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Center for Nonprofit Excellence

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News and Information
from the CNE website 

Please welcome our new Executive Director Kerry Dodson.  Kerry brings 15 years of nonprofit experience to the position and hit the ground running on October 1st Please stop by the CNE (401 E. Market St) to welcome her. I look forward to my continued involvement as a board member and will be working closely with Kerry and Jessica to further the mission and programs of the CNE.
~Wendy Brown, Founder

How to Write a Survey:
CNE Brown Bag Lunch, TODAY!
Find out about the tricks of the trade - learn about the tools available and proven methods for getting the information you need.  Find out more. 

Vision & Mission: CNE Seminar, October 17.  Jennifer Till of the Bridgewater Group will help you learn to identify your core values so you can develop a vision that inspires people.  Find out more.

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Job Opportunities  from the CNE website.

  • This new nonprofit counseling and outreach organization for women seeks an Executive Director.  Find out more.
  • This nonprofit organization is associated with UVA and seeks a Director of Major Gifts. Get the info.  
  • This organization provides shelter for both men and women and needs Overnight Supervisors.  More information.
  • View all job and volunteer opportunities. 

New Articles from the CNE website. 

  • Nonprofits have a greater economic impact on GDP than previously thought.  The initial results of UN efforts to better capture information about the global impact of nonprofits are out - take a look.   
  • Creating a business plan can be a great way to reassess your organization and create a realistic plan for future developments. Learn how.
  • Making an ask can be tough, but do you know how to evaluate giving potential so that you're effectively appealing to your prospects?  Read more.

Share What You Know, Find What You Need
Let us know what you need help finding or what you know and would like to share!

  • Need help on your printed materials?  Recent college grad willing to assist in fulfilling your graphic design needs.  Contact Adrienne Wright at 434-981-2095 or awrightdesign@gmail.comView samples.
  • Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday - This weekend consumers can save both state and local sales tax on energy star qualified products that cost $2500 or less. Find out more.
  • There are new books on our shelves and a new grant database that you can access by visiting our library.  To find out more or make an appointment, Email staff@thecne.org or call (434-244-3330). 

Funding Updates from the CNE database  

  • This corporation is making grants of up to $1000  to enable kids to go on field trips.  Learn more.  
  • This organization supports efforts to get more people on bikes more often.  Find out more.
  • This program encourages students under the age of 21 to implement a literacy project.  Get more info
  • This program provides flexible funding to sustain collaborative efforts that promote or protect the National Forest System. Details.
  • Check out the full list of funding opportunities on the CNE website. 

Upcoming Local Events from the CNE calendar 

CNE MEMBERS: Submit your upcoming events to jessica@thecne.org by Wednesday at 2pm to have them listed!

October 4 - CNE Brown Bag Lunch on How to Write a Survey.  Details.

October 4 - Major Gifts: Finding the Perfect Donors, a training by Benevon. Details.

October 5 - Moving Charlottesville from Worst to First in Lending Equality hosted by Piedmont Housing Alliance. Details.   

October 5 - Virginia Institute of Autism's 2007 Gala.  Details.   

October 5 - MARKET VALUE Design Competition Winners Announced as part of First Friday at CCDC.  Details. 

October 6 - Malu Family Festival at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum.  Details

October 6 - Harvest Moon Gala to benefit Camp Holiday Trails.  Details

October 6 - Old Farm Days in Fluvanna County with the Rivanna Conservation Society.  Details. 

October 6 - Fluvanna County Arts Council presents Faulkner's Long, Hot SummerDetails. 

October 6 - Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression presents A Little Street Music II.  Details. 

October 7 - Fluvanna County Arts Council presents Faulkner's Long, Hot SummerDetails. 

October 9 - 10% Tuesday at Orzo to benefit the Boys & Girls Club. Details.

October 10 - The Art of Survival Brown Bag Lunch hosted by Shelter for Help in Emergency.  Details

October 10 - Second Street Gallery hosts a Members-Only Lunch with John Grant. Details.

October 10 - Senior Marketplace 2007 at the Senior Center. Details

October 13 - Faulkner's Long, Hot Summer presented by the Fluvanna County Arts Council. Details.

October 13 - Volunteer Recruitment and Orientation for Fluvanna Meals on Wheels. Details.

October 14 - Mt. Pleasant National Scenic Area Hike with Wild Virginia.  Details.

October 14 - Rivanna River Canoe and Kayak Trip with Rivanna Conservation Society. Details.

October 14 - Faulkner's Long, Hot Summer presented by the Fluvanna County Arts Council. Details.

October 15 - Free Acupuncture Demonstration at the FOCUS Women's Resource Center. Details.

October 15 - Rivanna Conservation Society Director's Presentation. Details. 

October 16 - 10% Tuesday at Orzo to benefit Boys & Girls Club. Details.

October 16 - Marching Toward Justice - Legal Aid Justice Center's 40th Anniversary fall event. Details.

October 16 - Premiere of Down in the Old Belt: Voices from the Tobacco South on WHTJ. Details.  

October 17 - The Center for Nonprofit Excellence Seminar on Vision & Mission.  Details.   

October 17 - Free Stress Management Workshop at The Women's Initiative. Details. 

October 17 - Working Together: Men Taking Action on Violence Against Women hosted by Shelter for Help in Emergency. Details.

October 18 - World Water Monitoring Day Sponsored by the Rivanna Conservation Society. Details.

October 18 - The Clean Water Act, 35 Years and Counting, a Rivanna Conservation Society brown bag lunch.  Details

October 19 - Crafting Intentional Communities hosted by JABA.  Details. 

October 19 - Online Business Presentation hosted by FOCUS Women's Resource Center.  Details. 

October 21 - 2007 Start! Charlottesville Heart Walk benefit for American Heart Association.  Details. 

October 23 - 10% Tuesday at Orzo to benefit the Boys & Girls Club.  Details.

October 24 - Returning from War: Increasing the Risk of Violence in the Family hosted by Shelter for Help in Emergency. Details.

October 24 - Drink New Art, a benefit for Second Street Gallery. Details.

October 24 - Stress Management Workshop at The Women's Initiative. Details.

October 24 - Don't Borrow Trouble - a presentation on predatory lending by the Piedmont Housing Alliance.  Details.

October 25 - Deadline for First Amendment Writes: A Poetry and Songwriting Contest. Details.

October 26 - Annual Award Banquet for the Charlottesville Police, hosted by the Charlottesville Police Department Foundation. Details.  

October 28 - Trees - Hunting and Gathering with the Rivanna Conservation Society.  Details. 

October 30 - CNE Fall Technology Workshop, Internet 101. Details.

October 30 - 10% Tuesday at Orzo to benefit the Boys & Girls Club. Details.

October 31 - Abuse in the Home: Family Pets in Danger a presentation hosted by Shelter for Help in Emergency.  Details.

November 1 - Center for Nonprofit Excellence Brown Bag Lunch on Lobbying - Who Can Do It and How? Details.

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Please join the CNE in our effort to maximize the impact of the nonprofit community. Contact us.

Sincerely,
The Center for Nonprofit Excellence
PO Box 5652
Charlottesville, VA 22905
434.244.3330
www.thecne.org

Center for Nonprofit Excellence