Bold Bison’s workshop schedule for 2023 is coming into focus! We love facilitating hands-on, engaging, and skill-building workshops as a way to support both organizations and coalitions, and help build talent in the nonprofit sector.
We hope to see you at some of our upcoming webinars and conference workshops, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter as we announce more self-hosted sessions!
Learn more about our facilitation and workshop services.
Texas Land Conservation Conference | March 1-3, 2023
Austin, TX
Texas Communicators Network: an Opportunity for Greater Statewide Collaboration
Thursday, March 2 | 1:30-2:30pm CT
The Texas Communicators Network is creating greater coordination and collaboration between land trusts in our state, and we want to share that opportunity with you during this highly interactive session! Bring your questions about marketing, communications, and fundraising at your land trust to get advice from the experts in the Texas Communicators Network. In facilitated large- and small-group discussions, we’ll unpack the challenges facing Texas land trusts and brainstorm recommendations together to better articulate our message as individual organizations and as part of coordinated statewide outreach campaigns.
Maine Land Conservation Conference | March 2023
Virtual
TikTok, YouTube, Instagram Oh My! Making the Most of Videos to Tell Your Stories
Wednesday, March 22 | 9:30-11am ET
You already know that video is an incredibly effective medium for telling your story, but the challenge is what to do about it. When we talk about video today, we’re talking about so much more than reusing the one you filmed for last year’s fundraiser. From the explosion of video content online to the demand for virtual programming during the pandemic, every organization has needed to rethink its approach to video.
The first workshop of this two-part series is designed for anyone who tells your story – from executive directors to interns, development pros to program managers. In this highly interactive session, we’ll start with a primer on how you can think about video before exploring the ways it can be an asset throughout your organization. Learning from each other’s experiences, we’ll develop recommendations for how you can incorporate video more frequently in your storytelling. This facilitated discussion will help clarify and simplify what can often feel like an enormous project of using video.
Details, Deadlines, and Debuts: Unpacking the Ins and Outs of Video Production
Thursday, March 23 | 9:30-11am ET
Building on the high level learnings from the first session, this Q&A-based workshop is designed as a deep dive for those involved with the nuts and bolts of video production at their organization. Participants are encouraged to bring their technical questions about video production and strategy, as the workshop will be responsive to the needs and concerns of those in attendance. We all bring different levels of experience with video, so no question is too big or too small for this session!
The team from Bold Bison are prepared to cover a wide range of topics on video, from filming techniques and equipment recommendations, to editing demos and software tips, to content strategy and key considerations when hiring contractors. Please bring questions about your current or dream video projects!
Conference attendees can view the recordings here until summer 2023.
New York Land Conservation Conference | May 10-11, 2023
Saratoga Springs, NY
Shouting Into the Void: Why Social Media Is No Longer Working for You and What to Do About It
Thursday, May 11 | 8:30-10am ET
For nearly two decades, social media has been an invaluable asset for nonprofits to evolve the way they communicate, and many of us have invested years of our professional lives honing our social media skills to increase our reach online. But lately, those tried and true strategies don’t seem to be working, the audiences you’ve amassed don’t seem to be engaging with posts.
It’s not just you. Everyone is seeing it because the platforms are rotting. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok have gotten us this far, and while it’s not yet time to say goodbye, it’s definitely time to consider deprioritizing your social strategy – and imagining what you could do instead. Join Bold Bison for a thought-provoking session where we’ll explore what’s changing on social media; evaluate strategies to lighten the load of account management; and consider new ideas to rebuild community with our audiences in a post-social media world.
Land Trust Alliance Webinar | June 20, 2023
Virtual
Shouting Into the Void: Why Social Media Is No Longer Working for You and What to Do About It
Tuesday, June 20 | 2-3:30pm ET
For nearly two decades, social media has been an invaluable asset for nonprofits to evolve the way they communicate, and many of us have invested years of our professional lives honing our social media skills to increase our reach online. But lately, those tried and true strategies don’t seem to be working, the audiences you’ve amassed don’t seem to be engaging with posts.
It’s not just you. Everyone is seeing it because the platforms are rotting. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok have gotten us this far, and while it’s not yet time to say goodbye, it’s definitely time to consider deprioritizing your social strategy – and imagining what you could do instead. Join Bold Bison for a thought-provoking session where we’ll explore what’s changing on social media; evaluate strategies to lighten the load of account management; and consider new ideas to rebuild community with our audiences in a post-social media world.
Land Trust Alliance Rally | September 6-9, 2023
Portland, OR
The Monster Under the Bed: How to Overcome Your Fear of Your Website
Saturday, September 9 | 1:30-3pm PT
Does the thought of updating your website give you anxiety? Maybe you think you’re going to break something because you “don’t know code.” Maybe you always put it off because even small changes take so much time. Maybe, no matter what you do, it never actually works right, so it sits there tormenting you with its problems. Because it’s a burden, it goes unmaintained and slowly starts to fall apart, and then you don’t know how to start fixing it. The reality is that when you have the right tools, there’s nothing to be afraid of.
Managing a website can not only be very easy, but also very fun when you have the confidence to keep things up to date. And we’ll prove it by building a website on the spot during this workshop. Join Bold Bison for this engaging, skills-based workshop where we’ll unpack some of the common challenges land trusts face in maintaining their websites. We will learn how to evaluate your website not only for the quality of its content, but also for the tools you need to run it. We’ll learn about some of the many tools that exist to make your life easier because they’re designed for non-technical web managers. Finally, we’ll spend time reviewing the pros and cons of building a new website and how to get the process started.