BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Mountain Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Mountain Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261215T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261215T133000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Scrappy Systems: Small Nonprofits That Look Fundable DESCRIPTION:Small and mid-sized nonprofits often do powerful work but struggle to present it in ways that feel clear\, strategic\, and fundable. This session explores practical\, low-cost systems that help organizations move from scattered to strategic. Learn how to organize programs into clear focus areas\, build simple grant tracking tools\, and translate community-based services into funder-aligned language that highlights outcomes and long-term impact.Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify operational gaps that create inefficiency and limit funding readiness\n2. Develop practical\, low-cost systems for organizing programs\, data\, outcomes\, and funding information.\n3. Strengthen their ability to translate everyday program activities into measurable and compelling funder narratives.\n4. Create an actionable plan to strengthen at least one organizational system using tools and resources they already have. When:\nDecember 15\, 2026 | 11:30 to 1:30 MT (online)Cost:\n$50 for UNA Members (with promo code)\n$70 for nonmembersRegister here\nThis virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m.This session will be recorded. The recording will be made available to registrants after the live event. Captioning is provided automatically through Zoom. For information on requesting CART\, ASL\, or another accommodation\, please visit our Registration Policies page.To learn more about events\, registration\, and payment\, visit our Event & Registration FAQ page.Speaker InformationCrystal Vandevender is the Executive Director of the Parenting Resource Center in Austin\, Minnesota\, where she leads organizational strategy\, program development\, community partnerships\, and resource development. With a background spanning nonprofit leadership\, higher education\, healthcare\, and organizational management\, Crystal specializes in developing practical\, affordable systems that strengthen operations\, improve funding readiness\, and create measurable impact without requiring large budgets\, expensive software\, or additional staff.Throughout her career\, Crystal has led strategic planning\, funding diversification\, program evaluation\, and organizational restructuring. She holds a bachelor's degree in organizational management and a master's degree in education with an emphasis in leadership. Her approach focuses on equipping nonprofit leaders with practical tools they can use while keeping costs low and mission at the center. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Small and mid-sized nonprofits often do powerful work but struggle to present it in ways that feel clear\, strategic\, and fundable. This session explores practical\, low-cost systems that help organizations move from scattered to strategic. Learn how to organize programs into clear focus areas\, build simple grant tracking tools\, and translate community-based services into funder-aligned language that highlights outcomes and long-term impact.

Learning Outcomes: \;

1. Identify operational gaps that create inefficiency and limit funding readiness
2. Develop practical\, low-cost systems for organizing programs\, data\, outcomes\, and funding information.
3. Strengthen their ability to translate everyday program activities into measurable and compelling funder narratives.
4. Create an actionable plan to strengthen at least one organizational system using tools and resources they already have. \;

When:
December 15\, 2026 | 11:30 to 1:30 MT (online)

Cost:
$50 for UNA Members (with promo code)
$70 for nonmembers

This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m.

This session will be recorded. The recording will be made available to registrants after the live event. Captioning is provided automatically through Zoom. For information on requesting CART\, ASL\, or another accommodation\, please visit our Registration Policies page.

To learn more about events\, registration\, and payment\, visit our Event &\; Registration FAQ page.

Speaker Information

Crystal Vandevender is the Executive Director of the Parenting Resource Center in Austin\, Minnesota\, where she leads organizational strategy\, program development\, community partnerships\, and resource development. With a background spanning nonprofit leadership\, higher education\, healthcare\, and organizational management\, Crystal specializes in developing practical\, affordable systems that strengthen operations\, improve funding readiness\, and create measurable impact&mdash\;without requiring large budgets\, expensive software\, or additional staff.

Throughout her career\, Crystal has led strategic planning\, funding diversification\, program evaluation\, and organizational restructuring. She holds a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in organizational management and a master&rsquo\;s degree in education with an emphasis in leadership. Her approach focuses on equipping nonprofit leaders with practical tools they can use while keeping costs low and mission at the center.

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