Grant Writing for Beginners
2025-10-28 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Welborn Community Room, 20 NW Third St., Suite 1500, Evansville, 47708, United States
Presented by Amy Bolek, Founder and President of Bolek Grant Writing, this is an introductory training designed to equip participants with the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to start writing successful foundation grant proposals. This training is most ideal for individuals and organizations new to grant writing, or for those seeking a refresher.
Objectives:

Basics – Participants will gain new or improved understanding of the essential components of a grant proposal.
Three Cs – Participants will learn practical tips and strategies for crafting Complete, Compliant, and Competitive applications that meticulously adhere to grant guidelines and requirements but also include unique elements to substantially enhance the likelihood of a funding award.

During this half-day training, Amy will also share some experiences, valuable lessons and insights gained during her nearly 20 year tenure as a grant writing consultant.

SAVI Super User Data Literacy Series (Part 5 of 5)
2025-11-03 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Online
Participants will have the confidence to use SAVI and to provide limited technical assistance to others on the mechanics of SAVI, as well as the basics of data literacy, pitfalls, sense-making, storytelling, and informed decision-making.

Using Data in Grant Writing
2025-11-04 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-02 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
Using Data in Grant Writing will help participants understand how to identify, gather, and use relevant data to support a successful grant application. Publicly available secondary data can help nonprofit organizations show the need for their programs and services. Data that organizations collect on their program implementation can help demonstrate how effectively they can meet the community need. We will give examples of how organizations can use data in the narrative of their grant application. Participants will learn how using data can help them make a successful case for funding. This training will be presented by Transform Consulting Group.

Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management (5 of 6)
2025-11-05 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Welborn Community Room, 20 NW Third St., Suite 1500, Evansville, 47708, United States
The Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management course is designed to assist participants’ understanding in the foundational components of a nonprofit. The intended audience is that of one consistent staff member (executive director) and a consistent board member (in most cases it will be the board chair) who partner through a “linked module” cohort learning of 6, one-day sessions covering such areas as: Governance and Leadership, Planning and Evaluation, Marketing and Communication, Fundraising, Managing Human Resources & Compliance, Volunteer Management and Finance.

How To Create Evaluation Processes and Procedures
2025-11-05 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
This is a 4-part virtual workshop series with the ability to participate in the training subjects that interest you and your organization. Participants will learn the 4 components of a data-informed organization, learning how to set up processes and structure, as well as the why behind using the data as an asset for program improvement, and external strategies shaping next steps instead of simply an obligation of compliance. Best practice approaches will be shared, gaining templates, and resources for practical use. HOW TO CREATE EVALUATION PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES will cover the importance of data systems and procedures and how to develop them. This training will be presented by Transform Consulting Group.
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Excel Intermediate Workshop: Work Smarter with Data
2025-11-05 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | University of Evansville, 1800 Lincoln Ave, Evansville, IN, 47714, United States
Ready to level up? This workshop takes your Excel skills beyond the basics and focuses on tools that streamline your work and improve accuracy. You’ll learn how to manage larger data sets, use conditional formatting, work with multiple worksheets, and apply functions like IF, VLOOKUP, and COUNTIF. By the end, you’ll be able to make your spreadsheets more powerful and insightful, saving time and reducing errors in your day-to-day tasks.
Key skills you’ll gain:

Working with formulas for more complex calculations
Linking and managing data across multiple sheets via 3D references, external references as well as using hyperlinks to link worksheets to other Microsoft office documents
Using logical and lookup functions to extract insights
Applying conditional formatting for quick data analysis
Learn how to Nest functions with rounding your solutions & and/or/if
Learn how to utilize Excel Tables to expedite formatting and perform calculations
Learn how to filter your data via multiple tools

This offering can be part of a 3 part series on Excel.

Using Data to Inform Program Improvement & Becoming a Data-Informed Organization
2025-11-12 08:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Welborn Community Room, 20 NW Third St., Suite 1500, Evansville, 47708, United States
This is a 4-part virtual workshop series with the ability to participate in the training subjects that interest you and your organization. Participants will learn the 4 components of a data-informed organization, learning how to set up processes and structure, as well as the why behind using the data as an asset for program improvement, and external strategies shaping next steps instead of simply an obligation of compliance. Best practice approaches will be shared, gaining templates, and resources for practical use. USING DATA TO INFORM PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT will focus on helping participants understand how to use their data to inform program improvement. This training will be presented by Transform Consulting Group. BECOMING A DATA-INFORMED ORGANIZATION session will focus on helping participants understand the why behind using data so they can view data as an asset for shaping next steps instead of simply an obligation to remain compliant.

