Healthy organizations start with board members who understand their role and how best to bring their skills to the board table. On November 14, from noon-1 PM, please join us and Cindy Colson of the Center for Nonprofit Excellence for Nonprofit Board Fundamentals: What’s Your Job?, a webinar designed to give board members a jump … More Webinar – Nonprofit Board Fundamentals: What’s Your Job?
Small scale production has emerged as a powerful way to tie opportunity to place, and can fill a missing piece in downtown and community development efforts. Data suggests that this type of production is rapidly growing along Main Streets across the country, expanding and diversifying the employment and retail opportunities found in our districts. The … More Small Scale Manufacturing on Main Street
Does your community love its performing arts? Is your organization planning to start a mural program? Do you want your downtown to be known for its public art? Then, you should get to know the Virginia Commission for the Arts. The Virginia Commission for the Arts is the state agency that supports the arts through … More Partner Spotlight – Virginia Commission for the Arts
There are currently 45 designated enterprise zones across Virginia and included in those are 12 designated Virginia Main Street communities, as well as numerous affiliate communities. Over the past several years, we have seen the overlap of these two revitalization tools to transform many of our downtowns and commercial districts throughout the commonwealth. The Enterprise … More Enterprise Zones and Commercial District Revitalization
This blog is guest written by Kadi Davis with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence. From governance, leadership, management and finance to robust programs, data-driven evaluation and collaboration, the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) invests in nonprofits and the people who power them – board, staff and volunteers. To do that, CNE provides tools, training, consulting, … More Strong Nonprofit. Strong Main Street.
The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development will be accepting applications for new Designated Main Street Communities meeting the eligibility criteria in 2020. In addition to becoming part of the Main Street America national, grassroots-led network, a Designated Virginia Main Street community receives an array of intensive assistance designed to advance its local revitalization … More Virginia Main Street 2020 Designations
No one was born knowing how to be a board member; usually we agree to join the board because we care about the mission. But there are a lot of things to learn when you sign on as part of a non-profit board (here’s a hint: it’s more than coming to a meeting a few … More Brown Bag Governance – Utilize the October Webinar (and others) for Annual Board Training opportunities
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