The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) is the first local resource center founded to help strengthen the capacity of the nonprofit community through training and technical assistance, information sharing, education, and collaboration. Located in Charlottesville, we also serve the surrounding counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. Hear Wendy Brown, co-founder of CNE talk about its history and purpose.
Our Goals:
- Create a resource center that promotes excellence in nonprofit service delivery
- Build on the existing excellence in our community
- Provide tools and resources to assist and develop leadership and management skills among nonprofit executives, board members, and staff
- Strengthen collaboration among the nonprofit sector and academics, business, foundations, and donors
- Identify and promote the contributions made by the nonprofit sector
CNE, a Virginia non-stock corporation with IRS 501(c)(3) status, is assisted and governed by a Board of Directors.
- Saphira Baker, Principal, Communitas Consulting
- Lucius Bracey Jr., Partner, Mcguire Woods LLP
- Wendy B. Brown, Founder, CNE
- Scott Elliff, President, Capital Consulting & Management, Inc
- Barbara Kessler, Director, Career and Professional Development Programs
- Stacie H. Reid, MS Accounting, CPA, McCallum & Kudravetz
- Sonjia Smith, Community Volunteer and Philanthropist
- Russell Willis Taylor, President and CEO, National Arts Strategies
- Peter M. Thompson, Executive Director, Senior Center
- Robert C. Vaughan III, Chair of the Board, President, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
- Winifred Wegmann, Manager of Creme de la Creme & Community Volunteer