Delegation: An Essential Skill for Enhancing Leadership and Teams
2025-11-12 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | University of Evansville, 1800 Lincoln Ave, Evansville, IN, 47714, United States
Delegation is a critical leadership skill that empowers teams, builds capacity, and allows leaders to focus on what matters most. This practical workshop explores how to delegate effectively by matching tasks to team strengths, avoiding common pitfalls, and ensuring accountability. Participants will gain tools to delegate with clarity and confidence—unlocking greater productivity, engagement, and leadership growth.
Key Takeaways:

Understand the role of delegation in leadership development
Identify what and when to delegate
Match tasks to team member strengths
Avoid common delegation pitfalls
Ensure accountability and follow-through

Dr. Timothy A. (Tad) Dickel serves as the Executive in Residence in Leadership and the Faculty Director of the Master of Science in Leadership program at the University of Evansville. In addition, he is the President of T.A. Dickel Group, LLC and serves as a leadership and strategy consultant for businesses, universities, and nonprofits.

The Value of Place: How to Enhance your Teaching and Research with Free Mapping and Spatial Analysis Tools Webinar
2025-11-12 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
This webinar showcases a range of powerful desktop and online mapping and spatial analysis tools, data, and other resources designed to enhance higher education teaching, service, and research activities. These resources are versatile and applicable across numerous disciplines, including health, public safety, public policy, economics, history, archaeology, geography, planning, informatics, and more.
A key feature of the webinar is SAVI, an online platform offering free interactive mapping and analysis tools, downloadable databases, reports, and data literacy workshops. SAVI provides access to thousands of data variables detailing the socio-economic characteristics of Indiana communities over multiple decades. Data themes include demographic trends, social determinants of health, social services, crime, education, and more. The webinar will also present examples of how SAVI resources have been utilized to support university research and teaching.
Additionally, the webinar introduces ArcGIS Online, a tool for creating customized, interactive maps and dashboards that can enrich course content and support research. Participants will also learn about the extensive array of Indiana demographic and environmental geospatial data resources and training available to faculty and students.

Excel Advanced Workshop: Unlock the Full Potential
2025-11-19 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | University of Evansville, 1800 Lincoln Ave, Evansville, IN, 47714, United States
Transform Excel into a powerful data analysis tool. This advanced workshop is designed for professionals who already work comfortably in Excel and want to master its most powerful features. You’ll learn how to build PivotTables and PivotCharts, create advanced formulas, use data validation and scenario tools, and leverage macros for automation. With these advanced techniques, you’ll be able to analyze and present data in ways that drive smarter decisions.
Key skills you’ll gain:

Creating and customizing PivotTables and PivotCharts
Designing advanced formulas with nested functions
Using data analysis tools like What-If Analysis and Solver
Automating repetitive tasks with macros
Leverage validation tools to control the data entered in your worksheet, including the use of drop-down lists
Learn how to protect and lock cell contents for safe and secure collaboration

This offering can be part of a 3 part series on Excel.

Unlocking the Power of Online GIS: Integrating Data and Creating Multimedia Stories
2025-12-01 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago)
This session will explore how GIS technology can help you bring data to life. Learn how to integrate data from multiple sources—including SAVI—create interactive maps and multimedia stories and uncover patterns and relationships through spatial analysis. If you’re curious about how tools like ArcGIS Online can support your organization’s storytelling and data-driven decision making, this workshop is for you. Live demonstrations of ArcGIS Online’s capabilities will be included.

Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management (6 of 6)
2025-12-03 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Welborn Community Room, 20 NW Third St., Suite 1500, Evansville, 47708, United States

Evansville Area Fundraising Council Program
2025-12-10 07:45 - 09:00 (America/Chicago) | Welborn Community Room, 20 NW Third St., Suite 1500, Evansville, 47708, United States
The EAFC meets the second Wednesday of January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November & December. All regular meetings begin with networking at 7:45 a.m. and the presentation begins at 8:00 a.m. The format varies between in-person and virtual, depending on the presentation. Membership details are provided on the EAFC website.
December 10, 2025
Topic: Pursuing Flourishing in an Anxious World
Networking: 7:45 am, Program begins at 8:00 am
Speaker: Dr. Jim Schroeder, Vice President, Department of Psychology & Wellness at Easterseals
Location: Welborn Community Room

Using Data to Inform Strategic Priorities in Your Community
2025-12-10 13:00 - 14:15 (America/New_York)
To expand opportunity and well-being for residents, local leaders need the right data and the skills to put the data into action. This session will help participants identify the most relevant data sources to understand their community’s upward mobility challenges and set clear, actionable priorities.
Through real-world examples, you’ll learn how other communities have used data to advance mobility goals. We’ll also introduce practical tools and guidance from chapters 4 and 5 of the Toolkit for Increasing Upward Mobility, showing you how to apply these resources in your own work.
Whether you’re starting your planning process or strengthening a data-driven approach, this session offers practical insights and tools to inform every stage, from assessing local conditions to implementing solutions.

SAVI Data Literacy Skills Training – Tell Stories with Data
2025-12-15 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Online
This workshop teaches the next steps of persuasively communicating what you have learned after gaining initial insight from data. You will learn the skills to put your analysis in the context of a compelling narrative and to build your argument logically and convincingly. Whatever your audience, weaving the data into a story is what communicates your findings to others, whether it be a small data set, large data set, or multiple data sets.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Anyone interested in taking the next step from understanding their data and visualizing it, to telling a cohesive story to others about their data.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

To find the compelling narrative in your data
To connect facts that build a compelling argument
To use compelling graphics to communicate your point
To tailor your delivery to your audiences needs

USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE BEFORE ATTENDING
No prior knowledge is required, but you may find it useful to attend the Module 1A: Framing the Problem workshop prior to this one. In that workshop you learn how to frame problems so that you have specific and measurable questions that can help you meet your goals. You may also want to consider attending the SAVI Data, Tools, and Other Resources workshop which explores where and how to find data in SAVI.
This offering is hosted by The Polis Center, the creators of SAVI. Through this offering, they will use the Central Indiana map, but the lessons remain the same for Southern Indiana region.

ArcGIS Fundamentals
2026-01-07 08:30 - 2026-01-08 16:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Indiana University Indianapolis, 420 University Blvd, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
This two-day, hands-on workshop is designed for beginners and early-career professionals who want to build a strong foundation in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) using ArcGIS Pro. Through guided instruction and practical exercises, participants will explore how GIS can be used to solve real-world problems and support decision-making across Indiana and beyond.
Day 1 Topics

GIS Fundamentals – Understand what GIS is and how it can solve problems and create opportunities in Indiana
Navigating ArcGIS Pro – Learn the capabilities of ArcGIS Pro, get started, and navigate the interface
Creating Maps – Learn to effectively communicate spatial information through well-designed maps
Data Fundamentals – Explore data types and tools for managing and documenting your data

Day 2 Topics

Data Sources – Find and access a wealth of free GIS data in Indiana and beyond
Working with Tables – Utilize tools and techniques for working with tables
The Power of Selection – Answer questions based on data values and locations
Beyond the Fundamentals – Preview online GIS, advanced spatial analysis, and more
Class Project – Apply your skills with a realistic use case
Wrap-Up – Review and consolidate your learning

About the presenter: IN-GTA: Indiana Geospatial Training Academy
The Indiana Geospatial Training Academy (IN-GTA) is a collaborative initiative involving Indiana University, Purdue University, and Valparaiso University. IN-GTA’s mission is to provide accessible, industry-ready geospatial training to professionals primarily based in Indiana. Our workshops are tailored to the state’s unique needs, offering participants the opportunity to enhance their geospatial skills using tools, data, and practices prevalent in Indiana’s professional community.

