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Community Heroes Pathways

What are Community Heroes Pathways?

Community Heroes Pathways (“Pathways”) offer a range of e-learning webinars and activities, which allow you to build knowledge progressively. Each Pathway is structured with connected e-learning webinars and activities that enable our members to discover new ideas, pursue their interests, and develop their skills as nonprofit leaders.  Best of all, pathways include access to a network of mentors and innovative engagement opportunities which enable you to follow a pathway, receive live coaching, network with others in the group, and develop new skills along the way!

 

Each pathway course is designed to prepare you for the next level of understanding. They are organized around a sequence of webinars and activities that will help you master the concept in attainable and incremental steps towards higher levels of understanding.  Pathways are wonderful because they also provide new and emerging nonprofit leaders with more clarity and structure in specific areas of the nonprofit sector.  This is critical information that is finally available in one centralized place!

It’s not too late to learn everything you wish you learned one year ago. Today is a new day!

Three Paths to Choose From!

NEO Path

NEO (New and Emerging Organizations):  This Pathway is recommended for anyone considering starting a nonprofit or for newly formed nonprofits that are under a year old.

What you'll learn...

During this webinar, you’ll learn the 5 categories that the greatest nonprofits have mastered and how to master them for your organization too.

In this webinar, you’ll learn the 16 critical activities that should happen within your first 12 months of becoming a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

During this webinar, you’ll learn the 7 steps needed to form a nonprofit and what to do right after you have obtained your IRS Determination Letter.

After completing this webinar, you’ll know the difference between a mission and a vision statement, how long your mission statement should be, and (specifically) what to include in your 1-sentence statement.

This webinar helps you understand the 4 concepts that all public charities must abide by, and the 4 activities that all public charities should avoid.

In this webinar, we’ll use the actual IRS 1023-EZ application to guide you step-by-step through the process of completing the application.  Includes tons of examples and extra information that many people will not typically share!

After completing this webinar, you’ll understand what each board role is responsible for, how the nonprofit organization chart should be organized, what the nonprofit legal duties are called, how to embrace these duties, and much more!

In this practical course, you’ll improve your understanding of — and ability to manage — the financial landscape for your organization. The course covers very practical issues and challenges in nonprofit finance and includes essential budget and financial lessons to help you become familiar with these important documents.

In this easy reading lesson, you’ll learn what the 4 “Must Have” planning documents are for every nonprofit.  You’ll understand where to locate grant-makers; how to handle grantors that do not accept unsolicited grant request and why grant-applications are declined.

In this masterclass, you’ll learn the elements of strategic plans; how to tune your organizational purpose; vision, mission, and strategic planning goals; and how to communicate, implement, and monitor your strategic plan.

 

P2P

P2P (Path to Profit):  This Pathway is recommended for nonprofit leaders that are centrally focused on positioning their small to mid-sized organization for funding.

What you'll learn...

You’ll learn the 5 categories that the greatest nonprofits have mastered and how to master them for your organization too.

You’ll learn the 16 critical activities that should happen within your first 12 months of becoming a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

You’ll learn what funders look for when reviewing your funding request and which productive activities produce positive results over a 90-day period.

In this “Zero-Fluff” lesson, you’ll receive very specific guidance for completing a solid grant proposal, including how to complete the Statement of Need, Project Description, SMART Goals, Evaluation and Sustainability section, and the Budget.  Your proposal serves as your template for grant-applications. EVERY nonprofit should develop one!

You’ll learn about 21 unique methods for funding your nonprofit including grants, social enterprise, bartering, bequests, government funding and more!

You’ll learn the true purpose of your nonprofit budget, who develops it, and when.  You’ll also learn the difference between a budget and financial statements, the difference between direct and indirect costs, and how to organize and use of your budget.  Budget examples provided!

This is a crash course in the Theory of Change methodology where you’ll learn to create a logic model (for your organization) as a means of describing and measuring your program. This is super useful for completing funding applications!  

You’ll learn how to use the 80/20 principle and the 15/15/30 strategy to develop a fundraising plan designed to generate unrestricted income – quickly!

You’ll discover so many treats in this class!  You’ll learn about resources that are designed to improve the organization’s website and presentations, resources for grants using open source and other free grant databases, and resources that are available to train your nonprofit board, staff, and volunteers.

Upon completion of this course and assignments, you will have a Letter of Inquiry that is ready to send to potential funders.  In addition, you’ll will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to effectively communicate your organization’s story, followed by a compelling “ask” that is written in a clear and concise manner.

 

RISE Path

RISE (Realize Internal Stability Easily):  This Pathway is recommended for nonprofit leaders that are interested in helping their board prepare for long-term growth, compliance, and sustainability.

What you'll learn...

In this webinar, you’ll learn the 5 categories that the greatest nonprofits have mastered and how to master them for your organization too.

In this webinar, you’ll learn the 16 critical activities that should happen within your first 12 months of becoming a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

In this webinary, you’ll learn what each board role is responsible for, how the nonprofit organization chart should be organized, what the nonprofit legal duties are called, how to embrace these duties, and much more!

In this easy reading lesson, you’ll learn common expectations of effective boards, how to conduct a board meeting, how to select an Executive Director, and the importance of succession planning

In this webinar, you’ll learn what internal controls are, why they are needed, and which internal controls are commonly used to protect nonprofits from fraud. Developing internal controls will also be of benefit to organizations considering government funding.

In this webinar, you’ll learn which states require charitable registration, which nonprofits are typically exempt, and whether you must register in your home state or all states.

In this easy reading lesson, you’ll learn about state and federal compliance requirements that most nonprofit organizations must abide by including IRS 990 filing and public disclosures.

In this webinar, you’ll learn what funders look for when reviewing your funding request and which productive activities produce positive results over a 90-day period

You’ll learn how to plan an effective volunteer recruitment strategy and where to find volunteers. You’ll become familiar with voluntarism laws, and how to establish policies of practice that protect the volunteer and the organization.

 

Upon completing this masterclass, you’ll understand how to develop an effective high-functioning board, the importance of risk management and oversight, how to structure meetings and committees and how to develop a stellar corporate binder.

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