Chicago Foundation for Women is committed to building the capacity of its grantees through free trainings, educational opportunities and networking events. Stay tuned for our grantee calendar for FY2011 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011). Learn more about our workshops from past years below. For all upcoming programs and fundraisers, visit our main event calendar.

NEW: Download handouts and presentations from past workshops on our Free Resources page.

  

Past Grantee Programs

FY2010 (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010)

Rules of the Game: What You Need to Know to Be an Effective Advocate (with Alliance for Justice) (Oct. 8, 2009)
Show Me the Money: How to Develop Your Individual Donor Base (Nov. 19, 2009)
Curbside Consulting: Speed Dating with Evaluators (Feb. 25, 2010)
Nonprofit Board Sustainability: How to Get, Keep and Promote Exceptional Board Members (April 29, 2010)

FY2009 (July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009)

Lobbying and Election-Related Activities for Nonprofits (with Alliance for Justice) (Sept. 18, 2008)
Executive Director Roundtable: Issues Facing Girl-Serving Organizations, Part 1 (Oct. 2, 2008) 
Creating an Evaluation Plan for Your Organization (Nov. 13, 2008)
Executive Director Roundtable: Creating an Organizational Communications Plan (Nov. 20, 2008)
Executive Director Roundtable: Girls: Getting Inside Real-Life Situations (Feb. 5, 2009)
How to Budget in an Economic Crisis (March 12, 2009)
Fundraising in a Recession, with GIFT (April 9, 2009)
Executive Director Roundtable: Issues Facing Domestic Violence Providers and Advocates (April 23, 2009)
Curbside Consulting: Fundraising, Strategic Planning and Organizational Re-development (May 14, 2009)

FY2008 (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008)

Lobbying Rules for Nonprofits (July 12, 2007)
Executive Director Roundtable: Transitioning Emerging Groups Into Sustainable Nonprofit Organizations (Aug. 16, 2007)
Energing Nonprofit Managers and Board Members to Be Effective Fundraisers (Sept. 19, 2007)
Executive Director Roundtable: Successful Board Engagement in Fundraising (Oct. 18, 2007)
Developing and Implementing an Individual Donor Fundraising Plan (Nov. 15, 2007)
Budgeting in Times of Economic Uncertainty (Feb. 14, 2008)
Executive Director Roundtable: Active Board Engagement (Feb. 21, 2008)
The Budgeting Laboratory (May 8, 2008)
Executive Director Roundtable: Developing the Development Department (May 15, 2008)
Curbside Consulting: Fundraising, Strategic Planning and Strategies for Board Development (June 19, 2008)

FY2007 (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)

Lobbying Rules for Nonprofits, with Alliance for Justice (July 13, 2006)
Fundraising Strategies for Board Members (Oct. 11, 2006)
Executive Director Roundtable: Open Forum (Oct. 19, 2006)
Executive Director Roundtable: Social Entrepreneurship (Jan. 18, 2007)
Recruiting an Effective Nonprofit Board (March 7, 2007)
Executive Director Roundtable: Developing Effective Corporate Partnerships (March 15, 2007)
How to Influence Public Policy Makers: Legislator and Public Education (May 24, 2007)
Curbside Consulting: Strategic Planning, Fundraising, and Marketing and Communication (June 19, 2007)