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First Day Hikes

To ring out the old year and ring in the new, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites Iowans to get outside and enjoy Iowa's state parks. Visitors can check into more than 50 participating state parks and forests on the...

Date 
Friday, December 31, 2021 - 8:00am
Location 
502 East 9th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
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5 Ways to Make Your Giving Informed This Holiday Season

Learn practical tips to help you make giving to the causes you care about as stress-free as possible — something we all need during the holiday season! We'll provide a high-level overview of Charity Navigator, what we do, and how we can help you on your philanthropic journey. Our presentation...

Date 
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 - 1:00pm
Location 
299 Market Street
Suite 250
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
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*Using Data to Deliver for Your Organization: An Interactive Workshop Series

Data points are everywhere in our daily lives and the same is true for nonprofit organizations. What is the data telling us? What do we still need to know? What are we counting? What are we missing? Why do we care about one data point over another? If you are curious about how to use data to...

Date 
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 11:30am
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
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5 Ways to Make Your Giving Informed and Impactful this GivingTuesday

Join us one day before GivingTuesday for an informative, 45-minute presentation on practical tips to help you make giving to the causes you care about as stress-free as possible. If you're unfamiliar with Charity Navigator, this will be an introduction. We'll provide an overview of who we are,...

Date 
Monday, November 29, 2021 - 1:00pm
Location 
299 Market Street
Suite 250
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
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*Overcoming the Overhead Myth: Budgeting for an Effective Website, Marketing & Growth

When it comes to running your organization, most nonprofits feel pressured to do as much as possible with as little as possible. Donors still scrutinize nonprofits, wondering what percentage of their gift actually goes toward the “cause.”

Today, it’s crucial to invest in your...

Date 
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 12:00pm
Location 
1201 Infinity Court
Lincoln, NE 68512
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Community Circles and Converstions

Community Circle Conversations are monthly virtual gatherings to build trusting relationships and share knowledge and resources with the Central Iowa nonprofit sector. Each session features a presentation component and the opportunity to break out into small groups for dialogue.

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Date 
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 8:30am
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
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Donor Connect: Finding a Home in the Heartland (Zoom)

Join us for this free presentation to hear from local nonprofit organizations working to ensure refugees arriving to Iowa have the support they need to successfully acclimate. Catholic Charities of Des Moines, Lutheran Services of Iowa, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Refugee Alliance...

Date 
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 11:00am
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
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Remaking the Economy: Finding the Levers for System Change

How does social change happen? Join us to explore economic system change from multiple vantage points: including community-based economic development, electoral organizing, and group facilitation—with an eye to identifying unexpected intersections and areas of alignment.

For this...

Date 
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 1:00pm
Location 
88 Broad Street
1st Floor
Boston, MA 02110
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Charitable Giving that Rewards: New Donor Strategies for Smart Giving

Join Charity Navigator's Chief Relationship Officer Kevin Scally and DonateStock's Founder Steve Latham to learn how you can plan and prioritize giving and how to make your gifts go further, including one of the best-kept secrets in personal finance: how to save 40-60% when you make charitable...
Date 
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 12:00pm
Location 
299 Market Street
Suite 250
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
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How to Decipher Your Web Analytics (and Use Them to Your Advantage)

Put your analytics to work and make a huge impact on your organization’s success by using all that information to optimize for future messages, fundraisers and campaigns. In this free educational session you will discover:

What web analytics tell you and why they’re important. The insights...
Date 
Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 2:00pm
Location 
1201 Infinity Ct.
Lincoln, NE 68512