What Nonprofit Learning Lab does

Nonprofit Learning Lab (NLL) is a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit organization founded in 2015 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, that delivers virtual professional development training to US nonprofit sector professionals. Its core offerings include one-hour live online trainings, multi-session Deep Dive workshops, free monthly webinars, custom training services, and a tiered membership program (All-Access, Premier, Base) priced at $115–$200 per training depending on member status. NLL serves executive directors, program directors, development staff, volunteer managers, board members, and nonprofit teams, with secondary reach into associations, universities, health clinics, and community-based organizations across the country.

The platform is hosted on Wix.com and delivered through Zoom, centered on a 500+ hour on-demand Nonprofit Library of recorded webinars, toolkits, and downloadable resources. Its pedagogy combines adult learning theory (Knowles' andragogy) with trauma-informed practices, delivered by a network of 100+ contracted nonprofit practitioners and subject-matter experts. NLL holds approved CEU provider status with four credentialing bodies — CFRE, ASAE (CAE), CCVA, and SHRM — covering fundraising, association management, volunteer administration, and HR professionals. Adjacent product extensions include a Consultants Directory (free for members, paid for non-members), a Job Board Hub, downloadable guidebooks, a Partner Directory, a Sponsor/Advertise channel, and a paid national internship program open to applicants in all 50 states.

NLL's go-to-market is primarily self-serve online registration supported by free webinars as lead-generation and a content-marketing engine (LabNotes blog, social channels). Named customers span small to mid-sized nonprofits including Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio, Courage Worldwide, Mission Bit, The Working Theater, Karsh Center, Seattle Jobs Initiative, CAPSA, Otsego Community Foundation, Baldwin Borough Public Library, and West End Seniors' Network, with no enterprise anchors disclosed. The founder and CEO is Dr. Leah Weiner, Ed.D. (Pepperdine University), leading a team of 1–10 staff supplemented by interns. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no parent organization, and no revenue figures, with technology partnerships with Wix.com and Zoom representing the only named infrastructure dependencies.

Name

Nonprofit Learning Lab

Legal name

Nonprofit Learning Lab

Website

https://nonprofitlearninglab.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nonprofit Learning Lab is a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit founded in 2015 that delivers virtual professional development training — live webinars, Deep Dive workshops, and a 500+ hour on-demand library — to US nonprofit professionals, with CEU accreditation through CFRE, ASAE, CCVA, and SHRM.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Professional Development and Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Course Bundle Subscriptions & Learning Membership Marketplaces (EDAFAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer) (BPACANAM), Learning Content Bundling & Subscription Passes (All-Access Libraries) (MPACALAL), Creator Course Marketplaces (Multi-Instructor Catalogs) (MPACALAA)

Keywords

• Nonprofit professional development
• Nonprofit leadership training
• Fundraising training programs
• Volunteer management training
• Nonprofit continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Organizational and individual membership tiers providing access to training library, discounted registrations, and member-only resources. All-Access, Premier, and Base membership levels.
2. Individual Training Registration: One-time paid registration for individual online trainings and deep-dive series workshops. Pricing varies by membership status from $115-$200 per training.
3. Free Webinars: Free monthly webinars serve as lead generation and community engagement, with recordings and CEU credits available to members.
4. CEU Certification Fees: Continuing education unit credits offered through partnerships with CFRE, ASAE, CCVA, and SHRM for professional certification maintenance.
5. Consultant Directory Listing: Free listing for Nonprofit Learning Lab members/trainers; one-time fee for non-members to list nonprofit consulting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Nonprofit Learning Lab sells virtual, expert-led professional development to nonprofit professionals and the organizations that employ them. Its core products are one-hour online trainings and multi-session deep-dive training series on leadership, fundraising, volunteer management, program development, and trauma-informed practice, gated behind tiered annual memberships (All-Access, Premier, Base) and individual training registrations priced $115-$200. A 500+-hour on-demand resource library, free monthly webinars (lead generation), downloadable guidebooks, custom organizational training, a consultants directory, and CEU credits through CFRE/ASAE/SHRM/CCVA round out the offering.

