America’s 1.3 million nonprofits — including the 15,000+ that exist within the St. Louis Metropolitan Area alone — are addressing our communities’ greatest social, environmental, 以及经济挑战, often within resource-constrained environments. An entrepreneurial mindset can drive innovation in nonprofits by providing new frameworks for thinking, acting, and empowering nonprofit leaders and employees to recognize opportunity, 在挫折中保持适应力, and become effective problem-solvers in the face of change. Resources available to regional nonprofits through the Duree Center include:

技能发展工作坊(2024年春季)

由高素质的非营利组织专家领导, our offerings of professional development opportunities provide the knowledge, tools and connections to become an effective nonprofit professional, volunteer, or board member and help organizations grow. 

Join us for our nonprofit leadership education series, Leading Boldly, this spring.  We'll offer a range of workshops including: (Mis)Understanding Nonprofit Administrative Overhead, Mission-driven Mastery: Mid-Level Manager Intensive, 资助写作:从开始到获得资助, Guiding Lights: Board of Directors Training Program, 所以你想创建一个非营利组织?!  可提供面对面和虚拟选项.  

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Testimonials

"I was reminded of the importance of donor follow-up and relationship building and gained many tips and tricks for improving our fundraising practices."

"Heather and the participants shared several wonderful ideas to take back to my organization. I cannot wait to implement new post-event donor strategies!"

“我真的很喜欢我们的主讲人，Dr. Julie Turner. I appreciated how straight forward she was in her teaching style. She created an environment of learning that encouraged collaboration and questions. She was also fun and funny which made the 6-hour training per day feel like 1 hour."

"This class provided an incredible amount of applicable and practical information when tackling a grant! The class prepares you in a way to prevent the common mistakes made that keep you from getting funded. 强烈推荐你上这门课!"

非营利组织360

In partnership, 澳门威尼斯人平台官网’s 杜瑞创业中心 and 社区价值联盟, we offer a high-value, intensive training program — 非营利组织360 — for St. Louis regional nonprofit organizations looking to expand their capacity in all domains of operational leadership. The in-person 11-session program assigns field experts to topics such as strategic planning, 志愿者管理, 基金发展, 人力资源运作, and more. Upon completion of the instructional program, participants receive mentoring and peer support to assist in operationalizing lessons learned.

Our next cohort begins in February 2024 and registrations are open.

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能力建设服务

The Duree Center can provide consulting services for nonprofit organizations in need of a customized individual support on capacity building challenges. On a contractual basis, the Center works with organizations to develop a specialized scope of work. Our highly trained experts can assist organizations on a variety of issues, such as:

• Board governance (including full or half-day retreats)
• Strategic planning (including full or half-day retreats)
• 领导力培训
• 志愿者管理
• Philanthropy and social impact measurement
• 技能发展(i).e., grant writing, logic models, program evaluation) 

非营利组织建模

Utilizing the same methodology employed by innovative for-profit companies, the Duree Center uses a product/service innovation framework to provide a custom diagnostic for nonprofit organizations.  A certified facilitator guides nonprofit organizations through a simple visual structure/business plan to tell the story of how resources flow within the context of their organization. Used in tandem with the existing strategic planning process an organization has previously adopted, the two-session process is complemented by a diagnostic write up and follow-up “what next?，由行业专家提供支持.

Contact Us

Contact Dr. 朱莉·特纳(jturner@lindenwood).edu) for more information on these innovative programs.