Evansville Area Fundraising Council Program
2026-01-14 07:45 - 09:00 (America/Chicago) | Old National Bank, Bob Jones Community Room, 1 Main St, Evansville, 47708, United States
The EAFC meets the second Wednesday of January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November & December. All regular meetings begin with networking at 7:45 a.m. and the presentation begins at 8:00 a.m. The format varies between in-person and virtual, depending on the presentation. Membership details are provided on the EAFC website.
January EAFC Program
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 7:45 am Networking; Program runs from 8 – 9 am CT
Topic: Back by popular demand…EAFC Networking & Small Group Topics!
Speaker: YOU! Exchange of Ideas, Best Practices, Networking & Group Discussion
Location: Bob Jones Community Room – Old National Bank – One Main St (Downtown Evansville)

SAVI Data Literacy Skills Training: Framing the Problem
2026-01-19 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Online
This workshop offers simple techniques for designing meaningful questions that produce clear and actionable answers. It also provides strategies for engaging community stakeholders and other subject matter experts throughout the project lifecycle.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Anyone that needs to design meaningful questions that can inform decision making.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Techniques for defining goals
How to design measurable questions
How to successfully engage stakeholders

USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE BEFORE ATTENDING

None required

Supporting Youth Mental Health in Rural Communities
2026-01-21 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
About This Event

This presentation explores mental health in rural communities, emphasizing the recognition of stress signs and symptoms and the critical role of strong support systems. Attendees will learn how chronic stress affects individuals in rural settings and how early intervention can make a difference. The session highlights the power of community connection, peer support, and open dialogue in reducing stigma and promoting mental well-being. With a focus on prevention, we will discuss practical strategies for identifying those at risk and fostering environments where people feel seen, heard, and supported, ultimately working together to prevent suicide and build healthier rural communities.
Learning Objectives:

Learn mental health issues unique to rural communities
Discover how to identify signs of chronic stress
Gain practical strategies to build healthy rural communities

Abby Heidenreich
Extension Educator
Farm Stress Team
Purdue Extension – Gibson County

Data Centers and Community Primer
2026-01-21 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Midwestern communities are powering the future of artificial intelligence and cloud computing through the exponential growth of data center operations breaking ground in our region. These infrastructure investments have impacts on economic and environmental resources that are not always well-understood or anticipated. Through this fact-based primer on data centers, foundation leaders can be informed partners working to drive effective decision-making and strategy development within their own communities.
What you’ll take away:

Fact-based insights on the topic of data center operations and implications on communities.
Questions to ask to understand the benefits and drawbacks of data centers for your region.

IPA Member Price: $0
Nonmember Price: $50

Community Foundation Brown Bag Lunch: Leading as a Board Chair
2026-02-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Community foundation leaders come from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, and inevitably face new challenges leading this unique type of nonprofit. Join this series of casual lunchtime calls about leadership, featuring conversations with longtime community foundation CEOs and GIFT experts in the field. Each virtual session will highlight scenarios you may encounter and tips for building a team of leaders you can consult when faced with new challenges.
More details will be available soon. View the full series here.
Who May Join
The CF Brown Bag Lunch series is open to Indiana community foundation CEOs and their board chair.
👥 Registering Others:
Community foundation staff can register board members by selecting their names from the Colleague drop-down menu above. To add new board members or contacts to your account, visit My Dashboard, select Manage My Organizations, and select edit to update your contact list.

SAVI Data Literacy – SAVI Data, Tools, and Other Resources
2026-02-02 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
SAVI offers a vast collection of health, public safety, education, and many other demographic characteristics about Indiana communities, with emphasis on central and southwest Indiana counties. This workshop explores the many powerful tools and datasets available in SAVI.  It also provides insights into how they can help you find, explore, and leverage these data to make informed decisions.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is perfect for anyone that wants to learn about SAVI resources.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

How to use SAVI tools to find and explore data
How to balance needs and priorities to choose the right dataset
How to leverage SAVI supported research to inform your decision making

USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE BEFORE ATTENDING
None required.

Community Leadership Program
2026-02-03 - 2026-02-05 | The Barn Abbey, 504 North St, New Harmony, IN, 47631, United States
Servant leadership is ideology upon which Leadership Everyone was built. Each program offered by our staff is specifically designed to develop the servant leader that lies within each of the participants. Offering varying structures of the Community Leadership Program, Leadership Everyone wishes to help you find your servant leadership potential. With the guidance of our staff and the retrospective insight from class members, you will partake in an immersive experience.
The Leadership Everyone staff encourages you to explore the various program options and dates. If any questions arise, please feel free to contact our office.

Relationships and Power: Listening Well
2026-02-10 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Join us to explore how intentional practices of listening can help shift power between philanthropic families and their partners, within grantmaking relationships, and among communities that funders serve; deepen relationships; and support equitable outcomes.
Participants will reflect on how families can engage authentically with grantees and communities, ask effective questions, interpret what they hear, and respond in ways that strengthen mutual trust, co-creation, and agency. You’ll leave with actionable takeaways for how your philanthropic practice can be more relational, equitable, and grounded in the voices of those you aim to serve.

