Where to find #nptech webinars

Many of us lack the budget or time to go to continuing education conferences. So what can you do to improve your skills? Check out these hubs of online learning!

NTEN

On Twitter this week, we've been promoting a lot of NTEN's upcoming webinars. Their webinars cost $30 for members and $60 for non-members. Here are just a few of the webinars they have scheduled for the next month:

• 6 Keys to Post-Implementation Tech Project Success
• Using Google Analytics to Improve Your Website
• 10 Ways to Get Out Your Integrated Marketing Message

Foundation Center

The Foundation Center offers a host of webinars on a wide array of topics, from grant seeking to branding, and lots of other subjects, too. Many of their webinars are free, though some do cost money. Some of their upcoming webinars include:

• Proposal Budgeting Basics
• Grantseeking Basics
• Surviving the Rebranding Process (And Living To Tell the Tale)

NonprofitWebinars.com

4Good NonprofitWebinars does exactly what the site's name claims - they offer nonprofit-related webinars. They're free, too! Here are some of their upcoming sessions:

• Strategic Planning Part 1: Cultivation & Organizational Development
• Tools for More Effective Nonprofit Board Meetings
• How to write a stunning direct mail package piece by piece

Guidestar

Guidestar offers webinars on a variety of subjects, too. Some are free and open to the public, while some are restricted only to certain Guidestar members. Here's what they have brewing:

• How to Take Advantage of Grassroots.org Free Technology Tools and Services Provided to GuideStar Silver and Gold Level Participants
• Weaving Financial Data Into Your Nonprofit's Story
• Getting Your Donors to Fall in Love With You

VolunteerMatch

VolunteerMatch offers tons of free webinars on topics related to working with volunteers (surprising subject matter, I know!). Here are some of their upcoming offerings:

• The New Volunteer Manager's Toolkit
• Playing by the Rules: Creating an Effective Volunteer Handbook
• Telling the Story of Volunteer Impact

Learning on your schedule

For those with even more time/budgetary constraints, lots of websites offer free access to their recorded and archived webinars as well. Small Act does this, for example. Here's a sampling of what we've got available right now:

• Why ROI Matters: Justifying Social Media to Management
• Shooting the Rapids: Social Media and Advocacy
• DIY social media video for your nonprofit
• Doing a Lot With a Little: Managing Social Media Within Time and Cultural Limitations (one of our most popular webinars!)

Keep updated on upcoming webinars

WildApricot posts a comprehensive roundup of nonprofit webinars for each month on their blog.  Be sure to check it out!