Events & Training

Funds Available for Training

The Obici Healthcare Foundation supports and encourages training and education for nonprofit community groups in order to build capacity.  Toward that end, the Foundation offers financial support to grantees that want to improve skills and experience through approved training.  Please review the guidelines, complete an application and submit by regular mail, e-mail or fax no less than one week prior to training. 

Grantee Training Assistance Award Guidelines

Grantee Training Assistance Award Application

Nonprofit organizations who have never received funding from OBICI Healthcare Foundation also are eligible for financial support.  The Foundation has provided VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads with funds to use as tuition assistance for nonprofits.  This assistance is only for courses offered through VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads’ Nonprofit Resource Training Series.  Inquiries and applications should be directed to VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads.  Please use the VHR application below. 

VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads Training Assistance Application

Tidewater Community College Academy of Nonprofit Excellence

Registration Form and Course description

August 24 – Building Strategic Relationships with Corporations and Foundations

September 1 & 2 – Standards and Accountability: Maintaining the public trust Part 2

September 21 - Internet Possibilites and Pitfalls

October 6 & 7 - Branding Facts of Life: The tagline and logo just don't matter

October 26 - Visual Communication & Passionate Storytelling for Nonprofits

November 17 & 18 - Building High -Impact Teams

December 7 - How to Talk Online: One vision, one voice with all your online communications

Self-paced online classes are available:
Budgeting in a Non-Profit Organization
Fundraising for Non-Profit Organizations
How to Read a Non-Profit Financial Statement
Leadership in a Non-Profit Organization
Non-Profit Board and Volunteer Development
Principles of Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations
Strategy for Non-Profit Organizations

September 14 - Grants: The Good, The Bad and The Ulgy

September 21 - How to lose you Nonprofit Status (Without Trying)

September 28 - Blogging Your Cause

Visit VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads for more detailed information.

VANNO’s Training Opportunities

September 29, 9:00 – 3:30 PM
Forum: Social Media You Can Use (held in North Carolina, VANNO members
receive discount)

The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits is pleased to be collaborating with NTEN on a day-long workshop as part of our 2010 Conference & Public Policy Forum, Nonprofits in a New Reality. The conference will be held September 29-30 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

We’re reaching out to Members of the National Council of Nonprofits in the Southeast to invite your state association and your Members to attend the “We Are Media” workshop at registration prices reserved for N.C. Center and NTEN Members. That full-day workshop will be September 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Early Bird rate is $129 (deadline July 1) and the Regular rate is $149 (deadline Sept. 17). You and your Members can register online. In the “Choose Your Affiliation” section, choose “State Association Member” to access this discount. More info at www.ncnonprofits.org.

October
Save the Date! VANNO Tri-Cities Regional Conference October 14

Following the success of the 2008 Tri-Cities Regional Conference, VANNO is organizing another event scheduled for Thursday, October 14. The goal of the conference is to bring nonprofit, private and public sector experts to the table to work towards regional collaboration. Stay tuned for more information, or write to info@vanno.org with questions.

Get help with the new IRS Form 990

The IRS has a video series designed to assist exempt organizations in complying with redesigned Form 990 requirements.  The agency has developed a case study, entitled “The New Form 990: Getting Started,” about a hypothetical organization.  Open the title link for more information, or go to http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=214274,00.html