June 17th – Garbage In = Garbage Out – Keeping Your Donor Database Healthy, Wealth, and Wise

Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE will lead you through the why and how of creating your own database standards manual and processes to ensure that you are not leading your organization down the path of “Garbage In=Garbage Out.” Consider it your legacy to your organization’s future revenue.

Register now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7oau9D7yRgSqTsj0DbuPgQ


June 21st – Nonprofit Learning Lab: How to Build Your Brand on Social Media 

June 21 ,2021 at 2 pm EST
July 19, 2021 at 2 pm EST

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

In this new digital age, your nonprofit needs to become savvy in brand development and leveraging that brand to promote your cause to attract new prospective followers and donors while engaging your present ones in the goals of your not-for-profit. One way to leverage your brand is by using your social networks to both connect with followers and showcase your efforts. Social media and other online strategies allow an organization to build up a strong brand with a small budget. This webinar will show you how to become a master at brand development, leveraging, and engagement while on a shoestring budget.

Register now: https://www.nonprofitlearninglab.org/brandingsocialmedia

July


July 19th – How to Build Your Nonprofit Brand on Social Media Nonprofit Learning Lab

June 21 ,2021 at 2 pm EST
July 19, 2021 at 2 pm EST

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

In this new digital age, your nonprofit needs to become savvy in brand development and leveraging that brand to promote your cause to attract new prospective followers and donors while engaging your present ones in the goals of your not-for-profit. One way to leverage your brand is by using your social networks to both connect with followers and showcase your efforts. Social media and other online strategies allow an organization to build up a strong brand with a small budget. This webinar will show you how to become a master at brand development, leveraging, and engagement while on a shoestring budget.

Register now: https://www.nonprofitlearninglab.org/brandingsocialmedia


July 20th – How to Create an Engaged Board of Directors Charity How To

During this 90-minute beginner level interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to create a highly effective and impactful Board of Directors.

You know that you need an active and engaged Board of Directors, but you are not sure how to create one.

Well, you are not alone.  There are hundreds of thousands of nonprofits both big and small that have a lackluster Board of Directors.  You know the kind.  They just show up for meetings and then leave.  Or they recruit all of the “warm bodies” in town to become Board members.

Your presenter, Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE, is on a mission to create high performing nonprofits from the foundation up, starting with a strong and effective Board of Directors.

During This Nonprofit Webinar You Will Learn: 

  • How to Identify the Best Candidates for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors
  • How to Screen Your Prospective Board Candidates To Ensure a Match Made In Heaven
  • How to Organize and Support the Board
  • How to Onboard and Orient Your New Board Members
  • How to Hold Engaging Board Meetings
  • How to Monitor Board Performance for a High-Octane Effective Board of Directors

You Will Get All The Tools That You Need To Build Your Effective Nonprofit Board of Directors

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

  1. Board Composition Matrix Template
  2. Board of Directors Profile Template
  3. Board of Directors Recruitment Process and Procedures Sample
  4. A Prospective Board of Directors Application Process
  5. Screening Interview Template
  6. A Board Commitment Form Sample
  7. Board of Directors Responsibilities and Expectations Form Sample
  8. Board Self-Assessment Sample
  9. The Webinar Recording and Slides

 Imagine…

  • Having the right mix of skills and diversity on your Board to move your mission forward.
  • Knowing that all of your Board members have been rigorously screened and are ready, willing, and able to become engaged in their work.
  • Attending the perfect Board meeting that starts and ends on time covering all the key topics to move your organization into the future.
  • Maximizing your Board’s performance by regularly assessing and holding Board members accountable to established expectations.

As a long-time fundraising expert, Robin understands the importance of Board governance to the overall effectiveness of an organization, including fund development.  With over twenty years of experience, she teaches the exact steps that she has used to transform organization’s Board of Directors from lifeless to lively and from management to governance creating high-performing organizations and meaningful board engagement.

Register now: https://www.charityhowto.com/nonprofit-webinar/how-to-create-an-engaged–nonprofit-board-of-directors

August


August 12th – How to Build Your Major Donor Portfolio CharityHowTo

August 12, 2021 from 1:00 – 1:45 PM EST

Whether your nonprofit is large or small, Robin will show you how to build either your first, or your best, major gift portfolio to focus your efforts on the 10% of the donors who are giving the 90% of contributed income to help you raise more money.

