In addition to our services, we host a variety of events for nonprofit professionals. Whether you're looking to hone your presentation skills in a Mighty Mouth workshop or want to learn about search engine optimization (SEO) at a 501 Talks Tech training, we have professional development opportunities to fit your needs.
We also host the ED Forum , which is designed to support peer networking and learning among nonprofit executives.
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Develop Your Professional Capacity
Upcoming or regularly scheduled events
- 501 Talks Tech trainings - details below
- Executive Directors (ED) Forums - details below
- Mighty Mouth workshop - scheduled upon request
- Policy Governance workshop
501 Commons' events delve into an issue impacting nonprofits, provide a place to share great stories, and help you meet other nonprofit leaders and emerging leaders. New knowledge and inspiration await. Plus, a new contact may well become an important partner or life-long friend.
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Executive Director Forums
King County Executive Director Forums are a low-effort, low-cost, and high-impact way to gather with your executive director peers and learn from each other. Each forum gives you the chance to participate in three roundtable discussions led by an experienced executive director. Participants share problems and solutions and trade tips and resources.
For more than a decade, ED Forum participants consistently report that they left with actionable information and an extra bounce in their step from networking with others in our sector.
Upcoming ED Forums
Board Training in King County
Board Training in King County is a forum for executive directors and board chairs or key board members to network with colleagues, learn about specific governance topics, and discuss issues facing their organizations.
Sessions are usually held at Pacific Tower biweekly from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. (subject to change). Cost is $45 per person and $40 for 501 Commons members. Organizations with budgets under $1 million receive a $20 discount.
Upcoming Board Trainings:
Board Trainings will resume in September. Please check back later for information on future sessions. Sign up to join our Board Training email list.
501 Talks Tech
Technology is a crucial component for the success of nonprofits to serve their missions. 501 Talks Tech is a series of FREE monthly sessions that provide information on free and low-cost technology tools that are readily available to organizations of all sizes.
Held on the third Thursday of every month at Pacific Tower, topics discussed at 501 Talks Tech include websites, Google AdWords, social media, databases, project management/collaboration tools, security & privacy, mobile, e-mail, and others.
Upcoming 501 Talks Tech workshop:
Building Better Websites with Web Accessibility - May 18, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m., Pacific Tower (Panoramic Center)
Nonprofit Essentials Training (NET) Program
Many nonprofits are in need of a "101-level" training for boards and their executive directors. However, these kinds of learning opportunities are not always available for organizations in all communities - especially rural parts of the state. The Nonprofit Essentials Training (NET) Program is meant to fill this identified gap in services.
NET offers learning opportunities in these subject areas: Board Leadership, Nonprofit Financial Management, Making Technology Decisions, Strategic Planning, Human Resources, and Volunteer Management.