Merit® Course Catalog

No talking heads, just transformational training for nonprofit professionals

Our 15-minute courses help busy team members learn on their own terms and quickly apply their new knowledge.

Explore Merit's 28 topics by clicking one of the themes below:

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Leadership

Revenue Generating

Nonprofit Planning

Nonprofit Management

Accountability

Organizational Learning

Leadership

What is mission-focused leadership?
Free
Skills for Building Mission-Focused Leadership
Free
Effective Mission-Focused Leadership
Free
Activating Mission-Focused Leadership
Free
Approaches to Build Mission-Focused Leadership
Free
Using Goals to Build Mission-Focused Leadership
Free
Creating Motivation through Mission-Focused Leadership
Free
Mission-Focused Leadership In Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Mission-Focused Leadership
Free
What is community leadership?
Free
Skills for Building Community Leadership
Free
What does effective community leadership look like?
Free
Activating Community Leadership Abilities
Free
How to Start Building Community Leadership Capacity in your Nonprofit
Free
How to Set Goals Around Community Leadership
Free
Getting Motivated About Community Leadership
Free
Community Leadership in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Community Leadership
Free
What is diversity, equity, and inclusion?
Free
Skills for Building DEI Abilities
Free
Overcoming Biases for Effective DEI Work
Free
Activating your Own DE&I Efforts
Free
Leading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-Building Efforts
Free
How to Set Goals for Yourself in DE&I Work
Free
Getting Motivated Around DEI Work
Free
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Free

Revenue Generating

What is donor cultivation?
Free
Skills to Support Donor Cultivation
Free
What does effective donor cultivation look like?
Free
Activating our Own Donor Cultivation Abilities
Free
How to Build & Improve Donor Cultivation Efforts at Your Nonprofit
Free
Setting Personal Donor Cultivation Goals
Free
Getting Motivated to Improve Donor Cultivation
Free
Donor Cultivation in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Donor Cultivation
Free
What is staff fundraising?
Free
Skills that Support Staff Fundraising
Free
Effective Staff Fundraising
Free
Activating your Staff Fundraising Abilities
Free
Information that Supports your Staff Fundraising Capacity
Free
Setting Goals to Advance your Fundraising Skills
Free
Momentum & Motivation Around Staff Fundraising
Free
Staff Fundraising In Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Staff Fundraising
Free
What is nonprofit marketing?
Free
Skills that Enhance Nonprofit Marketing
Free
What Effective Marketing Looks Like
Free
Building a Nonprofit Marketing Strategy
Free
Tools to Support Nonprofit Marketing Efforts
Free
Setting Nonprofit Marketing Goals
Free
Getting Motivated About Nonprofit Marketing
Free
Nonprofit Marketing In Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Nonprofit Marketing
Free
What is board fundraising?
Free
Skills for Building Board Fundraising
Free
What does effective board fundraising look like?
Free
Activating your Board’s Fundraising Abilities
Free
Measuring Board Fundraising Efforts
Free
Setting Board Fundraising Goals
Free
Getting Motivated to Support Board Fundraising
Free
Board Fundraising in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Board Fundraising
Free
What is nonprofit partnership?
Free
Partnership-Building Skills
Free
What do effective partnerships look like?
Free
Activating Your Nonprofit Partnership Abilities
Free
Building Partnership Practices Through Agreements and Relationships
Free
Setting Goals to Build Your Own Partnership Abilities
Free
Getting Motivated About Nonprofit Partnerships
Free
Nonprofit Partnership in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Nonprofit Partnership
Free
What defines grantmaker relationships?
Free
Relationship-Building Skills for Success with Grantmakers
Free
What Effective Grantmaker Relationships Look Like
Free
Activating your Relationship-Building Efforts for Grant-Seeking Success
Free
How to Start Building Grantmaker Relationships in your Nonprofit
Free
How to Set Goals Around Grantmaker Relationship-Building
Free
Getting Motivated about Relationship-Building for Grant-Seeking
Free
Grantmaker Relationships In Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Grantmaker Relationships
Free

Planning

What is strategic planning?

What is strategic planning?

