Nonprofit Center of Excellence Academy

This one-week intensive academy, January 12 – 16, 2026, at The Hoffmann Hotel, Basalt Colorado. Participants will include up to 20 nonprofit organizations. The NCEA will be targeted at engaging organizations that are open to learning and growing collaboratively to support the sustainable impact of their mission.

Please email Valerie Carlin at valerie@aspencommunityfoundation.org with any questions.

To Apply: The application is now closed.

Fees: Free! ACF is offering the Academy at no cost to participants.

| What to Expect

Week-long - 9 am to 4 pm Daily
High-level, survey-style workshops
Focuses on the “Why” and “What” behind each topical area
Group exercises
Facilitated relationship-building opportunities

| Curriculum

Human Service Innovations (HSI) will provide a combination of coordination and facilitation of content areas in partnership with a cadre of subject matter experts who work across the range of organizational management and leadership elements of a successful nonprofit.

Daily Topics (Subject to Change)

January 13

Tuesday

Financial Principles and Practices of Effective Nonprofit Finances
Lunchtime “Building a Positive Workplace Culture”
Best Practices in Human Resource Management in the Nonprofit Sector

January 14

Wednesday

Program Design – The Continuum of Community Centered Design Strategies
Marketing & Communications – Strategies and Tactics for Effectively Telling Your Story
Organization and Funder Reception