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Kinship Care in Transition: Navigating through Changes and Centering Families 

As federal policies evolve to better support kinship families, agencies and organizations must adapt to shifting standards while maintaining their commitment to equity, family voice, and culturally responsive care. This webinar is designed to help participants understand recent federal rule changes impacting kinship care and relevant updates to COA Accreditation standards and how to translate those changes into meaningful, family-centered

Fostering a Culture of Advocacy: Building Policy Competence Across Your Organization 

Sustainable, transformative advocacy requires policy engagement to be woven into the culture of an organization—not just housed in one department. This webinar will explore how to build advocacy knowledge and readiness at all levels of your organization, from front-line staff to executive leadership. Through practical examples and implementation tips, we’ll help you transform policy fluency from a siloed skill into a shared value. 

Strengthening Connections Between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Child Welfare

This webinar will explore how Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) can collaborate more effectively with the child welfare system and other community partners to improve health outcomes for children and families. It will highlight promising practices, policy opportunities, and actionable strategies for integrating FQHCs into child welfare.

Scenario Planning for Nonprofits: Building Resilience and Sustaining Impact

This webinar will introduce nonprofit leaders to scenario planning as a strategic tool for navigating financial uncertainty and sustaining mission impact. It will outline a structured, step-by-step process for identifying risks, developing multiple financial scenarios, and assigning actionable strategies to prepare for a range of possible futures.

Introduction to COA Accreditation

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) and Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) at SPARK 2025

Hilton Chicago 720 S Michigan Ave., Chicago, United States

These trainings are pre-conference sessions of the SPARK 2025 conference. The Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) session is designed to prepare organizations to get the most out of their COA Accreditation experience. The performance and quality improvement (PQI) training will help organization develop a comprehensive approach to a quality improvement process that will advance effective service delivery and organizational capacity.

$400

Advocacy Amplified: Rapid Response & Readiness in a Shifting Policy Landscape

Hilton Chicago 720 S Michigan Ave., Chicago, United States

During this pre-conference session, participants will gain practical skills in policy analysis, narrative framing, and grassroots mobilization. With a focus on low-cost, high-impact strategies, this session is designed for organizations operating with limited capacity but high stakes.

Free

ELI Alumni: Unlocking Potential Because You Matter!

Hilton Chicago 720 S Michigan Ave., Chicago, United States

For over 20 years, the Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) has established an incredible reputation for providing a quality peer learning experience that positively impacts the development of social sector leaders. This pre-conference convening is the first of its kind! We invite past, present, and future ELI participants to join us to catch up with fellow alumni, network with those who are interested in learning more about ELI, and discuss its transformative impact on both the individual and the organization.

$295

Volunteer Appreciation Celebration at SPARK 2025

Hilton Chicago 720 S Michigan Ave., Chicago, United States

We could not do what we do without our COA Accreditation volunteers. All active COA Accreditation volunteers are invited to join us as we gather and celebrate all that you do. Catch up with colleagues, share site visit stories from the road, and get ready for the start of SPARK 2025. There will be food, drinks, prizes, and a host of swag – so you will not want to miss this event.

Free

SPARK 2025

Hilton Chicago 720 S Michigan Ave., Chicago, United States

SPARK 2025 will showcase sector insight and expertise to drive toward greater impact so all people can thrive. This in-person event will convene leaders from across human services.

The Intersection of Trauma-Informed Approaches and Quality Improvement

Hilton Chicago 720 S Michigan Ave., Chicago, United States

We know that data-informed decision making and continuous quality improvement (CQI) are critical to the success of any change initiative—including our trauma-informed efforts. However, two key barriers often hinder our ability to integrate a trauma-informed lens into data collection. Join us for this workshop, where we will explore strategies to overcome both barriers.

$250

Building Healthy Workplace Cultures in Challenging Times

Hilton Chicago 720 S Michigan Ave., Chicago, United States

This two-day workshop will equip leaders and supervisors with foundational knowledge and skills to help their teams manage uncertainty and interpersonal conflict so they can create a healthy and resilient organizational culture.

Free – $650