We have partnered with highly skilled professionals & educators to provide the NEXT Program – quality continuing education for nonprofit staff, Board members & volunteers, designed to help nonprofits take the NEXT step in growing their organization, increasing productivity and effectiveness, and maximizing their impact in the community. Since 2008, more than 175 workshops and webinars have reached 1,100+ nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers serving nonprofits on the Virginia Peninsula.
NEXT Workshops
UPCOMING WEBINARS/WORKSHOPS
Our workshops are open to all nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers. NEW IN 2023: Where possible, we have categorized our workshops by staff area ( ) so you can share these professional development opportunities with your team members who most closely work in these areas.
Click here for a Calendar View of all upcoming Workshops and Events.
Click here for our Lunch ‘n Learn Drop In schedule.
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Click here for our Board Development Classes.
(Marketing/Development) – Tuesdays, March – October – 9:00 – 10:00 am – Marketing Essentials – Each session will cover an essential part of marketing for your organization. To review full series, click here. This Series is now FULL. If you would like to be placed on a Reserve list in case of cancellations, please email us. (Location: Consociate Media, Gloucester Point)
To Register for the Workshops below, click here.
(Finance) – Thursday, March 23 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm – via ZOOM – QuickBooks Office Hour – Florence Santoro, Principal, ABS Accounting & Bookkeeping Solutions
(Human Resources/Executive Directors) – Friday, March 24 and Friday, April 21 – 11:30 am – 1:30 pm – Attracting, Hiring, and Retaining Your Star Team – Sarah Fulton, Vice President of Operations, The Lee Group – Drawing from the concepts of the Entrepreneurial Operating System, or EOS for short, this two-part workshop will explore the concepts of getting the Right People/Right Seat fit for your organization from advertisement to onboarding and retention. The methodology for developing your strategy to attract and hire the right people for your business will be explored in the first workshop. With your feedback from Session 1, we will decide what we need to dive deeper into on April 21! This workshop is offered in partnership with the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation. (Location: Community Education Center, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News)
(ALL) – Fridays, April – October – 11:30 am – 1:30 pm – Creating a Rich Tapestry: Diversity In… – Truly embracing diversity requires considering the different factors at play and building policy and practice that reflect this understanding. True diversity requires a diverse approach. And while this can encompass many different areas worthy of consideration within any diversity strategy, we are going to start with four areas that impact every organization — marketing and community engagement, board recruitment, service delivery, and fundraising and philanthropy. Join us for this series of panel discussions with diversity at the center of the conversation. To learn more, click here. (Location: Community Education Center, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News)
(Executive Directors/Managers/Supervisors) – Friday, May 19 and Friday, August 25 – 11:30 am – 1:30 pm – Cultivating Team Engagement and Accountability – Lynn Shollen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, Chair, Department of Leadership and American Studies, Christopher Newport University – Why have many people pulled away from full engagement at work, and what can leaders do to regain their team’s satisfaction, productivity and commitment? This workshop will equip participants to leverage concepts and tools related to organizational culture, motivation, and adaptive change to foster higher levels of team engagement and accountability. With your feedback from Session 1, we will decide what we need to dive deeper into on August 25. This workshop is offered in partnership with the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation. (Location: Peninsula Center, William & Mary, Newport News)
(Finance) – Thursday, June 15 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm – via ZOOM – QuickBooks Office Hour – Florence Santoro, Principal, ABS Accounting & Bookkeeping Solutions
WORKSHOP & WEBINAR DETAILS:
LOCATIONS: Workshops will be held in Newport News at one of two locations, depending on the workshop: (1) the Community Education & Health Resource Center at Mary Immaculate Hospital, 2 Bernardine Drive; or (2) the William & Mary Peninsula Center, 41 Old Oyster Point Road.
REGISTRATION: The final page of your registration is your confirmation. You will receive a reminder email the MONDAY before the workshop, to the email you used to register.
FEES: Workshops and Webinars are offered at no charge as part of membership for representatives of current member organizations. For all other guests, and non-members, the fee is $25 per person (if you are not a member yet, this can be used toward your annual membership fee which ranges from $50 to $250, and gives you access all of our workshops for free, plus many more benefits!).
CANCELLATION: While it is our pleasure to be able to offer workshops and webinars free of charge to you as part of your membership with us, they are not free for us, as we pay our instructors based on estimated attendance. Per our attendance policy, if you have registered and are unable to attend, or to send a substitute, one week notice is required. For those who register but do not attend, have not cancelled one week prior, and/or have not sent a substitute in their place, there will be a charge of $25 per person.)