TRAININGS

Arbinger Leadership Institute for Nonprofits:

Organizational change starts with individuals. In fact, an organization will only change when the people who make up the organization change. The Arbinger Institute facilitates individual mindset change in people at all levels of an organization and provided the implementation and follow-up support needed to coordinate and sustain these shifts across a team or entire enterprise. 

For more information on how Arbinger training can help your nonprofit, click here.

2025 training information coming soon.

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Community of Practice 

Community of Practice is free online training offered monthly to our nonprofit partners. The majority of the training is pro bono, conducted by expert community leaders. Topics include: 

• Information Technology
• Culture and Belonging
• Volunteer Management
• Leadership and Organizational Culture
• Outcomes and Evaluation
• Board Governance
• Fundraising
• Human Resources
• Legal 
• Marketing and Communications
• Finance and Accounting

Email Mark to receive Community of Practice calendar invitations: matkinson@uwnu.org

Roundtables

Roundtables are monthly opportunities for nonprofits to connect, share, and build their networks. These free in-person gatherings are safe spaces for nonprofit leaders to support each other, learn about current successes and challenges, and walk away with new ideas, solutions, and gained knowledge. Email Mark to receive the Roundtable calendar invitations: matkinson@uwnu.org

Increased Learning

Increased Learning is a deeper dive into one of the 11 domains. This half-day training opportunity is offered by an area expert. Increased Learning offers more structured and in-depth learning, and allows participants to gain a deeper understanding of the critical domains. Email Mark to receive the Increased Learning calendar invitations: matkinson@uwnu.org

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GRANT RESEARCH AND OPPORTUNITIES

Zada Haws Community Grant Center:

The Zada Haws Community Grant Center is the most authoritative source of information on private philanthropy in Northern Utah. Approximately 90% of domestic foundations don't have a website. The Zada Haws Community Grant Center offers access to these hard to find funders, along with the most effective tools to organize and manage your grant research. The Center also offers instruction on funding research, proposal writing, locating prospective funders, and news and philanthropy. The Center is open to grant seekers, grant makers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. Candid's Funding Information Network, through the Zada Haws Grant Center, provides nonprofits with resources like:

• A listing of over 140,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.
• A database of over 4,000 sponsoring companies, offering a quick pathway to corporate funders
• A database of over 5 million recently awarded grants
• A keyword-searchable database of over 1 million recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF

With the Grant Center, nonprofits can access these resources through: 

Foundation Directory Online (FD): This fundraising database gives grant seekers unprecedented access to the largest amount of clean and coded philanthropic data that currently exists. By combining exhaustive data with intuitive search functionality and informative data visualizations, FDO makes fundraising quick and efficient. 

• Please email Mark Atksinson at matkinson@uwnu.org to schedule your free grant search session using FDO Professional.
• If you're using the Zada Hawes Grant Center for the first time, you may request a 30-minute training session during your first visit.

Grants to Individuals Online (GTIO): Get detailed information on more than 10,000 foundations that give grants or scholarships to individuals. 

Candid Learning: Free introductory classes, blog articles, and other resources to assist and strengthen your nonprofit organization.

The Grant Center is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information on the Grant Center, please call 801-399-5584, or email matkinson@uwnu.org. 

Through the Grant Center, United Way of Northern Utah will strive to build partnerships to enhance the quality of organizations in the process of grantmaking. We will preserve credibility by remaining independent and objective in providing technical assistance and services.

Community Service Grants: (click image for more information!)

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RESOURCES

Nonprofit Connection Newsletter 

The Nonprofit Connection Newsletter is a monthly publication with community and nonprofit events, grant opportunities, nonprofit news, job postings, and highlights. It reaches over 300 nonprofits and has a 50%+ open rate. Email Mark to be added to the newsletter: matkinson@uwnu.org

Shared Space 

UWNU offers meeting space for area nonprofits to utilize free of charge, as well as permanent office space at a discounted rate. We have five nonprofits that host monthly meetings in our space, 11 that have used the space at least once over a year, and seven that rent office space. Call our office to use UWNU's free space: (801) 399-5584

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