Education & Training

The Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF) provides a variety of education and training opportunities for affiliated funds in statewide, regional and local community settings and through interactive Web-based training sessions.

Webinar Training

NCF hosts monthly web-based training sessions for its affiliated funds.  These training topics are chosen based on suggestions from affiliated fund leaders.  Information about future webinars is available on the calendar.  Descriptions and recordings of past webinars are available from the Webinar Trainings page (login required to view recordings).

Annual Training

NCF hosts training sessions each November in conjunction with its annual celebration banquet.  This training allows participants to ask the experts and learn best practices from their peers.  Topics may include FAC leadership development, donor visitation, impact grantmaking, effective marketing and action planning. 

Workshops

NCF workshops help affiliated funds to better understand fundraising principles and techniques of using charitable giving as a community betterment strategy.  The workshops are designed to build an overall awareness of the various gift tools available.  Summaries of sample workshops are listed below.  These workshops are available by request. 

• The Art of Charitable Planning Workshop
  The Art of Charitable Planning workshop helps professional advisors in the community (or those who may serve on a Fund Advisory Committee) maximize their client’s tax savings while building community/social capital.  Practical scenarios and ideas are offered that help professional advisors engage their clients in discussions about charitable gift planning.  This workshop is a great tool to strengthen the partnerships between a community’s professional advisors and the affiliated fund.



• Charitable Gifts that Solve Problems Workshop
  The Charitable Gifts that Solve Problems Workshop takes gift planning to the next level by focusing on difficult topics.  Such topics may include: tax-cursed properties, how to provide for family and charity, college annuities, retirement plan supplements, charitable planning resources and by-passing capital gains strategies.  This session also discusses new charitable planning opportunities created by changes in state and federal regulations. 



• Customized Workshops NCF Staff are also available to provide customized trainings to professional advisors.  Contact us to learn more about what’s available. 

Conferences

NCF hosts periodic multi-day conferences that draw both statewide and national participants. The conferences offer plenary and break-out sessions that explain NCF’s model for community development philanthropy and provide strategies for adapting the model in different rural environments.  Read more about conferences.

Regional Meetings

NCF convenes regional meetings which provide an opportunity for local leaders of affiliated funds to meet and share ideas.  Attendees say that networking is a great advantage of being part of NCF.  Topics are chosen according to the needs of the communities attending.

Telephone Conferences

Teleconferencing is a way to bring several affiliated fund leaders together to discuss specific topics.  Contact NCF to request this service.

Customized Trainings

NCF can provide on-site, customized training or problem solving for an entire Fund Advisory Committee or a small group. Contact NCF for more information.