Upcoming Trainings

Open for Registration

Nonprofit Board Leadership Training

We partner with Propel Nonprofits of the Twin Cities to bring a new training, designed with LACF, to nonprofit board members in the La Crosse area. Some of the 6 courses in this workshop are regularly available to community members for a fee, totaling ~$400, and we are proud to offer it to La Crosse area community members free of charge.

NOTE: Those who have formerly taken Fundamentals of Nonprofit Board Governance or Learn to Lead (offered by Great Rivers United Way) need not attend the first session, but are welcome to attend if they’d like a refresher.

To register: https://www.lacrosseareafoundation.org/board-leadership-training-registration/

One-page flyer titled Nonprofit Board Leadership Training. Lists six virtual sessions held 8:30–10:00 am: Session 1: Nonprofit Board Governance Overview (March 27); Session 2: Leading Strategically (April 3); Session 3: Ensuring Financial Stability (April 10); Session 4: Board Chair & CEO/ED Relationship (April 17); Session 5: Be an Ambassador: Strategic Storytelling (April 24); Session 6: Ensuring Healthy Governance (May 1). Bottom section labeled Trainers with headshots and names: Elizabeth Appel (Senior Training Manager), Sara Wessling (Training Director), Teresa Bettmann (Senior Training Associate), Lauren Journot (La Crosse Area Community Foundation Impact Director), Allison Wagstrom (Senior Loan Officer and Financial Specialist), and Sherry Beames (La Crosse Area Community Foundation Donor Services Coordinator). Logos indicate the training is presented by Propel Nonprofits and the La Crosse Area Community Foundation, and made possible by Serve Wisconsin. Blue and white graphic design.

Upcoming Sessions

AI For Nonprofits | April 23, 2026 – 1-4 pm – Viterbo University Nursing Center, Room 196 – Register here. Learn more: AI For Nonprofits Training Digital Invitation

Networking & Sharing: Stewardship 101 | May 6, 2026 – 4-6 pm – Black River Beach Neighborhood Center – Register here.

Recorded Webinars and Trainings

Annual Checklist: The Basics

Host: LACF on December 3, 2024