Starting a nonprofit organization is a celebratory occasion. As you start, grow, and evolve your organization, challenges are to be expected. Your inspiring mission is worth pursuing, even when the journey is complex and non-linear. IntegralOrg is here to help you develop a strategic path forward as you undertake the process of starting and sustaining a nonprofit.
Designed for Alberta nonprofits and delivered through an online learning portal at your own pace, the Nonprofit Evolution Lab offers a comprehensive range of resources for wherever you are on your nonprofit development journey.
The Lab consists of several modules, each about a foundational area of nonprofit management. Each module contains resources like toolkits, checklists, and videos – plus a one-on-one coaching session with subject matter experts. The Lab identifies various organizational areas to develop, clarifies complex processes, bridges knowledge gaps, and allows you to make strategic progress. This intentional evolution promotes sustainability and avoids setbacks later in the nonprofit lifecycle where missing or incomplete steps can be time consuming and costly.
Join us for this free information session about the Nonprofit Evolution Lab. You can learn more about the Lab and whether it is a good fit for your new, early stage, or small nonprofit.
Because your nonprofit’s mission is vital, you want your organization to be as healthy and sustainable as possible. However, starting and managing a nonprofit is hard work. The Lab offers you an opportunity to learn what you need to know and get help from experts. And because most new nonprofits do not have the financial resources for professional organizational development services, the Lab is an affordable option.
You can learn at your own pace, about areas that are priority for your organization. Developing a nonprofit initiative is a passion driven and service-oriented mission. We are here to walk with you as you strive to make a difference.
Join us in the Nonprofit Evolution Lab, where you can do it yourself, but not alone. You have your what and why, we have the how.
The Lab is tailored to the Alberta nonprofit landscape. This offering is for those thinking of starting a nonprofit, an initial board of directors of a newly established nonprofit, or anyone interested in learning the foundational pieces of starting a nonprofit organization.
Join us if you are a:
Modules include getting started, initial planning, incorporating a nonprofit, applying for charitable status, fundraising, board governance, managing volunteers, creating your first strategic plan, financial management, managing risk, and developing strong leadership. Check below for module descriptions.
By offering consolidated information and expert guidance, The Lab meets you on your terms, to move through your areas of interest, and at your pace. You’ll begin with an initial free consultation to help identify which modules are priority for your nonprofit. As you work through the learning materials in each module, you will have the opportunity for one-on-one coaching from a subject matter expert to ensure that you are making strategic progress. Also, as you work through a module, you will note your learning, next steps, and resources to refer to in a development plan. This self-authored tool will support your development well beyond The Lab.
Choose to work through any or all of these foundational areas of a healthy and sustainable organization.
In this module, you’ll better understand your organization’s current capacities, reflect on external trends that might impact your organization’s future, develop a coherent strategy and well-defined plan of activities, and learn how to adapt within a changing environment while keeping strategy front and centre.
These modules focus on the legal aspects of incorporation and charitable registration. Learn which legislative act aligns best with your initiative, better understand legal compliance and your responsibilities, and develop a plan to undertake this process with the guidance of an expert.
Understand the roles and responsibilities of individual board directors and the board as a whole. Reflect on what is required to establish your first board and how to overcome challenges of governance as a leadership team. Better understand the interconnected areas of responsibility for boards – fiduciary, strategic, and generative responsibility.
This session will introduce the basics of fundraising, with an emphasis on practical tools, tactics, and strategies that you can utilize to build capacity and sustainability for your organization. Learn about current giving trends, undertake a cost-benefit analysis and calculate the return on investment of your current fund development approach, strategize your ask, and enhance your fundraising efforts.
Learn the basics of financial responsibilities, controls, and policies every nonprofit should have in place. Better understand the role of the board, treasurer and bookkeeper. Think about internal controls to put in place and how to budget appropriately. Understand the reporting obligations for your nonprofit.
The Nonprofit Evolution Lab is an investment of $300 per organization for one year of access to all learning materials and one-on-one coaching sessions with subject-matter experts. If financial accessibility remains a barrier, please contact us to chat about options.
If you think theis opportunity might be a good fit for you, please consider attending the information session noted above. Or, send us a note and we will be in touch to find out where you are in your nonprofit journey and whether the Lab is a good fit for you.