Upcoming Workshops
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10:00 - 12:30 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
The stories we tell shape the world we live in and the future we’re building. As funding becomes harder to secure and competition for awards grows, the ability to communicate your nonprofit’s impact with clarity, emotion, and purpose is no longer optional — it’s essential. This workshop gives nonprofit leaders the tools and confidence to craft stories that stand out and inspire action.
9:00 - 12:00 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
There are many tried-and-true methods for assessment and evaluation—such as surveys and interviews—that effectively measure needs, experiences and impact. However, innovative data and evaluative approaches can further strengthen your nonprofit by expanding the range, depth, and relevance of insights you gather, especially in complex, community-based work. These methods can surface structural barriers, cultural dynamics, and ecosystem influences that traditional metric-based approaches often overlook and advance relationships and trust, which are critical to nonprofit work.
8:30 - 12:00 pm
SB Foundation Office - South County
Space is limited | RSVP Required | Are you ready to take your major donor or other stakeholder relationships to the next level? Imagine reconnecting with the passion you bring to your work, while capturing a treasure chest of personal stories from your prospects, donors, board members and colleagues. This workshop will explore a model that builds trust, connection and resilience when you engage with your donors/stakeholders, all leading to a natural approach for securing major gifts. RSVP required to participate.
10:00 - 12:00 pm
CLU - Oxnard Satellite Campus
Major gift fundraising has the power to elevate your organization. And yet, with everything on your plate - it’s hard to know where to start. Join us in this workshop to build a major gifts “recipe” that works for you and your team.
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Virtual Workshop via Zoom
Join the Cal Lutheran Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Ventura County Community Foundation as we host our Coffee & Connections lunchtime edition with Cassie Carter, Vice President, Fundraising at Campbell & Company. She will share insights from the 2026 Giving USA Annual Report on Philanthropy in America. Learn about emerging philanthropic trends and their implications for fundraising strategies and approaches with your nonprofit organization.
1:00 - 4:00 pm
CLU - Oxnard Satellite Campus
Turn your mission into a persuasive case that resonates with nonprofit donors and drives real results. In this workshop, we will explore the essential elements and critical tools needed to make an effective case for sustained support to your prospective and recurring donor audiences.