What You Will Learn from this Free Nonprofit Training:

  • How to find and identify major gift prospects.
  • How to rate and rank donors to focus a major gift portfolio through a series of “Tiers”.
  • How to qualify and cultivate major gift prospects through discovery visits.
  • How to build your ideal portfolio and how many prospects are needed to meet your revenue goals.
  • How to develop a revenue goal for each donor.
  • How to create a schedule of moves for each identified prospect with each “Tier” of donors.
  • How to effectively manage the major gift portfolio over time even with time constraints.
  • How to use your Case for Support to create donor offers that will inspire a gift.
  • And, much, much more!

Register now: https://www.charityhowto.com/nonprofit-webinar/free-webinar-how-to-build-your-major-donor-portfolio?list=Free+Courses


August 24th – How to Write Winning Grant Applications 3 Part Certification Nonprofit WebAdvisor

Fundraising expert Robin Cabral will provide tactical guidance for writing grant applications. You will learn how to generate winning submissions in less time. Attendees will receive a Writing Winning Grant Applications Resource Packet containing over two dozen samples, templates, and handouts that will be instrumental to your grant writing success.

Sessions Include

  • Grant Research
  • Grant Writing
  • Grant Finalization, Submission, And Follow Up

Register now:  https://www.nonprofitwebadvisor.com/how-to-write-winning-grant-applications-3-part-certification.html

Fundraising expert Robin Cabral will provide tactical guidance for writing grant applications. You will learn how to generate winning submissions in less time. Attendees will receive a Writing Winning Grant Applications Resource Packet containing over two dozen samples, templates, and handouts that will be instrumental to your grant writing success.

Sessions Include

  • Grant Research
  • Grant Writing
  • Grant Finalization, Submission, And Follow Up

Register now:  https://www.nonprofitwebadvisor.com/how-to-write-winning-grant-applications-3-part-certification.html

Fundraising expert Robin Cabral will provide tactical guidance for writing grant applications. You will learn how to generate winning submissions in less time. Attendees will receive a Writing Winning Grant Applications Resource Packet containing over two dozen samples, templates, and handouts that will be instrumental to your grant writing success.

Sessions Include

  • Grant Research
  • Grant Writing
  • Grant Finalization, Submission, And Follow Up

Register now:  https://www.nonprofitwebadvisor.com/how-to-write-winning-grant-applications-3-part-certification.html

Fundraising expert Robin Cabral will provide tactical guidance for writing grant applications. You will learn how to generate winning submissions in less time. Attendees will receive a Writing Winning Grant Applications Resource Packet containing over two dozen samples, templates, and handouts that will be instrumental to your grant writing success.

Sessions Include

  • Grant Research
  • Grant Writing
  • Grant Finalization, Submission, And Follow Up

Register now:  https://www.nonprofitwebadvisor.com/how-to-write-winning-grant-applications-3-part-certification.html


August 25th – FIA WA Fundraising Forum 2021 – How to create a Case for Support that calls your donor to action

How to create a Case for Support that calls your donor to action

Robin Cabral MFIA CFRE

Robin L. Cabral is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) with over twenty-five years of experience and millions of dollars raised, assisting not-for-profit organisations as a development professional. During this time, she has overseen all aspects of fund development from annual funds, to capital campaigns, to donor communications.

Educationally, Robin has obtained a Masters of Arts in Philanthropy and Fund Development from Saint Mary’s of Minnesota. She currently holds the designation of Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and is a graduate of Leadership Southcoast (2010).

Robin is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and adheres to the AFP Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice, and is also an AFP Master Faculty Trainer.

In 2012, Robin started Development Consulting Solutions, providing outsourced fund development consulting services and interim fund development staffing. Robin works with small to mid-sized not-for-profits throughout the Northeastern U.S., Australia, and beyond.

