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Center for Nonprofit Excellence

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News and Information
from the CNE website 

Beginning next week, the newsletter will be coming from Kerry Dodson.  Please add kdodson@thecne.org to your address book to ensure that you continue to receive the newsletter without problems. 
  • Lobbying - Who Can Do It and How? CNE Brown Bag Lunch. Today!   Learn about what constitutes lobbying and the rules associated with it.  Find out more. 
  • E-Newsletters:  CNE Technology Workshop.  Tuesday, November 6.  Learn about the best practices of design and deliverability and the tools available to help you create or improve your e-newsletter.  More info.  
  • Blogging for Beginners: CNE Technology Workshop. Tuesday November 13.  Familiarize yourself with this Web 2.0 technology and learn about the tools to get you started.  Get the details.

New Job and Volunteer Opportunities from the CNE website.

  • This area nonprofit seeks a manager for their thrift store.  Find out more.
  • Second Street Gallery seeks volunteers to be gallery sitters on Saturdays.  View the details.
  • CCDC is moving and needs your help painting, building, cleaning and moving.  Find out how you can help.  
  • View all job and volunteer opportunities on the CNE website 

New Articles from the CNE website

  • Read about the findings of the first national representative survey of nonprofit governance.   Learn more.  
  • Considering an advanced degree?  This article discusses the benefits of many popular degrees in the nonprofit sector. Read more.  
  • Ever feel like the line between businesses and charities are blurring?  You're not the only one.  Find out 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!

  • Do you have thoughts about public transit around the region?   The Human Service Transportation Coordination Meeting in November will be identifying strategies to meet identified needs in the region, including discussions about future funding opportunities involving federal resources.  Find out more.
  • McGuire Woods is having a free nonprofit seminar, Surviving & Thriving in a New World.  Find out more

Funding Updates from the CNE database.  

  • This local grantmaker funds innovative collaborations that focus on underserved communities.  More info.
  • Serving the local youth?  This award will recognize an organization serving the community's youth.  See more. 
  • Using sports to improve and grow the community?  Find out how your innovation can be awarded.  Details. 
  • This fund provides financial support for complex, public interest litigation to small firms and nonprofits.  Find out more. 
  • 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!

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

November 1 - LEED for Homes at the Charlottesville Community Design Center. 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 5 - School Information Night for Grades 5-8, informational meeting with over a dozen area public and private schools.  Details

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

November 6 - Crafts for Relaxation at the Women's Initiative.  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 - Borrowing Basics part of Piedmont Housing Alliance's Moneysmart Financial Literacy Curriculum.  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 13 - Crafts for Relaxation at the Women's Initiative.  Details.

November 14 - Check It Out, part of Piedmont Housing Alliance's Moneysmart Financial Literacy Curriculum. Details.   

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

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

November 20 - Crafts for Relaxation at the Women's Initiative.  Details.

November 21 - Money Matters, part of the Piedmont Housing Alliance's Moneysmart Financial Literacy Curriculum.  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