Organization Training Opportunities
Training and Resources
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Virtual Public Meeting | The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will convene a public meeting on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. The meeting agenda will be available on the Council's website one week before the meeting. To join the meeting, click here. Join by telephone (audio only): 646-558-8656 | Meeting ID: 886 7762 8531 | Passcode: 116052 | Date & Time: October 21, 2025 at 11 AM | More information and registration.
Canva | Report: The State of Visual Communication | The neuroscience behind visual work and how to win with it. The value of visuals is no longer up for debate. It’s visible, measurable, and gaining traction at the top. Discover the new standard of visual work – and how to stay ahead. | Access Report Here.
The Lisa Libraries | Children's Book Donations Available to Nonprofits | The Lisa Libraries donates children’s books to nonprofit organizations across the United States. Support is provided to organizations in low-income or underserved areas that need a small library, need to rebuild or add to a library, or serve children who would benefit by being given new books to take home. Some of the libraries established have been at daycare centers, prison visiting areas for children of incarcerated parents, and after-school programs. The book donations are free; however, recipient organizations must cover the shipping and handling costs. | Deadline: None | More information.
National Council of Nonprofits | The Impacts of the Recent Executive Orders on Nonprofits | This webpage covers the impact of the Trump Administration on Nonprofits across the United States. | Page.
GrantStation | FREE WEBINAR: What Grantmakers Think About AI | In this session, Alice Ruhnke and David Gates will share real-world examples of AI policies from grantmakers and funders. We’ll explore the potential scenarios you may encounter when deciding whether or not to use AI in your grantwriting process. | Date & Time: October 6, 2025 at 2 PM EDT | More information and registration.
American Association for State and Local History | VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: 2026 at Small History Organizations | The U.S. 250th is an opportunity to share history that tells everyone’s story and to strengthen the history field. AASLH has developed key resources to help practitioners both conceptually and concretely plan for this commemoration’s transformative potential. Attend this workshop to learn about the Making History at 250 field guide, our new handbook of low-resource programming ideas, and how to effectively apply these tools to your site or organization. | Date & Time: October 2, 2025 from 12:00 to 4:00pm ET | More information and registration.
Nonprofit Hub | WORKSHOP: Trust, Trickery and the Click: Defending Against Human Hacks | This webinar explores how cybercriminals manipulate trust and human behavior —not just software— to breach organizations. With real-world examples and plain-language guidance, we’ll unpack how social engineering works, why nonprofits are often targeted, and what teams can do to spot and stop attacks before it’s too late. | Date & Time: October 8, 2025 from 1pm-2pm EST | More information and registration.
Better Impact | 2025 Volunteer Management Hybrid Conference | As a Volunteer Engagement professional, you know the incredible value of your department, — but does your CEO? This year’s Hybrid Conference, Show Them the Money, is designed to empower you, the volunteer engagement professional, to confidently showcase the tangible financial impact of your work.
Whether you’re advocating for budget protection or program expansion, you’ll gain proven strategies, innovative perspectives, and practical tools to translate volunteer contributions into bottom-line results that grab leadership’s attention. Join us and learn how to turn volunteer engagement into a powerful financial story—because the numbers don’t just speak; they open doors. | Date: October 29 – for Central, Eastern & Atlantic Time Zones | More information and registration.
Americans for the Arts | Open Office Hours | Connect with our advocacy team on October 17th at 2:00 pm EST for a special National Arts in Education Week session featuring three panels linking arts in education innovation, federal policy, and local action. | Date & Time: October 17, 2025, 2PM EST | More information and registration.
GrantStation | FREE WEBINAR: What Makes a Proposal a Winner | This summer, GrantStation hosted its biennial Winning Grant Proposal Competition. With more than 245 impressive entries, our judges narrowed the field down to just three finalists before selecting the winning proposal: Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop. The author of this outstanding proposal was Julia Mascioli, Deputy Director of Free Minds. Join Julia, along with our host Alice Ruhnke and our panel of esteemed judges, for an engaging conversation about what set this proposal apart. They’ll dive into the specifics of Julia’s submission, the time and effort behind it, and the qualities that made it rise above so many other strong entries. You’ll come away with practical insights into what makes a proposal truly stand out—and how you can apply those lessons to strengthen your own future submissions. | Date & Time: October 8, 2025 at 2 PM EDT | More information and registration.
GrantStation | FREE WEBINAR: Advocacy 101: How Nonprofits Can Use Advocacy to Grow Their Power and Influence | During this webinar, Bethany Snyder will share actionable strategies to influence legislation, overcome barriers, and ensure your organization’s voice is heard. Whether you're seasoned or new to advocacy, this session will empower you to harness the power of grassroots mobilization and make a lasting impact for your community. | Date & Time: October 15, 2025 at 2 PM | More information and registration.
