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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Trauma Training (May 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nonprofnetwork.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0076A3"&gt;Nonprofit Network&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://strong-families.org/our-people/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#005B7F"&gt;Family Services and Children's Aid&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;invite you to attend this&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;FREE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;online public training for community members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;and employers to learn how to support those that may have experienced childhood trauma.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Event%20Graphics/ACEs%204_2026.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="536" height="302"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. ACEs can include violence, abuse, and growing up in a family with mental health or substance use problems. Toxic stress from ACEs can change brain development and affect how the body responds to stress. ACEs are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance misuse in adulthood. However, ACEs can be prevented.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;(These online sessions are not recorded to allow a safe space for sharing)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#5783A8" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Neuroscience and how Trauma Affects the Brain&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#5783A8" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Epigenetics - History and Trauma&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#5783A8" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Adverse Childhood Experiences&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#5783A8" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Resilience and Positive Childhood Experiences&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#5783A8" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;Preventing ACEs can help children and adults thrive&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;The science and research show that children who have high ACEs, may face a life of risky health and social behaviors, chronic health conditions and even early death, without intervention.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;This presentation will educate on ACEs and how each of us can make a difference moving forward and&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;will educate the audience on how ACEs affect our population. And&amp;nbsp;also includes information on brain development, epigenetics, potential interventions, and how to build resilience in the lives of our children and our communities.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF6600"&gt;**Please be advised:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;We would like everyone to be aware that this session will provide education on childhood trauma and doing this also requires that we each think back to our own childhoods. &amp;nbsp;This may cause stress or trigger some memories and feelings that are difficult.&amp;nbsp; The presenters will also speak to this at the beginning of the workshop.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6606559</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Board Recruitment and Orientation (FREE) (May 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="0" data-end="582"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Strong boards do not happen by accident. They are built through intentional recruitment and clear orientation. This workshop helps nonprofit leaders and board members design practical systems for identifying the right candidates, setting clear expectations, and preparing new members to succeed from the start. Participants will learn how to create a board profile based on organizational needs, improve recruitment conversations, and develop an orientation process that builds accountability, engagement, and long-term commitment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="584" data-end="745" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Participants will leave with tools to strengthen board composition, reduce turnover, and ensure every board member understands their governance responsibilities.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="584" data-end="745" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Designed for&lt;/strong&gt;: all leadership and board members&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Facilitated by&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/Anne-De-Irala" target="_blank"&gt;Anne de Irala&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/Regina-Pinney" target="_blank"&gt;Regina Pinney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="584" data-end="745" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;font&gt;This no-cost learning opportunity generously sponsored by&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.jackson.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=paidsearch&amp;amp;utm_campaign=AlwaysOn_Brand&amp;amp;utm_term=jackson%20national%20life&amp;amp;utm_content=SearchAds2024&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=15515087980&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAADnCZCR5jDVY_zLmfnM48wb3Z72tm&amp;amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwp7jOBhDGARIsABe7C4fxioqU2K-RqdgWYo38mk1GYBFB-Bm7q66ie93pyfyyWrctuhlwYlUaAr4AEALw_wcB"&gt;Jackson National Life&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;We provide clarity for the future -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jackson is committed to reducing the complexity of retirement planning. Our retirement products, financial know-how, history of award-winning service&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;and streamlined experiences strive to reduce the confusion that complicates your plans.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We believe by providing c&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;larity for all today, we can help drive better outcomes for tomorrow.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="584" data-end="745" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jackson.com/the-jackson-difference/who-we-are.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/External%20Logos%20A%20-%20L/Jackson_logo_reg_col_pos_rgb.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="584" data-end="745" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630463</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Cook Family Foundation Partners - Peer Networking (May 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003471" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;Getting the months started off right! These Peer Support events will be&amp;nbsp;highly&amp;nbsp;supportive and&amp;nbsp;interactive opportunities to share lessons learned.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003471" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;These meet-ups will help you be responsive to current issues, staffing, or whatever else you want to discuss.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003471"&gt;Come prepared to share what you know and as always, we will find time to breathe, laugh, cry - or whatever may be necessary.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003471"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Upcoming Dates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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      &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630375"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003471"&gt;September 1st&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630377" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;November 12th&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;(evening)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630374</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Leading from the Front (Battle Creek AM Workshop) (May 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;*Battle Creek Community&amp;nbsp;Training Calendar&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;These learning sessions are open to any current Battle Creek Community member, Battle Creek non-profit leadership, board members, staff members or volunteers that directly serve the Battle Creek MI community, including having staff or office space in Battle Creek.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Leading from the Front: High-Impact Training for Board Chairs and Executive Committees&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Effective governance requires leadership that is disciplined, strategic, and grounded in mission. This workshop clarifies roles, expectations, and boundaries while offering tools to run efficient meetings and support the executive director. Leaders leave with practical strategies to elevate board performance and safeguard organizational integrity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Designed For -&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;This workshop is ideal for all Executive Directors, Board Chairs and all Board Members&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="color: rgb(74, 74, 74);"&gt;Facilitators:&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/Crystallee" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#40B2CF"&gt;Crystallee Crain&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;C&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;ost:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;font color="#666666"&gt;$55&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strike&gt; - Generously sponosred by the&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.themillerfoundation.com/" target="_blank" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#406618"&gt;The Miller Foundation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#739638"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(64, 102, 24);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Did you know&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.themillerfoundation.com/"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;The Miller Foundation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;hosts FREE Board training&lt;br&gt;
events each year.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;a href="https://www.themillerfoundation.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/External%20Logos%20M%20-%20Z/Miller-Foundation-Logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Each training is offered at two different times and features different topics from board governance basics to specialized areas such as finance and fundraising. To learn more please visit the &lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/Battle-Creek-Calendar" target="_blank"&gt;Battle Creek Training Calendar.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_dashed" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(75, 0, 73);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;

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      <link>https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630325</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Leading from the Front (Battle Creek PM Workshop) (May 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;*Battle Creek Community&amp;nbsp;Training Calendar&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;These learning sessions are open to any current Battle Creek Community member, Battle Creek non-profit leadership, board members, staff members or volunteers that directly serve the Battle Creek MI community, including having staff or office space in Battle Creek.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Leading from the Front: High-Impact Training for Board Chairs and Executive Committees&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Effective governance requires leadership that is disciplined, strategic, and grounded in mission. This workshop clarifies roles, expectations, and boundaries while offering tools to run efficient meetings and support the executive director. Leaders leave with practical strategies to elevate board performance and safeguard organizational integrity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Designed For -&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;This workshop is ideal for all Executive Directors, Board Chairs and all Board Members&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="color: rgb(74, 74, 74);"&gt;Facilitators:&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/Crystallee" target="_blank" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#0076A3"&gt;Dr. Crystallee Crain&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;C&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;ost:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strike&gt;&lt;font color="#666666"&gt;$55&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strike&gt; - Generously sponsored by the&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.themillerfoundation.com/" target="_blank" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#406618"&gt;The Miller Foundation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#739638"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(64, 102, 24);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Did you know&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.themillerfoundation.com/"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;The Miller Foundation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;hosts FREE Board training&lt;br&gt;
events each year.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;a href="https://www.themillerfoundation.com/trainings/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/External%20Logos%20M%20-%20Z/Miller-Foundation-Logo.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Each training is offered at two different times and features different topics from board governance basics to specialized areas such as finance and fundraising. To learn more please visit the &lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/Battle-Creek-Calendar" target="_blank"&gt;Battle Creek Training Calendar.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_dashed" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(75, 0, 73);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;

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      <title>Capital Campaign  Planning Institute (Bootcamp Prerequisite Required) (May 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capital Campaign Planning Institute&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Design it well. Lead it boldly. Fund the future with confidence.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;A capital campaign is more than a fundraising effort—it is a defining leadership moment. Done well, it clarifies your vision, strengthens community trust, and secures the long-term future of your organization. Done poorly, it can strain relationships and stall momentum. There is no substitute for disciplined planning.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;A capital campaign—defined as an intensive, time-bound effort to raise significant philanthropic investment—is typically launched to fund a new or renovated facility, expand programs, or build endowment reserves. But at its core, a campaign is about readiness: organizational clarity, fundraising infrastructure, board alignment, and a compelling case for why now.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If your organization is considering a campaign within the next 18–36 months, this course will help you determine whether you are truly prepared—and what it will take to succeed.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;May 20, 2026 - July 16, 2026 (5 sessions)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;1.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;May 20, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;June 03, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;3.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;June 17, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;4.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;July 01, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;July 15, 2026, 8:30 AM - 12:30 AM &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;u&gt;IN PERSON&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Course Instructor and Facilitator:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Head%20Shots/Cindy%20Hales%202023.jpg" border="0" height="160" align="left" width="106.74999999999999" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cindy Hales, Ed.D.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is the Vice President of Community Investment at the Capital Region Community Foundation. There she leads the team responsible for the foundation’s grant making, nonprofit capacity building, and scholarship coordination. She has served in that role since 2018.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Prior to joining the foundation, Cindy spent 18 years as a fundraiser working in higher education and healthcare, where she participated in multimillion-dollar campaigns. She strongly believes that successful fundraising requires good planning, thoughtful strategy, and genuine commitment to helping donors fulfill their charitable interests.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Cindy holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Central Michigan University. She has also served on countless nonprofit boards. In her spare time, Cindy is an avid reader who currently leads her women’s book club and loves tending to her backyard garden. But her passion is travel! Cindy is eagerly planning out the details of her 2026 safari to Tanzania.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Battle Creek Office Hours (May 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Sometimes the best breakthroughs happen over coffee&amp;nbsp;and conversation. As grassroots leaders, you carry a lot—and we’re here to help lighten the pressures.&lt;br&gt;
