Learn To Lead is a free, six-week training to help those considering service on a nonprofit Board of Directors. Participants will learn the basics of board service and leave the program feeling confident when asked to join a board for the first time.
If you are seeking a more advanced opportunity, you might consider the La Crosse Area Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Board Leadership Training.
Please fill out the form below to register for our upcoming Learn To Lead cohort.
When: March 3-April 7, 2026
Tuesdays from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Radisson Hotel La Crosse, 200 Second St. S., La Crosse, WI 54601
Session Schedule:
- March 3 – Nonprofit Boards 101
- At this intro session, participants will learn board basics and how nonprofits put mission into motion with help from dedicated board volunteers.
- March 10 – Finances & Community Needs
- A local expert will cover financial oversight for board members; an overview of community needs being addressed by local nonprofits will follow.
- March 17 – Ethics & Board Panel
- A local expert will cover board ethics; an opportunity to hear from, and ask questions of, local people who are currently serving on nonprofit boards will follow.
- March 24 – Fundraising & Executive Director Panel
- Executive Directors from local orgs will be on hand to talk fundraising and what’s expected of board members when it comes to raising money.
- March 31 – Channel Your Strengths
- After taking the StrengthsFinder assessment on your own, a Certified Strengths Coach will help you understand and leverage your top 5 strengths, on a board and beyond.
- April 7 – Meet Your Match
- Our final session features nonprofit “speed dating” – let us introduce you to our nonprofit friends, one of which you’re sure to love! We’ll celebrate with cake!
Learn To Lead is made possible thanks to a grant from the Volunteer Generation Fund in partnership with AmeriCorps and Serve Wisconsin.