Performing Arts Readiness | FREE WEBINAR: Cybersecurity Tips for Performing Arts Organizations | Performing Arts Organizations are at risk of losing funding, audiences, and information due to cybersecurity vulnerabilities. We all know we should use good passwords, keep software updated, and follow other basic precautions online; however, understanding the reasons behind these rules is critical to help us convince ourselves and others that the extra work is indeed worth it. This session will cover securing your data, network, website, and computers. It will address security myths, passwords, tracking, malware, and will cover a range of tools and techniques, making this session ideal for small to mid-sized organizations. This class will answer the questions: Who are the bad guys? What tools are they using? What are they after? Where are they working? How are they doing it? Why are we all targets? How can Performing Arts Organizations protect themselves? (This webinar was formerly titled Understanding Cybersecurity for Performing Arts Organizations.) Instructor: Blake Carver | Date & Time: October 7, 2025 at 1 PM | More information and registration.
Performing Arts Readiness | FREE WEBINAR: Risk Assessment for Performing Arts Organizations | Natural disasters, local emergencies, and other disruptive events can have devastating effects on all sizes of performing arts organizations. This webinar will focus on mitigating risks at institutions, to prevent disasters from happening and to reduce the impact of unavoidable disasters. The session will clarify the need for risk assessment as a part of an organization’s disaster preparedness strategy, provide basic information on risk assessment tools and practices, and address how risk assessment can benefit performing arts organizations. The instructors will also present case studies as a part of the session, so participants can learn from actual disasters in performing arts organizations. Instructor: Tom Clareson | Date & Time: October 22, 2025 at 2 PM | More information and registration.
Performing Arts Readiness | FREE WEBINAR: Community Recovery Through Arts and Culture | Arts and culture—through the artists and organizations that bring them to life in communities -- have a vital role to play in recovery from disasters. Whether connecting people through music, dance, theater or other experiences; providing moments of respite, joy and humor; allowing people to tell their personal stories of the disaster through visual, verbal or other means; or even just providing a place to congregate, gather information or grab a cup of coffee, arts and culture and the organizations that produce them enable us to move from victimhood to personhood, even if only for a moment, and help us rebuild the social infrastructure of our individual and community lives. In this webinar, we will focus on how artists and arts organizations can engage in this work. We will provide background in basic disaster management principles, share good practices, give guiding principles and brief how-tos, leave you with resources for further study, and answer any questions you may have. Rebuilding social infrastructure strengthens communities’ abilities to move forward after disasters. Learn how to be part of the process and gain a seat at the table in your community’s recovery. Instructors: Mary Eileen Fouratt, Amy Schwartzman, Mollie Quinlan-Hayes. | Date & Time: October 23, 2025 at 2 PM | More information and registration.
Gathering Ground | WORKSHOP: Tricia Rose: Way out of No Way: Systemic Racism and Resilience Wksp 1 | This powerful and participatory workshop series explores how systemic racism continues to shape the lives, choices, and opportunities of Black people in America. Through topical presentations, dynamic discussions, hands-on activities, and creative reflection, we’ll use systems thinking to better understand the root causes of racial inequity and identify leverage points for meaningful change. Together, we’ll also honor and learn from the enduring legacy of African American imagination, resilience, and collective vision—centering the creativity and freedom-dreaming that have always shown us how to make a way outta no way. Whether you’re new to these conversations or deep in the work, this space invites you to reflect, connect, and move forward with greater insight, intention, and hope. Zoom link will be sent upon registration. | Date & Time: October 3rd from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET | More information and registration.
NJ State Library | FREE WEBINAR: Introduction to Proposal Writing | Are you new to proposal writing or want a quick refresher? This introductory class will provide you with an overview of the basics of writing a grant proposal for foundation funding. It will include: The basic elements of a grant proposal, The “do’s” and “don’ts” of writing and submitting a proposal, How to follow up whether the answer is yes or no. For more help, check out our Grant Information Research Guide: https://libguides.njstatelib.org/grant_info | Webinar.
Nonprofit Hub | Featured Articles for Your Nonprofit | Nonprofit Hub brings together a variety of experts to contribute quality content to the Nonprofit Hub blog. Read up on the latest ideas and topics relating to the nonprofit sector. | Articles.