Join Certified Nonprofit Professionals&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/ella-hephzibah"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Ella&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/anne-deirala"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Anne&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for our open office hours. Whether you need to vent about a long week, brainstorm a strategy, or just find a quiet corner to connect with peers, we’ll be there.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;No Appointment? No Problem. Running a nonprofit shouldn’t feel like you’re on an island. Join Ella and Anne (CNPs) for casual office hours designed specifically for grassroots leaders.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Drop in at your leisure to:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Solve:&amp;nbsp; Tackle fundraising or marketing hurdles.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Learn:&amp;nbsp; Access tools for lasting organizational impact.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Connect:&amp;nbsp; Meet fellow leaders who "get it."&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;Reset:&amp;nbsp; Enjoy a relaxed environment with great conversation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Peer Coaching for Managers (May 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;✦ Peer Coaching Groups for Mid-Level Nonprofit Managers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1750" data-end="1806"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Practical Support. Real Growth. Stronger Confidence.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1810" data-end="2193"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Mid-level managers are the bridge in every nonprofit—supporting staff while answering to leadership. It’s a challenging role that requires balancing priorities, managing people, and keeping programs on track. Our &lt;strong data-start="2023" data-end="2047"&gt;Peer Coaching Groups&lt;/strong&gt; create a supportive, structured space where managers can share challenges, learn new approaches, and strengthen leadership skills in real time.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="2195" data-end="2465"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Each session centers around real issues managers face—whether it’s motivating staff, handling tough conversations, or managing workload. Through open-ended peer coaching, participants uncover new perspectives, practical tools, and strategies they can apply right away.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="2467" data-end="2491"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="2467" data-end="2489"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Participants will:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li data-section-id="185ncwj" data-start="2492" data-end="2553"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Develop leadership confidence and problem-solving skills.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-section-id="1g98eu9" data-start="2554" data-end="2606"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Strengthen communication and coaching abilities.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-section-id="1mmyy4g" data-start="2607" data-end="2672"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Gain fresh perspectives from peers facing similar challenges.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li data-section-id="xw39w1" data-start="2673" data-end="2756"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Stay accountable to professional growth goals and apply learning in daily work.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p data-start="2758" data-end="2972"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="2758" data-end="2769"&gt;Format:&lt;/strong&gt; Small cohorts of 6–8 managers meet online for 7 sessions (2–2.5 hours each) over 6–8 months. Each group is facilitated by a &lt;strong data-start="2894" data-end="2921"&gt;Trained Cognitive Coach&lt;/strong&gt; who keeps discussions purposeful and supportive.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="2974" data-end="3082"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="2974" data-end="3006"&gt;Now enrolling for Spring 2026.&lt;/strong&gt; Secure your place in a cohort designed to help mid-level managers thrive.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1510" data-end="1627" align="left" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#4A4A4A" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time: 10 AM to 12 PM&lt;br&gt;
Dates:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span data-teams="true"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span data-teams="true"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Wednesdays, (4/22, 5/27, 6/24, 7/22, 8/26, 9/23, 10/14)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Facilitator:&lt;/strong&gt; Dr Crystallee Crain&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:Aamarstransportation@gmail.com" data-mce-href="mailto:Aamarstransportation@gmail.com"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#4A4A4A" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;*How This Works&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(196, 223, 155);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="background-color: #ccffcc;"&gt;&lt;strong data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;Peer Coaching groups will be customized - To ensure personal attention, groups will be limited to 8 participants with a minimum of 6 so the start date will vary until we have a minimum number of comparable peers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(196, 223, 155);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="background-color: #ccffcc;"&gt;&lt;strong data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Groups will then form as we identify participants to create a cohesive group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="color: rgb(74, 74, 74);"&gt;After a cohesive group is established, coaching sessions will meet monthly and will last 2 - 2.5 hours. Groups will meet for 7 online sessions (1 meet and greet + 6 coaching sessions) over 6-8 months with each group facilitated by our Trained Cognitive Coach,&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/Crystallee" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Crystallee Crain&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Participation cost&lt;/strong&gt;: $725 for NN&amp;nbsp;members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#4A4A4A" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;and $850 for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider" style="color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#4A4A4A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_dotted" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(50, 0, 75);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Shiawassee - Confident Asks: (Fundraising) (June 03, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#004B80"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;*Confident Asks:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How Nonprofit Leaders Successfully Request Donations and Mobilize Fundraising Teams&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Asking for a donation is one of the most important and most avoided responsibilities in nonprofit leadership. Many organizations struggle not because people don’t care about the mission, but because staff, board members, and volunteers lack the confidence, structure, and language needed to make effective fundraising requests.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;This 2-hour, highly interactive workshop focuses on the essential skills leaders need to confidently ask for donations while staying organized when multiple people are involved in fundraising. Participants will practice real conversations, learn simple tools for deciding what to ask for, and explore practical ways to track donor relationships without complicated systems.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;The session is designed to be hands-on and realistic for busy nonprofit leaders. Participants will spend time in guided practice, small-group role play, and real-life scenarios so they leave with language they can use immediately.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topics Covered&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Why asking for donations feels uncomfortable — and how to move past it&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;The basic structure of a successful donation request&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to decide what to ask for based on relationship, interest, and capacity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Practice conversations and role-play to build confidence asking for support&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;How to involve board members and volunteers in fundraising without confusion&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Simple ways to track prospects, assignments, and follow-up using basic tools&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Keeping fundraising organized when multiple people are making asks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Setting realistic expectations for volunteer involvement in fundraising&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Participants will leave with:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Sample language for making a donation request&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;A simple framework for deciding ask amounts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;A basic system for tracking donors and volunteers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Greater confidence in leading fundraising conversations&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;This workshop is ideal for Executive Directors, Board Members, Fundraising Committee Members, and volunteers who are expected to help ask for donations but have never been trained how.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Date:&amp;nbsp; June 3, 2026&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Time/s:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;5:15 PM to 7:30 PM ET&amp;nbsp;(US and Canada)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Location:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;TBD in Owosso, MI&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Facilitator/s:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/Regina-Pinney"&gt;Regina Pinney&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/Zoe-Lyons"&gt;Zoe Lyons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;*Sponsored by the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.cookfamilyfoundation.org/capacity-building/"&gt;Cook Family Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;- These board training sessions are open to any current Shiawassee County nonprofit leadership, board members, staff members, or volunteers that live in,&amp;nbsp;or are directly serving the Shiawassee County community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#004B80" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(50, 0, 75);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Leading from Empathy: ACEs Trauma Training (June 24, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jackson.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=paidsearch&amp;amp;utm_campaign=AlwaysOn_Brand&amp;amp;utm_term=jackson%20national%20life&amp;amp;utm_content=SearchAds2024&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=15515087980&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAADnCZCR5jDVY_zLmfnM48wb3Z72tm&amp;amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwp7jOBhDGARIsABe7C4fxioqU2K-RqdgWYo38mk1GYBFB-Bm7q66ie93pyfyyWrctuhlwYlUaAr4AEALw_wcB" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jackson National Life&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;invites you to attend this&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;online public training for community members&amp;nbsp;and employers to learn how to support those that may have experienced.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. ACEs can include violence, abuse, and growing up in a family with mental health or substance use problems. Toxic stress from ACEs can change brain development and affect how the body responds to stress. ACEs are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance misuse in adulthood. However, ACEs can be prevented.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Session Agenda&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Neuroscience and how Trauma Affects the Brain&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Epigenetics - History and Trauma&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Adverse Childhood Experiences&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Resilience and Positive Childhood Experiences&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Preventing ACEs can help not only children but also adults thrive.&amp;nbsp;The science and research show that children who have high ACEs, may face a life of risky health and social behaviors, chronic health conditions and even early death, without intervention.&lt;br&gt;
This presentation will educate on ACEs and how each of us can make a difference moving forward and&amp;nbsp;will educate the audience on how ACEs affect our population. And&amp;nbsp;also includes information on brain development, epigenetics, potential interventions, and how to build resilience in the lives of our children and our communities.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#F26522" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;**Please be advised:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;We would like everyone to be aware that this session will provide education on childhood trauma and doing this also requires that we each think back to our own childhoods. &amp;nbsp;This may cause stress or trigger some memories and feelings that are difficult.&amp;nbsp; The presenters will also speak to this at the beginning of the workshop.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(50, 0, 75);"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(50, 0, 75);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#440E62" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;A light lunch will be served at Noon - but we welcome you to&lt;br&gt;
bring whatever snacks and drinks will keep you comfortable&lt;br&gt;
throughout the day.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#440E62"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(50, 0, 75);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#4B0049"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;This no-cost learning opportunity generously sponsored by &lt;a href="https://www.jackson.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=paidsearch&amp;amp;utm_campaign=AlwaysOn_Brand&amp;amp;utm_term=jackson%20national%20life&amp;amp;utm_content=SearchAds2024&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=15515087980&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAADnCZCR5jDVY_zLmfnM48wb3Z72tm&amp;amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwp7jOBhDGARIsABe7C4fxioqU2K-RqdgWYo38mk1GYBFB-Bm7q66ie93pyfyyWrctuhlwYlUaAr4AEALw_wcB" target="_blank"&gt;Jackson National Life&lt;/a&gt; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We provide clarity for the future -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" color="#4B0049" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jackson is committed to reducing the complexity of retirement planning. Our retirement products, financial know-how, history of award-winning service&lt;sup&gt;&lt;font&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;and streamlined experiences strive to reduce the confusion that complicates your plans.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(75, 0, 73); font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;We believe by providing clarity for all today, we can help drive better outcomes for tomorrow.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(75, 0, 73); font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jackson.com/the-jackson-difference/who-we-are.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/External%20Logos%20A%20-%20L/Jackson_logo_reg_col_pos_rgb.png" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(50, 0, 75);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;Nonprofit Network's&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/mission-vision-values"&gt;vision&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is to&amp;nbsp;be a valued partner working alongside nonprofits and their leaders to transform&amp;nbsp;communities so that all people can thrive.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_dotted" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Battle Creek Office Hours (June 26, 2026)</title>
