High-impact boards start with board members who understand their role and how best to bring their skills to the board table. Join CNE staff members Cindy Colson, Erica Holmes, and Brian Ullman on Thursday, October 31 at 1:00 pm for this session designed to give board members a jump start on effective board service. Drawing from CNE’s Board Academy curriculum and feedback from our members, this workshop will teach the key roles and responsibilities of board members, include interactive exercises for skills development, and provide a unique networking opportunity for community members engaging in board service.

Topics covered will include:

• The unique role of the nonprofit sector
• Characteristics of a high-impact board
• Fiduciary duties of nonprofit boards
• The board/CEO partnership
• and more!

Participants will leave the workshop with a new understanding of their role as board members and the path to a high-impact board, as well as a toolkit of resource materials to take with them to the boardroom. This session is designed to make practical board training more readily available and to complement your organization’s own board orientation session or board education goals.  New board members of area nonprofits are encouraged to attend, as are more experienced board members who seek a refresher course to sharpen their board knowledge. Nonprofit leaders are also welcome; this is a great opportunity to engage your new board leadership!

TEAM DISCOUNT!

We believe that nonprofit boards are strongest when they learn and strive for continuous improvement together. We are pleased to offer a 10% discount on the total registration cost for our Board Essentials workshop when 3 or more board members (or staff) from the same organization attend the training together. If you’d like to take advantage of this discount, please send the names and emails of all participants with your organization's information to staff@thecne.org.

Please note:

• This meeting will take place in-person.
• Refunds will be issued for cancellations made 24 hours or more before the start of the training.

American Sign Language interpreters or other communication access accommodations are available upon request. Please submit any accommodations requests to Denisha Phipps.

(This session was originally scheduled for November 7, but has been rescheduled due to an unforeseen conflict.)

Effective financial management and oversight are essential to the success of nonprofit organizations. Ensuring financial sustainability requires strong stewardship of assets and resources, grounded in financial literacy.

Join Carolyn Burnett, Vice President of Business Banking at UVA Community Credit Union and former CNE Board Member, for an interactive workshop designed to deepen your understanding of financial terminology and statements—and how they reveal the story of your organization.

This session is tailored for board members and nonprofit staff who need a foundational understanding of finances to make informed strategic decisions. Please bring your organization’s financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, and, if available, a statement of cash flow and a statement of functional expense) for use in activities. (These will not be shared.)

Note: This session is not intended to guide you in creating these statements.

American Sign Language interpreters or other communication access accommodations are available upon request. Please submit any accommodations requests to CNE at staff@thecne.org or 434-244-3330.

This four-hour session aims to help organizations lay the essential groundwork for a strategic planning process. The session will walk through the foundational elements necessary for successful planning. Participants will explore key concepts, assess their organization's readiness, and identify critical areas that need attention before embarking on the strategic planning process. Through interactive discussions and practical exercises, attendees will gain insights into setting the stage for an effective and impactful strategic plan.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand strategic planning fundamentals
• Assess organizational readiness for embarking on a strategic planning process
• Identify key stakeholders
• Explore tools to analyze internal and external environments influencing your organization
• Understand the difference between and significance of goals, strategies, and tactics

Please note:

• This meeting will take place in-person.
• Refunds will be issued for cancellations made 24 hours or more before the start of the training.

American Sign Language interpreters or other communication access accommodations are available upon request. Please submit any accommodations requests to Denisha Phipps.

CNE’s Emerging Leaders Academy is a facilitated eight-month peer learning program that aims to strengthen a new generation of nonprofit leaders.

The Emerging Leaders Academy consists of facilitated, small group sessions and one-on-one coaching sessions designed to develop participants' sense of themselves as leaders and to help participants create practical plans for their continued professional development. Curated readings and videos create a basis for discussion during group sessions, and one-on-one sessions with professional coaches enhance participants’ learning experiences.

Emerging Leaders Academy 2024-2025 will meet monthly for two hours over the course of eight months beginning in September and includes five hours of coaching sessions (to be determined between participants and coaches). Meetings will be held at CNE on Thursdays from 9-11 am on the following dates:

• Thursday, September 12, 2024
• Thursday, October 10, 2024
• Thursday, November 14, 2024
• Thursday, December 12, 2024
• Thursday, January 9, 2025
• Thursday, February 13, 2025
• Thursday, March 13, 2025
• Thursday, April 10, 2025

*This program is available only to CNE Members. Not a member? Join today.  If cost is a barrier to participation, please contact Brian Ullman for information on reduced tuition options.*