Name: The Essentials of Advocacy and Lobbying
Start: 2026-04-09T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-09T14:00:00-04:00

February 2026
Centering Fathers’ Mental Health as a Core Prevention Strategy

February 25 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

This webinar is designed to elevate fathers’ mental health as a core prevention and family well-being strategy, recognizing that fathers’ emotional health, identity, and connection to their children are critical protective factors for families. Participants will deepen their understanding of how structural stressors, such as economic insecurity, systemic racism, involvement with child welfare or the justice system, and unresolved trauma, shape fathers’ mental health and engagement with services.
Building a Healthy Workplace Culture: Executive Functioning Skills

February 26 @ 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm EST Building a Healthy Workplace Culture

Executive functioning skills influence how we plan, respond, and accomplish tasks. By identifying our strengths and addressing our challenges, we can enhance our ability to work effectively, reduce frustration, and foster stronger relationships. This session will provide an overview of executive functioning skills and practical strategies for strengthening them within ourselves and our teammates.

Free
March 2026
Executive Leadership Institute for Organizational Impact: Creating an Internal Leadership Academy

March 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT Executive Leadership Institute for Organizational Impact

Attend a live dialogue with Robena Spangler, senior director of leadership and organizational development, to learn how Social Current’s Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) builds leadership capacity and creates a return on investment for organizations. In addition, Robena will be joined by ELI alum Devin Burgin vice president of psychiatric residential treatment facilities programming at KidsTLC, who will highlight his experiences and how the institute has impacted him and his organization

Free
Crisis Communications & Rapid-Response Strategies for a Quickly Evolving Policy Environment

March 12 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Government Affairs and Advocacy Webinars

This webinar offers a practical framework for crisis communications and rapid response planning, helping human service professionals establish protocols that prepare their organizations to respond to a rapidly shifting climate. Participants will review strategies for preparing an organizational plan, including ethical considerations for ensuring thoughtful, purposeful responses remain issue focused and values driven.

Free
On the Road: ACRC Annual Conference

March 16 On the Road

If you're attending the ACRC Annual Conference, make sure to stop by our exhibit booth to learn all about Social Current’s complete range of solutions.
Cultivating Policy Expertise: Building Skills, Confidence, and Clarity Among Human Service Professionals

March 18 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Government Affairs and Advocacy Webinars

Engaging in policy and advocacy often presents complex challenges, especially as the federal environment shifts rapidly and the resulting regulations and legislation carry far-reaching impacts. This webinar is designed to demystify policy conversations and provide practical tools to help staff feel informed, confident, and empowered to participate in advocacy efforts.

Free
Uncovering Development Needs with the Leadership Gap Indicator (LGI)

March 18 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

The Leadership Gap Indicator (LGI) is a team and organizational assessment that evaluates existing organizational leadership capabilities and how they relate to future success. The LGI gathers and analyzes leaders’ opinions about development needs. During this session, we will explore the specific features of the LGI and how the results can inform strategic decisions for leadership development and organizational success.

Free
Building a Healthy Workplace Culture: Having Difficult Conversations

March 26 @ 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm EDT Building a Healthy Workplace Culture

Having difficult conversations is an essential leadership skill. Effective leaders must be equipped to provide feedback productively, work through disagreements, reflect on challenges, acknowledge feelings, invite feedback, and apologize. In this session, participants will learn research-based strategies to prepare for, initiate, and stay engaged in difficult conversations.

Free
April 2026
Introduction to COA Accreditation

April 1 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm EDT Introduction to COA Accreditation

This webinar will provide an introduction to Social Current and COA Accreditation. Participants will gain an understanding of the key concepts that define COA Accreditation, the steps toward becoming accredited, and the benefits of accreditation.

Free
Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT)

April 6 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT

The Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) is designed to prepare new and incoming
organizations to get the most out of their COA Accreditation experience.

$400
Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI)

April 6 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

This performance and quality improvement (PQI) training is designed to help organizations pursuing COA Accreditation develop a comprehensive approach to a quality improvement process that will advance an efficient and effective service delivery system and enhance organizational capacity to deliver quality services.

$400
The Essentials of Advocacy and Lobbying

April 9 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Government Affairs and Advocacy Webinars

This webinar is designed to support human services organizations in engaging in responsive, strategic advocacy by clarifying the legal responsibilities and opportunities available to 501(c)(3) organizations. Participants will examine the distinctions between advocacy and lobbying through practical case studies, and gain clarity on what activities are permitted, restricted, or reportable.

Free

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