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      <link>https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6606635</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Cook Family Foundation Partners - Peer Networking (September 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003471" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;Getting the months started off right! These Peer Support events will be&amp;nbsp;highly&amp;nbsp;supportive and&amp;nbsp;interactive opportunities to share lessons learned.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003471" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;These meet-ups will help you be responsive to current issues, staffing, or whatever else you want to discuss.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003471"&gt;Come prepared to share what you know and as always, we will find time to breathe, laugh, cry - or whatever may be necessary.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003471"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Upcoming Dates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630377"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;November 12th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(evening)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630375</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>AI for Real-World Fundraising: Smarter Grants, Stronger Stories, Bigger Reach (September 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;AI is reshaping how nonprofits communicate and raise money—if they know how to use it responsibly. This hands-on session teaches practical workflows for grant writing, donor engagement, storytelling, and targeted marketing. Participants learn to save time, improve quality, and amplify impact without sacrificing equity or authenticity.&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630350</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>AI for Real-World Fundraising: Smarter Grants, Stronger Stories, Bigger Reach (September 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;AI is reshaping how nonprofits communicate and raise money—if they know how to use it responsibly. This hands-on session teaches practical workflows for grant writing, donor engagement, storytelling, and targeted marketing. Participants learn to save time, improve quality, and amplify impact without sacrificing equity or authenticity.&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630345</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Understanding Yourself and Others Through DiSC (September 10, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Workshop Description:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Often times, we see ourselves as effective leaders and we are able to recruit and attract high performing talent.&amp;nbsp; However, our leadership styles can conflict with our high performing talent causing a lack of engagement. Creating an internal culture&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Dysfunctional teams may not be dysfunctional - their may be&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Effective leadership starts with understanding both yourself and the people you lead. This interactive workshop introduces the DISC behavioral assessment as a practical tool for building more inclusive, supportive, and high-performing teams (not just nonprofit teams). Leaders and participants will gain insights into individual communication styles, decision-making preferences, and work habits, helping them adapt their approach to meet the diverse needs of their team members.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;*Workshop registration closes 1-week earlier, on April 23rd to allow time for assessment completion and collection.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span&gt;Through hands-on activities, discussion, and reflection, participants will learn to:&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;gt; Identify their own DISC profile and understand how it shapes their leadership style.&lt;br&gt;
&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Recognize and appreciate the behavioral styles of their team members.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Communicate more effectively with individuals across different DISC types.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Foster psychological safety, inclusion, and collaboration within their teams.&lt;br&gt;
&amp;gt; A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;pply DISC insights to real-world team challenges to improve engagement and performance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Workshop Format:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;This workshop combines learning based on experience, self-assessment, and small-group activities to ensure participants leave with actionable strategies for leading and interacting with empathy and inclusivity.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;Who Should Attend:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Leaders, managers, and supervisors along with their staff who want to strengthen team dynamics, enhance collaboration, and foster a culture of support and belonging. This session is also ideal for any new staff who need to complete an assessment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;Workshop Includes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;Discover Your DISC Profile:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Understand your default behavioral tendencies and leadership style. (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;an assessment will be emailed to you to complete prior to workshop&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;Inclusive Leadership in Action:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Explore strategies to create a supportive&amp;nbsp;environment where all team members thrive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#440E62"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By the end of this workshop, participants will gain a deeper understanding of themselves, and their teams and leave equipped with practical tools to build inclusive, resilient, and high performaing workplaces.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;Date:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;Sept. 10,&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;2026&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;(Registration closes Sept. 3rd)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;Time:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;From 9:30 am until 12:00 pm&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;Location:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Marshall Street Armory - 330 Marshall Street, Lansing MI&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;Cost:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; NN Members&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;"&gt;~ $125&amp;nbsp; ($75 for guests)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Non-members $175&amp;nbsp; (guests $125.00)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#440E62"&gt;Space is limited and Registration is required for us to send your evaluation link and prepare an accurate room setup.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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  &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- &lt;span&gt;Because of the nature of the workshop, there are a few action deadlines in order for us to make sure your report is ready in time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Actions required:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;You will receive an email from our partner site, EPIC/Wiley, within 3 business days that hosts the assessments.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It will have a link for you (and only you) to follow that will let you set up your account and take your assessment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em style="font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Please set aside approximately 30 minutes to complete the assessment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Once your assessment is complete, you will be able to immediately review your results. Please&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;save&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;your report and have it with you for the workshop.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;img title="" src="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/assets/NNLogos/Auth%20Partner_DiSC.jpg" alt="" height="120" align="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; width: 304px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Nonprofit Network's&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/mission-vision-values" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(64, 178, 207);"&gt;vision&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;be a valued partner working alongside nonprofits and their leaders to transform&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;communities so that all people can thrive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fundraising Basics (September 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Do you need to get started - or get strategic?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Come learn how to attract, retain and nurture donors to build lasting, and sustainable, relationships and become less reliant on events and/or use events more efficiently. Bring one or two key volunteers who are willing to help build your giving program.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Trauma Training (September 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 35px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nonprofnetwork.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0076A3"&gt;Nonprofit Network&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://strong-families.org/our-people/" target="_blank" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#005B7F"&gt;Family Services and Children's Aid&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;invite you to attend this&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;FREE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;online public training for community members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;and employers to learn how to support those that may have experienced childhood trauma.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. ACEs can include violence, abuse, and growing up in a family with mental health or substance use problems. Toxic stress from ACEs can change brain development and affect how the body responds to stress. ACEs are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance misuse in adulthood. However, ACEs can be prevented.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Neuroscience and how Trauma Affects the Brain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Epigenetics - History and Trauma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Adverse Childhood Experiences&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Resilience and Positive Childhood Experiences&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Preventing ACEs can help children and adults thrive&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;The science and research show that children who have high ACEs, may face a life of risky health and social behaviors, chronic health conditions and even early death, without intervention.&lt;br&gt;
This presentation will educate on ACEs and how each of us can make a difference moving forward and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;will educate the audience on how ACEs affect our population. And&amp;nbsp;also includes information on brain development, epigenetics, potential interventions, and how to build resilience in the lives of our children and our communities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); background-color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;**Please be advised:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;
&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 218, 163);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;We would like everyone to be aware that this session will provide education on childhood trauma and doing this also requires that we each think back to our own childhoods. &amp;nbsp;This may cause stress or trigger some memories and feelings that are difficult.&amp;nbsp; The presenters will also speak to this at the beginning of the workshop.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Nonprofit Network's&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/mission-vision-values"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;vision&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;be a valued partner working alongside nonprofits and their leaders to transform&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;communities so that all people can thrive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Executive Director Leadership Academy Fall 2026 (September 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Running, managing, and leading a nonprofit requires versatility—and no single person does it alone.&lt;br&gt;
Executive Directors often wear many hats, and it takes multiple leaders working together to successfully run and sustain a nonprofit organization.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Event%20Graphics/2026%20Graphics/ED%20Leadership%20Academy%20Fall_26.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In addition to building and managing impactful programs that move the needle, executive directors are often called upon to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Manage complex finances, including donations and grant funds&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Support and partner with a board of directors that looks to leadership for guidance while also helping to shape the organization’s vision and mission (including recruiting and onboarding board members)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Recruit, supervise, and support volunteers and staff while navigating employment laws and compliance requirements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Fundraise and write grants to sustain the organization’s work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Continually evolve in understanding equity, inclusion, and social justice—and translate those values into practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You shouldn’t have to navigate this complexity alone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/executive-director-academy"&gt;&lt;font color="#32004B"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;exists to support nonprofit leaders at every level. Whether you are an Executive Director, CEO, Co-Director, mid-level manager, or executive assistant supporting your ED, this program equips you with essential skills and shared leadership practices to lead with confidence and clarity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Participants build a strong foundation in organizational leadership, gain practical tools for real-world implementation, and explore strategies for integrating both required and emerging practices into daily work. This Academy also prioritizes self-care and burnout prevention—for you and your team—so leadership remains sustainable, not exhausting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy is intentionally cohort-based&lt;/strong&gt;, creating a peer learning and support network. You’ll connect with others navigating similar challenges, with dedicated time to learn together, problem-solve, and share collective wisdom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Course Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Our modernized&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;ED&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is an online cohort of no more than 20 participants who have been in their current leadership role for fewer than 5–7 years. This intentional and consistent gathering of leaders with similar tenure is designed to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Build a clear understanding of the complexity of nonprofit leadership roles and the full range of skills required for success&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Strengthen relationships and peer networks across the nonprofit community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Foster collaborative problem-solving and shared learning&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The course includes additional tools, assessments, and matrices designed to support both nonprofit leaders and their boards.&amp;nbsp;Each cohort’s learning journey is shaped by what participants bring into the space, ensuring the Leadership Academy remains responsive, relevant, and rooted in equity—supporting leaders where they are, while strengthening the organizations and communities they serve.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Topics may include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Key leadership responsibilities across roles and functions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Building and navigating effective board–leader relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Having hard and necessary conversations with clarity and care&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your role in human resources and people management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Trust-building and values-driven leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Financial oversight, budgeting, and fiscal responsibility&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Understanding and engaging your audience and community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Nonprofit technology and systems that support your work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Succession planning and leadership continuity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Self-care, resilience, and crisis management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Want to join, but think you're not eligible?&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;If you're an ED with +5 years of experience and or another role and just want to talk this through,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/speak-with-a-consultant"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;let us know here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and we'll contact you or we can update you of a future cohort event if you prefer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Schedule of Virtual Sessions:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Academy will meet live and online for eight sessions, on Thursdays approximately every other week which includes an intro and wrap up session for Fall 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;u&gt;We meet in the Eastern Time Zone.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;How This Works&lt;/font&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;Assignments&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;(pre-work/home-work before each date starting with session 2&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;) will be required to be completed online (on your own schedule) prior to each session after the intro. These learning sessions are approximately 45 minutes to an hour of materials for review, that may consist of short informational videos, blogs, articles, and resources review. We will then meet on Zoom for a facilitated learning session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#800080"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Dates may be rescheduled (pushed-out)&amp;nbsp; if the minimum required number of participants is not reached before session 1.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 1: Sept. 17th - 10 Am to 1:00 PM (Introductions)&lt;br&gt;
