Applications for 2024-25 close on 11.59PM MT May 1, 2024
Sandler in Calgary is pleased to announce that we will be offering a for a year of training in 2024.Their course beginning June 2024 and ending in May 31, 2025.
This scholarship will include 1 full-year in the Sandler Sales Growth Leadership Series program which includes the Sales Development Series Essentials and Elevated. This is nearly 200 hours of live professional development training, as well as access to thousands of hours of audio and video training.
That’s over a $35,000 value!
Sandler is a world leader in innovative leadership, sales, and management training. Wherever your business touches people – employees, candidates, prospects or clients; Sandler provides support and training. Our methodology is designed to create lasting performance improvement rather than the motivational “quick fix” typical of many seminar-based training programs. Entrepreneur Magazine has ranked Sandler as the No. 1 Professional Development and Training Company nine times.
Unfortunately, we can’t provide this scholarship for everyone, so we just need you to tell us why your organization needs this training.
Entries will be judged on need, based on a brief essay from the application received.
Not-for-Profit Scholarship Recipient Variety - the Children's Charity of Alberta, Not-for-Profit Scholarship Recipient April 2022-23
As we are nearing the completion of our not for profit organization scholarship that we were awarded to participate in the Sandler Training course, I would like to extend my appreciation to our facilitators and the Sandler organization for this amazing opportunity!
A lot of people think that sales training is solely for profit organizations and that sales for a charity is counterintuitive and nonsensical, with charitable work associated with philanthropy rather than sales tactics. Yet sales training plays a necessary role for charities – especially in a competitive market where there are tens of thousands of charitable organizations doing great work but often competing for the same donation dollars to ensure sustainability and bring in necessary dollars to run their programs and services effectively.
Our experience with the Sandler Training courses was amazing. We learned about prospecting plans and how to fine tune our message for donor outreach. We learned about creating upfront contracts and their importance in creating expectations from the onset of a meeting. And we learned how to develop effective sales skills in our staff among many other learnings.
All in all, I believe the knowledge we will carry with us from our participation in this program, will allow us to strengthen our donor relationships and fundraising effectiveness and allow us to continue to make a positive difference in the lives of the vulnerable families that we support.
Thank you for choosing us. This has been an invaluable experience!
Jana Hands MCS, Chief Executive Officer
As the 2021, Non-profit Scholarship Recipient, Pacekids Programs was afforded an opportunity to dive deeply into a proven selling system and implement formalized procedures that enhanced our focus on fund development. Supported by the engaging, fun, and passionate team of Sandler Calgary, our team was able to evaluate our current systems, and reimagine and refine our prospecting and cultivation strategies.
The Leadership program provide me with the invaluable opportunity to connect with other leaders across a variety of industries, and gain insight into relevant and timely techniques to better support my team and my organization.
I am grateful for the time spent with Hamish and the incredible Sandler Calgary team and will carry lessons learned from this scholarship with me throughout my professional career.
- Tiffany Stevenson, Managing Director of Fund Development, PaceKids Programs
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I was fortunate to be welcomed into 2021/22 Sandler through the not-for-profit scholarship. The whole Sandler team challenged me to re-think my process and to consider if I even had a process to begin with! The chance to roleplay in training ensured that I could really make the Sandler system work to my strengths and in the charitable world. I have spent the last year being supported by the wonderful Sandler Calgary team and my cohort in training to become a better professional.
- Margaret Varty, Annual Giving Specialist, Pacekids Programs
Being from a not-for-profit, I was not sure how this training would adapt - and, I am so delighted to say it is totally adaptable, responsive and engaging! I have learned so much already! I really enjoy the challenge of looking at selling/fund raising in a new light. Thanks! I highly recommend this training!
Luanne Whitmarsh, Executive Director, Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured (ARBI)
Mary O'Sullivan Andersen shares her experience with Sandler in Calgary.
I really appreciate the better approach to sales that the Sandler Selling System has given us. It’s fantastic that we, as a not-for-profit were able to participate in a year-long scholarship program and receive valuable training through a structured approach, role playing, and weekly reinforcement. The program has enabled Kinetica Ventures to build out our sales capability and drive our business forward. I encourage everyone who wants a better sales approach to take a look at Sandler.
Kevin Frankowski, Executive Director, Kinetica Ventures
