Newsletter Week #12

September 14, 2026

Good morning!

This Week’s Workshop

Boards and Governance with Dr. Regina Winters.

Dr. Winters of the UCCS College of Public Service leads a conversation on the practical questions that come with running a nonprofit board. This session was built for nonprofit leaders and their board members, so please invite your board leadership to attend with you.

Thursday at 1:00 PM at East Library.

RSVP for Boards and Governance

Where to find past workshops

Workshop recordings are on our YouTube channel, linked at the top of the Campaign Hub. The slide decks live in their own folder in the Nonprofit Google Drive.

If you missed a session or want to pass the material along to someone on your team, that is where to find it.

Go to the Campaign Hub Go to the Nonprofit Google Drive

Inspiration Gifts: September 30th deadline

Every organization is required to secure at least one $500 Inspiration Gift, and all payments must be received by September 30th.

The amount you raise in Inspiration Gifts is usually tied to how well you do in the campaign overall, so this is a great opportunity to talk about year end giving with your regular donors, grow your donor base, and encourage new gifts.

We are at roughly $100,000 raised so far.

Go to the Inspiration Gift Portal

Paying by Check

If your donor opted to pay by check and I have not received it yet, I will be reaching out next week to let you know so you can give them a friendly nudge.

Coming in October

  1. The Give! Events portal opens. This is your chance to launch an event page for a Give function you plan on hosting between October 15 and January 3. I will be walking through the events pages at the Website Walk Through on October 8th at 1:00 PM by Zoom, so you can see how they work as a way to raise money at an event.
  2. Profile edits open. Once the Inspiration Gift portal closes, I will send you a link to your profile page to review, and you can send us your edits. A compelling photo matters more than you think when donors are scrolling the site, so have the image you want ready to go. Videos must already be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo for us to embed them.

Let me know if you have any questions. Have a good week.

Victoria