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To find more documents like this one, please visit our website: www.vocalsupportcenter.org Virginia Trainings in Nonprofit Management a VOCAL CO-OP resource list by Cassandra Nudel Eastern Virginia Southern & Southwest Virginia Northern Virginia Central Virginia Online Statewide Degrees Programs EASTERN VIRGINIA Norfolk & Virginia Beach Tidewater Community College Academy for Nonprofit Excellence http://www.tcc.edu/wd/academy/, Phone: (757) 822-1234 Costs: $60-$85 Sample classes:  Board Development  Program Evaluation: Measuring What You Do  Leadership through Influence: The Power of Persuasion  Development & Fundraising: Creating a Plan for Thriving  Cultural Diversity  Training & Facilitation  Grant Proposals: Making Sense of the Dollars  Succession Planning: Grooming New Leaders  The Auditors Are Coming: Are You Prepared?  Strategic Planning and Management: Setting a Course for Success  Financial Reporting and Analysis: Understanding the Essentials  Building Capacity - Positioning Your Nonprofit to Thrive Norfolk Volunteer Hampton Roads (757)624-2400, http://volunteerhr.org/. Cost: $60-$75 Sample classes:  Board Builders  Funders Forum  Demystifying Government Grants  Technology for the Rest of Us  Start a Nonprofit Organization  Public Speaking  Volunteer Management Training Series  The Leader as Coach  Grants to Go  Board Builders  Maximizing Productivity with Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word  Building Buzz with Electronic Newsletters  Leading through Transition  Managing Your Brand  Team WOW: The Five Common Pitfalls of Teams & Leading Successful Teams  Creating the Successful Special Event SOUTHERN & SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA Roanoke, Abington & Radford Radford University & Roanoke Higher Education Center Nonprofit Leadership Program http://btp.radford.edu/ba/gnac.shtml Cost: $35-$50 Sample classes:  Grant Writing Basics: What you need to know to get started or better  Starting with the end in mind: Moving your Nonprofit to the next level  The Executive Director and the Board: Working as an Effective Team  Accounting for Non-Accountants  Legal Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board Member Martinsville & Henry County United Way Nonprofit Leaders Network http://www.nonprofitleadersnetwork.org, 276-638-3946 Sample Classes:  Leadership Assessment & Planning  Leading a Nonprofit Organization  Non Profit Financial Operations  Budgeting & Bookkeeping  Developing Human Resources  Creating an Effective Board  Major Fund Development & Management  Planned Giving and Nonprofits NORTHERN VIRGINIA Winchester Coming this fall - A brand-new Certificate in Nonprofit Organization Management http://www.su.edu/cont-ed/cert_pro.asp, 800-665-5640. Sample classes:  Successful Grant-Writing  Managing Volunteer Workers  Marketing Your Nonprofit Organization  Common-Sense Strategic Planning for Your Nonprofit  Winning Strategies for Nonprofit Fund Raising  The Economical Nonprofit Financial Manager  Developing Strong Nonprofit Leadership Washington DC The Foundation Center (202) 331-1400. http://fdncenter.org/washington/dc_training.html. Cost: $0 - $195 (cheaper for two people) Sample classes:  Before You Seek a Grant: A Checklist for New Nonprofits  Developing a Fundraising Plan: Securing Your Organization's Future  Earned Income: Assessing Your Nonprofit's Revenue Options  Foundation Fundraising: An Introductory Course  Introduction to Corporate Giving  Outcome Thinking and Management: Shifting Focus from Activities to Results  Proposal Budgeting Workshop  Proposal Writing Seminar Washington DC Center for Nonprofit Advancement http://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/information1853/information.htm 202.457.0540 Costs: $69-$169. Sample classes:  Grant Writing Practicum  Budgeting Skills for Nonprofits  Interviewing for the Best New Staff Member  50 Legal Issues that Impact Nonprofits  Facing Growth and Change  Strategic Planning Basics: Planning for Success  Membership Management: Hook, Line & Member  How to Read Financials…for Board Members & Senior Staff  How to Write a Great Press Release  Executive Transition Clinic  Preparing Your Organization for Leadership Change  Your Tool Kit: You Have Everything You Need