Today's workplaces bring together multiple generations shaped by differing professional experiences, communication styles, values, and expectations. This interactive workshop explores how leaders can navigate these differences to build stronger, more connected teams.

Join us on Tuesday, September 15th at 10:00 on Zoom to explore common generational assumptions, identify communication approaches that foster trust and collaboration, and learn practical techniques to reduce misunderstandings and enhance team cohesion.

Through discussion, storytelling, and real-world application, attendees will leave with actionable strategies to strengthen workplace relationships and create inclusive environments where employees of all generations can thrive and contribute effectively.

By the end of this workshop, attendees will:

• Recognize how generational experiences influence workplace expectations, communication styles, and approaches to collaboration
• Identify common sources of misunderstanding among intergenerational team members and apply strategies to address them constructively.
• Adapt communication and leadership approaches to better engage employees across multiple generations.
• Leverage generational diversity as a strength to improve teamwork, innovation, and organizational culture
• Apply practical tools that strengthen trust, connection and psychological safety within intergenerational teams
• Develop actionable strategies to foster inclusive, respectful, and high-functioning workplace relationships.

Advocacy can feel intimidating, especially when terms like lobbying, grassroots, compliance, and 501(c)(3) rules get mixed together. The truth: advocacy is much broader than lobbying, and libraries and their partners are already doing it in more ways than they may realize.

In this interactive 2 hour webinar, participants will build a clear, practical understanding of what advocacy includes, what it does not include, and how nonprofit libraries can confidently engage in advocacy while staying within legal and ethical guidelines. We will demystify the basics of lobbying rules for 501(c)(3) organizations, explore the many forms advocacy can take, and highlight real-world examples of how libraries across the country have successfully strengthened public support.

The session will also focus on the shared roles of staff, boards, foundations, volunteers, and community partners in advancing library missions. Breakout discussions and hands-on activities will give participants time to reflect, learn from one another, and identify advocacy approaches that fit their own context.

Attendees will leave with greater clarity, increased confidence, and practical tools to support libraries through everyday advocacy.

Artificial intelligence is already shaping how information is created, accessed, and managed. With few formal AI policies in place and limited state-level guidance to date, many organizations are asking the same questions: What is responsible AI use within our organization? What risks should we understand? And how can AI support our work without undermining trust, ethics or human judgment?

Join us for this two-hour workshop on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 with Greg Surber, APR where we will explore a clear-eyed, practical approach: acknowledging concerns while focusing on what libraries can do now to use AI thoughtfully and effectively. The session will demonstrate how AI tools can support:

• Administrative and operational tasks, such as drafting, summarizing and workflow support
• Note-taking, brainstorming and idea development, with clear guardrails for human oversight
• Free or low-cost tools that libraries can explore without major budget or infrastructure commitments

The workshop will also introduce foundational guidance for AI policy development, including:

• A “starter” policy framework that libraries can adapt locally
• Strategies for communicating AI use clearly to community stakeholders
• Language and messaging that positions AI as a support tool

(Note: This session is exclusively for groups affiliated with Virginia Organizing.)

Learn how and why to create a compelling strategic communications plan to strengthen your fundraising efforts and beyond. This workshop will help participants get organized as they plan communications to maximize support and efficiency. We’ll discuss leading practices in fundraising communications, explore how these same principles can be applied to other areas of nonprofit management that need marketing and PR support, consider which channels to use and why, and outline how to create a strategic marketing plan that works for your organization.

Developing leadership skills and building leadership capacity within your organization can feel challenging, especially when navigating limited hierarchical structures. This comprehensive leadership development program will equip you with practical strategies to grow as a leader, cultivate leadership in others, and create sustainable leadership pathways that strengthen your entire organization.

Please join Angela Fontaine on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 for this 2 hour workshop to learn:

• How to develop as a leader within your organization, regardless of your current position or title
• Effective strategies for developing others as leaders and fostering leadership potential in your team
• How to establish a leadership pipeline that ensures continuity and growth within your organization
• Practical approaches for leading from where you are-maximizing your influence and impact within existing organizational structures

This session addresses the shift in workplace dynamics that comes with leadership.

Participants will explore how to set boundaries, maintain credibility, and lead with confidence. The training includes tools for effective communication, navigating difficult conversations, and fostering accountability. Emphasis is placed on practical leadership behaviors that build trust and team motivation.

This session addresses the shift in workplace dynamics that comes with leadership.

Participants will explore how to set boundaries, maintain credibility, and lead with confidence. The training includes tools for effective communication, navigating difficult conversations, and fostering accountability. Emphasis is placed on practical leadership behaviors that build trust and team motivation.

Are you struggling with the tension caused by generational differences in your workplace? Is it challenging to get your team to value each other’s perspectives?

This workshop will share strategies to help your teams be more effective at respecting each other and empowering every team member despite generational differences.

This workshop will help:

• Define each generation and identify the perspectives that shape their engagement with the workplace
• Uncover strategies for understanding and harnessing the unique motivations of each generation
• Discover practical methods for engaging and empowering team members across generations
• Master the art of creating collaboration between different generations

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Please note that:

• This workshop will take place online. 
• Please bring your experience to share and your curiosity for learning more. Our trainers work to create an interactive learning environment for all participants. For this reason, use of video is recommended where possible. 
• We will be recording this workshop. Participants will receive a copy of the trainer's presentation and other relevant resources.