While The Charmm’d Foundation closed its doors at the end of 2024, they’re still available to assist with your leadership needs. The Charmm’d Foundation’s website offers coaching and facilitation opportunities, trusted community speakers, scholarship opportunities, peer advisory, and more.
Founded in 1955, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the world’s largest membership organization of professional social workers. NASW works to enhance its members’ professional growth and development, create and maintain professional standards, and advance sound social policies. NASW aims to promote the quality and effectiveness of social work practice in the United States, improve conditions of life in our democratic society using social work knowledge and skills, and help maintain and promote high standards for social work practice and preparation for practice.
NASW provides continuing education, professional development, and networking opportunities through in-person and online events and workshops. They offer multiple professional development programs and products such as credentials, education and training courses, newsletters, employment information, resources, and publications.
When participating in NASW professional development programs, members can receive free CEs and CEs at discounted rates to fill their licensing or credentialing requirements.
The National Wellness Institute (NWI) is the leader in providing professional development and engagement opportunities that support individuals from various disciplines in promoting whole-person wellness. In addition to certificate programs, NWI offers live and on-demand webinars, events, & eLearning courses.
Some of NWI’s current certificate programs include:
Worksite Wellness Specialist
Mastering Workplace Wellness Laws
Financial Wellness Facilitator
Health and Wellness Certificate Program
Become a Change Agent
The National Wellness Institute is joining the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) to create the Wellness Alliance. Learn more on the website above!
Training & eTracking Solutions thrives on providing highly effective online training programs to nonprofit and social service communities across the United States. Realizing that employee training is vital to the success of individuals, agencies, and associations within the human services field, Training & eTracking Solutions prides itself on creating content-rich online training. They’ve built training programs to focus on employees retaining more knowledge through interactive exercises, real-world situations, and engaging simulations.
See the Training tab for their learning categories, including training for DSPs, CEs for LMSW/LCSW, professional development, as well as on safety, senior care, mental health, and more. Schedule a free consultation to learn more about their programs and custom eLearning services.
Forefront provides best-in-class resources, classes, services, and programs for grantmakers, nonprofits, and advisors.
Their webinar library is available to the public. From digital fundraising, Google analytics, human resources, and navigating the current funding landscape, Forefront has the tools to help you do your best work.
Click the website above to explore Forefront’s resources, learn about the upcoming professional development and networking events across Illinois, and connect with the Forefront Library team for individual assistance on philanthropic and nonprofit topics.
Forefront hosts special annual events, for which registration is required and there is a fee for members and non-members.
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.