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Skills for Strategic Planning Competency

Skills for Strategic Planning Competency

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What Effective Strategic Planning Looks Like

What Effective Strategic Planning Looks Like

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Activating Your Strategic Planning Efforts

Activating Your Strategic Planning Efforts

Free
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Using Adaptive Strategy to Build and Enhance Your Nonprofit's Planning Abilities & Outcomes

Using Adaptive Strategy to Build and Enhance Your Nonprofit's Planning Abilities & Outcomes

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How to Set Goals Around Strategic Planning

How to Set Goals Around Strategic Planning

Free
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Getting Motivated About Nonprofit Strategic Planning

Getting Motivated About Nonprofit Strategic Planning

Free
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Nonprofit Strategic Planning In Review

Nonprofit Strategic Planning In Review

Free
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Personal Learning Plan in Strategic Planning

Personal Learning Plan in Strategic Planning

Free
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What is decision making?

What is decision making?

Free
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Skills to Improve Decision Making

Skills to Improve Decision Making

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Effective Decision Making

Effective Decision Making

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Action Planning to Improve Decision Making

Action Planning to Improve Decision Making

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Information that Supports Decision Making

Information that Supports Decision Making

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Setting Decision Making Improvement Goals

Setting Decision Making Improvement Goals

Free
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Getting (and Staying) Motivated to Improve Decision-Making

Getting (and Staying) Motivated to Improve Decision-Making

Free
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Decision Making in Review

Decision Making in Review

Free
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Personal Learning Plan in Decision Making

Personal Learning Plan in Decision Making

Free
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Management

What is volunteer engagement?
Free
Skills to Improve Volunteer Engagement Approaches
Free
What Effective Volunteer Engagement Looks Like
Free
Activating Your Own Volunteer Engagement Capacity
Free
How to Start Building Volunteer Engagement in your Nonprofit
Free
Setting Personal Goals to Build Volunteer Engagement
Free
Getting Motivated About Volunteer Engagement
Free
Volunteer Engagement In Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Volunteer Engagement
Free
What is nonprofit technology?
Free
Skills that Build Technological Capacity
Free
Effective Nonprofit Technology Capacity
Free
Activating Your Own Technology Efforts
Free
Building Digital Maturity in Your Nonprofit
Free
Setting Individual Goals to Build Technological Capacity
Free
Getting Motivated about Your Nonprofit's Technology
Free
Technology In Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Technology
Free
What is nonprofit “recruitment and retention?”
Free
Skills to Improve Nonprofit Recruitment and Retention
Free
What does effective nonprofit recruitment and retention look like?
Free
Activating Recruitment and Retention Abilities
Free
How to Start Building Recruitment and Retention Capacity in your Nonprofit
Free
Setting Nonprofit Recruitment and Retention Goals
Free
Getting Motivated about Nonprofit Recruitment and Retention
Free
Nonprofit Recruitment and Retention in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Nonprofit Recruitment and Retention
Free
What is community collaboration?
Free
Skills to Support Community Collaboration Efforts
Free
Developing Effective Community Collaborations
Free
Activating your Community Collaboration Efforts
Free
How to Build Collaborations that Work for Your Nonprofit
Free
Setting Goals Around Community Collaboration
Free
Getting Motivated About Community Collaboration
Free
Community Collaboration In Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Community Collaboration
Free
What is nonprofit professional development?
Free
Skill-Building for Effective Nonprofit Professional Development
Free
What does effective nonprofit professional development look like?
Free
Maximizing and Leading Nonprofit Professional Development Efforts
Free
Where to Start with Nonprofit Professional Development Efforts
Free
Setting Professional Development Goals for Yourself and Your Nonprofit
Free
Motivating and Incentivizing Nonprofit Professional Development Efforts
Free
Nonprofit Professional Development in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Nonprofit Professional Development
Free
What is staff deployment?
Free
Skills that Support Staff Deployment
Free
What does effective staff deployment look like?
Free
Activating our Staff Deployment Abilities
Free
Building Strong Staff Deployment Practices in your Nonprofit
Free
How to Set Goals Around Staff Deployment for Yourself
Free
Getting Motivated to Build Deployment Abilities
Free
Reviewing Staff Deployment
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Staff Deployment
Free
What is nonprofit facilities management?
Free
Skills to Support Nonprofit Facilities Management
Free
Hallmarks of Effective Nonprofit Facilities Management
Free
Activating Your Own Facilities Management Efforts
Free
Designing Facilities Management Approaches
Free
Goal Setting that Supports Facilities Management
Free
Getting Motivated About Facilities Management
Free
Nonprofit Facilities In Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Nonprofit Facilities
Free
What is nonprofit program implementation?
Free
Nonprofit Program Implementation Skills
Free
What does effective nonprofit program implementation look like?
Free
Activating Your Own Program Implementation Capacity
Free
How to Enhance Program Implementation Practices in your Nonprofit
Free
How to Set Goals Around Implementation
Free
Getting Motivated About Program Implementation
Free
Nonprofit Program Implementation in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Nonprofit Program Implementation
Free

