This year’s conference is designed so that you can choose one workshop from Session 1 (from 9:45am to 11:00am) and your 2nd workshop from Session 2 (11:15am to 12:30pm). 

Here’s the planned workshops for 2025 PCW Conference. Please review and then register!

Concurrent Workshops for Session 1:

• The Joy of Fundraising: Embrace creative strategies for cultivating donor relationships and sustaining funding streams with Cassie Jaeger and Beth Guerriero Ph.D.
• Broadening Audience Through Media: Learn how to effectively use media to increase visibility and engage with a wider community with Allison Mueller.
• Inclusive Communication: Harnessing the Power of Listening for Connection and Equity: This interactive workshop explores how active listening enhances communication and fosters an inclusive environment. Participants will gain practical tools to navigate diverse settings, build trust, and engage in meaningful dialogue across differences. Learn strategies to create equitable connections and communicate with empathy in high-stakes and dynamic spaces with Djenaba Figueroa.
• Nonprofit Finance: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You: Understand essential financial principles that every nonprofit leader should know to ensure long-term stability with Gregg Indictor.
• Stress Management Techniques: Practical methods to manage stress and maintain well-being in demanding work environments with Stress Management Technique Team Leadership with Sue Kirkland and Dr. Erika Rotella.
• Volunteers: Valuable Assets: Gain tools and techniques for empowering, engaging and retaining volunteers with Marge Smith.
• Board Not Bored: Creating Engaged Boards: Discover effective techniques for building strong, active boards that contribute to the success of the organization with Adriana Abizadeh.

Concurrent Workshops for Session 2:

• Radical Collaboration: Strategic Partners: Learn how to build powerful partnerships that drive mission impact with Steven Gomez.
• Creating a Climate of Positivity, Inclusivity, and Appreciation: Develop strategies to cultivate a culture of positivity and inclusivity within your organization with Marge Smith.
• Effective Governance for Today’s World: Insights on adapting governance practices to meet the needs of today’s rapidly changing nonprofit landscape with Tonya Woodland.
• Building an Effective Team: Practical strategies for recruiting, developing, and empowering nonprofit teams for maximum impact with Sandra Toussaint. 
• Internal Communications: Building Strength Within: Enhance communication within your organization to foster transparency, trust, and collaboration with Blanche Brann.
• Grant Writing: Essential Techniques: Learn best practices for navigating the world of grants, from securing funding to managing awards with Maritza I. Raimundi-Petroski.
• Working Through Conflict: Gain techniques for resolving conflicts and maintaining a healthy organizational culture with Dr. Shannon Mason.

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