Session 2: Oct. 11st - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 3: Oct. 15th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 4: Oct. 29th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 5: Nov 12th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 6: Dec. 3rd -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 7: Dec. 17th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 8: Jan 7th - (Wrap-up) -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM until 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
This Academy is appropriate and relevant for new Executive Directors, EDs stepping into a new role, managing directors who have been in their current position for fewer than 7 years, those who support the ED, those who want to better understand and support their Executive Directors and organization, and those who will succeed the ED.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Member Cost:&amp;nbsp; $999&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-member Cost:&amp;nbsp; *$1299&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;*Includes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;a required&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/membership"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;so you'll have inclusive full access to all our tools, policies, and resources.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Payment in full is required 2-weeks prior to session one to secure your place in the academy cohort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
*A minimum of 8 participants required for each academy and dates are subject to change.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;*This is a "safe-space" and recordings are for the participants in this cohort only or for internal professional development, succession planning, and training of any new Nonprofit Network staff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;We have a system in place for people who may "miss a session" and those&amp;nbsp;options for session makeup can be found on our&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/ed-academy-expectations"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Academy Expectations webpage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;If cost of this event is a barrier for your organization, please email Tracey about sponsorship availability and she will contact you,&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Tracey@Nonprofnetwork.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Tracey@nonprofnetwork.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_dashed" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(75, 0, 73);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Capital Campaign Bootcamp: A Foundational Intensive (Fall 2026) (September 23, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Capital Campaign Bootcamp: A Foundational Intensive&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The 4-hour Bootcamp is a high-impact introductory intensive designed to give nonprofit leaders a clear, practical understanding of what a capital campaign truly requires. This is not a sales pitch or surface overview. It is a candid, strategic examination of readiness, risk, infrastructure, leadership expectations, and the disciplined planning necessary to execute a successful campaign.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;All are welcome to attend this introductory intensive to gain a grounded understanding of capital campaign fundamentals—whether your organization is actively considering a campaign or simply exploring long-term growth strategies. Participants will leave with a realistic picture of timelines, board responsibilities, major gift expectations, case development, feasibility considerations, and the structure of a quiet phase.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;For organizations interested in enrolling in the full Capital Campaign Planning Course,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;attendance at the Bootcamp is required&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;. The intensive establishes a shared baseline of knowledge and ensures that cohort participants enter the extended course prepared for advanced, application-based work rather than introductory discussion.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;A capital campaign is a defining organizational moment. The Bootcamp helps you determine whether you are ready—and what must be strengthened before moving forward.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Course Instructor and Facilitator:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Head%20Shots/Cindy%20Hales%202023.jpg" border="0" height="160" align="left" width="106.74999999999999" style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cindy Hales, Ed.D.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is the Vice President of Community Investment at the Capital Region Community Foundation. There she leads the team responsible for the foundation’s grant making, nonprofit capacity building, and scholarship coordination. She has served in that role since 2018.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Prior to joining the foundation, Cindy spent 18 years as a fundraiser working in higher education and healthcare, where she participated in multimillion-dollar campaigns. She strongly believes that successful fundraising requires good planning, thoughtful strategy, and genuine commitment to helping donors fulfill their charitable interests.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Cindy holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Central Michigan University. She has also served on countless nonprofit boards. In her spare time, Cindy is an avid reader who currently leads her women’s book club and loves tending to her backyard garden. But her passion is travel! Cindy is eagerly planning out the details of her 2026 safari to Tanzania.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;" color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Nonprofit Network's&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/mission-vision-values"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;vision&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;be a valued partner working alongside nonprofits and their leaders to transform&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;communities so that all people can thrive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Executive Director Leadership Academy Fall 2026 (October 01, 2026)</title>
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&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Running, managing, and leading a nonprofit requires versatility—and no single person does it alone.&lt;br&gt;
Executive Directors often wear many hats, and it takes multiple leaders working together to successfully run and sustain a nonprofit organization.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Event%20Graphics/2026%20Graphics/ED%20Leadership%20Academy%20Fall_26.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In addition to building and managing impactful programs that move the needle, executive directors are often called upon to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Manage complex finances, including donations and grant funds&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Support and partner with a board of directors that looks to leadership for guidance while also helping to shape the organization’s vision and mission (including recruiting and onboarding board members)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Recruit, supervise, and support volunteers and staff while navigating employment laws and compliance requirements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Fundraise and write grants to sustain the organization’s work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Continually evolve in understanding equity, inclusion, and social justice—and translate those values into practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You shouldn’t have to navigate this complexity alone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/executive-director-academy"&gt;&lt;font color="#32004B"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;exists to support nonprofit leaders at every level. Whether you are an Executive Director, CEO, Co-Director, mid-level manager, or executive assistant supporting your ED, this program equips you with essential skills and shared leadership practices to lead with confidence and clarity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Participants build a strong foundation in organizational leadership, gain practical tools for real-world implementation, and explore strategies for integrating both required and emerging practices into daily work. This Academy also prioritizes self-care and burnout prevention—for you and your team—so leadership remains sustainable, not exhausting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy is intentionally cohort-based&lt;/strong&gt;, creating a peer learning and support network. You’ll connect with others navigating similar challenges, with dedicated time to learn together, problem-solve, and share collective wisdom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Course Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Our modernized&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;ED&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is an online cohort of no more than 20 participants who have been in their current leadership role for fewer than 5–7 years. This intentional and consistent gathering of leaders with similar tenure is designed to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Build a clear understanding of the complexity of nonprofit leadership roles and the full range of skills required for success&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Strengthen relationships and peer networks across the nonprofit community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Foster collaborative problem-solving and shared learning&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The course includes additional tools, assessments, and matrices designed to support both nonprofit leaders and their boards.&amp;nbsp;Each cohort’s learning journey is shaped by what participants bring into the space, ensuring the Leadership Academy remains responsive, relevant, and rooted in equity—supporting leaders where they are, while strengthening the organizations and communities they serve.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Topics may include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Key leadership responsibilities across roles and functions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Building and navigating effective board–leader relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Having hard and necessary conversations with clarity and care&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your role in human resources and people management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Trust-building and values-driven leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Financial oversight, budgeting, and fiscal responsibility&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Understanding and engaging your audience and community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Nonprofit technology and systems that support your work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Succession planning and leadership continuity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Self-care, resilience, and crisis management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Want to join, but think you're not eligible?&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;If you're an ED with +5 years of experience and or another role and just want to talk this through,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/speak-with-a-consultant"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;let us know here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and we'll contact you or we can update you of a future cohort event if you prefer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Schedule of Virtual Sessions:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Academy will meet live and online for eight sessions, on Thursdays approximately every other week which includes an intro and wrap up session for Fall 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;u&gt;We meet in the Eastern Time Zone.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;How This Works&lt;/font&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;Assignments&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;(pre-work/home-work before each date starting with session 2&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;) will be required to be completed online (on your own schedule) prior to each session after the intro. These learning sessions are approximately 45 minutes to an hour of materials for review, that may consist of short informational videos, blogs, articles, and resources review. We will then meet on Zoom for a facilitated learning session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#800080"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Dates may be rescheduled (pushed-out)&amp;nbsp; if the minimum required number of participants is not reached before session 1.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 1: Sept. 17th - 10 Am to 1:00 PM (Introductions)&lt;br&gt;
Session 2: Oct. 11st - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 3: Oct. 15th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 4: Oct. 29th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 5: Nov 12th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 6: Dec. 3rd -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 7: Dec. 17th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 8: Jan 7th - (Wrap-up) -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM until 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
This Academy is appropriate and relevant for new Executive Directors, EDs stepping into a new role, managing directors who have been in their current position for fewer than 7 years, those who support the ED, those who want to better understand and support their Executive Directors and organization, and those who will succeed the ED.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Member Cost:&amp;nbsp; $999&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-member Cost:&amp;nbsp; *$1299&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;*Includes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;a required&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/membership"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;so you'll have inclusive full access to all our tools, policies, and resources.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Payment in full is required 2-weeks prior to session one to secure your place in the academy cohort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
*A minimum of 8 participants required for each academy and dates are subject to change.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;*This is a "safe-space" and recordings are for the participants in this cohort only or for internal professional development, succession planning, and training of any new Nonprofit Network staff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;We have a system in place for people who may "miss a session" and those&amp;nbsp;options for session makeup can be found on our&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/ed-academy-expectations"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Academy Expectations webpage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;If cost of this event is a barrier for your organization, please email Tracey about sponsorship availability and she will contact you,&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Tracey@Nonprofnetwork.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Tracey@nonprofnetwork.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_dashed" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(75, 0, 73);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;

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      <title>Executive Director Leadership Academy Fall 2026 (October 15, 2026)</title>