Effective Governance: Building a Collaborative Board Culture
2026-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Online
The most successful nonprofit boards have a collaborative team culture, working as a governing team in partnership with the executive. The starting point for building this culture involves a shared understanding of the work and the line between management and governance. Participants will learn to create shared understandings of the principles of board membership and how to assess the success of their organization’s board.

Learning Objectives

Identify internal and external forces impacting organizations
Outline roles and responsibilities of board members
Consider roles and responsibilities of executive and other staff

Speaker
Dave Sternberg
Founding Partner, Loring Sternberg & Associates

SAVI Data Literacy – Avoiding Data Pitfalls
2026-02-16 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Data is most powerful when you understand its limits. This workshop equips participants with some of the fundamental skills necessary to critically analyze data and recognize the impact of various factors on their results.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is important for anyone who wants to ensure they are effectively using and interpreting data.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

How and why to avoid treating estimates like exact numbers
The importance and impact of geographic variation
The benefits of looking beyond summary statistics
How policy changes or other factors may impact data

USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE BEFORE ATTENDING
No prior knowledge is required, but you may find it useful to attend the Module 2A SAVI Data, Tools, and Other Resources workshop prior to this one. In that workshop you learn about the data resources that SAVI provides.

Census for Funders 101
2026-02-17 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Online
Census participation gaps, particularly among historically undercounted populations, can have lasting consequences for states, local governments, and the nonprofits and systems philanthropy supports.
This webinar will explore practical ways grantmakers can engage individually and collectively to strengthen outreach, trust, and participation.
An accurate census is essential to ensuring communities receive their fair share of public funding and resources, especially as we look ahead to Census 2030. Census participation gaps, particularly among historically undercounted populations, can have lasting consequences for states, local governments, and the nonprofits and systems philanthropy supports.
Census for Funders 101 will outline how philanthropy and its partners can play a critical role in supporting a fair and accurate Census 2030. This webinar will explore why the census matters for securing government dollars, how census data is used in funding and policy decisions, and practical ways grantmakers can engage individually and collectively to strengthen outreach, trust, and participation.
Designed for funders at all levels of experience, this session will equip participants with foundational knowledge, real-world examples, and actionable strategies to help ensure an accurate count that benefits Indiana’s communities for the next decade.
What You’ll Learn

Why Census 2030 matters for equitable funding and representation
How census data drives public funding and policy decisions
The role philanthropy can play before, during, and after the census
Practical ways funders can support partners and community-based outreach

Lunch & Learn: Financing + Facilities for Nonprofits with IFF
2026-02-26 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Innovation Pointe, 318 Main St, 4th Floor, Evansville, IN, 47708, United States
Join CDFI Friendly Evansville Region and our CDFI partner IFF for a Lunch & Learn designed specifically for nonprofit leaders across the Evansville region.
Nonprofits are often asked to do more with less — especially when it comes to facilities, capital access, and long-term sustainability. This session will focus on how mission-driven financing and facility planning can support your organization’s growth, stability, and impact.
During this interactive Lunch & Learn, attendees will:

Learn how CDFIs like IFF support nonprofits with affordable financing, real estate development, and facility planning
Explore common funding and facility challenges nonprofits face — and practical ways to overcome them
Hear about local and regional resources available to nonprofits in the Evansville area
Connect with peers and partners over lunch

SAVI Data Literacy – Beyond the Numbers: The Power of Qualitative Data
2026-03-02 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Quantitative data, such as vital statistics, often play a critical role in community analysis projects. However, the richness of qualitative data such as interviews and historical documents can offer deeper insights into community challenges and opportunities. This workshop explores different types and sources of qualitative data and explores how they can be used to uncover themes and patterns that numbers alone may miss.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is relevant to anyone who wants to understand the potential of qualitative data.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

How to distinguish between the many types and roles of qualitative data

Where to find existing qualitative data for Indiana and beyond

How qualitative data can be used to support community focused projects

USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE BEFORE ATTENDING
No prior knowledge is required, but you may find it useful to attend the Module 2A SAVI Data, Tools, and Other Resources workshop prior to this one. In that workshop you learn about the data resources that SAVI provides.