Register now:  https://fia.eventsair.com/wa—2021-fia-wa-fundraising-forum/

September


September 15th – How To Create A Successful Capital Campaign: New Money For Small and Large Nonprofits Alike

September 15th, 2021 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Your presenter, Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE, is on a mission to make capital campaigns accessible and successful for even the smallest nonprofits with capital campaign goals ranging from $50,000 – $5,000,000.

You know that you need money to bring your vision to reality, but you are not sure how to do it.

Does your organization need to raise funds to remodel your office or to purchase equipment for your program?  Do you feel like you don’t know where to start with a capital campaign?  Do you and your staff lack the experience to start a campaign?

You are not alone – there are thousands of small to medium-sized nonprofits that are thinking about their first capital campaign and not sure where to begin.

You Will Get All The Tools That You Need To Start Your Capital Campaign While Also Learning How To Run A Successful Capital Campaign

During This Nonprofit Webinar You Will Learn:

  • How to Recruit the Best Capital Campaign Team
  • How to Create Campaign Goals and the Gift Range Chart
  • How to Create a Donor Recognition Plan
  • How to Create a Realistic Campaign Timetable
  • How to Account for and Report on Campaign Gifts

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

  1. Capital Campaign Steering Committee Job Description
  2. Gift Chart Examples
  3. A Gift Chart Template
  4. Donor Recognition Examples
  5. A Sample Capital Campaign Timetable
  6. A Gift Accounting Policy Example
  7. A Gift Accounting Policy Template
  8. The Webinar Recording and Slides

Register now: https://www.charityhowto.com/nonprofit-webinar/how-to-create-a-capital-campaign?list=Upcoming+Live+Webinars


September 28th, 29th, 30th – How to Write Winning Grant Applications 3 Part Certification – Nonprofit WebAdvisor

Fundraising expert Robin Cabral will provide tactical guidance for writing grant applications. You will learn how to generate winning submissions in less time. Attendees will receive a Writing Winning Grant Applications Resource Packet containing over two dozen samples, templates, and handouts that will be instrumental to your grant writing success.

Sessions Include

  • Grant Research
  • Grant Writing
  • Grant Finalization, Submission, And Follow Up

Register now:  https://www.nonprofitwebadvisor.com/how-to-write-winning-grant-applications-3-part-certification.html

October


October 7th – FREE Webinar on Donor Engagement with Double the Donation

October 7th, 2021 from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST

How can your team improve your matching gift efforts through increasing engagement with donors?

By using tools like stewarding first-time donors, recurring donors, major donors, you’ll learn the importance of having a donor engagement strategy for your first-time donors and recurring donors. Also, maximizing revenue through tools like wealth screening used for major donors and corporate philanthropy outreach.

Register now for this FREE webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMldOmrrz8jHNf3M2qFpROC3v3AqPwBBJaK


October 12th – How to Beat the Social Media Algorithm – Nonprofit Learning Lab

How To Beat The Social Media Algorithm
October 12, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

Do you ever look at the engagement other not-for-profits are getting and think they must know some big secret that you don’t? Do you see other not-for-profits getting hundreds of likes and comments, then go to your nonprofit’s page and get discouraged because it feels like nobody cares about what you have to say? Since the algorithm is changing all the time, in this presentation, we’re going to share algorithm hacks to double your engagement on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn in 2021.

What The Training Will Cover:

  • What Social Media Algorithms are
  • The differences between each Social Media Channel
  • What a Nonprofit Organization needs to do to “beat” the algorithm and get noticed in someone’s feed
  • What the latest trends in Social Media Algorithms are
  • And, much, much more!

Register now: https://www.nonprofitlearninglab.org/socialmedia

November


November 10th – How to Beat the Social Media Algorithm – Nonprofit Learning Lab

How To Beat The Social Media Algorithm
November 10, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

Do you ever look at the engagement other not-for-profits are getting and think they must know some big secret that you don’t? Do you see other not-for-profits getting hundreds of likes and comments, then go to your nonprofit’s page and get discouraged because it feels like nobody cares about what you have to say? Since the algorithm is changing all the time, in this presentation, we’re going to share algorithm hacks to double your engagement on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn in 2021.

What The Training Will Cover:

  • What Social Media Algorithms are
  • The differences between each Social Media Channel
  • What a Nonprofit Organization needs to do to “beat” the algorithm and get noticed in someone’s feed
  • What the latest trends in Social Media Algorithms are
  • And, much, much more!