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&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Running, managing, and leading a nonprofit requires versatility—and no single person does it alone.&lt;br&gt;
Executive Directors often wear many hats, and it takes multiple leaders working together to successfully run and sustain a nonprofit organization.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Event%20Graphics/2026%20Graphics/ED%20Leadership%20Academy%20Fall_26.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In addition to building and managing impactful programs that move the needle, executive directors are often called upon to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Manage complex finances, including donations and grant funds&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Support and partner with a board of directors that looks to leadership for guidance while also helping to shape the organization’s vision and mission (including recruiting and onboarding board members)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Recruit, supervise, and support volunteers and staff while navigating employment laws and compliance requirements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Fundraise and write grants to sustain the organization’s work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Continually evolve in understanding equity, inclusion, and social justice—and translate those values into practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You shouldn’t have to navigate this complexity alone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/executive-director-academy"&gt;&lt;font color="#32004B"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;exists to support nonprofit leaders at every level. Whether you are an Executive Director, CEO, Co-Director, mid-level manager, or executive assistant supporting your ED, this program equips you with essential skills and shared leadership practices to lead with confidence and clarity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Participants build a strong foundation in organizational leadership, gain practical tools for real-world implementation, and explore strategies for integrating both required and emerging practices into daily work. This Academy also prioritizes self-care and burnout prevention—for you and your team—so leadership remains sustainable, not exhausting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy is intentionally cohort-based&lt;/strong&gt;, creating a peer learning and support network. You’ll connect with others navigating similar challenges, with dedicated time to learn together, problem-solve, and share collective wisdom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Course Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Our modernized&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;ED&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is an online cohort of no more than 20 participants who have been in their current leadership role for fewer than 5–7 years. This intentional and consistent gathering of leaders with similar tenure is designed to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Build a clear understanding of the complexity of nonprofit leadership roles and the full range of skills required for success&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Strengthen relationships and peer networks across the nonprofit community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Foster collaborative problem-solving and shared learning&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The course includes additional tools, assessments, and matrices designed to support both nonprofit leaders and their boards.&amp;nbsp;Each cohort’s learning journey is shaped by what participants bring into the space, ensuring the Leadership Academy remains responsive, relevant, and rooted in equity—supporting leaders where they are, while strengthening the organizations and communities they serve.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Topics may include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Key leadership responsibilities across roles and functions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Building and navigating effective board–leader relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Having hard and necessary conversations with clarity and care&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your role in human resources and people management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Trust-building and values-driven leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Financial oversight, budgeting, and fiscal responsibility&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Understanding and engaging your audience and community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Nonprofit technology and systems that support your work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Succession planning and leadership continuity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Self-care, resilience, and crisis management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Want to join, but think you're not eligible?&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;If you're an ED with +5 years of experience and or another role and just want to talk this through,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/speak-with-a-consultant"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;let us know here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and we'll contact you or we can update you of a future cohort event if you prefer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Schedule of Virtual Sessions:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Academy will meet live and online for eight sessions, on Thursdays approximately every other week which includes an intro and wrap up session for Fall 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;u&gt;We meet in the Eastern Time Zone.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;How This Works&lt;/font&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;Assignments&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;(pre-work/home-work before each date starting with session 2&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;) will be required to be completed online (on your own schedule) prior to each session after the intro. These learning sessions are approximately 45 minutes to an hour of materials for review, that may consist of short informational videos, blogs, articles, and resources review. We will then meet on Zoom for a facilitated learning session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#800080"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Dates may be rescheduled (pushed-out)&amp;nbsp; if the minimum required number of participants is not reached before session 1.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 1: Sept. 17th - 10 Am to 1:00 PM (Introductions)&lt;br&gt;
Session 2: Oct. 11st - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 3: Oct. 15th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 4: Oct. 29th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 5: Nov 12th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 6: Dec. 3rd -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 7: Dec. 17th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 8: Jan 7th - (Wrap-up) -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM until 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
This Academy is appropriate and relevant for new Executive Directors, EDs stepping into a new role, managing directors who have been in their current position for fewer than 7 years, those who support the ED, those who want to better understand and support their Executive Directors and organization, and those who will succeed the ED.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Member Cost:&amp;nbsp; $999&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-member Cost:&amp;nbsp; *$1299&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;*Includes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;a required&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/membership"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;so you'll have inclusive full access to all our tools, policies, and resources.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Payment in full is required 2-weeks prior to session one to secure your place in the academy cohort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
*A minimum of 8 participants required for each academy and dates are subject to change.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;*This is a "safe-space" and recordings are for the participants in this cohort only or for internal professional development, succession planning, and training of any new Nonprofit Network staff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;We have a system in place for people who may "miss a session" and those&amp;nbsp;options for session makeup can be found on our&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/ed-academy-expectations"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Academy Expectations webpage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;If cost of this event is a barrier for your organization, please email Tracey about sponsorship availability and she will contact you,&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Tracey@Nonprofnetwork.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Tracey@nonprofnetwork.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Trauma Training (October 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 35px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nonprofnetwork.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0076A3"&gt;Nonprofit Network&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://strong-families.org/our-people/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#005B7F"&gt;Family Services and Children's Aid&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;invite you to attend this&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;FREE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;online public training for community members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font&gt;and employers to learn how to support those that may have experienced childhood trauma.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. ACEs can include violence, abuse, and growing up in a family with mental health or substance use problems. Toxic stress from ACEs can change brain development and affect how the body responds to stress. ACEs are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance misuse in adulthood. However, ACEs can be prevented.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;Session Agenda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 40px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;
  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Neuroscience and how Trauma Affects the Brain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Epigenetics - History and Trauma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Adverse Childhood Experiences&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Resilience and Positive Childhood Experiences&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Preventing ACEs can help children and adults thrive&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;The science and research show that children who have high ACEs, may face a life of risky health and social behaviors, chronic health conditions and even early death, without intervention.&lt;br&gt;
This presentation will educate on ACEs and how each of us can make a difference moving forward and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;will educate the audience on how ACEs affect our population. And&amp;nbsp;also includes information on brain development, epigenetics, potential interventions, and how to build resilience in the lives of our children and our communities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); background-color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;**Please be advised:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;
&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 218, 163);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;We would like everyone to be aware that this session will provide education on childhood trauma and doing this also requires that we each think back to our own childhoods. &amp;nbsp;This may cause stress or trigger some memories and feelings that are difficult.&amp;nbsp; The presenters will also speak to this at the beginning of the workshop.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Nonprofit Network's&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/mission-vision-values"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;vision&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;be a valued partner working alongside nonprofits and their leaders to transform&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;communities so that all people can thrive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Capital Campaign Planning Institute (Bootcamp Prerequisite Required) - Fall 2026 (October 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capital Campaign Planning Institute&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Design it well. Lead it boldly. Fund the future with confidence.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;A capital campaign is more than a fundraising effort—it is a defining leadership moment. Done well, it clarifies your vision, strengthens community trust, and secures the long-term future of your organization. Done poorly, it can strain relationships and stall momentum. There is no substitute for disciplined planning.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;A capital campaign—defined as an intensive, time-bound effort to raise significant philanthropic investment—is typically launched to fund a new or renovated facility, expand programs, or build endowment reserves. But at its core, a campaign is about readiness: organizational clarity, fundraising infrastructure, board alignment, and a compelling case for why now.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;If your organization is considering a campaign within the next 18–36 months, this course will help you determine whether you are truly prepared—and what it will take to succeed.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Session Dates:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;1.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;October 22, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;November 05, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;3.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;November 19, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;4.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;December 03, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;5.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;December 17, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;6.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;January 07, 2027, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;7.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;January 21, 2027, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Course Instructor and Facilitator:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Head%20Shots/Cindy%20Hales%202023.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="106.74999999999999" height="160" align="left" style="margin-right: 8px; margin-left: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cindy Hales, Ed.D.&lt;/strong&gt; is the Vice President of Community Investment at the Capital Region Community Foundation. There she leads the team responsible for the foundation’s grant making, nonprofit capacity building, and scholarship coordination. She has served in that role since 2018.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Prior to joining the foundation, Cindy spent 18 years as a fundraiser working in higher education and healthcare, where she participated in multimillion-dollar campaigns. She strongly believes that successful fundraising requires good planning, thoughtful strategy, and genuine commitment to helping donors fulfill their charitable interests.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Cindy holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Central Michigan University. She has also served on countless nonprofit boards. In her spare time, Cindy is an avid reader who currently leads her women’s book club and loves tending to her backyard garden. But her passion is travel! Cindy is eagerly planning out the details of her 2026 safari to Tanzania.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Executive Director Leadership Academy Fall 2026 (October 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Running, managing, and leading a nonprofit requires versatility—and no single person does it alone.&lt;br&gt;
