The Nonprofit Calendar

January 2027: events, trainings and webinars for nonprofits

January has 31 days. It begins on a Friday. Giving statements go out, W-2s get ready, and the new year's plans get started.

At a glance

  1. January 7 to 8: Depolarizing Conversations to Build Community

    Alaska Humanities Forum · Anchorage, AK

  2. January 10 to 15: Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofit Organizations (ELPNO)

    J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, University of Georgia · Athens, GA

  3. January 11 to 14: The Fund Raising School: Principles and Techniques of Fundraising

    The Fund Raising School (IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy) · Indianapolis, IN

  4. January 13 to 14: Standards for Excellence

    Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits (OKCNP) · Tulsa, OK

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  • Red-letter day: a big event or a deadline
  • Has events
  • Federal holiday
  • Awareness date
  • Observance
  • Good to know

What's on, day by day

All January long

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Friday, January 1

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Monday, January 4

  • Awareness day · Education, Health

    World Braille Day

    Check that your website, forms and flyers work for people who are blind or have low vision, and offer large print or Braille when asked.

    Source: United Nations (opens in a new tab)

  • Jan 4 to 17 · Arizona time · Online

    NMI 105: High Impact Leadership

    ASU Lodestar Center, Nonprofit Management Institute · $440 ($395 early bird until 30 days before start)

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Tuesday, January 5

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Thursday, January 7Red-letter day

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Saturday, January 9

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Sunday, January 10Red-letter day

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Monday, January 11Red-letter day

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Wednesday, January 13Red-letter day

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Thursday, January 14

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Friday, January 15Red-letter day

  • 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Arizona time · In person

    Grants Lab

    Pima County Public Library · Tucson, AZ · Free

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Friday, January 22

  • Good to know · through January 31

    Point-in-Time homeless count window (HUD)

    Your local Continuum of Care (the group that plans homeless services in your area) picks one night in this window to count people experiencing homelessness. Ask them now if they need volunteers or a place to gather.

    Source: HUD Exchange: PIT Count Minimum Standards (opens in a new tab)

  • Jan 22 to Mar 19 · Fridays 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET · In person

    Impact Institute for Mission-Driven Professionals

    University of Richmond School of Professional & Continuing Studies, Institute on Philanthropy · Richmond, VA · $1,999, includes all materials

  • 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM CT · Hybrid

    2027 Session Lineup

    Minnesota Council of Nonprofits · St. Paul, MN · $55 members / $75 nonmembers; pay what you can $0 or $29

  • 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET · Online

    Community of Practice: Public Policy

    Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA) · Free for DANA members

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Sunday, January 24

  • Awareness day · Education, International

    International Day of Education

    Share one learner's progress, in their own words and with their permission, to show what education looks like in your community.

    Source: United Nations (opens in a new tab)

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Tuesday, January 26

  • Awareness day · Environment and animals, International

    International Day of Clean Energy

    Share one small energy change your organization made, like a thermostat schedule, and what it means for your mission.

    Source: United Nations (opens in a new tab)

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Wednesday, January 27

  • Awareness day · International, Education, Faith groups

    International Holocaust Remembrance Day

    Schools, museums and congregations can host a reading or a survivor's recorded testimony, and invite young people to come.

    Source: United Nations (opens in a new tab)

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Friday, January 29

  • 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM CT · In person

    Coffee & Connection (Enid)

    Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits (OKCNP) · Enid, OK · Free

  • 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM CT · In person

    Coffee & Connection (Oklahoma City)

    Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits (OKCNP) · Oklahoma City, OK · Members Free, nonmembers $20

  • 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM CT · In person

    Coffee & Connection (Tulsa)

    Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits (OKCNP) · Tulsa, OK · Members Free, nonmembers $20

  • 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET · Online

    Time Management

    Georgia Center for Nonprofits · $95 members / $125 non-members

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Best days to...

  • File your Form 990 if your year ended August 31Friday, January 15

    Count five months past an August 31 year-end and you land on January 15. Need more time? File Form 8868 by then and you get six more months.

    Sources

  • Host a service projectMonday, January 18

    It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, so plenty of people have the morning free to pitch in.

    Sources

  • Send giving statementsBy the end of January

    Anyone who gave $250 or more in a single gift needs a letter or email from you to claim the deduction, and they need it by the time they file. Sending in January beats the early filers.

    Sources

  • Set the year's board meetingsEarly January

    Put every board meeting for the year on the calendar now, so the budget vote and the audit review get real dates instead of hopes.

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