We use the 7 Actionable Principles for a Strong Social Sector as a framework for our trainings. Please visit the 7AP website to learn more.

CNE offers a variety of training opportunities across a spectrum of topics relevant to nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers. We aim to nurture community, collaboration, and collective growth, while elevating your skills and cultivating an environment where learning is reciprocal, relationships are cultivated, and our robust community of practice flourishes.

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Registration will close at 5:00 p.m. the day prior to the training date. All times posted are in the Eastern time zone.

University of Virginia faculty, staff, and students qualify for discounted rates on CNE’s trainings. For details, please contact Senior Manager of Learning & Impact, Brian T. Ullman.

Upcoming Trainings

Emerging Leaders Academy 2025 Application is Open!

June 18, 2025 12:00 pm – August 3, 2025 12:00 pm
1701-A Allied Street, Charlotteville, VA 22903

CNE’s Emerging Leaders Academy is a facilitated eight-month peer learning program that aims to strengthen a new generation of community 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 […]