Executive Directors often wear many hats, and it takes multiple leaders working together to successfully run and sustain a nonprofit organization.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Event%20Graphics/2026%20Graphics/ED%20Leadership%20Academy%20Fall_26.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In addition to building and managing impactful programs that move the needle, executive directors are often called upon to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Manage complex finances, including donations and grant funds&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Support and partner with a board of directors that looks to leadership for guidance while also helping to shape the organization’s vision and mission (including recruiting and onboarding board members)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Recruit, supervise, and support volunteers and staff while navigating employment laws and compliance requirements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Fundraise and write grants to sustain the organization’s work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Continually evolve in understanding equity, inclusion, and social justice—and translate those values into practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You shouldn’t have to navigate this complexity alone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/executive-director-academy"&gt;&lt;font color="#32004B"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;exists to support nonprofit leaders at every level. Whether you are an Executive Director, CEO, Co-Director, mid-level manager, or executive assistant supporting your ED, this program equips you with essential skills and shared leadership practices to lead with confidence and clarity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Participants build a strong foundation in organizational leadership, gain practical tools for real-world implementation, and explore strategies for integrating both required and emerging practices into daily work. This Academy also prioritizes self-care and burnout prevention—for you and your team—so leadership remains sustainable, not exhausting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy is intentionally cohort-based&lt;/strong&gt;, creating a peer learning and support network. You’ll connect with others navigating similar challenges, with dedicated time to learn together, problem-solve, and share collective wisdom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Course Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Our modernized&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;ED&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is an online cohort of no more than 20 participants who have been in their current leadership role for fewer than 5–7 years. This intentional and consistent gathering of leaders with similar tenure is designed to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Build a clear understanding of the complexity of nonprofit leadership roles and the full range of skills required for success&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Strengthen relationships and peer networks across the nonprofit community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Foster collaborative problem-solving and shared learning&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The course includes additional tools, assessments, and matrices designed to support both nonprofit leaders and their boards.&amp;nbsp;Each cohort’s learning journey is shaped by what participants bring into the space, ensuring the Leadership Academy remains responsive, relevant, and rooted in equity—supporting leaders where they are, while strengthening the organizations and communities they serve.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Topics may include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Key leadership responsibilities across roles and functions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Building and navigating effective board–leader relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Having hard and necessary conversations with clarity and care&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your role in human resources and people management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Trust-building and values-driven leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Financial oversight, budgeting, and fiscal responsibility&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Understanding and engaging your audience and community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Nonprofit technology and systems that support your work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Succession planning and leadership continuity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Self-care, resilience, and crisis management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Want to join, but think you're not eligible?&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;If you're an ED with +5 years of experience and or another role and just want to talk this through,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/speak-with-a-consultant"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;let us know here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and we'll contact you or we can update you of a future cohort event if you prefer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Schedule of Virtual Sessions:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Academy will meet live and online for eight sessions, on Thursdays approximately every other week which includes an intro and wrap up session for Fall 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;u&gt;We meet in the Eastern Time Zone.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;How This Works&lt;/font&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;Assignments&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;(pre-work/home-work before each date starting with session 2&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;) will be required to be completed online (on your own schedule) prior to each session after the intro. These learning sessions are approximately 45 minutes to an hour of materials for review, that may consist of short informational videos, blogs, articles, and resources review. We will then meet on Zoom for a facilitated learning session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#800080"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Dates may be rescheduled (pushed-out)&amp;nbsp; if the minimum required number of participants is not reached before session 1.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 1: Sept. 17th - 10 Am to 1:00 PM (Introductions)&lt;br&gt;
Session 2: Oct. 11st - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 3: Oct. 15th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 4: Oct. 29th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 5: Nov 12th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 6: Dec. 3rd -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 7: Dec. 17th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 8: Jan 7th - (Wrap-up) -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM until 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
This Academy is appropriate and relevant for new Executive Directors, EDs stepping into a new role, managing directors who have been in their current position for fewer than 7 years, those who support the ED, those who want to better understand and support their Executive Directors and organization, and those who will succeed the ED.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Member Cost:&amp;nbsp; $999&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-member Cost:&amp;nbsp; *$1299&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;*Includes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;a required&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/membership"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;so you'll have inclusive full access to all our tools, policies, and resources.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Payment in full is required 2-weeks prior to session one to secure your place in the academy cohort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
*A minimum of 8 participants required for each academy and dates are subject to change.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;*This is a "safe-space" and recordings are for the participants in this cohort only or for internal professional development, succession planning, and training of any new Nonprofit Network staff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;We have a system in place for people who may "miss a session" and those&amp;nbsp;options for session makeup can be found on our&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/ed-academy-expectations"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Academy Expectations webpage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;If cost of this event is a barrier for your organization, please email Tracey about sponsorship availability and she will contact you,&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Tracey@Nonprofnetwork.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Tracey@nonprofnetwork.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_dashed" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(75, 0, 73);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;

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      <title>Foundations of Board Governance (November 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;Nonprofits need board members who have a clear, disciplined understanding of their core responsibilities and the guardrails that ensure mission-driven oversight. The session clarifies the distinct roles of governance vs. management, strengthens accountability, and establishes practices that prevent common board dysfunctions. Participants leave with a solid grounding in effective board behavior, ethical decision-making, and the structures that support a healthy, high-performing organization.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630353</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Foundations of Board Governance (November 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;Nonprofits need board members who have a clear, disciplined understanding of their core responsibilities and the guardrails that ensure mission-driven oversight. The session clarifies the distinct roles of governance vs. management, strengthens accountability, and establishes practices that prevent common board dysfunctions. Participants leave with a solid grounding in effective board behavior, ethical decision-making, and the structures that support a healthy, high-performing organization.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;

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      <link>https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/event-6630356</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Executive Director Leadership Academy Fall 2026 (November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Running, managing, and leading a nonprofit requires versatility—and no single person does it alone.&lt;br&gt;
Executive Directors often wear many hats, and it takes multiple leaders working together to successfully run and sustain a nonprofit organization.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Event%20Graphics/2026%20Graphics/ED%20Leadership%20Academy%20Fall_26.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In addition to building and managing impactful programs that move the needle, executive directors are often called upon to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Manage complex finances, including donations and grant funds&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Support and partner with a board of directors that looks to leadership for guidance while also helping to shape the organization’s vision and mission (including recruiting and onboarding board members)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Recruit, supervise, and support volunteers and staff while navigating employment laws and compliance requirements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Fundraise and write grants to sustain the organization’s work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Continually evolve in understanding equity, inclusion, and social justice—and translate those values into practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You shouldn’t have to navigate this complexity alone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/executive-director-academy"&gt;&lt;font color="#32004B"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;exists to support nonprofit leaders at every level. Whether you are an Executive Director, CEO, Co-Director, mid-level manager, or executive assistant supporting your ED, this program equips you with essential skills and shared leadership practices to lead with confidence and clarity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Participants build a strong foundation in organizational leadership, gain practical tools for real-world implementation, and explore strategies for integrating both required and emerging practices into daily work. This Academy also prioritizes self-care and burnout prevention—for you and your team—so leadership remains sustainable, not exhausting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy is intentionally cohort-based&lt;/strong&gt;, creating a peer learning and support network. You’ll connect with others navigating similar challenges, with dedicated time to learn together, problem-solve, and share collective wisdom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Course Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Our modernized&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;ED&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is an online cohort of no more than 20 participants who have been in their current leadership role for fewer than 5–7 years. This intentional and consistent gathering of leaders with similar tenure is designed to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Build a clear understanding of the complexity of nonprofit leadership roles and the full range of skills required for success&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Strengthen relationships and peer networks across the nonprofit community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Foster collaborative problem-solving and shared learning&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The course includes additional tools, assessments, and matrices designed to support both nonprofit leaders and their boards.&amp;nbsp;Each cohort’s learning journey is shaped by what participants bring into the space, ensuring the Leadership Academy remains responsive, relevant, and rooted in equity—supporting leaders where they are, while strengthening the organizations and communities they serve.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Topics may include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Key leadership responsibilities across roles and functions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Building and navigating effective board–leader relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Having hard and necessary conversations with clarity and care&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your role in human resources and people management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Trust-building and values-driven leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Financial oversight, budgeting, and fiscal responsibility&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Understanding and engaging your audience and community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Nonprofit technology and systems that support your work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Succession planning and leadership continuity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Self-care, resilience, and crisis management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Want to join, but think you're not eligible?&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;If you're an ED with +5 years of experience and or another role and just want to talk this through,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/speak-with-a-consultant"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;let us know here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and we'll contact you or we can update you of a future cohort event if you prefer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Schedule of Virtual Sessions:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Academy will meet live and online for eight sessions, on Thursdays approximately every other week which includes an intro and wrap up session for Fall 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;u&gt;We meet in the Eastern Time Zone.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;How This Works&lt;/font&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;Assignments&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;(pre-work/home-work before each date starting with session 2&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;) will be required to be completed online (on your own schedule) prior to each session after the intro. These learning sessions are approximately 45 minutes to an hour of materials for review, that may consist of short informational videos, blogs, articles, and resources review. We will then meet on Zoom for a facilitated learning session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#800080"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Dates may be rescheduled (pushed-out)&amp;nbsp; if the minimum required number of participants is not reached before session 1.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 1: Sept. 17th - 10 Am to 1:00 PM (Introductions)&lt;br&gt;
Session 2: Oct. 11st - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 3: Oct. 15th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 4: Oct. 29th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 5: Nov 12th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 6: Dec. 3rd -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 7: Dec. 17th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 8: Jan 7th - (Wrap-up) -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM until 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
