Center for Nonprofit Advancement

The mission of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement is to strengthen, promote, and represent nonprofit organizations, empowering them to meet the diverse, changing needs of our communities.

The Center for Nonprofit Advancement Training Hub for nonprofits provides practical, on-trend professional development programs designed specifically for board members, executives, staff, and volunteers. Classes, workshops, and seminars are led by expert faculty members with experience working in the nonprofit sector. Topics address present-day challenges and prepare you for future changes and new developments. Webinar and training topics include fundraising, budgeting, online content, project management, board of directors, and HR. See the Training Hub at the link above. Most training opportunities are hosted virtually, with an in-person element when face-to-face interaction is optimal.

Center for Creative Leadership

The Center for Creative Leadership is a mission-driven organization committed to making the world a better place through more effective leadership. CCL is proud to be recognized as a top-ranked, global nonprofit leadership development provider and a pioneer in international leadership research. Since its founding in 1970, CCL’s mission has been to advance the understanding, practice, and development of leadership to benefit society worldwide. Head to the link above to learn about the various healthcare leadership development solutions CCL offers.

Human Services Leadership Institute

The Human Services Leadership Institute offers comprehensive resources to enhance your organization’s performance through books and leadership programs for frontline professionals, managers, and organizational leaders. Tim Nolan, Ed.D., travels the country to work with human service organizations. He focuses on helping managers and organizations drive consistently high levels of employee commitment, engagement, performance, and retention through positive, empowering, and supportive organizational cultures. Tim has worked with tens of thousands of people leaders and hundreds of organizations nationwide to drive sustainably high levels of employee commitment, engagement, performance, and retention.

More information on the Human Services Leadership Institute’s programs and trainings are available on the website.

Dale Carnegie

Dale Carnegie offers a wide range of in-person and online training and professional development courses. Their mission is to help you develop the skills to become a better, more confident, and more effective version of yourself. Their professional development programs empower you to cultivate leadership abilities, activate your organization, deliver compelling presentations, master powerful people skills, and refine customer service expertise.

Explore the professional development topics at the link above, or head to the Courses tab to see the upcoming session schedule.

Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities

The Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities works to promote the independence, productivity, integration, and inclusion of those with disabilities into the community, ensuring that those individuals with developmental disabilities have the same opportunities as others in the community. Their mission is to ensure that people with developmental disabilities participate and are included in everyday life and can choose the services and supports that best fit their needs. To accomplish this, ICDD invests in people and organizations serving people with disabilities throughout the State of Illinois.

ICDD’s online library of resources is free and includes materials on employment, assistive technology, specific disabilities, law, parenting, inclusion, and more. Their DSP Toolkit helps individuals and families find, choose, and keep great DSPs!

Infinitec

Infinitec’s Online Classroom offers online learning modules for K-12 and social service organizations. The Online Classroom includes DHS-approved online DSP, QIDP, and RBT training curricula, content focused on mandatory training, regulatory compliance, and the GRACE Project on aging with I/DD, with ENGAGE Online Training Administration System and management of private training content.

In addition to online learning, Infinitec membership provides access to a discount purchase program and a lending library of equipment.

Learn more and request a demonstration at the link above.

Relias

Relias Learning provides engaging, comprehensive training and professional development, including DSP training and live and on-demand webinars. Their resource library is searchable by industry, with options specifically targeting the IDD community, behavioral health, autism, nursing, and more. Complimentary webinars are included with registration. See the Relias website to request a demo.