Webinars

SSIR offers webinar programs designed for leaders, practitioners, scholars, and consultants across the nonprofit, philanthropic, and social innovation sectors.

Each expert-led session provides in-depth exploration of emerging ideas in nonprofit strategy, leadership, philanthropy, systems thinking, and related fields. These webinars offer practical insights and professional development that can be directly applied within your organization.

Our webinar programs are available both live and on-demand, and include presentation slides and curated resources. If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected]. New programs are added regularly—sign up for our email newsletter to stay informed.

Webinar Library

Strategic Foresight for Nonprofit Leaders

Presented by Rachel Hatch, Chief Impact Officer at Institute for the Future (IFTF)

By identifying emerging opportunities and threats, your organization can be better prepared for the next economic shift, technological disruption, or other challenge. In this 90-minute interactive webinar, you'll learn the fundamentals and best practices of foresight, then apply them directly to the challenges your organization is facing. 

This program is led by Rachel Hatch, chief innovation officer at the Institute for the Future (IFTF), an organization with 50+ years of experience training and developing forecasts.

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Maximizing Fundraising Impact: Strategies for Donor Segmentation and Personalization

Presented by Professor Susan Athey, Faculty Director of the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Join Stanford Social Innovation Review and Professor Susan Athey (Faculty Director of the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab at Stanford Graduate School of Business), for this SSIR Webinars Summer Series session. You will learn actionable strategies to target and personalize your donation appeals to the right potential donor at the right time. 

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When to Measure What: A Strategic Guide to Impact Measurement

Presented by Professor Mary Kay Gugerty from the University of Washington and Loïc Watine from Innovations for Poverty Action

Two-Part 180-Minute Summer Series:
Part I: Core Principles for Right-Fit Measurement
Part II: Tailoring Measurement to Stage of Development

In this program series, you will learn to: 

  • Develop a measurement system focused on organizational learning and action.
  • Tailor evidence collection to stage of program development.
  • Create a pathway towards appropriate impact measurement
  • Build a right-sized and right-fit evidence framework using the CART principles.

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Transformative Technology That Unleashes Nonprofit Scale

Presented by Kathy Miu, Wendell Thomas, Kelli Rasmussen, and Irene Blanchard-Wu

Join Stanford Social Innovation Review for a complimentary 60-minute webinar brings together leaders from three nonprofits that have successfully completed major cloud technology projects. By the end of the session, you’ll better understand how to evaluate, scope, and implement cloud technology initiatives that could transform your own organization's effectiveness.

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