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SUMMARY:Driving Impact Through Governance: Strategies for Sustainable Success
DESCRIPTION:Effective governance is the bridge between strong leadership and meaningful\, measurable outcomes for an organization’s mission. This session explores how boards can move beyond policies and procedures to actively shape long-term impact. Participants will learn how to translate governance principles into strategic action\, ensuring decisions at the board table ripple through programs\, partnerships\, and community results. Through discussion and applied examples\, attendees will consider how to align governance practices with organizational values\, performance indicators\, and sustainability goals. \nLearning Objectives \n\nConnect board governance practices to organizational outcomes and community impact\nUse data and evaluation to inform governance decisions and measure progress\nIdentify strategies for aligning board work with mission\, vision\, and strategic priorities\n\nSpeaker \nVernetta Walker \nCEO\, Vernetta Walker and Associates
URL:https://growcapacity.info/event/driving-impact-through-governance-strategies-for-sustainable-success/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Stakeholder,Nonprofit
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SUMMARY:Using Data to Drive Upward Mobility: Practical Lessons From Communities
DESCRIPTION:Join the Urban Institute’s Upward Mobility Initiative for a virtual workshop focused on how local leaders can use data to better understand community conditions\, identify strategic priorities\, and advance upward mobility from poverty. \nParticipants will hear directly from local leaders who are using the Upward Mobility Framework\, Mobility Metrics\, and local data sources to shape planning\, align stakeholders\, prioritize investments\, and monitor progress. \nThe workshop will feature \n\na live walk-through of the Upward Mobility Data Dashboard and how communities can use it alongside local data\,\npractical examples from local leaders using data to understand and address barriers to upward mobility in their communities\, and\nopportunities for attendees to reflect on their own community contexts and ask questions throughout the session.\n\nWhether 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.
URL:https://growcapacity.info/event/using-data-to-drive-upward-mobility/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit
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SUMMARY:CDFI Innovations in Improving Access to Small-Dollar Credit
DESCRIPTION:For many American households\, rising costs of living and stagnating wages may mean a greater need for credit to bridge temporary cash flow gaps or to weather short-term emergencies. But access to affordable credit remains a significant challenge. \nTo meet this need\, several financial products are emerging to help borrowers access credit and build credit profiles. New lending models have found ways to improve credit access for borrowers while minimizing lender risk. This webinar will feature a panel of speakers who are taking new and innovative community development financial institutions (CDFI) approaches to small-dollar lending and credit building. \nSpeakers \n\nDan Apfel\, CEO\, Genesee Co-op\nNick Mitchell-Bennett\, CEO\, cdcb; Administrator\, RGV Multibank \nInes Polonius\, CEO\, Communities Unlimited \nPaul Quintero\, CEO\, Ascendus\n\nBrett Theodos\, Director\, Center for Local Finance and Growth\, Urban Institute
URL:https://growcapacity.info/event/cdfi-innovations-2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Nonprofit
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SUMMARY:SAVI Data Literacy Skills Training – Tell Stories with Data
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND? \nAnyone interested in taking the next step from understanding their data and visualizing it\, to telling a cohesive story to others about their data. \nWHAT WILL YOU LEARN? \n\nTo find the compelling narrative in your data\nTo connect facts that build a compelling argument\nTo use compelling graphics to communicate your point\nTo tailor your delivery to your audiences needs\n\nUSEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE BEFORE ATTENDING \nNo 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.  \nThis 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.
URL:https://growcapacity.info/event/savi-data-literacy-skills-training-tell-stories-with-data-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Stakeholder,Donor-Funder,Nonprofit
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Grantwriting for Faith Leaders
DESCRIPTION:Please note\, this is a multiday series. The listed date is for the first session only. \nIntroduction to Grantwriting for Faith Leaders has three basic objectives:\n\nConsider the role that grant funding can play in your organization’s whole approach to resources\nLearn about basic fundraising tools from the perspective of grant funding\nReceive practical tools and strategies to find and successfully write grants\nBonus: Discover tools and practices for evaluation and keeping track of activities throughout the reporting period\n\nDate and structure of program:\n\nThe online learning platform opens Thursday\, July 30; the first plenary session is Thursday\, August 6.\nThe class will meet live online one time each week via Zoom:\n– Thursdays (August 6-20): Interactive 90 minute plenary session at 2:00-3:30 pm Eastern Time.\n– Bonus session on Thursday\, August 27 at 2:00 pm Eastern.\nAdditional resources provided through the learning platform.\nIn total\, you can expect about two hours each week for synchronous and asynchronous lessons.\n\nCost:\n\n$299\nCancellations made by July 27\, 2026 may receive a refund of the amount paid less a $15 processing fee. Cancellations after that date may transfer to another offering. Please submit cancellations in writing to iuconfs@iu.edu and anmbrock@iu.edu. 
URL:https://growcapacity.info/event/introduction-to-grantwriting-for-faith-leaders/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Stakeholders,Nonprofit
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SUMMARY:Grant Writing with Impact: Using Data to Strengthen Your Case
DESCRIPTION:Nonprofit organizations play a critical role in addressing community needs\, yet many face challenges in clearly articulating those needs and demonstrating their impact in grant applications. While organizations often collect valuable program data and have access to publicly available data sources\, they may lack the tools\, confidence\, or capacity to effectively translate that information into compelling\, data-informed narratives. As a result\, strong programs can be overlooked for funding—not due to lack of impact\, but due to an inability to clearly communicate needs and outcomes. \nThis workshop is designed to address that gap by equipping nonprofit leaders with practical\, accessible strategies to confidently use data in their grant writing. Participants will leave with guidance on how to identify\, gather\, and apply both publicly available data and their program data to strengthen grant proposals. \nBy the end of the session\, participants will learn to: \n\nDevelop the ability to build clear\, compelling grant narratives\nIncrease confidence in identifying and using publicly available data sources\nGain practical skills in using tools such as the new community dashboard to access community data\nStrengthen their ability to communicate program impact using their own data\n\nBy building participants’ confidence and capacity to use data effectively\, this workshop will help organizations develop stronger\, data-informed proposals that more accurately reflect both the urgency of community needs and the impact of their work. \nThis training will be presented by Transform Consulting Group. \nFollowing the session\, attendees will be asked to complete a brief survey.  \nPlease Note: This training was previously titled Using Data in Grant Writing. While the title and description have been updated\, the content remains the same and continues to provide the same valuable information and learning experience.
URL:https://growcapacity.info/event/grant-writing-with-impact-2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Stakeholder,Donor-Funder,Nonprofit
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