Accountability

What is financial oversight?
Free
Skills that Support Financial Oversight Practices
Free
What effective financial oversight looks like
Free
Activating your Own Financial Oversight Efforts
Free
How to Start Building Financial Oversight in your Nonprofit
Free
How to Set Goals Around Financial Oversight
Free
Getting Motivated About Financial Oversight
Free
Financial Oversight in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Financial Oversight
Free
What is nonprofit impact accountability?
Free
Skills to Support Nonprofit Impact Accountability Practices
Free
What Effective Impact-Focused Accountability Looks Like
Free
Activating Your Own Abilities Around Impact Accountability
Free
Understanding and Assessing Our Nonprofit Impact
Free
Setting Goals to Improve Impact-Focused Accountability
Free
Individual Motivation and Impact Accountability
Free
Nonprofit Impact Accountability in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Impact Accountability
Free
What is nonprofit implementation accountability?
Free
Skills for Building Strategic Accountability Habits
Free
Why Nonprofit Accountability Matters
Free
Building Capacity for Nonprofit Accountability
Free
Examining our Accountability: Assessing Organizational Practices
Free
Setting Goals to Build Strategic Accountability
Free
Motivation & Accountability in Program Implementation
Free
Nonprofit Implementation Accountability in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Implementation Accountability
Free

Learning

What is performance assessment?
Free
Skills that Support Performance Assessment
Free
What Effective Performance Assessment Looks Like
Free
Activating Performance Assessment Efforts
Free
Building Nonprofit Staff Performance Assessment Capacity
Free
Setting Goals Around Performance Assessment
Free
Getting Motivated about Performance Assessment
Free
Performance Assessment in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Performance Assessment
Free
What is nonprofit program success?
Free
Skills to Support Nonprofit Program Success
Free
Effectiveness in Nonprofit Program Assessment
Free
Activating Your Own Program Success Efforts
Free
Building and Improving Program Success in Your Nonprofit
Free
How to set Goals Around Program Success
Free
Getting Motivated About Program Success
Free
Nonprofit Program Success in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Program Success
Free
What is nonprofit environmental context?
Free
Skills Used in Understanding Environmental Context
Free
Effectively Using Environmental Context
Free
Activating Efforts to Understand Environmental Context
Free
Using Frameworks to Understand your Nonprofit's Environmental Context
Free
Setting Goals Around Environmental Context
Free
Getting Motivated about Environmental Context
Free
Environmental Context In Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Environmental Context
Free
What is organizational capacity?
Free
Organizational Capacity Building Skills
Free
Effective Organizational Capacity
Free
Activating your Capacity-Building Efforts
Free
Organizational Capacity Assessment
Free
Setting Goals to Build Capacity
Free
Finding the Motivation to Build Capacity
Free
Organizational Capacity in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Organizational Capacity
Free
What is nonprofit advocacy?
Free
What skills support nonprofit advocacy success?
Free
What Effective Advocacy Looks Like
Free
Activating Your Own Advocacy Efforts
Free
How to Start Building Advocacy in Your Nonprofit
Free
How to Set Goals to Build Your Advocacy Abilities
Free
Getting Motivated to Advocate for Your Mission
Free
Advocacy Success in Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Advocacy Success
Free
What does it mean to understand our population’s needs?
Free
Skills to Support Population Assessment
Free
Effectively Understanding our Population
Free
Activating Your Own Abilities to Understand Your Population's Needs
Free
Understanding Your Population's Needs at the Organizational Level
Free
Population Needs Assessment: Goal-Setting for Success
Free
Getting Motivated to Understand Your Population
Free
Population Needs In Review
Free
Personal Learning Plan in Population Needs
Free