The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center
Training Information
Read below to check out descriptions and register for all of our upcoming trainings!
Measure What Matters
Proving Your Impact Without Overcomplicating It
About This Session: Participants will distinguish between outputs and outcomes, identify key metrics aligned with their goals, and apply straightforward evaluation techniques to better demonstrate organizational impact.
Funders, boards, and stakeholders increasingly want to know not just what your organization does, but what difference it makes. Yet many nonprofits struggle with collecting meaningful data without creating overwhelming reporting requirements.
In this practical session, you’ll learn how to focus on the metrics that truly matter, eliminate unnecessary tracking, and implement simple tools to measure outcomes—even without a dedicated data team. We’ll explore how to turn numbers into compelling stories that demonstrate impact, strengthen funding proposals, and build confidence with supporters. You’ll leave with a realistic, right-sized approach to evaluation that helps you prove your impact without adding complexity to your workload.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- What to measure—and what to stop tracking
- Simple tools for tracking outcomes (without a data team)
- How to turn numbers into powerful stories for funders
- Session Goal: A practical, right-sized evaluation approach
This is a FREE Training
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Access: Log-in instructions will be provided upon Zoom registration.
Breathe. Pause. Speak.
From Nerves to Confidence
About This Session: Participants will strengthen their ability to advocate for their mission by learning and practicing techniques that reduce anxiety, build confidence, and enhance authentic communication in both formal and informal speaking situations.
Nonprofit leaders are constantly called on to speak to advocate for their mission. Yet nervousness, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome can quietly undermine your voice.
In this interactive session, you’ll learn how anxiety shows up in the body and mind and how to interrupt that cycle in real time. Through practical exercises, you’ll practice simple breathing techniques, mindset shifts, and communication strategies to help you stay grounded when it matters most. You’ll leave with tools you can immediately apply in presentations, meetings, and everyday conversations to communicate with greater confidence and authenticity.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Recognize how speaking anxiety and imposter syndrome manifest physically & mentally
- Apply simple breathing and mindfulness techniques to regulate nerves before and during high stakes situations.
- Humanize your message and shift from “performing” to connecting to your audience.
This is a FREE Training
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
Time: 10am-11am
Access: Log-in instructions will be provided upon Zoom registration.
Beyond the Thank You
Building Donor Loyalty That Lasts
About This Session: To provide nonprofit professionals with practical strategies and stewardship tools to strengthen donor relationships, increase donor retention, and encourage long-term giving.
Join us for an interactive session focused on turning one-time donors into long-term supporters. Drawing from practical donor stewardship strategies, participants will learn how to collect meaningful donor insights, turn information to action and create consistent donor engagement to develop meaningful relationships, encourage repeat giving and increased support. This session will explore how thoughtful, personalized engagement — from handwritten notes and donor surveys to milestone recognition and strategic follow-up — can deepen donor connection and improve retention over time. Attendees will leave with actionable ideas and a repeatable donor retention strategy that can be adapted for organizations of any size.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Develop a simple and sustainable donor stewardship plan tailored to their organization’s capacity
- Identify practical systems and communication strategies that encourage repeat giving and donor retention
- Recognize the importance of consistent stewardship touchpoints beyond the initial thank-you
- Apply donor engagement techniques that build long-term loyalty and trust
- Evaluate current donor stewardship practices and identify opportunities for improvement
This is a FREE Training
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
Time: 2pm-3pm
Access: Log-in instructions will be provided upon Zoom registration
Annual Summer Networking Luncheon
Join fellow volunteer engagement professionals for an engaging afternoon of networking, learning, and collaboration at our TRIAVA Networking & Lunch. We’ll kick things off with a fun game of TRIAVA Member Bingo (with prizes!), followed by lively conversations as we share volunteer management hacks, lessons learned, and our best investments in volunteer engagement.
Whether you’re looking for fresh ideas, practical solutions, or simply an opportunity to connect with peers, this is a great chance to build relationships and strengthen your volunteer leadership network.
Please RSVP so we can plan for lunch—we look forward to seeing you there!
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026
Time: 11am –1pm ET
Location: Central Pines Regional Council (TJCOG)
4307 Emperor Blvd, Durham, NC, 27703