Webinar Trainings

NCF hosts monthly web-based training sessions for its affiliated funds.  These training topics are chosen based on suggestions from affiliated fund leaders.  Past webinars are organized below by NCF’s four fundamental planning strategies (as defined in the Action Planning Framework). 

Affiliated Fund Development
Impact Grantmaking
Marketing and Communications
Fundraising
Other Topics

Detailed descriptions and access to view webinar recordings can be found on the individual pages. 

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Affiliated Fund Development

Dollars and Sense: Training for Treasurers

The functions of the treasurer are vital to operating your fund in compliance with federal and state regulations and NCF guidelines and policies. This lays the groundwork for affiliated fund success. If you are the treasurer for your affiliated fund, this webinar is a must. It’s also important that more than one person understand the financial processes required to maintain your fund.

1. Entire Presentation
2. Part 1:  Follow the Money
3. Part 2:  Sales Tax
4. Part 3:  Guidelines for Fundraising Events
5. Part 4:  Reading Your Fund Financial Reports

Chairing your FAC - Success with Sanity

Get tips on how to build a high-functioning team for your affiliated fund.

1. Entire Presentation
2. Part 1:  Build a Functioning Team
3. Part 2:  Making Meetings Meaningful

How the Transfer of Wealth Study Can Help Your Affiliated Fund

Use the Transfer of Wealthy Study to advance the mission of your affiliated fund.

1. Entire Presentation
2. Part 1:  Community Wisdom
3. Part 2:  Committee Structure

Using Committees to Accomplish Your Goals
Sharing the work to get more done

Learn strategies on how your affiliated fund can share the work and get more done by using committees.  Read more/view available recordings

1. Entire Presentation
2. Part 1:  Community Wisdom
3. Part 2:  Committee Structure

Finding and Engaging Young Leaders

Explore the differences and the similarities among Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millenials, and learn how to engage young people-in fact, people of all ages-in the work of your affiliated fund.  Read more/view available recordings

1. Entire Presentation
2. Part 1:  Introduction
3. Part 2:  Community Wisdom

Risky Business
Managing Risk for your affiliated fund

Learn how your Fund Advisory Committee can manage risk and how NCF tools can help.  Read more/view recording

Many Hands Make Light Work
Tips for Meaningful and Effective Volunteer Engagement

Learn about including volunteers in the work of your affiliated fund; the webinar covers information on volunteer recruitment, retention, recognition and more.  Read more/view available recordings

1. Entire Presentation
2. Bonus:  How to Fire a Volunteer

How to Fire ‘Em Up Without Burning ‘Em Out
Building an Effective Fund Advisory Committee

Hear about how to get the right people on your Fund Advisory Committee by establishing clear expectations and criteria for committee membership.
Read more/view recording

Working Together
Your Affiliated Fund and the Nebraska Community Foundation

Learn how to team up with NCF in your FAC operations; get a better understanding of your relationship with NCF; review the roles and responsibilities of FAC members; and learn where to find tools and resources.  Read more/view recording
Please note:  There were technical difficulties that affected the sound quality on this webinar recording.  Voices are understandable but not as clear as they are on other recordings.

Leadership Strategies for Effective Fund Advisory Committees

Learn tips and proven tactics for successful affiliated fund governance including structural tools, the importance of a diverse FAC, and tips to increase FAC involvement.  Read more/view recording

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Impact Grantmaking

Begin With the End in Mind
Making Grants that Make Impact

Learn about how to develop your general grantmaking philosophy, see examples of impact grants and hear an overview of tools and resources available to assist you in your grantmaking administration.  Read more/view available recordings

1. Entire Presentation
2. Part 1:  Grantmaking Philosophy
3. Part 2:  Grantmaking Tools and Resources

Grantmaking for Economic Impact
Promoting a “come-back/give-back” philosophy

This webinar focuses on the unique opportunities available for rural revitalization, how to use the principles of HomeTown Competitiveness to increase the impact of your grants, and how charitable assets can leverage outside funding.  Read more/view recording

Grantmaking Guidelines for Affiliated Funds

Gain insights on IRS rules for grantmaking, how to make high-impact grants and how the payout from your endowment is calculated.  Read more/view recording

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Marketing & Communications

Building an Annual Giving Program

Learn strategies to build an effective annual giving program for your affiliated fund.  Read more/view recording

1. Entire Presentation

Note:  Due to technical difficulties with the recording of this webinar you will not be able to view the PowerPoint slides on the recording.  Please follow along using the PowerPoint handout which is available on the recording’s Web page.