Nonprofit Hub | Free Nonprofit Guides | Free Nonprofit Guides Help your Organization Tackle every challenge and opportunity! We have a library of free nonprofit how-to guides to help you create a mission statement, budget, growing awareness for your cause, and more! Want even more expert resources? Check out the Cause Network for even more guides and exclusive training and content! | Free Guides.
Volunteer Center of South Jersey | Nonprofit Training | The Volunteer Center of South Jersey has training programs for nonprofits. Get On Board offers specialized training for individuals, who currently serve or who are interested in serving as a member of a nonprofit board. The Volunteer Engagement Training Program is designed to deliver best practice training to individuals, who are new to or currently managing and engaging volunteers at nonprofits, schools, government, faith-based or healthcare service organizations. | More information.
NJ Center for Nonprofits | Ongoing Nonprofit Education | Nonprofit educational opportunities of all types are available from a wide array of entities. Be sure to check our events calendar regularly as well as the resources in the two columns below. | More information.
NJ Center for Nonprofits & Support Center | WEBINAR: Meetings that Work: How to Prepare, Run, and Deliver Effective Meetings | You know that feeling when you sat through a meeting that should have been an email? This hands-on workshop is designed to help you turn every meeting into a productive, impactful experience. We’ll show you how to prepare like a pro, lead with confidence, and follow up with purpose so your meetings drive action and leave everyone feeling energized. From crafting agendas that matter to managing time effectively and ensuring clear next steps, you’ll walk away with tools you can implement immediately. | Date & Time: November 5 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | More information and registration.
NJ Center for Nonprofits | 2025 NJ Nonprofits Conference – Save the Date | Save the date for our biggest event of the year, the NJ Nonprofits Conference! This day-long event will be held at The Palace at Somerset Park and will include the things you’ve come to know and love: -Great learning sessions, -Supercharged networking, -Good food, -Fun! Members of the New Jersey Center for Nonprofits will receive our best prices on conference registration (about 30% off) and will have a priority registration period that starts in October. Is your organization a member? If not, join today! | Date & Time: December 3 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Location: The Palace at Somerset Park, 333 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873 | More information.
NJ Treasury | The New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Grants Management Office is here to help you! | The goal of the Grants Management Office is to make grant opportunities and resources easily accessible for municipalities, counties, nonprofit organizations, and other interested stakeholders. With a mission to increase the amount of federal grant dollars New Jersey receives, GMO works to help build the capacity of its partners to successfully apply for and manage grant programs. | More information.
The Entertainment Community Fund | Social Service Groups and Workshops | The Entertainment Community Fund understands that a life in the arts has its own unique set of challenges. Their free, online groups and workshops - facilitated by social workers - offer a safe and confidential setting where performing arts and entertainment professionals can share and learn, as well as provide and receive support. | More information.
ArtPride NJ | Stay Informed: 2025 Resources for New Jersey's Arts & Culture Organizations | This page offers valuable resources for New Jersey's arts and culture organizations, including links, webinars, events, and updates on federal policy changes. It will be regularly updated to keep you informed and prepared for ongoing developments. | Resources.
Mid Atlantic Arts | Accessibility Training | Mid Atlantic Arts’ accessibility convenings and training opportunities support our commitment to greater accessibility in the arts and cultural sector of the mid-Atlantic region. | More information.
UCEDC | Video Resources | UCEDC has free videos available on topics such as choosing your business structure, credit reporting, pricing your products, and more. Check out their website for more information.
Nonprofit Hub | On Demand Webinar: How to Drive Donor Engagement with Social Media | For nonprofits to effectively raise money and build community on social media requires thoughtful, strategic, and consistent effort and a boatload of creativity. In this workshop, social media and digital fundraising expert Julia Campbell will walk you through the secrets to successful donor relations with social media. | More information.
Nonprofit Hub | On Demand Webinar: An Intro to Financials for Nonprofits | Are you new to the nonprofit sector? Did you start your own nonprofit organization recently? Need some assistance understanding your organization’s reports? This informative webinar on an introduction to financials for nonprofits is for you. | More information.
Nonprofit Hub | On Demand Webinar: How to Craft Messages Your Donors Will Invest In | What keeps donors engaged with our mission is how we communicate. This is especially true when it comes to new ideas and innovations for our organizations. It starts inside with our ability to craft new donor-centric messages, identify the best ones, and integrate them into our fundraising. In this webinar, Grant and Katie will teach you their method for how to generate new ideas. They’ll even use live and interactive participation from the audience. | More information.
Nonprofit Hub | On Demand Webinar: Next-Level Tactics: Storytelling for Nonprofits | Storytelling, storytelling, storytelling! If you work in the nonprofit sector, you’ve probably seen scores of articles and webinars about why fundraisers should embrace storytelling for nonprofits as they work toward connecting with and engaging their donors. It’s easy to talk about why telling stories is essential. Still, it’s much harder to identify the best stories, tell them effectively, and share them with donors and potential supporters on different channels. | More information.
