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Nonprofit Leadership | Money Management
Fundraising & Event Planning
for Non-Event Planners
A nonprofit fundraising event can truly
be fun to plan and organize, particularly
when it pays off in real dividends to your
charity, PTA, church, or other nonprofit.
This workshop will give you an overview
of the dos and don’ts for creating and
running your successful event. Discuss the
types of events and how to determine what
type will work best for your market. Learn
all about sponsorship and creating long-
term relationships. Explore novel ways of
fundraising and the power of the 501(c)
(3). Class is a combination of presentation
and workshop; class will include a group
activity in which students work together to
plan their own event and receive help and
discussion from the instructor and class.
Lynette Adams
, owner of Perfect Presence
Event Planning and Consulting, is the
community outreach coordinator for the
Women’s Crisis and Family Outreach Center
where she cultivates donors and sponsors
and handles third-party event planning.
Recently, she raised over $100K at a gala
with her team at the Women’s Crisis center.
$61 Non-Member
$49 Member
$5 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3281AT: One Sat., 1–5PM 11/5
3281AU: One Sat., 1–5PM 12/10
3281AV: One Sat., 1–5PM 1/21
Colorado Nonprofit
Resources
If you are looking to
enter the nonprofit
sector through
volunteering, a
career change, or
serving on a board,
this introduction to
Colorado nonprofit
resources will
help you get started. In this class we will
discuss nonprofit professional development
opportunities, job boards, and where to find
volunteer opportunities based on needs
and interests of class attendees.
Amanda
Wallander Roberts
is a Social Sector
Management Consultant that has worked
with small and large nonprofits across
Colorado and beyond. She has served on
various committees supporting nonprofits
and nonprofit professionals, including with
Denver Gives Week and the Young Nonprofit
Professionals Network of Denver.
$37 Non-Member
$25 Member
$1 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3105P: One Tue., 6:30–8PM 11/1
3105Q: One Tue., 6–7:30PM 1/17
All About Fundraising
Overview of the Nonprofit Money
Engine
Whether you are new to the nonprofit
development world or needing to review
current development strategies, this course
will give you a broad overview of the various
areas of fundraising for nonprofits. From
the often-neglected individual donor to the
various sources of grants, foundations,
and sponsorships, asset gifts, and more,
this class hits upon every funding source
and suggests their importance in the broad
scheme of nonprofit funding. Class is
perfect for newer development staff or those
seeking to enter the nonprofit fundraising
world.
Vikki Walton
is a nonprofit consultant
and certified grants specialist to national
and state agencies. She has helped small
nonprofits achieve their first grant and
written grants that have provided six-figure,
multi-year grants for larger organizations.
The funding she has helped organizations
receive reaches into the millions of dollars.
Vikki is an “idea person” who loves crafting
fundraising campaign strategy and is adept
at research and donor outreach. She is a
requested speaker and trainer for nonprofit
groups.
$61 Non-Member
$49 Member
$10 optional materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3282V: One Sat., 9AM–12PM 10/15
3282W: One Sat., 1–4PM 11/12
Introduction to Crowdfunding
Raise Money for Your Nonprofit or
Business
As a fledgling business or organization,
it is a challenge to get startup money
if you are lacking cash flow, credit, or
collateral. Everyone, from suffering families
to celebrities, artists, and politicians, is
raising funds through social media. This
course provides overview of this hot, new
capital-raising and marketing phenomenon.
Discover various options for crowdfunding
and take a look at a several videos that
have been used to raise funds.
Lynn Wilson
is founder of SparqU.com and a professor
of business and entrepreneurship at the
Community College of Denver. He has
helped individuals, nonprofits, and small
business owners get their stories into digital
form and has offered boot camps to help
them enhance their website presence,
social media network, and creatively raise
funds. Leave knowing the best practices of
crowdfunding and determine if it is a viable
strategy for your project.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
1966AL: One Sat., 9–11AM 11/12
NEW! Money Moxey
Create Your Successful Money Plan
Start building your personal wealth! No
matter how much money you earn, get going
with elimination of debt and accumulation
of assets. The key is having your own
personal spending plan. A spending plan is
the number one tool toward building wealth
and financial security. Start by examining
your money habits, then develop a system
for tracking and managing expenses that
includes planning for the unexpected
and saving for fun experiences. Take the
practical step of creating a spending
plan in class. If you’ve always thought it
would be good to have a budget, but were
overwhelmed by the task of actually creating
one, this hands-on class is the answer.
Lisa
Sveland
, owner of Money Moxey, takes you
through a step-by-step process to create
a plan that you can live with. Lisa has a
BS and MA in finance, and is a certified
financial education instructor. Bring your
laptop to this fun hands-on class.
$46 Non-Member
$34 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3534G9: One Sat., 10AM–12:30PM 10/22
3534H9: One Mon., 6–8:30PM 11/21
3534I: One Sat., 1–3:30PM 1/14
Personal Finance Survival
Training
Most of our spending, saving, and
investment habits are shaped by how we
internalize the wider cultural messages we
all learn about money. Join this interesting
and fundamental class hosted by a long-
time lending expert and reframe your
attitude toward spending and planning
so you can be assured of a financial
future that is dependable and predictable.
Discuss these concepts in relation to all
major financial concerns: credit reports
and scores, home ownership, building a
circle of trusted financial advisors, dealing
with your money after life-changing events
(bankruptcy, divorced, job loss, illness, etc.),
getting kids through college, and retirement.
Leave with the knowledge of how to take
control of your finances for a lifetime,
and ensure that your financial future, and
that of your family, is safe and protected.
Ted Wedewer
is a 20-year veteran of the
mortgage banking industry and has spent
his career studying economics and how it
affects the individuals and families he works
with. His unique perspective will shed light
on entirely new and refreshing ways of
dealing with your finances.
$31 Non-Member
$19 Member
S.E. DENVER
: I–25 & I–225
3537AF: One Sat., 9–11AM 11/5
3537AG: One Sat., 9–11AM 1/7
Last chance for All About Fundraising
