Webinars

Webinars & Speaking Engagements

Are you always on the lookout for quality professional development and fundraising training for your nonprofit members? Look no further!​

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Donor Boom partners with nonprofit-serving organizations to deliver practical, IDEA-friendly professional development and training. Our webinars are designed for any of your associations, platforms, and networks that want to equip your communities with clear, data-informed fundraising strategies— without jargon or overwhelm. Led by Sari McConnell (CFRE, MBA), sessions focus on how to use your existing data to ignite donor generosity. Each webinar includes a take-home PDF worksheet so your community members can apply what they learn long after the session ends.

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Our webinars are consistently the top-attended programs of the year for organizations we partner with (Bloomerang, Peninsula Education Foundation Association, Thrive Alliance, various Association of Fundraising Professionals chapters, and others).

 

And the best part? Our live webinars are FREE. One of Donor Boom's main goals is to help as many nonprofit professionals build their internal capacity to be great fundraisers, and we've found this is one of the most powerful ways to do that.

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Are You Interested in Hosting a Webinar?

We'd love to partner with you if you're an org that regularly host educational programming for nonprofit professionals, such as:

• Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) chapters and other nonprofit associations

• Fundraising platforms and service providers

• Conferences and professional development programs

• Capacity-building nonprofits and foundations

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Sessions can be delivered live or recorded and customized based on your audience’s experience level, sector focus, and learning goals.

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Explore our available webinar topics below. If you're interested in offering one of the following webinars to your community, fill out our contact form​ with the message: Donor Boom Webinar.

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Available Webinar Topics:​

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Navigating the New Tax Law: Strategic Guidance for Nonprofits

Lawmakers have just pinched charitable giving tax deductibility with the new One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). But here’s the good news: fundraisers have a big opportunity to guide donors toward more tax-smart ways of giving. This webinar will show you how to turn tax lemons into fundraising lemonade.​​

You'll gain:

• A clear understanding of how the new law affects charitable giving

• The language and confidence to guide donors toward tax-smart generosity

• A new strategy that helps you access donor wealth, not just disposable income 

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Forecasting 101: Forecast Your Revenue & Grow Your Fundraising

In today’s funding landscape, nonprofits need data-driven techniques to establish achievable revenue goals. Forecasting 101 helps nonprofit professionals leverage their data, identify growth strategies, and develop realistic fundraising goals that support sustainable revenue.

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You'll walk away with:

• Clear understanding of revenue forecasting and why it matters

• Step-by-step guidance to forecast your nonprofit’s revenue

• Relevant case studies

• Expectations for conservative, target, and stretch goals

• Ability to use forecasting to engage your board in achievable fundraising​

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Hit Your Event Fundraising Goal: Forecast It First!

Financially successful fundraising events don’t just happen—they’re powered by a data-driven plan. Hit Your Event Fundraising Goal: Forecast It First! shows participants how to forecast event revenue before invitations go out, reducing uncertainty and improving results.

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You’ll learn how to:

• Build a forecasting model

• Leverage data to set achievable fundraising targets for your event

• Identify and plan for conservative, target, and stretch goals

• Use your forecast to motivate donors, staff, and board members

• Avoid common pitfalls that lead to underperformance

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