Please find below a list of many of the trainings that the Progressive Technology Project has conducted over the years. Each training contains links to materials used in the trainings.
Since 2020 and the start of COVID19, we at PTP have been missing seeing all of you at our in-person Powerbase Trainings. We hope to begin offering these in-person trainings again soon, but in the meantime will still be holding our popular training topics through our Powerbase Live! ONLINE Training Series.
Please see descriptions of all the upcoming sessions below, and be on the lookout for email announcements as each session is scheduled!
Hosted by Progressive Technology Project and May First / People Link, February 27, 2017
In this webinar session, we will provide a framework for how you can manage potential digital harassment and offer general guidance to help you prepare your organization appropriately—a.ka. risk assessment and harm reduction.
Hosted by Progressive Technology Project and May First / People Link, December 12, 2016
In the 1960s, the government sponsored a massive surveillance, infiltration and disruption program called COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program). It destroyed movements, relationships, and activists' lives. It destroyed the trust and hopefulness needed to build and sustain a movement. It destroyed the movement for justice in this country.
We haven't seen anything like it since then.
Presented at GIFT's Money for Our Movements, August 13, 2016
This workshop will help groups explore what it takes to integrate their grassroots fundraising with on-going organizing and communications activities with a multichannel approach.
We will emphasize how successful fundraising campaigns are fundamentally dependent on four core components:
GIFT Conference 2016 Participant Agenda Session 2.pdf, 01 GIFT Conference 2016 presentation.pdf, 02 introducing-sprint-fundraising-campaigns GIFT 2016.pdf, 03 Importance of Data.pdf, 04 Tool Box and Iowa CCI Case Study.pdf, 05 Zen and the Art of Workflows August 2016 FINAL.pdf, PTP CRMs & Fundraising Campaigns GIFT Journal Sept Oct 2014.pdf, Your Organizational Data Worksheet.pdf, Mimi Ho GrassrootsFundraisingStrategyChart.pdf, PTP-fr-fundraising-dashboard.pdf, 
PTP-fr-planning-worksheets.xlsx, Rebecca FR Worksheets.xlsx, Editorial-Calendar-Template.xlsx, LCSC Case Study.pdf, See "10 years, 10 days, $10k" by Kiara Boone, Autumn Hubbard & Trish Tchume of YNPN, pp. 2-5Track 1: PowerBase Fundamentals
A foundational track designed for participants that need a stronger foundation in the key features of PowerBase. This track will go at a pace designed to optimize a better understanding of PowerBase. After attending this session, participants will know how to
This workshop was conducted by Alice Aguilar, Executive Director, of PTP and Scott Douglas, Executive Director of Greater Birmingham Ministries and Board Member of PTP during the Marguerite Casey Foundation 2014 National Convening on September 22nd, 2014 in Atlanta Georgia.
Workshop Description: PTP and GBM share their technology tools and demonstrate how they have helped grassroots organizations to expand their membership bases.
Objectives:
Track 1: PowerBase Fundamentals
A foundational track designed for participants that need a stronger foundation in the key features of PowerBase. This track will go at a pace designed to optimize a better understanding of PowerBase. After attending this session, participants will know how to
GIFT Conference in Baltimore, MD
August 2, 2014 2PM - 4PM
These are the handouts and notes from a workshop PTP presented at the GIFT Money For Our Movement Conference 2014. Use them for your work. If you reuse them, please be sure to acknowledge where they came from. If you have any questions contact Jessica at jessica@progressivetech.org or (512)782-8467.
Objectives:
GIFT Conference in Baltimore, MD
August 2, 2014 10:30AM - 12:30PM
These are the handouts and notes from a workshop PTP presented at the GIFT Money For Our Movement Conference 2014. Use them for your work. If you reuse them, please be sure to acknowledge where they came from. If you have any questions contact Jessica at jessica@progressivetech.org or (512)782-8467.
Objectives:
Activity Matrix Comparison Planning, Donor Activity Matrix, Fundraising Planning Worksheets, Fundraising Worksheet Event Planning, Fundraising Worksheet Key Numbers Planning, Fundraising Worksheet Personal Ask Planning, 
GIFT Conference 2014 Participant Agenda Session 1, Presentation-Fr-Sprint-Fundraising-Campaigns.pdf, Sprint Campaign Case Studies.pdfThis training will help you develop an integrated grassroots fundraising approach for your organization. Progressive Technology Project has been working with grassroots organizations to help them raise money for their organization in an effective, integrated manner.
A Definition of Grassroots Fundraising _ Opportunity Knocks”.pdf, ABC of Prospecting.pdf, Annual FR Plan Worksheet.pdf, Categories of Constituents Worksheet.pdf, Circles of Influence.pdf, Constituency Circles Labeled.pdf, Drip Campaign Concept.pdf, Fundraising PB Training Participant Agenda.pdf, Fundraising Planning Worksheet.pdf, Fundraising Training August 2014 handout.pdf, Gift Range Chart.pdf, GRFR_flowchartjan10FINAL.pdf, Mimi Ho GrassrootsFundraisingStrategyChart.pdf, MultichannelMessaging_DripCampaign.pdf, Peer-to-peer Best-practice.pdf, Peer-to-peer slides.pdf, PTP Fundraising Strategy Worksheet.pdf, Sprint Campaign.pdf
