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Mission-Based Sponsorships Virtual Workshop

What do sponsorships look like without events? Actually, they can look very good – both for your organization and your sponsors. Over the past few years, we have been learning how most companies prefer to have a ”bundled approach” to sponsoring an organization, instead of always being called on every time there is an event.  And [ ... ] Continue reading »

Connecticut Compensation Survey Informational Session

Join The Alliance for an informational session about the 2021 Connecticut Compensation Survey that will open to nonprofits in October of 2021. We will walk through how to access the survey, the information you will need to gather to take the survey, and talk about timelines for report publication. We will also answer any questions [ ... ] Continue reading »

Strategies for Virtual Engagement

Join the Fairfield County's Giving Day team to learn about obtaining and sustaining supporter engagement, virtually! We'll talk about how you can rally your ambassadors and develop key social media strategies to broaden your organization's reach. We'll also cover a few best practices for hosting live streams or virtual events during the giving day. Register [ ... ] Continue reading »

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising for Fairfield County’s Giving Day

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising leverages your most passionate supporters to fundraise on behalf of your organization. This training will provide the tools you need to recruit and empower champions for your cause by enabling them to share their personal stories with their own networks. Learn how P2P fundraising can expand your reach, introducing new donors and additional [ ... ] Continue reading »

Stewarding Your Donors

Join the Fairfield County's Giving Day team to learn about how to acknowledge and delight your donors to make them feel like the hero they are! Learn how to create a strategy to build stronger relationships and how you can utilize your Giving Day data to measure engagement to create effective messaging in through your [ ... ] Continue reading »

FCCF Center for Nonprofit Excellence Crisis Sensemaking Workshop

Led by Laura Freebairn-Smith, Partner at Organizational Performance Group (OPG) Workshop description: For many, the last two years have been challenging to say the least. Crises abound, including the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice, climate change, income inequality…the list goes on. And yet, as we recover, there is an opportunity to bounce forward rather than bounce back – [ ... ] Continue reading »

Giving Day Nonprofit Debrief

Join Fairfield County's Giving Day Virtual Nonprofit Debrief to learn about this year’s topline results and proven strategies for success. We’ll invite participating nonprofits to swap success stories and share suggestions with FCCF's Giving Day team to make our next Giving Day even better! Don't miss this opportunity to share your feedback with the FCCF [ ... ] Continue reading »

Board Chair Essentials

Looking for opportunities to support your Board Chair while they manage and strategically lead your organization? If so, invite your Chair to join our workshop on June 7 - with Debra Hertz, Managing Director of the Strategy Group. Attending this workshop will help your Board Chair: Gain confidence and feel more comfortable in their role [ ... ] Continue reading »

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Abundance and Radical-Move Leadership for Turbulent Times: A CNE Workshop

Led by Laura Freebairn-Smith, Partner at Organizational Performance Group (OPG) Workshop description: The most successful leaders have many things in common – strategic thinking, self-awareness, and transparency, to name a few qualities. However, the idea of an abundance leadership mentality - or people who believe in seeing the world as resource sufficient and view power as shareable [ ... ] Continue reading »

Fall Programing Kick Off

Join us to meet the new CNE manager and CNE Advisory Board Chair. Learn about upcoming programs, share ideas, and ask any questions you may have. Register Now

RBA Simplified

A truncated Results Based Accountability Training walking organizations through the basics of RBA. Register Now

Grassroots Book Club Planning Meeting

Webinar

Grassroots organizations are often the closest to our communities and make a large impact despite having smaller or no full-time staff, tight budgets, and fewer resources. We know how hard you work and Fairfield County's Community Foundation wants to provide an opportunity for grassroots organizations to learn, connect, and support each other. Join us for [ ... ] Continue reading »

Fairfield County Forward for Grantees: Where We Are – Where We Are Going

At the center of the Community Foundation’s new strategic plan, Fairfield County Forward is a new approach to addressing the structural and root causes of persistent racial inequities in our community. As we collaborate with our nonprofit partners to advance race equity in education, income & asset building, health, and housing, we want to share [ ... ] Continue reading »

Getting Ready for Fairfield County’s Giving Day

Learn everything you need to know about Fairfield County's Giving Day, including how to register your organization for the big event and the features available to make your organization as successful as possible. We’ll conclude by answering any of your Fairfield County's Giving Day questions and highlighting the resources available to make getting ready for [ ... ] Continue reading »

Five Things Nonprofits Can Do Better: A Peer-to-Peer Lunch & Learn with Rob Fried

FCCF Offices 40 Richards Avenue, 4th Floor, Norwalk, CT, United States

Join us Thursday, December 8th from 12:30 – 1:00 PM for an in-person peer-to-peer lunch and learn led by Rob Fried, founder of Band Central. We will be meeting at Fairfield County’s Community Foundations’ Offices at 40 Richards Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854. This program is free to attend, and lunch will be provided. ABOUT ROB [ ... ] Continue reading »

Abundance Leadership Workshop for Nonprofit Leaders of Color

Webinar

FCCF's Center for Nonprofit Excellence, in partnership with Organizational Performance Group (OPG), is offering this special free-of-cost training to help strengthen and uplift our nonprofit leaders of color. Join us on December 13th from 9am – 11am virtually and explore how the Abundance Leadership™ model can help you to surmount obstacles, build commitment and enthusiasm [ ... ] Continue reading »

Peer to Peer Fundraising for Nonprofits

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising leverages your most passionate supporters to fundraise on behalf of your organization. This training will provide the tools you need to recruit and empower champions for your cause by enabling them to share their personal stories with their own networks. Learn how P2P fundraising can expand your reach, introducing new donors and additional [ ... ] Continue reading »

Stewarding Your Donors

Effective stewardship can mean the difference between a one-time donor and a sustaining, year-over-year supporter. In this webinar, we will show you what information is available after Fairfield County's Giving Day, and how you can use that info to build on existing and newly-created relationships with your organization. Register Now

Fairfield County’s Giving Day 2023

Join us February 23, 2023, for the 10th and final 24-hour online annual giving marathon. Generously supported by champion sponsor Bank of America, Giving Day 2023 will bring donors together throughout Fairfield County and beyond to empower the local nonprofit organizations working to make Fairfield County the best it can be. Give Now

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