Nonprofit Hub | Free Resources, Courses, and Webinars | The Nonprofit Hub has a variety of free resources, on demand webinars, and courses to help you level up your organization’s mission and vision. Check them out here.
Nonprofit Learning Lab | FREE NONPROFIT WEBINARS | The Nonprofit Learning Lab has a large list of upcoming webinars on topics such as DEI training, marketing, IT, leadership, fundraising, volunteer strategies, and more. | Webinars.
Nonprofit Learning Lab | Online Trainings Available | The Nonprofit Learning Lab has many online trainings available to help you level up your leadership skills, community engagement, organizational impact, and more. | Trainings.
GrantStation | ARTICLE: Nonprofits Under Fire: How the IRS Can—and Cannot—Revoke Federal Tax-Exempt Status | Recent calls to revoke Harvard University’s 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status have set many in the nonprofit community on edge. However, the law outlines specific procedures that must be followed in order to strip an organization of this status. “Nonprofits Under Fire: How the IRS Can—and Cannot—Revoke Federal Tax-Exempt Status” demystifies this process. Written by Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq., Managing Partner at Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC, this article outlines the well-established procedures for revoking federal tax exemption in the United States. | Article.
GrantStation | RECORDED WEBINAR: Maximize Growth by Partnering With Businesses | Business and corporate support for philanthropic activities can be an integral part of your overall funding strategy. During this TargetED, Alice Ruhnke will share strategies you can use to add corporate donations to your organization’s funding portfolio. | Pricing and information.
GrantStation | FREE ONLINE COURSE: Creating Time | Why is it such a challenge to keep the grantseeking pipeline full? Why is it so difficult to find the time to write and submit strong grant requests? In this training Cynthia Adams, CEO of GrantStation and 40+ year fundraiser, talks about common barriers to grantwriting and how to overcome them. She will also share some tools and resources you can use to be more efficient in your work. This training includes lots of little tidbits of information that you can modify for use in your own work. | Course module.
GrantStation | OnDemand Course: The Art of Raising Funds From Local Businesses | In this four-part series we cover the steps to take to build a sustainable Corporate Solicitations Program (CSP): The first module focuses on corporate giving trends, and how to leverage those trends when asking for support. The second module is a step-by-step tutorial on how to build or enhance your CSP. The third module is all about how to identify the best businesses to approach for support, as well as how to build a custom recognition package. And the final module focuses on how to develop the request for support, be it through a formal written application, email, phone, or face-to-face meeting. | Pricing and information.
Artwork Archive | RECORDED WEBINAR: Creating Accessible Arts Institutions to Welcome Visitors with Disabilities | Improving accessibility doesn’t have to be costly or complicated. In this recorded webinar, Heather shares 10 easy, budget-friendly strategies that arts organizations can implement right away to create more welcoming, inclusive experiences for all visitors. | Webinar.
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers | REPORT: Challenging Times: How U.S. Nonprofit Leaders are Experiencing the Political Context | CEP surveyed a nationally representative sample of nonprofit leaders to understand how nonprofits are experiencing the rapid shifts in policy from the new presidential administration and the current political climate. | Find report here.
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers | REPORT: New Jersey Nonprofits: Trends and Outlook 2025 | NJ Center for Nonprofits annual survey of the nonprofit community, shows that economic uncertainty, staffing shortages, tightening funding streams are among the top concerns nonprofits are navigating. New Jersey’s 41,000 charitable nonprofits are a major part of the economy, employing nearly 10% of the state’s private workforce. | Find report here.
Save the Arts | Contact Your Representatives | Use these pages to find contact information for your representative or for your senator. If you would like scripts for phone calls and additional information to contact your representatives, follow these links: Action Alert: Take Action to Protect Humanities Council| Save the NEH | Speak up for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) | American Association for State and Local History: Defend the IMLS | American Library Association
Americans for the Arts: Arts Action Fund | Why the Arts Matter State Fact Sheets | Every year, the Arts Action Fund creates detailed data and narrative driven state factsheets that help tell the story of "Why the Arts Matter" in each state. These factsheets can be used as both an educational and advocacy tool, empowering arts advocates with a stronger case for the arts that they can bring to their political representatives at the state and local level. | Find your state fact sheet here.