Product overview

Nonprofit Learning Lab is a national nonprofit offering a comprehensive learning platform for nonprofit professionals. The core offering consists of online trainings (one-hour sessions and deep-dive multi-session series), free monthly webinars, and a membership program with tiered access (All-Access, Premier, Base). Supporting services include a resource library with 500+ hours of recorded content, a consultants directory, a job board hub, downloadable guidebooks, custom training services, and CEU credentialing through CCVA, CFRE, CAE, and SHRM. The platform is built around adult learning and trauma-informed principles and serves executive directors, program directors, development staff, volunteer managers, board members, and nonprofit teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Trainings (One-Hour Series) Virtual one-hour nonprofit professional development trainings led by expert practitioners, covering leadership, fundraising, volunteer management, board governance, program development, and trauma-informed practices; available for individual registration by nonprofit professionals.
• Deep Dive Series Training Multi-session, hands-on workshop series for advanced skill-building in leadership, program management, communication, and operations; topics include Effective Staff Supervision, Program Management and Scaling, Effective Volunteer Management, Trauma-Informed Facilitation, Build Your Public Speaking Toolbox, and Train the Trainers.
• Membership Program Annual membership tiers (All-Access, Premier, Base) for individuals and organizations providing access to discounted trainings, member-only resources, early registration, exclusive events, team access for organizations, and CEU credits through CFRE, ASAE, SHRM, and CCVA.
• Nonprofit Library On-demand resource library of 500+ hours of recorded webinars and downloadable resources covering nonprofit best practices across volunteer management, fundraising, HR, board development, and program design; available to members.
• Free Webinars Monthly free live webinars on nonprofit topics led by practicing professionals and subject-matter experts, with new sessions every month and CEU credits available for CFRE/CCVA/CAE.
• Custom Training Customized training programs designed for individual nonprofit organizations, with topics and curriculum tailored to the requesting organization's specific staff development needs.
• Consultants Directory Curated online directory connecting nonprofits with third-party consultants and service providers specializing in strategic planning, board governance, fundraising, leadership development, and operations management; free listing for members/trainers, one-time fee for non-members.
• Learning Credits / CEUs Continuing education unit credits offered through approved provider relationships with CCVA, CFRE, CAE (ASAE), and SHRM, enabling webinar and training participation to count toward professional certification maintenance.
• Guidebooks Downloadable resource guides and templates for nonprofit professionals, including the Golf Tournament Sponsorship Pitch Deck Template, covering topics such as golf fundraisers and sponsorship pitch decks.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ hours of training content in resource library
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Association of Consultants to Nonprofits (ACN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACN partnership for webinar co-hosting and custom training programs. Kathy Knipp from Knipp Consulting LLC partnered with ACN for HR essentials webinar series.
• Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCVA credentialing body approves all Nonprofit Learning Lab webinars and workshops for CVA holders to earn required CEUs for credential maintenance.
• American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved CAE provider. Association professionals can earn CAE-eligible hours through Nonprofit Learning Lab's free and paid training sessions.
• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFRE approved provider. Fundraisers can earn continuing education credits toward CFRE certification through workshops focused on fundraising strategy and development best practices. 200+ CFRE approved webinars and workshops in library.
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved SHRM recertification provider. HR professionals earn recertification credits through live online trainings covering employee engagement, supervision, and nonprofit HR best practices.
• GolfStatusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGuest blog contributor and golf tournament resource partner. Provides golf fundraising technology platform recommendations and event management guidance.
• Wix.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform hosting provider. Wix.com provides the online platform for selling products and services with PCI-DSS compliant payment processing.
• ZoomcoreTechnology or IntegrationVideo conferencing platform for webinar and training delivery. Used for live online training sessions and screen sharing. No recording or storage of meetings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bloomerang: Fundraising CRM platform with an adjacent learning arm (Bloomerang Academy) delivering webinars, courses, and CEU-eligible training to fundraisers — combines software with content in the same persona.
• BoardSource: National nonprofit focused on board governance training with a free online training platform (NonprofitReady); competes for the same nonprofit professional audience and offers CEU-eligible leadership content.
• Candid: Nonprofit research and education organization (formerly Foundation Center and GuideStar) providing learning resources, trainings, and data tools for nonprofit professionals and funders.
• Network for Good: Nonprofit fundraising platform that bundles donor management software with learning content and webinars for small nonprofits — competes for the same SMB nonprofit training audience.
• Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP): The credentialing body behind the CFRE designation and a major provider of fundraising training, conferences, and CEU content — a foundational incumbent in the nonprofit training ecosystem.
• TechSoup: Global nonprofit offering technology training, webinars, and digital capacity-building resources to nonprofits — overlapping audience with a broader technology-curriculum scope.

Direct peers

• CompassPoint Nonprofit Services: Delivers training, workshops, and executive coaching to nonprofit leaders in fundraising, supervision, and racial equity — a comparable practitioner-led training model targeting the same persona.
• Nonprofit Hub: Provides webinars, articles, templates, and training resources for nonprofit professionals across fundraising, marketing, and leadership — the closest direct analog in topic coverage, format, and audience.
• CharityHowTo: Offers free and paid webinars and courses for nonprofits featuring expert presenters, mirroring Nonprofit Learning Lab's freemium-to-paid webinar model and multi-presenter marketplace structure.
• CausePlanet: Provides nonprofit book reviews, training summaries, and online learning content aimed at executive directors and development staff — directly overlapping the nonprofit professional development niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nonprofitlearninglab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nonprofit-learning-lab
• Xx.com/nonprofitll

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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