This Academy is appropriate and relevant for new Executive Directors, EDs stepping into a new role, managing directors who have been in their current position for fewer than 7 years, those who support the ED, those who want to better understand and support their Executive Directors and organization, and those who will succeed the ED.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Member Cost:&amp;nbsp; $999&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-member Cost:&amp;nbsp; *$1299&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;*Includes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;a required&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/membership"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;so you'll have inclusive full access to all our tools, policies, and resources.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Payment in full is required 2-weeks prior to session one to secure your place in the academy cohort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
*A minimum of 8 participants required for each academy and dates are subject to change.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;*This is a "safe-space" and recordings are for the participants in this cohort only or for internal professional development, succession planning, and training of any new Nonprofit Network staff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;We have a system in place for people who may "miss a session" and those&amp;nbsp;options for session makeup can be found on our&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/ed-academy-expectations"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Academy Expectations webpage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;If cost of this event is a barrier for your organization, please email Tracey about sponsorship availability and she will contact you,&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Tracey@Nonprofnetwork.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Tracey@nonprofnetwork.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_dashed" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(75, 0, 73);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Cook Family Foundation Partners - Peer Networking (November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003471" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;Getting the months started off right! These Peer Support events will be&amp;nbsp;highly&amp;nbsp;supportive and&amp;nbsp;interactive opportunities to share lessons learned.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003471" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;These meet-ups will help you be responsive to current issues, staffing, or whatever else you want to discuss.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#003471"&gt;Come prepared to share what you know and as always, we will find time to breathe, laugh, cry - or whatever may be necessary.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Trauma Training (November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 35px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(64, 178, 207); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;Jackson County DHHS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nonprofnetwork.org/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(64, 178, 207);"&gt;Nonprofit Network&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;invite you to attend this&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;online public training for community members&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;and employers to learn how to support those that may have experienced childhood trauma.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. ACEs can include violence, abuse, and growing up in a family with mental health or substance use problems. Toxic stress from ACEs can change brain development and affect how the body responds to stress. ACEs are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance misuse in adulthood. However, ACEs can be prevented.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;Session Agenda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 40px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;
  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Neuroscience and how Trauma Affects the Brain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Epigenetics - History and Trauma&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Adverse Childhood Experiences&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; color: rgb(87, 131, 168);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Resilience and Positive Childhood Experiences&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Preventing ACEs can help children and adults thrive&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;The science and research show that children who have high ACEs, may face a life of risky health and social behaviors, chronic health conditions and even early death, without intervention.&lt;br&gt;
This presentation will educate on ACEs and how each of us can make a difference moving forward and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;will educate the audience on how ACEs affect our population. And&amp;nbsp;also includes information on brain development, epigenetics, potential interventions, and how to build resilience in the lives of our children and our communities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); background-color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;**Please be advised:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;
&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 218, 163);"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px;"&gt;We would like everyone to be aware that this session will provide education on childhood trauma and doing this also requires that we each think back to our own childhoods. &amp;nbsp;This may cause stress or trigger some memories and feelings that are difficult.&amp;nbsp; The presenters will also speak to this at the beginning of the workshop.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 35px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Nonprofit Network's&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/mission-vision-values"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;vision&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is to&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;be a valued partner working alongside nonprofits and their leaders to transform&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;communities so that all people can thrive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Executive Director Leadership Academy Fall 2026 (December 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Running, managing, and leading a nonprofit requires versatility—and no single person does it alone.&lt;br&gt;
Executive Directors often wear many hats, and it takes multiple leaders working together to successfully run and sustain a nonprofit organization.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Event%20Graphics/2026%20Graphics/ED%20Leadership%20Academy%20Fall_26.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In addition to building and managing impactful programs that move the needle, executive directors are often called upon to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Manage complex finances, including donations and grant funds&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Support and partner with a board of directors that looks to leadership for guidance while also helping to shape the organization’s vision and mission (including recruiting and onboarding board members)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Recruit, supervise, and support volunteers and staff while navigating employment laws and compliance requirements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Fundraise and write grants to sustain the organization’s work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Continually evolve in understanding equity, inclusion, and social justice—and translate those values into practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You shouldn’t have to navigate this complexity alone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/executive-director-academy"&gt;&lt;font color="#32004B"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;exists to support nonprofit leaders at every level. Whether you are an Executive Director, CEO, Co-Director, mid-level manager, or executive assistant supporting your ED, this program equips you with essential skills and shared leadership practices to lead with confidence and clarity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Participants build a strong foundation in organizational leadership, gain practical tools for real-world implementation, and explore strategies for integrating both required and emerging practices into daily work. This Academy also prioritizes self-care and burnout prevention—for you and your team—so leadership remains sustainable, not exhausting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy is intentionally cohort-based&lt;/strong&gt;, creating a peer learning and support network. You’ll connect with others navigating similar challenges, with dedicated time to learn together, problem-solve, and share collective wisdom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Course Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Our modernized&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;ED&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is an online cohort of no more than 20 participants who have been in their current leadership role for fewer than 5–7 years. This intentional and consistent gathering of leaders with similar tenure is designed to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Build a clear understanding of the complexity of nonprofit leadership roles and the full range of skills required for success&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Strengthen relationships and peer networks across the nonprofit community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Foster collaborative problem-solving and shared learning&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The course includes additional tools, assessments, and matrices designed to support both nonprofit leaders and their boards.&amp;nbsp;Each cohort’s learning journey is shaped by what participants bring into the space, ensuring the Leadership Academy remains responsive, relevant, and rooted in equity—supporting leaders where they are, while strengthening the organizations and communities they serve.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Topics may include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Key leadership responsibilities across roles and functions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Building and navigating effective board–leader relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Having hard and necessary conversations with clarity and care&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your role in human resources and people management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Trust-building and values-driven leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Financial oversight, budgeting, and fiscal responsibility&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Understanding and engaging your audience and community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Nonprofit technology and systems that support your work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Succession planning and leadership continuity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Self-care, resilience, and crisis management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Want to join, but think you're not eligible?&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;If you're an ED with +5 years of experience and or another role and just want to talk this through,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/speak-with-a-consultant"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;let us know here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and we'll contact you or we can update you of a future cohort event if you prefer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Schedule of Virtual Sessions:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Academy will meet live and online for eight sessions, on Thursdays approximately every other week which includes an intro and wrap up session for Fall 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;u&gt;We meet in the Eastern Time Zone.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;How This Works&lt;/font&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;Assignments&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;(pre-work/home-work before each date starting with session 2&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;) will be required to be completed online (on your own schedule) prior to each session after the intro. These learning sessions are approximately 45 minutes to an hour of materials for review, that may consist of short informational videos, blogs, articles, and resources review. We will then meet on Zoom for a facilitated learning session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#800080"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Dates may be rescheduled (pushed-out)&amp;nbsp; if the minimum required number of participants is not reached before session 1.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 1: Sept. 17th - 10 Am to 1:00 PM (Introductions)&lt;br&gt;
Session 2: Oct. 11st - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 3: Oct. 15th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 4: Oct. 29th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 5: Nov 12th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 6: Dec. 3rd -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 7: Dec. 17th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 8: Jan 7th - (Wrap-up) -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM until 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
This Academy is appropriate and relevant for new Executive Directors, EDs stepping into a new role, managing directors who have been in their current position for fewer than 7 years, those who support the ED, those who want to better understand and support their Executive Directors and organization, and those who will succeed the ED.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Member Cost:&amp;nbsp; $999&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-member Cost:&amp;nbsp; *$1299&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;*Includes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;a required&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/membership"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;so you'll have inclusive full access to all our tools, policies, and resources.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Payment in full is required 2-weeks prior to session one to secure your place in the academy cohort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
*A minimum of 8 participants required for each academy and dates are subject to change.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;*This is a "safe-space" and recordings are for the participants in this cohort only or for internal professional development, succession planning, and training of any new Nonprofit Network staff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;We have a system in place for people who may "miss a session" and those&amp;nbsp;options for session makeup can be found on our&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/ed-academy-expectations"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Academy Expectations webpage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;If cost of this event is a barrier for your organization, please email Tracey about sponsorship availability and she will contact you,&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Tracey@Nonprofnetwork.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Tracey@nonprofnetwork.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Executive Director Leadership Academy Fall 2026 (December 17, 2026)</title>
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&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Running, managing, and leading a nonprofit requires versatility—and no single person does it alone.&lt;br&gt;