Americans for the Arts | A Comprehensive Guide: Executive Orders & Their Impact on the Arts | Americans for the Arts remains committed to the fundamental principle that the arts and artists from all backgrounds enrich every community and should be accessible to all. As cultural leaders across the country have noted, excellence in the arts is enhanced when we embrace the full spectrum of American creativity and experience. Regardless of political changes, our mission remains steadfast: to support artists, arts organizations, and advocates in protecting and expanding access to the arts for all. | Download Guide Here.
Americans for the Arts: Arts Action Fund | Breaking News Updates on Arts & Culture | Stay up to date with breaking news updates at the federal level affecting the arts and culture scene. | Breaking News.
The Entertainment Community Fund | Social Service Groups and Workshops | The Entertainment Community Fund understands that a life in the arts has its own unique set of challenges. Their free, online groups and workshops - facilitated by social workers - offer a safe and confidential setting where performing arts and entertainment professionals can share and learn, as well as provide and receive support. | More information.
GrantStation | The State of Grantseeking Survey 2025 | From GrantStation: This survey, conducted by GrantStation, gathers insights from nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, grant professionals, managers, writers, and government entities. This survey aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of grantseeking across the United States and globally. All survey responses are anonymous. | More information and survey.
GrantStation | Article: Your 2025 Budget Is Already Wrong | This article looks at the effects of executive orders on the financial health of the nonprofit sector in the U.S. It examines how these executive orders will lead to budget shortfalls and provides links to various articles examining recent events. | Article.
NJ Center for Nonprofits | Article: Navigating uncertainty in 2025 | Linda Czipo’s article provides strategies and reflections to stay determined and level-headed in a fast paced and changing world. | Article.
NJ Center for Nonprofits | Resources to Navigate Uncertainty | NJ Center for Nonprofits has compiled a very thorough and extensive list of resources to help your organization navigate the rapidly changing legal landscape surrounding your mission, vision, and organizational goals. | Resources.
ArtPrideNJ | Stay Informed: 2025 Resources for New Jersey's Arts & Culture Organizations | This page offers valuable resources for New Jersey's arts and culture organizations, including links, webinars, events, and updates on federal policy changes. It will be regularly updated to keep you informed and prepared for ongoing developments. | Resources.
GrantStation | Tracking Federal Actions Impacting the Nonprofit Sector | This article tracks ongoing developments of the federal actions impacting the nonprofit sector. GrantStation will update the article at least once a week, and in case of significant developments, they will provide updates as quickly as possible. | Article here.
Compass Pro Bono | Get Free Support for Your Organization | Compass Pro Bono provides free resources and consultations on topics such as strategic planning, nonprofit management, and more. | More information and registration.
Springboard for the Arts | Art-Train: Professional Development Opportunities for Artists and Organizations | Art-Train is a virtual technical assistance program for artists, municipal agencies, and community-focused organizations in all sectors, in communities of all sizes across the nation. Trainings are free for artists and for Native, Black, Indigenous and People of Color-led and focused community-based organizations. We have a sliding scale fee for other organizations and agencies. | More information here.
GrantStation | Awareness to Action: A Guide for Boards and Chief Executives on a Racial Equity Journey | Are you looking to center racial equity in your boardroom? If so, you might want to read Awareness to Action: A Guide for Boards and Chief Executives on a Racial Equity Journey. Published by BoardSource, this guide is designed to meet boards where they are in their racial equity journey and provide action steps that boards can take to enhance their efforts. | Find guide here.
Arts Reach | Join Arts Reach and Get Your First Month Free | Arts Reach is the association that supports leading arts professionals who are committed to “Advancing Arts Revenue Growth Together.” To see membership benefits, visit their website.
dPlan | ArtsReady | Arts organizations, sign up for a free year of dPlan|ArtsReady!!
With support from the Mellon Foundation, we are able to provide a limited number of free one year subscriptions to dPlan|ArtsReady so performing arts organizations can develop readiness plans. | Read more about dPlan|ArtsReady here. | Apply here.
Performing Arts Readiness | Free Webinars | The Performing Arts Readiness project offers free webinars, on-site training, and presentations at professional conferences on various topics related to emergency preparedness. | Visit website for more webinars and information.
GrantStation | Free Recorded Webinars | GrantStation has a variety of free and informative recorded webinars pertaining to a variety of topics such as writing project proposals, writing successful grants, AI in the workplace, partnering with businesses to maximize growth and opportunities, and much more. Visit the website.
South Arts | FREE Professional Development Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations | South Arts has a variety of recorded webinars, workshops, and presentation slides covering a wide array of topics such as art pricing, taxes, wages, labor laws, accessibility, and more. Each virtual workshop is presented free-of-charge. | Find them here.
