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Center for Nonprofit Excellence

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News and Information
from the CNE website 

Internet 101: CNE Technology Workshop. Rescheduled for a later date.  Please contact the CNE staff, 434-244-3330, with any questions.

Lobbying - Who Can Do It and How? CNE Brown Bag Lunch, Thursday, November 1.  Learn about what constitutes lobbying and the rules associated with it.  Find out more. 

E-Newsletters:  CNE Technology Workshop.  Tuesday, November 6.  Learn how to create a newsletter and get it into your readers' inboxes.  Find out more.  

New Job Opportunities from the CNE website.

  • This music and special-needs organization seeks a regional Director of Development.  More information.  
  • This humanitarian aid organization seeks a Director of Public Support.  Find out more
  • This older-adult focused organization seek a Director of Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.  Learn more
  • This organization focuses on humanitarian aid and needs a Volunteer Coordinator.  See the details.    
  • This kid-focused museum seeks an Exhibits Coordinator. Find out what it takes.
  • This regional chapter of a national organization seeks a Manager of Readiness & Response.  Get more information.  

New Articles from the CNE website

  • Make sure you're up to snuff on the principles of good governance and ethical practice.  Read more.
  • Stay in compliance with IRS expectations for 501(c)(3) public charities with this guide. Go to the Guide
  • Fundraising can be a daunting endeavor.  This list features common mistakes to avoid.  See more
  • You can find these articles and many more in the CNE's Articles Online.

Share What You Know, Find What You Need
Let us know what you need help finding, or tell us about something you know and want to share!

  • Fundraising Opportunity: Charlottesville Fashion Square's Evening of Giving.  Find out more!
  • VCU's CreateAthon will produce marketing materials and provide assistance to many nonprofit organizations for free.  Learn how they could help you!
  • Does your organization collect cell phones to use in client service?  There are some available for donation.  Find out more. 
  • Nonprofit 911 is a free online training series on nonprofit marketing and online fundraising.  Check it out. 
  • This newsletter is a public resource.  Forward it to your board and staff or encourage them to sign up!

Funding Updates from the CNE database.  

  • Got a new idea for dealing with a social challenge?  This program could be right for you. Find out more.
  • This program provides matching funds to youth-oriented programs to refurbish or construct running tracks.  Get the details.
  • These mini-frants are meant to help start environmental programs with a local focus.  See more
  • This foundation provides funding to organizations that are dedicated to peace, justice, and equity.  More information. 
  • We have a long list of grantmakers with open deadlines, take a look.   

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 25 - Join Ivy Creek Foundation for Toddler Time. Details.

October 25 - Yard & Plant Sale - Preview Sale at the Senior Center.  Details.

October 25 - The Embrace of the High Hills: The History of Native Americans in Greene County at the Greene County Library.  Details.

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

October 26 - Yard & Plant Sale at the Senior Center.  Details.

October 26 - FOCUS Women's Resource Center will feature Paintings by Ann Friend Clark.  Details.

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

October 27 - Yard & Plant Sale - 1/2 Price Sale at the Senior Center.  Details.

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

October 28 - 2nd Annual Bone Appetit Trick or Treat with Service Dogs of Virginia. Details

October 28 - The Teachings of Jon airs on WHTJ.  Details.

October 29 - French Fall Harvest Class - a cooking class in French - sponsored by Alliance Francais.  Details.

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

October 30 - Ivy Creek Foundation hosts Making Life Holy By Doing Small Things with Great Love - Small Scale Compassion-Activism.  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.

November 3 - 5K Run for Shelter benefit for the Shelter for Help in Emergency. Details.

November 3 - Young Family Camp for families with young children with special needs at Camp Holiday Trails. Details.

November 5 - Thomas Jefferson Center for Freedom of Expression: First Amendment Writes Finalists Performance.  Details.

November 6 - E-newsletters, a Center for Nonprofit Excellence Technology Workshop.  Details.

November 6 - Christian Identity Amidst Global Contradictions, co-sponsored by Theological Horizons. Details.

November 7 - Stress Management Support Group at The Women's Initiative.  Details.  

November 7 - Christian Humanism Against Fundamentalism & Secularism, co-sponsored by Theological Horizons. Details.

November 9 - Second Annual House Party Gala benefit for Albemarle Housing Improvement Program.  Details.

November 10 - Rockfish Valley Community Center Annual Silent Auction Fundraiser.  Details.

November 10 - 20th Anniversary Gala & Auction, a benefit for AIDS/HIV Services Group. Details.

November 11 - Blackrock Summit & Trayfoot Mountain Hike with Wild Virginia. Details.

November 13 - Center for Nonprofit Excellence Technology Workshop, Blogging for Beginners.  Details.

November 15 - Rivanna River Basin Commission with the Rivanna Conservation Society.  Details.

November 18 - Evening of Giving at Charlottesville Fashion Square.  Details.

Browse all upcoming events here.

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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