Executive Directors often wear many hats, and it takes multiple leaders working together to successfully run and sustain a nonprofit organization.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Event%20Graphics/2026%20Graphics/ED%20Leadership%20Academy%20Fall_26.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In addition to building and managing impactful programs that move the needle, executive directors are often called upon to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Manage complex finances, including donations and grant funds&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Support and partner with a board of directors that looks to leadership for guidance while also helping to shape the organization’s vision and mission (including recruiting and onboarding board members)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Recruit, supervise, and support volunteers and staff while navigating employment laws and compliance requirements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Fundraise and write grants to sustain the organization’s work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Continually evolve in understanding equity, inclusion, and social justice—and translate those values into practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You shouldn’t have to navigate this complexity alone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/executive-director-academy"&gt;&lt;font color="#32004B"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;exists to support nonprofit leaders at every level. Whether you are an Executive Director, CEO, Co-Director, mid-level manager, or executive assistant supporting your ED, this program equips you with essential skills and shared leadership practices to lead with confidence and clarity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Participants build a strong foundation in organizational leadership, gain practical tools for real-world implementation, and explore strategies for integrating both required and emerging practices into daily work. This Academy also prioritizes self-care and burnout prevention—for you and your team—so leadership remains sustainable, not exhausting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy is intentionally cohort-based&lt;/strong&gt;, creating a peer learning and support network. You’ll connect with others navigating similar challenges, with dedicated time to learn together, problem-solve, and share collective wisdom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Course Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Our modernized&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;ED&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is an online cohort of no more than 20 participants who have been in their current leadership role for fewer than 5–7 years. This intentional and consistent gathering of leaders with similar tenure is designed to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Build a clear understanding of the complexity of nonprofit leadership roles and the full range of skills required for success&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Strengthen relationships and peer networks across the nonprofit community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Foster collaborative problem-solving and shared learning&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The course includes additional tools, assessments, and matrices designed to support both nonprofit leaders and their boards.&amp;nbsp;Each cohort’s learning journey is shaped by what participants bring into the space, ensuring the Leadership Academy remains responsive, relevant, and rooted in equity—supporting leaders where they are, while strengthening the organizations and communities they serve.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Topics may include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Key leadership responsibilities across roles and functions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Building and navigating effective board–leader relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Having hard and necessary conversations with clarity and care&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your role in human resources and people management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Trust-building and values-driven leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Financial oversight, budgeting, and fiscal responsibility&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Understanding and engaging your audience and community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Nonprofit technology and systems that support your work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Succession planning and leadership continuity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Self-care, resilience, and crisis management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Want to join, but think you're not eligible?&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;If you're an ED with +5 years of experience and or another role and just want to talk this through,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/speak-with-a-consultant"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;let us know here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and we'll contact you or we can update you of a future cohort event if you prefer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Schedule of Virtual Sessions:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Academy will meet live and online for eight sessions, on Thursdays approximately every other week which includes an intro and wrap up session for Fall 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;u&gt;We meet in the Eastern Time Zone.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;How This Works&lt;/font&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;Assignments&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;(pre-work/home-work before each date starting with session 2&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;) will be required to be completed online (on your own schedule) prior to each session after the intro. These learning sessions are approximately 45 minutes to an hour of materials for review, that may consist of short informational videos, blogs, articles, and resources review. We will then meet on Zoom for a facilitated learning session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#800080"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Dates may be rescheduled (pushed-out)&amp;nbsp; if the minimum required number of participants is not reached before session 1.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 1: Sept. 17th - 10 Am to 1:00 PM (Introductions)&lt;br&gt;
Session 2: Oct. 11st - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 3: Oct. 15th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 4: Oct. 29th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 5: Nov 12th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 6: Dec. 3rd -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 7: Dec. 17th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 8: Jan 7th - (Wrap-up) -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM until 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
This Academy is appropriate and relevant for new Executive Directors, EDs stepping into a new role, managing directors who have been in their current position for fewer than 7 years, those who support the ED, those who want to better understand and support their Executive Directors and organization, and those who will succeed the ED.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Member Cost:&amp;nbsp; $999&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-member Cost:&amp;nbsp; *$1299&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;*Includes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;a required&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/membership"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;so you'll have inclusive full access to all our tools, policies, and resources.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Payment in full is required 2-weeks prior to session one to secure your place in the academy cohort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
*A minimum of 8 participants required for each academy and dates are subject to change.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;*This is a "safe-space" and recordings are for the participants in this cohort only or for internal professional development, succession planning, and training of any new Nonprofit Network staff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;We have a system in place for people who may "miss a session" and those&amp;nbsp;options for session makeup can be found on our&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/ed-academy-expectations"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Academy Expectations webpage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#738639"&gt;If cost of this event is a barrier for your organization, please email Tracey about sponsorship availability and she will contact you,&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Tracey@Nonprofnetwork.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Tracey@nonprofnetwork.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_dashed" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-color: rgb(75, 0, 73);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please Note: Nonprofit Network may record, video or photograph public events. Recordings, videos and photos are used solely for the promotional purposes of Nonprofit Network. Nonprofit Network will regard as confidential all non-public information obtained during the course of its professional assignments. Information given in a public setting has no expectation of confidentiality.&lt;/font&gt;

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      <title>Executive Director Leadership Academy Fall 2026 (January 07, 2027)</title>
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&lt;h3 style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 19px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Running, managing, and leading a nonprofit requires versatility—and no single person does it alone.&lt;br&gt;
Executive Directors often wear many hats, and it takes multiple leaders working together to successfully run and sustain a nonprofit organization.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;img src="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/resources/Pictures/Event%20Graphics/2026%20Graphics/ED%20Leadership%20Academy%20Fall_26.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In addition to building and managing impactful programs that move the needle, executive directors are often called upon to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 2em"&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Manage complex finances, including donations and grant funds&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Support and partner with a board of directors that looks to leadership for guidance while also helping to shape the organization’s vision and mission (including recruiting and onboarding board members)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Recruit, supervise, and support volunteers and staff while navigating employment laws and compliance requirements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Fundraise and write grants to sustain the organization’s work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Continually evolve in understanding equity, inclusion, and social justice—and translate those values into practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You shouldn’t have to navigate this complexity alone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonprofnetwork.org/executive-director-academy"&gt;&lt;font color="#32004B"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;exists to support nonprofit leaders at every level. Whether you are an Executive Director, CEO, Co-Director, mid-level manager, or executive assistant supporting your ED, this program equips you with essential skills and shared leadership practices to lead with confidence and clarity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Participants build a strong foundation in organizational leadership, gain practical tools for real-world implementation, and explore strategies for integrating both required and emerging practices into daily work. This Academy also prioritizes self-care and burnout prevention—for you and your team—so leadership remains sustainable, not exhausting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our ED Leadership Academy is intentionally cohort-based&lt;/strong&gt;, creating a peer learning and support network. You’ll connect with others navigating similar challenges, with dedicated time to learn together, problem-solve, and share collective wisdom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Course Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Our modernized&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;ED&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership Academy&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is an online cohort of no more than 20 participants who have been in their current leadership role for fewer than 5–7 years. This intentional and consistent gathering of leaders with similar tenure is designed to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Build a clear understanding of the complexity of nonprofit leadership roles and the full range of skills required for success&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Strengthen relationships and peer networks across the nonprofit community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Foster collaborative problem-solving and shared learning&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The course includes additional tools, assessments, and matrices designed to support both nonprofit leaders and their boards.&amp;nbsp;Each cohort’s learning journey is shaped by what participants bring into the space, ensuring the Leadership Academy remains responsive, relevant, and rooted in equity—supporting leaders where they are, while strengthening the organizations and communities they serve.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Topics may include:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Key leadership responsibilities across roles and functions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Building and navigating effective board–leader relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Having hard and necessary conversations with clarity and care&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Your role in human resources and people management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Trust-building and values-driven leadership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Financial oversight, budgeting, and fiscal responsibility&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in practice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Understanding and engaging your audience and community&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Nonprofit technology and systems that support your work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Succession planning and leadership continuity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Self-care, resilience, and crisis management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Want to join, but think you're not eligible?&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;If you're an ED with +5 years of experience and or another role and just want to talk this through,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/speak-with-a-consultant"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;let us know here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and we'll contact you or we can update you of a future cohort event if you prefer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Schedule of Virtual Sessions:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Academy will meet live and online for eight sessions, on Thursdays approximately every other week which includes an intro and wrap up session for Fall 2026&lt;br&gt;
&lt;u&gt;We meet in the Eastern Time Zone.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;How This Works&lt;/font&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;Assignments&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;(pre-work/home-work before each date starting with session 2&lt;font color="#598527"&gt;) will be required to be completed online (on your own schedule) prior to each session after the intro. These learning sessions are approximately 45 minutes to an hour of materials for review, that may consist of short informational videos, blogs, articles, and resources review. We will then meet on Zoom for a facilitated learning session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#800080"&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Dates may be rescheduled (pushed-out)&amp;nbsp; if the minimum required number of participants is not reached before session 1.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 1: Sept. 17th - 10 Am to 1:00 PM (Introductions)&lt;br&gt;
Session 2: Oct. 11st - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 3: Oct. 15th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 4: Oct. 29th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
S&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;ession 5: Nov 12th -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 6: Dec. 3rd -&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 7: Dec. 17th - 10 AM to 12:30 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Session 8: Jan 7th - (Wrap-up) -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;10 AM until 12:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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This Academy is appropriate and relevant for new Executive Directors, EDs stepping into a new role, managing directors who have been in their current position for fewer than 7 years, those who support the ED, those who want to better understand and support their Executive Directors and organization, and those who will succeed the ED.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Member Cost:&amp;nbsp; $999&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-member Cost:&amp;nbsp; *$1299&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;*Includes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;a required&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/membership"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;so you'll have inclusive full access to all our tools, policies, and resources.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Payment in full is required 2-weeks prior to session one to secure your place in the academy cohort.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
*A minimum of 8 participants required for each academy and dates are subject to change.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;*This is a "safe-space" and recordings are for the participants in this cohort only or for internal professional development, succession planning, and training of any new Nonprofit Network staff.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;We have a system in place for people who may "miss a session" and those&amp;nbsp;options for session makeup can be found on our&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://nonprofnet.memberclicks.net/ed-academy-expectations"&gt;&lt;font color="#40B2CF"&gt;Academy Expectations webpage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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