Are you located in the PATH Foundation’s footprint?
Thanks to generous support from the PATH Foundation, organizations based in Culpeper, Fauquier, and Rappahannock counties are eligible to register for CNE programs our member rate.
Use code CNEPATHWORKSHOP during registration to take advantage of the discount.
PATH Upcoming Trainings
Advocacy Lunch & Learn Series – October 2026
Zoom
Program Overview CNE's Policy and Advocacy Lunch & Learn series is designed to equip nonprofit leaders, board members, and volunteers with practical knowledge and tools to advance their missions through effective advocacy work and awareness building around the impact new laws have on the nonprofit sector. Each session features expert speakers and focuses on a […]
Nonprofit Legal Essentials – October 2026
Zoom
In this interactive session, Elizabeth M. Schmidt, author of Rules of the Road for Nonprofit Leaders: Using the Law to Achieve Your Mission, will demystify the legal landscape of 501(c)(3) operations and help your organization build a culture of compliance from the board level down. This session is designed specifically for nonprofit leaders and board […]
FY26 PATH Emerging Leaders Academy Application
PATH Foundation-321 Walker Drive, Warrenton, VA 20186
CNE’s Emerging Leaders Academy is a facilitated 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. The program includes: Specially designed activities that develop participants sense of themselves as leaders and help them create practical plans for […]
Day of Learning: Breaking Down Silos, Building Up Community
CitySpace- 100 5th Street N.E, Charlottesville VA
This full-day convening brings together people from across our region's nonprofit community to reimagine how we operate, not in isolation, but as part of a connected, collaborative ecosystem. It's a strategic gathering designed to help you see the sector, and your role in it, differently. You'll participate in relationship-building exercises designed to break down silos, […]
Build Your Nonprofit Messaging Assistant: A Hands-On Custom GPT Workshop
PATH Resource Center, 321 Walker Drive, Suite 201, Warrenton, VA 20186
In this beginner-friendly, hands-on workshop, nonprofit, government, and community-based organization professionals will use OpenAl's no-code builder to create a personalized messaging assistant for their organization. Participants will teach their GPT to understand their mission, audiences, voice, programs, messaging priorities, and review requirements. Once built, this assistant can help generate first drafts of emails, social media […]
Policy & Advocacy Lunch & Learn – Employment Law Updates & Hot Topics
Zoom
Program Overview CNE's Policy and Advocacy Lunch & Learn series is designed to equip nonprofit leaders, board members, and volunteers with practical knowledge and tools to advance their missions through effective advocacy work and awareness building around the impact new laws have on the nonprofit sector. Each session features expert speakers and focuses on a […]