
WORKSHOPS
Energize your team, strengthen your culture, and empower everyone to become a champion for your mission.
Mission-Minded Marketing
This interactive workshop will help you bring more inspiration to your donors, volunteers, and participants!
Session attendees will come away with a better understanding of their audiences, how to create inspirational and effective marketing pieces, and how to manage an effective marketing plan with limited resources.
Mission-Raising
Fundraising isn't just the responsibility of the development team. Every staff member, board member, and volunteer has the power to build relationships, share impact, and inspire support.
This engaging, hands-on workshop helps participants connect more deeply to your mission and gain the confidence to talk about your work in a way that feels authentic and natural. Through practical exercises and real-world examples, attendees will learn how to share your organization's impact, identify opportunities to engage supporters, and become effective ambassadors for your mission.
Workshop Highlights
4-hour interactive workshop
Ideal for staff, board members, and volunteers
Builds confidence in mission-sharing and donor engagement
Strengthens organizational culture and teamwork
Helps create a mission-minded fundraising culture

Missin Boarding
Reconnect with the purpose behind your work through a creative and inspiring vision-boarding experience designed specifically for mission-driven teams.
This interactive workshop gives staff, board members, and volunteers the opportunity to reflect on your organization's impact, explore their personal connection to the mission, and create a shared vision for the future. Participants will leave feeling energized, inspired, and more connected to one another and the work they do every day.
Workshop Highlights
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2-hour hands-on, interactive experience
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Ideal for team building, retreats, and employee engagement
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Encourages creativity, collaboration, and mission alignment
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Helps teams reconnect with purpose and envision future impact
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Includes all materials for up to 30 participants
Cultivating Culture
Strong organizational cultures don't happen by accident. They are built through trust, communication, and a shared commitment to creating an environment where people feel valued and connected.
This interactive workshop helps teams strengthen relationships, increase engagement, and create a culture where employees feel heard, supported, and invested in the organization's success. Through facilitated discussions and collaborative activities, participants will identify what matters most to them, explore opportunities for growth, and develop practical ideas for building a stronger workplace culture together.
2-Hour Interactive Workshop (may be split into two 1-hour sessions)

Presented by Julie Shannan
Founder & CEO at Big Mission
Your whole team will be inspired through engaging workshops and trainings designed to strengthen connection, confidence, and mission impact. With more than 25 years of experience building and leading successful nonprofits, developing programs, raising resources, and guiding teams through growth and change, Julie brings both practical expertise and real-world experience to every session.
As a Certified Life Coach, she combines proven leadership and team development strategies with interactive facilitation to help staff, board members, and volunteers feel more connected to your mission, more confident in their roles, and better equipped to advance your organization's goals.