to be an Influential Communicator  Hiring Technology Expertise  Human Resources Fundamentals for Nonprofit Leaders Washington, DC Alliance for Justice Cost: $30-$60 http://www.afj.org/nonprofit/workshops_events/index.html Sample Classes  Election Rules for Nonprofits  Worry-Free Advocacy  Advocacy Rules for Nonprofits  Nonprofit Advocacy  Election Law for Public Policy: The Essentials of Representing Nonprofits & Foundations Falls Church Leadership Seminar Series Northern Virginia Center of UVA rwl4u@virginia.edu, 703-536-1127, http://www.scps.virginia.edu/professional_development.htm Cost: $72. Sample Classes:  Leadership and Influence  Leading Change  Persuasively Presenting Your Ideas  Trail Blazing with Teams  Inspiring Creativity Fairfax, Alexandria, Reston, Vienna & Annandale Volunteer Fairfax 703.246.3460, http://www.volunteerfairfax.org Cost: $25-$55. Sample classes:  Nonprofit Fundraising Conference  Working with Volunteer Boards  The Fine Art of Supervising Volunteers  Technology and Volunteer Management Washington DC The Social Action & Leadership School for Activists (202) 234-9382. http://www.hotsalsa.org/ Class times: Evenings. Costs: $30 - $175. Sample classes:  Developing A Media Strategy  Integrity Marketing for Nonprofits  From Management to Leadership  Strategic Planning Basics Using Experiential Education to Help Learning Stick  Develop A Website in 4 Evenings!  Grassroots Organizing Essentials  Fun Training Exercises: Tools for Trainers  Intro to Grant Writing  Successful Volunteer Programs  Increase Your Membership Without Breaking the Bank  Project Management: The Toolbox CENTRAL VIRGINIA Charlottesville University of Virginia. http://uvace.virginia.edu/professional_development/professionaldev.php 434-982-5313 Costs: $75-$150 Sample classes:  Basics of Non-Profit Board Development  Organizational Culture: The Key to Recruiting and Retention  Situational Leadership: A Model for Coaching and Developing Employees  Successful Grant Writing Strategies  Starting a Non-Profit Organization in Virginia  The Art of Building Productive Work Relationships  Developing High Performing Teams  Foundations of Fundraising  Fundamentals of Management  Marketing Plan 101  Strategic Planning for Non-Profit  Writing and Editing in the Workplace Charlottesville Piedmont Virginia Community College Office of Workforce Development http://www.pvcc.edu/ Cost: $55-$125 Sample classes:  Starting a Nonprofit Organization  Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations  Team Building  Conflict Resolution Skills  Microsoft Word /Access / Excel Charlottesville Center for Nonprofit Excellence Cost: $10-$50 http://www.thecne.org/about_programs.aspx, 434-244-3330 Sample classes:  The Art and Skill of Major Gift Fund Raising  Nonprofit Boards that Excel  Special Event Planning  Finding and Managing Interns  Donor's Roundtable Richmond Nonprofit Management Solutions (804)795-9009, http://www.npmgmtsolutions.com/Upcoming%20Events.htm Classes and costs vary. Visit website for more details. Richmond University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies http://scs.richmond.edu costs: $45-$150 Sample Classes:  The Art of Facilitation  Office Organization  Successful Events  Online Marketing for Nonprofits  Persuasive Development Writing  Nonprofit Marketing Communication Richmond University of Richmond Institute on Philanthropy http://scs.richmond.edu/philanthropy/ costs: $45-$150 (university of Richmond also offers scholarships for these workshops) Sample Classes:  Online Fundraising Basics  Fundraising for Small Nonprofits  Grant Writing 101  Advanced Grantsmanship  Survival Skills for Special Event Planners  Board Governance  Strategic Planning for Boards  Financial Management for Boards  Board/CEO Awareness: The Value of Outcome Measures  Nonprofit Marketing  To Get A Big Gift, Think Like A Donor  Get Ready, Get Set…Go! Planning and Implementing a Capital Campaign  Development Programs - A Comprehensive Overview Richmond VCU Especially for Nonprofits http://www.vcu.edu/ocp/programs/nonprofitorgs/, (804) 828-1831 Costs: $35, Times: generally 9am to 3pm Sample classes:  Leadership and Emotional Intelligence  Successful Grant Writing & Successful Fundraising  Basic Budgeting  Financial Policies, Procedures and Accountability  