Events
Upcoming
Project Decision-Making
Impactful Projects & Planning Series: February 25, 2026, at 12:30 pm ET
We’ll talk about how a lack of clarity in decision-making stalls projects and what to do about it.
Integrating Change: Library Projects That Last
Southeast Collaborative Online Conference: March 10, at 3 pm ET
Are your crucial library initiatives hitting resistance? This session provides a practical roadmap for integrating change management into project management. Learn to proactively manage resistance and the "people side" of change to transform your projects and ensure that strategic library goals are met with long-term organizational buy-in.
Project Management For Nonprofits Certification
Career Learning: March 30 to April 2, 2026, at 12 pm ET
Nonprofit work moves fast and priorities shift without warning. This certification gives you a clear, repeatable system to plan, manage, and deliver successful projects. You will learn how to define scope, align stakeholders, prevent delays, and run projects that advance your mission. Build the skills and tools to lead with confidence, reduce chaos, and prove the real impact of your work.
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Past Events
The Collaboration Tool Trap
Impactful Projects & Planning Series: January 21, 2026 (Virtual)
We talked with Amy Petersen about why collaboration tools rarely solve team dysfunction, and how to identify and address the deeper culture and process problems that technology only exposes.
Managing Project Risk
Impactful Projects & Planning Series: November 19, 2025 (Virtual)
We talked about how to identify and manage project risks.
Project Management For Nonprofits Certification
Career Learning: October 20-23, 2025 (Virtual)
Managing nonprofit projects can feel chaotic. Competing stakeholders, limited resources, and unclear scope often derail the best intentions. This certification provides a 5-part framework tailored for the unique challenges of mission-driven work. You will learn to move from reactive problem-solving to proactive planning, ensuring your projects deliver their intended impact on time and on budget.
Why Projects Fail
Impactful Projects & Planning Series: October 15, 2025 (Virtual)
We talked about common reasons projects fail and what to do about it.
Project Management for Library Professionals
ALA Core Classroom: October 9 - November 13, 2025 (Virtual)
Attendees will be introduced to the basic principles of project management and presented with strategies to rally stakeholders, encourage project momentum, and triumph over common project challenges. The course includes asynchronous content over 5 weeks with 3 60-minute live sessions.
Successful Strategic Planning
Impactful Projects & Planning Series: September 17, 2025 (Virtual)
We talked with Katherine Turner about successful strategic planning in chaotic times.
5 Key Strategies to Improve Your Fundraising Projects
DonorDock: September 10, 2025 (Virtual)
Learn five practical strategies you can plug in right away to calm scope creep, keep timelines honest, and get everyone rowing in the same direction.
Turn your Strategic Plan into an Action Plan
CALCON: September 5, 2025 (Breckenridge, CO)
Turn your library’s strategic plan into an action plan that guides, inspires, and empowers. In this session, learn to bridge the gap between strategic vision and practical implementation to effectively achieve your organization's strategic goals and create a roadmap for the future.
Project Management For Nonprofits Certification
Career Learning: August 25-28, 2025 (Virtual)
Gain a valuable certification and learn project management basics and actionable strategies to help any nonprofit successfully plan and deliver projects.
Project Meeting Rescue
Impactful Projects & Planning Series: August 20, 2025 (Virtual)
We learned about how to address common project meeting challenges.
Tackling Project Management Challenges
Career Learning: July 25, 2025 (Virtual)
Struggling to run successful projects? Dive into five common project management challenges and learn actionable strategies to overcome them. Learn how to create buy-in, enhance team meetings and communication, and maximize the effectiveness of your project management tools.
Avoiding Burnout
Impactful Projects & Planning Series: June 18, 2025 (Virtual)
We talked with Rebecca Marchiafava about avoiding burnout.
Project Management For Nonprofits Certification
Career Learning: June 9 - 12, 2025 (Virtual)
Gain a valuable certification and learn project management basics and actionable strategies to help any nonprofit successfully plan and deliver projects.
Pause & Ponder: Elevating Library Training with Reflective Activities
ALA Learning Round Table Virtual Training Showcase: June 2-6, 2025 (Virtual)
Learn how to use reflective questions and activities in training to deepen understanding and help learners translate knowledge into practice.
AI for Library Project Management
NCLA RASS Spring Mini-Conference: May 30, 2025 (Virtual)
Learn practical ways project managers can leverage AI to generate ideas and create initial drafts of project plans, documents, and communications.
Successful Project Teams
Impactful Projects & Planning Series: May 21, 2025 (Virtual)
Learn about the factors that create successful project teams.
Turning your Strategic Plan into an Action Plan
Lyrasis Learning: April 29, 2025 (Virtual)
Turn your library’s strategic plan into an action plan that guides, inspires, and empowers. In this session, attendees will learn realistic strategies for sustaining a dynamic planning process. Go from strategic plan to action plan and successfully implement your organization’s strategic goals.
Project Management For Nonprofits Certification
Career Learning: April 22 - 25, 2025 (Virtual)
Gain a valuable certification and learn project management basics and actionable strategies to help any nonprofit successfully plan and deliver projects.
HR Project Manager Certification
Career Learning: April 14 - 17, 2025 (Virtual)
Learn project management basics and actionable strategies that can help any organization successfully plan and deliver projects. (This program is valid for 4.0 general recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute and 4.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.)
Change Management
Impactful Projects & Planning Series: April 9, 2025 (Virtual)
We talked with Veronica LaFemina about managing change.
Simple Strategic Planning
Lyrasis Learning: April 8, 2025 (Virtual)
Spend less time planning and more time taking action! In this session, we'll introduce a simplified approach to strategic planning that emphasizes flexibility, transparency, and inclusiveness.
3 Common Project Mistakes
Impactful Projects & Planning Series: March 26, 2025 (Virtual)
Learn how to fix three common project management mistakes.
Master Project Success: Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes
Career Learning: March 11, 2025 (Virtual)
Struggling with delayed deliverables and chaotic meetings? Uncover the five common mistakes holding your projects back and gain actionable strategies to overcome them. Learn how to engage stakeholders, boost team communication, and build project plans that actually work.
Project Manager CAPM® Certification Training
Career Learning: February 20 - March 27, 2025 (Virtual)
This CAPM® certification course gives you the necessary 23 hours and PMI-certified course materials to get you ready for the CAPM exam and teaches you the skills you need to lead any project effectively or work exclusively as a project manager.