Workshops
How It Works
PURCHASE A COLLABORATIVE TICKET
All workshops are free, but you must have a Collaborative ticket to enter the conference.
CHOOSE A WORKSHOP
Sign up for a workshop of your choice. Workshops are limited to only one per attendee.
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Times are subject to change, so add the workshop to your schedule in the app. Haven’t downloaded it yet? Get the app here.
Choose a Workshop
Sign up for one of our exclusive 40-person workshops to get hands-on skills at the Collaborative. Limit one workshop per attendee.
A Gateway to Caring: Leveraging the Airbnb Platform for Your Organization
11:15 AM EST
Looking to connect with a new generation of donors and cause advocates? Join us for a dynamic workshop on how Airbnb Social Impact Experiences can change the way you fundraise. Airbnb waives its fees, so 100% goes directly to the organization.
How to Develop Strength-Based Nonprofits
10:15 AM EST
Leadership is more critical than ever in the social sector. From articulating a clear vision to building strong teams, leaders face pressure from all sides. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to articulate your strengths, identify powerful partnerships, and implement a strengths-based culture.
How to Crush Giving Tuesday 2018
1:00 PM EST
What’s one way to set up your Giving Tuesday Campaign for success? Start in June at the Collaborative! We’ll map out how to design a strategic marketing plan for your Giving Tuesday campaign.
Partner Showcase: Discover What You Can Do With Classy’s Open API
2:15 PM EST
Come see Classy's integration support team and partner showcase featuring innovative approaches to solving paper-based systems with the Classy API. You'll leave with tangible takeaways on what has been built, what is possible, and where to focus your time in 2018 if you're thinking about building on the Classy platform!
How CX Journey Mapping and Design Thinking can Better Leverage Digital Fundraising and Engagement
10:15 AM EST
Journey Mapping will help turbo charge your organization's engagement, communication, technology and fundraising strategies. It can make a profound impact through 'structured empathy' and cross-functional team building. Come learn how 'design thinking' can help you map your way to success!
The Critical Connection Between Wellbeing and Growth
1:00 PM EST
Plenty has surveyed teams of thousands of idealists to understand their attitudes towards growth. Among the most startling findings is that respondents do not prioritize their own self-care. In this experiential session, we’ll explore the relationship between your own wellbeing and the wellbeing of your organization and leave you with practical take-aways to help improve both.
Ask the Editor: Pitch Your Nonprofit Story
11:15 AM EST
In this interactive session, you’ll pitch an idea you hope will entice a journalist to cover. Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, will give you feedback and help you win more attention. Plus, she’ll share trends and tools that can help you communicate your mission and your message.
Driving Your Mission With Data by Qlik
2:45 PM EST
Hands-on workshop with Qlik to learn best practices to leverage mission critical data across your organization. Regardless of where you exist on the data continuum, learn to collect, analyze, report and display key metrics to stakeholders with tools and experience compiled from across the sector.
Digital Ecosystems for Fundraising
1:30 PM EST
Is your digital ecosystem helping or hurting your fundraising? Systems that don’t talk to each other and reports that require manual updating are a drain on productivity, budget, and morale. We’ll walk through the key questions to ask and how to set up your technology to optimize your fundraising.
How to Develop Strength-Based Nonprofits
9:00 AM EST
Leadership is more critical than ever in the social sector. From articulating a clear vision to building strong teams, leaders face pressure from all sides. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to articulate your strengths, identify powerful partnerships, and implement a strengths-based culture.
How to Crush Giving Tuesday 2018
9:00 AM EST
What’s one way to set up your Giving Tuesday Campaign for success? Start in June at the Collaborative! We’ll map out how to design a strategic marketing plan for your Giving Tuesday campaign.
Harmonizing Offline and Online Fundraising
10:15 AM EST
While direct mail remains the largest revenue driver for some larger organizations, it’s costly and time-consuming. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn the data behind why online fundraising is incredibly advantageous—and how your organization can make the shift today.
Classy Healthcare Roundtable: Nonprofits Leveraging DIY Fundraising
11:15 AM EST
This intimate workshop brings together Classy's largest healthcare clients for a conversation around DIY peer to peer fundraising. This session is what you make it, so come to the table with questions you want to ask of your other healthcare colleagues using Classy. This is your time to ask, share, and ideate to enhance fundraising at your organization.
What is in it for me? Building and Keeping Support for Your Technology Initiative
11:15 AM EST
Even the most on-time and on-budget technology project can fail when it comes to user adoption. We’ll introduce (and practice!) techniques for effectively engaging stakeholders of all levels and maintaining support for your project through go-live and beyond.
How to Design a Campaign Without a Designer
9:00 AM EST
Build a campaign landing page guided by Classy’s own design team. You’ll walk away with easy techniques applicable to every stage of the campaign design process. Learn how to make the most of Classy’s advanced designer tools, how to tell a great story with design, and where and how to choose the right imagery.
Let's Stand Out: Leveraging Industry Insights to Create Market Differentiation & Raise More Money
10:15 AM EST
This session will provide a look at the public-private partnerships landscape and corporate social responsibility marketplace trends and insights from Catalist's 2018 e-book, The Future of Profit with Purpose. A nonprofit favorite, this session is essential for organizations seeking opportunities to innovate their fundraising strategies within an ever-changing social good landscape.
