Leadership starts with the self. Leaders who want to create productive workplaces that motivate and encourage followers to bring their best every day, need to start by looking inward. In this workshop, we will look at core competencies of leadership and explore ways to develop the authentic leadership behaviors that will move your organization to successfully achieving your mission.

If you don’t have a seat at the table, you will be a part of the meal, or, as they say down South, “You will be discussed!" Others will satisfy their appetites for superiority or ill-informed biases to dish out what they think about those not present at the table. Check the biases within your organization and find the tools needed to create a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Effective communication can be a vital tool to elevate your cause and in turn, allow your organization to have a greater impact on the populations you serve and the community at large. In this session, you will learn practical communication strategies and best practices that you can implement today, no matter how big or small your organization.

Strategic planning and how to give funders outcomes that they want is vital to the stability of your organization! This session will address the programmatic component of nonprofit operations, detailing how activities of the organization provide the vehicle for delivering on the agency's mission, along with how to measure outcomes and communicate your impact.

The nonprofit tax return, or form 990, can be an intimidating and confusing document to prepare for, let alone fill out. This tutorial is aimed at helping nonprofit finance professionals, and management to understand the basics of 990 reporting and to better prepare to have it filled out by a tax professional.

Self-Care is not a new concept, but it is gaining ground in this harried world we live in. Stress and anxiety are at an all-time high. Self-Fortification will provide morning, midday and bedtime easy to implement routines to reduce stress and build resilience to burn-out.

A vibrant and beautiful garden requires tilling, planting seeds, fertilizing, watering, and pulling weeds. We can maintain a vibrant garden of volunteers with the same practices. In this session, we will explore ideas to plant, grow, and maintain our gardens of volunteers so they attractively complete the mission of our organizations. We will share tips and ideas for recruiting, retaining, recognizing, and sometimes releasing our most precious commodities.

Learn why you should know the answer to that question and what you can do about it. Brandon Crist, of Brand Mentors, will discuss the specifics of having a successful brand. In this session, you will evaluate your brand and walk away with a solid list of action items.