Two Online Tools to Move Your Mission Forward
Using your NCF Web page and Facebook

Learn how to make the most of your Web page with photos, announcements, online donations and promotion. The webinar also features a tour of Facebook pages and offers tips on how to maximize your reach through Facebook.
Read more/view available recordings

1. Entire Presentation
2. Part 1:  Affiliated Fund Web pages
3. Part 2:  Facebook for Affiliated Funds

Making the Most of NCF’s Marketing Assistance
Get to know the tools and resources available to you

This webinar walks you through two resources for affiliated funds; the first is a guide to getting assistance from NCF when you are working on different marketing projects and the second resource will help you identify and recruit a “marketing coordinator.”
Read more/view available recordings

1. Entire Presentation
2. Part 1:  Guide to Getting NCF Marketing Assistance
3. Part 2:  Marketing/Communications Coordinator and final Q&A

Make Your Mark!
Creating Compelling Marketing Materials

Join us as we look at three communications tools commonly used by many NCF affiliated funds: brochures, fundraising letters/envelopes and annual reports. Read more/view recording

Party with a Purpose!
Tips for Successful Affiliated Fund Event Planning

Hear about the characteristics of strategic events, how to manage risks associated with events and learn tips to make events successful.  Read more/view recording 

Marketing Strategies for Fundraising

Learn how to increase contributions by communicating the value of your affiliated fund.  Read more/view recording

Three Marketing Tools that Get Results!
Creating effective press releases, brochures and fundraising letters

Explore ways to maximize the impact of three key communications tools (printed materials, media communications and fundraising letters).  Read more/view recording

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Fundraising

Bringing Outside Resources Home
NCF grant application policies, where to find grants and how to apply

This webinar provides step-by-step instructions on how to apply for grant funding including where to find grant opportunities, policies and procedures and writing the application.  Read more/view available recordings

1. Entire Presentation
2. Part 1:  Where to Find Grants
3. Part 2:  NCF Grant Application Policies
4. Part 3:  How to Apply

Building Donor Loyalty

Learn purposeful, easy-to-implement, strategies to build donor loyalty for your affiliated fund. Read more/view available recordings

1. Entire Presentation
2. Special Presentation:  Gifts of Grain and Livestock

Bringing Donors Together to Discuss Future Gifts

Hosting gathering events and legacy dinners is a great way to reach your donors – especially those who may be interested in making planned gifts. Read more/view available recordings

1. Entire Presentation
2. Part 1:  Gathering Events
3. Part 2:  Legacy Dinners

Planned Giving Live!
Talking with Jim Gustafson and your peers about getting conversations started

This lively, in-depth discussion gives new ideas on how to approach your neighbors about making a planned gift back to their community and favorite charitable organizations.  Read more/view recording

Making the Ask
Responding to “Yes,” “No” and “Maybe”

Hear practical advice on what to do when you hear “yes,” “no” or “maybe” from a potential donor as well as what follow up is needed for each response. Read more/view recording

Geese and Golden Eggs
Lessons Learned While Building Unrestricted Endowments

Learn about the benefits of building an unrestricted endowment for your community.  Read more/view recording

Making Donors’ Wishes Come True
Fulfilling Donor Intent

This webinar focuses on questions affiliated fund leaders should ask to determine your donor’s goals in relation to their gift, whether for a single gift or gifts from many individuals.  Read more/view recording

From Acorn to Oak Tree
Helping donors grow their charitable giving from annual gifts to major or planned gifts

Learn how to identify annual donors or active community volunteers who might be interested in giving major gifts back to their community – either from their current income or a planned gift. Read more/view recording

Charitable Giving in a Challenging Economy
Donors can (and will) give during tough times!

Learn about a simple planned giving product that’s perfect for wary donors.  Read more/view recording

Working with Financial Planners
Learn how to identify and work with financial advisors who serve your community

Learn how to identify, approach and work with professional advisors who serve your community. Read more/view recording

Conducting Effective Donor Visits
Learn to identify characteristics of donors and “listening clues”

This webinar provides insights and tips for successful donor visitations in rural communities. Read more/view recording

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Other Topics

Grant Tracking Worksheet
A tool for tracking your available endowment payout amount

This webinar provides instructions on how to complete the Grant Tracking Worksheet in order to determine the endowment payout amount available to be reinvested or carried forward to the next fiscal year.  Read more/view recording

Make the Most of the NCF Web site!
New tools to make your work at home easier and more efficient

This webinar tours of the NCF website, highlighting tools you can use to make your work at the local level easier and more effective.  Read more/view recording

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See the calendar for upcoming trainings.