Register now: https://www.nonprofitlearninglab.org/socialmedia


November 18 – FREE Webinar: Oh No! It’s December, Already!

Webinar Date:  Thursday, November 18 at 4 pm EST

Registration Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdeuhrDgtGdQtUnVpbIe4FOSvmvCu5DKs

Surviving the end of the year while working at your nonprofit!

Leading and working at a nonprofit is never easy, especially at the end of the year! Juggling year-end fundraising campaigns, endless reporting, closing out the quarter, closing out the year, setting up for the first quarter, and then you add the holidays!

If your agency is involved in direct service that involves the holidays, that adds an extra layer. If you celebrate anything at all personally then, womp! Another layer!

Join Elizabeth A Davis, BA, aka Coach Kitty, to take a holistic view of creating and implementing easy strategies for surviving the end of the year, personally and professionally, and setting up to have fun and thrive for 2022.

2022 Schedule

January


January 26th, 27th, 28th – How to Write Winning Grant Applications (3 Part Certification) – Nonprofit WebAdvisor

Fundraising expert Robin Cabral will provide tactical guidance for writing grant applications. You will learn how to generate winning submissions in less time. Attendees will receive a Writing Winning Grant Applications Resource Packet containing over two dozen samples, templates, and handouts that will be instrumental to your grant writing success.

Sessions Include

  • Grant Research
  • Grant Writing
  • Grant Finalization, Submission, And Follow Up

Register now:  https://www.nonprofitwebadvisor.com/how-to-write-winning-grant-applications-3-part-certification.html

February

February 16th – How to Create an Engaged Board of Directors: A Step by Step Guide – CharityHowTo

SAVE 10% on my CharityHowTo webinar by using the code: CABRAL10

REGISTER NOW: 

https://www.charityhowto.com/nonprofit-webinar/how-to-create-an-engaged–nonprofit-board-of-directors

During this 90-minute beginner level interactive workshop, you will get all of the tools and step-by-step instructions to create a highly effective and impactful Board of Directors.

You know that you need an active and engaged Board of Directors, but you are not sure how to create one.

Well, you are not alone.  There are hundreds of thousands of nonprofits both big and small that have a lackluster Board of Directors.  You know the kind.  They just show up for meetings and then leave.  Or they recruit all of the “warm bodies” in town to become Board members.

Your presenter, Robin L. Cabral, MA, CFRE, is on a mission to create high performing nonprofits from the foundation up, starting with a strong and effective Board of Directors.

During This Nonprofit Webinar You Will Learn: 

  • How to Identify the Best Candidates for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors
  • How to Screen Your Prospective Board Candidates To Ensure a Match Made In Heaven
  • How to Organize and Support the Board
  • How to Onboard and Orient Your New Board Members
  • How to Hold Engaging Board Meetings
  • How to Monitor Board Performance for a High-Octane Effective Board of Directors

You Will Get All The Tools That You Need To Build Your Effective Nonprofit Board of Directors

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

  1. Board Composition Matrix Template
  2. Board of Directors Profile Template
  3. Board of Directors Recruitment Process and Procedures Sample
  4. A Prospective Board of Directors Application Process
  5. Screening Interview Template
  6. A Board Commitment Form Sample
  7. Board of Directors Responsibilities and Expectations Form Sample
  8. Board Self-Assessment Sample
  9. The Webinar Recording and Slides

 Imagine…

  • Having the right mix of skills and diversity on your Board to move your mission forward.
  • Knowing that all of your Board members have been rigorously screened and are ready, willing, and able to become engaged in their work.
  • Attending the perfect Board meeting that starts and ends on time covering all the key topics to move your organization into the future.
  • Maximizing your Board’s performance by regularly assessing and holding Board members accountable to established expectations.

As a long-time fundraising expert, Robin understands the importance of Board governance to the overall effectiveness of an organization, including fund development.  With over twenty years of experience, she teaches the exact steps that she has used to transform organization’s Board of Directors from lifeless to lively and from management to governance creating high-performing organizations and meaningful board engagement.