4-Part Nonprofit Skills Booster Webinar Series

Kick off 2025 with a bang by giving your nonprofit skills a boost!! Register now for the Nonprofit Skills Booster Webinar Series, presented by Michelle Nusum-Smith, owner and principal consultant at The Word Woman LLC.

Michelle is a licensed consultant, coach, and trainer with nearly 30 years of nonprofit experience, including almost 15 years as a nonprofit consultant. A member of the Grant Professionals Association and a seasoned grant writer, she has helped nonprofits and government agencies to secure well over $300M in combined public and private funding. Michelle has helped thousands of individuals develop knowledge and skills in nonprofit best-practices, including nonprofit startup, board governance, fundraising, grant writing, and volunteer management.

Webinar Schedule

Each of the four Nonprofit Skills Booster Webinar Series live events will be presented on the following Wednesdays from 2pm to 4pm (Eastern Standard Time).

February 19: How to Increase Grant Wins

February 26: How to Recruitment Board Members that Will Actually Serve

March 5 – How to Raise Funds from Individuals

March 12: How Board Committees Can Increase Board Effectiveness

During each live and interactive webinar, you will be able to engage directly with Michelle and the other participants. By the end of the webinar series, you will have boosted your skills in:

• Identifying and assessing grant funding opportunities.

• Crafting compelling grant narratives

• Planning Project Timelines

• Creating realistic and justifiable project budgets

• Building and leveraging relationships within the community to identify potential board members.

• Clearly articulating the organization's mission, goals, and board member expectations to potential candidates.

• Identifying the specific expertise and connections needed on the board to achieve strategic goals.

• Identifying potential donors

• Building relationships with potential donors

• Making “the ask”

• Identifying how committees increase the capacity of the board to address the organization's needs and priorities

• Identifying and recruiting potential committee members

• And much more!

Your registration includes all four live webinars, training materials, and limited access to all four webinar recordings.

Who Should Attend

Executive Directors, current and aspiring board members, nonprofit staff, volunteers, anyone interested in nonprofits.

Limited Attendance

To ensure a high-quality learning experience, we have limited number of participants.

Instructor Profile Michelle Nusum-Smith, an experienced nonprofit leader, consultant, coach and trainer, is the owner and principal consultant at The Word Woman LLC, a full-service nonprofit consulting firm. She has nearly 30 years of nonprofit experience, including program development, fundraising (including grant writing and individual donor cultivation), marketing and public relations, board relations, and event planning. A graduate of the Honors Program at Coppin State University where she earned a BS in Management Science with a minor in marketing, Michelle is a member of the Grants Professionals Association and an Associate Consultant for Maryland Nonprofits. Since 2016, she has been licensed to offer consulting services for the Maryland Nonprofit’s Standards for Excellence® program and has the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to work with nonprofits across the country interested in learning about and implementing the Standards for Excellence code.

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