Practical Training That Delivers Results
MA Workforce Training Fund
Express Grant Program
Practical Training That Delivers Results
MA Workforce Training Fund
Express Grant Program
Courses are eligible for reimbursement through the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Express Grant, providing qualified Massachusetts-based businesses and nonprofits, with fewer than 100 employees, access to streamlined grant funding for training that supports evolving workforce needs.
Event fundraising success depends on more than a great event, it depends on clear, intentional communications that activate participants, sustain momentum, and build long-term engagement.
The Event Fundraising Blueprint Course is a practical training designed to help nonprofit teams optimize their event communications to drive higher participation, stronger fundraising performance, and better retention year over year
Built and led by Box of Crayons Consulting, this course equips your team with the tools, frameworks, and action plans they need to improve peer-to-peer fundraising outcomes immediately.
Nonprofit fundraising and development staff of nonprofits
Event managers and peer-to-peer fundraising leads
Marketing and communications professionals supporting fundraising events
100% reimbursement for organizations 1-50 people, 50% for 51-100 people
This training focuses on the basic brand and marketing fundamentals nonprofits need to build trust, strengthen community relationships, and support diversified fundraising, especially as funding becomes less predictable. Effective marketing, especially for nonprofits, is rooted in clear messaging, audience understanding, and consistent communications. Organizations with strong marketing foundations are easier to understand, remember, and engage.
Nonprofit Brand & Marketing Fundamentals is delivered in two sessions (3 hours each), this training equips nonprofit professionals with practical, job-ready skills using the Box of Crayons Brand Blueprint framework. Through real-world examples and hands-on planning, participants learn how to clarify their brand and apply marketing fundamentals across fundraising, communications, and community engagement, building internal capacity and strengthening long-term resilience.
Nonprofit fundraising and development staff of nonprofits
Marketing and communications professionals in the nonprofit space
100% reimbursement for organizations 1-50 people, 50% for 51-100 people
This training equips small business professionals with job-ready skills and frameworks to understand brand fundamentals, always-on brand marketing, and performance-driven tactics that support awareness, demand, and sustainable growth.
Brand & Marketing Fundamentals for Small Businesses is delivered in two sessions (4 hours each), and emphasizes the relationship between brand marketing (long-term awareness and engagement) and product/performance marketing (short-term demand and results), demonstrating how these disciplines work together to improve marketing efficiency and return on effort.
This course is ideal for small business owners and employees responsible for marketing, communications, social media, website management, sales support, and customer engagement, including marketing staff, managers, and operations leaders seeking foundational, transferable marketing skills.
The training focuses on implementing consistent, always-on marketing strategies that support organizational goals. Participants learn how to integrate brand, content, digital channels, and performance measurement into a marketing system that can be managed effectively in-house.
Marketing Made Simple: Building the Foundation for a Practical Marketing System is delivered as two 4-hour sessions or one full-day (8-hour) training, this course emphasizes building a strong marketing foundation rather than relying on disconnected tactics. Participants learn how to clarify their brand, define and prioritize target audiences, and align messaging, content, and channels into a cohesive, repeatable marketing system
Teams looking to improve marketing efficiency without increasing headcount
Marketing, communications, development, and operations staff
Small business professionals responsible for marketing execution
Nonprofit professionals supporting fundraising, programs, or engagement
Learn how Express Grants offer reimbursed training to support your team’s growth!
Join us for a short, practical webinar on Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund (WFTF) Express Grants; a fast, streamlined way to get reimbursed for employee training from hundreds of courses.
The next information session is on February 24th at 9:00am
The Express Grant process is easy to follow.
Contact us to Schedule a time for your workshop and to get application support
Learn more at the Express Grant Application Page
Fill out the Express Program Grant Application