Program Outcomes    Powerful Partners-the Board/Executive Partnership Managing an Emerging Nonprofit There is also an annual nonprofit conference Richmond VANNO Conferences and Events for Nonprofits http://www.vanno.org/infocentral/calendar.htm Costs: $40 Sample classes:  New Secrets of Fundraising  How to run it all in a small shop: The Art of Prioritizing  Taking the mystery out of your finances  Capacity building  How to organize your finances for organizational success  Coaching for Executive Directors Petersburg http://www.thecameronfoundation.org/index2.html Focus, Inc 804-732-8900 Cost: $20-$35 Financial Management for Nonprofits Board Development Legal Issues for Nonprofits Program Planning & Evaluation Strategic Planning Grant Writing Online & Telephone Online and/or Telephone Charity University http://charityuniversity.com cost: $99-$119 sample classes:  6 Steps to Building a Fund Development Master Plan  A Presentation on Presentation  Board Bootcamp  Capacity Building Grants  Communicating Expectations that Raise the Bar for the Board  Creating a Development Plan  Volunteer Management  ePhilanthropy 106: 10 Rules of ePhilanthropy  Fundraising 101  Getting Your Board to Raise Money      Grant Proposal Writing for Non-Professionals How to Present Your Organization's Message Proposal Writing Relationship Fundraising Researching Funding Sources & Developing a Grant Calendar Online (also in-person in Washington, DC) Alliance for Justice Cost: $30-$60 http://www.afj.org/nonprofit/workshops_events/index.html Sample Classes  Election Rules for Nonprofits  Worry-Free Advocacy  Nonprofit Advocacy  Election Law for Public Policy: The Essentials of Representing Nonprofits & Foundations Online Piedmont Virginia Community College Office of Workforce Development http://www.ed2go.com/piedmont/index.html Cost $85 Sample Classes:  Accounting Fundamentals  Introduction to Nonprofit Management  Marketing Your Nonprofit  Creating Your Own Nonprofit  A to Z Grantwriting  Advanced Grant Proposal Writing Online University of Illinois http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/gci/programs/profed/online/courses.htm Cost: $395 Sample Classes:  Fundraising Management  Financial Management  Strategic Management  Nonprofit Governance Online Society for Nonprofit Organizations http://www.snpo.org/lino/index.php Cost: $125 Sample Classes:  Strategic Planning  Board Governance  Marketing  Volunteer Management  Strategic Alliances Online Hampton University http://www.hamptonu.edu/academics/continuing_ed/leadership.htm, 757-727-5103, Cost: $125 Sample Classes:  Strategic Planning-The Power of the Vision  Resource Development-Fundraising & Beyond  Outcome Measurement-Are you making a Difference?  Budgets and Financial Controls  Grant Writing Online Foundation Center Online Courses http://foundationcenter.org/marketplace/catalog/subcategory_online_training.jhtml;jsessi onid=0DMBLO2MPC5QVTQRSI4CGXD5AAAACI2F?id=cat290002 Cost: $20 - $189 Sample courses:  Grantseeking Basics for Individuals  Grantseeking Basics for Nonprofit Organizations  Proposal Writing: The Statement of Need  Proposal Writing: The Project Description  Proposal Writing: The Budget  Proposal Writing: The Comprehensive Course Online JER Online http://www.jergroup.com/ Cost: $30-$80 Sample Classes:  QuickBooks Training  Creating a Strong Leadership Team  Financial Basics for Non-financial Managers  Interviewing Job Candidates  Managing Change  Grant Writing Basics  How to Locate the Very Best Funding Sources for Your Organization  Newsletter Writing for Non-Profit Organizations  Beyond Grant Writing and Approaching Viable Funding Sources with Success Statewide Various locations These two organizations sometimes offer free grant writing trainings, at different locations around the state. Contact them for more details:  Virginia Department of Health, Judith.Marston@vdh.virginia.gov (804) 864-7036.  HUD, http://www.hud.gov/offices/fbci/ (202) 708-1112 Other Trainings Check your local chamber of commerce, united way, university continuing education programs, and community colleges. If you find more nonprofit trainings in your area, please let us know. Degrees This website lists schools that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in nonprofit management, http://tltc.shu.edu/npo/