The CNE: Nonprofit News, Funding & Events! (Oct Vol. 2)

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News and Information

Grant Writing Workshop - Focus on Government Grants. CNE Seminar. Wednesday, October 15, 9 am - 12 noon. Want to write better grant proposals? Shelly Murphy, Piedmont Housing Alliance, tells us how. Details.
Hot Off the Press. Request your copy of the Fall 2008 Media Guide (members only)

New Articles

Here are some ideas for increasing your fundraising in the face of the down economy.
Need more contact with your members? Here's help.
Look through all the articles on the CNE website.

New Job and Volunteer Postings

This women's resource center seeks volunteers to mentor pregnant and parenting teens and a volunteer data entry clerk.

Flea Market volunteers sought to support a nonprofit which provides resources to women.

Unpaid administrative internship available in an organization which works with children and computers.

Graphic artist needed, hopefully volunteer, to design posters for a nonprofit choir group.

Arts council requesting parent volunteers to assist in an art project in the schools.

Check out all the job postings on the CNE's website.

Share What You Know

The City of Charlottesville will offer a series of workshops and speakers aimed at promoting citizen participation in our community. Details.

New Funding Opportunities

Supports children's grief camps and other bereavement services. Details.

Grant for volunteer-built playgrounds. Learn more.

dedicated to a sustainable environment, a strong democracy, and a peaceful world. Info.

Provides grants for the preservation and revitalization of tangible or intangible indigenous or traditional culture. Find out more.

Browse through all the funding opportunities on CNE's website.

Calendar
Submit your events by 12 noon on Wednesday, October 15 to have them included in the next newsletter!

October 9 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Foundations of Fundraising
October 10 - Virginia Institute of Autism Annual Gala and Silent Auction
October 10 - Charlottesville Community Design Center First Annual Design Marathon
October 10, 11 - FOCUS Women's Resource Center Imago Relationship Therapy Training
October 11 - FOCUS Women's Resource Center FOCUS Flea Sale
October 11 - Ivy Creek Foundation Moonlight Walk at Ragged Mountain Natural Area
October 12 - Wild Virginia Trail Day in Ramsey's Draft Wilderness Area
October 13 - Oakland School Open House
October 13 - Piedmont Council of the Arts Art Print Workshop
October 13 - Ronald McDonald House of Charlottesville Annual Golf Tournament
October 13 - Piedmont Family YMCA Golf Tournament & Silent Auction
October 13 - FOCUS Women's Resource Center Anger Management for Women (5 weeks)
October 14 - Piedmont Housing Alliance Register for Official GED Practice for FREE
October 14 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Influence without Authority
October 14 - Charlottesville Community Design Center James River Green Building Council Member Meeting & Business Update
October 14 - American Red Cross Central VA Chapter "Every Second Counts"
October 15 - Shelter for Help in Emergency The Silent Victims: Children living with Domestic Violence
October 15 - Center for Nonprofit Excellence Grant Writing Workshop - Focus on Government Grants
October 16 - Rivanna Conservation Society Third Thursday Brown Bag Lunch
October 16 - Piedmont Housing Alliance Credit IQ and Predatory Lending Workshop
October 16 - PACEM Annual Host and Partner "Dinner Orientation"
October 16 - Little Keswick Foundation for Special Education 11th Annual Education Symposium: Helping Children Find Social Success
October 17 - Building Goodness Foundation 2008 Volunteer Celebration
October 17 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Situational Leadership: A Model for Coaching & Developing Employees
October 18 - First United Methodist Church Chocolate Festival
October 18 - Writer House Publishing Workshop: "Polish Your Pitch!"
October 18 - Piedmont Council of the Arts Arthur C. Green Rising Star Celebration
October 19 - Senior Center, Inc. Senior Center Encore Players Drama Club Production
October 20 - Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population "An Economy for Our Grandchildren: Prosperity, not Growth"
October 20 - Piedmont Housing Alliance Youth Financial Literacy Workshop (ages 12-17)
October 21 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Foundations of Fundraising
October 22 - Shelter for Help in Emergency Custody & Domestic Violence: Not Always a Simple Solution
October 22 - Senior Center, Inc. Senior Center Encore Players Lunch & Show
October 22 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Volunteer Resource Management
October 22 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Organizing Your Capital Campaign
October 23 - Legal Aid Justice Center Immigration: More Than a Borderline Issue
October 23 - Jefferson Madison Regional Library Street Fight
October 23 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Making the Transition to the Supervisory Role
October 23 - 25 - Senior Center, Inc. Senior Center Fall Yard Sale
October 23 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Corrective Counseling and Terminations
October 24 - 26 - Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Spirit Walk
October 25 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Effective Financial Management
October 25 - AIDS/HIV Services 12th Annual AIDS Walk
October 25 - to benefit The Music Resource Center "Party Like a Rockstar"
October 25 - 27 Friends of Jefferson Madison Regional Library Holiday Book Sale
October 26 - Boys & Girls Club of Charlottesville/Albemarle The Third Annual Bank of America Boys and Girls Club Cycling Challenge
October 26 - Service Dogs of Virginia Bone Appetit Trick or Treat
October 27 - Piedmont Housing Alliance Money Matters Workshop (for adults)
October 28 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Performance Reviews that Work
October 28 - American Red Cross Central VA Chapter "Every Second Counts"
October 29 - Shelter for Help in Emergency Wired! Safety Planning in the Age of Technology
October 29 - Piedmont Housing Alliance Regional Home Ownership Center (RHOC)
October 30 - WriterHouse Inside the Editing Process
October 30 - UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies Business Writing Basics
October 31 - Jefferson-Madison Regional Library HeritageQuest Class
November 1 - Camp Holiday Trails Young Family Camp
November 1 - Shelter for Help in Emergency Annual 5k Race
November 1 - Jefferson-Madison Regional Library HeritageQuest Class
November 2, 3 - Live Arts Audition for Visit to a Small Planet
November 5 - Albemarle Housing Improvement Program Third Annual House Party Benefit
November 7 - Service Dogs of Virginia 2nd annual Artful Dog event
November 7 - 9 - Camp Holiday Trails Family Health & Fitness Camp

View all calendar events on the CNE website.

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