Workshops & Events
If you're looking for skills in specific areas of nonprofit management, then explore the Center's workshops. Classes are open to everyone and include nonprofit management, staff, directors, volunteers, and other interested individuals. Fees vary.
If you have specific needs or requests for the NRC, please fill out a Request Form and submit your request to the NRC. Thank you.
Spring Workshops/Seminars
Board Development 101
- Overview of roles and responsibilities of the board of directors
- Designed for both the board chair/officer to attend with the executive director
- Material designed by Points of Light Foundation and BoardSource
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Council of Community Services
ServicesTrainer: Alison Jorgensen, Director, Volunteer Roanoke Valley
Cost: $25/Member $50/Nonmember
Effective Leadership through Role Clarification
- Focus will be placed on the importance of clarifying roles of the board and executive in governing the nonprofit
- Developing “job descriptions” for the board officers and executive director
- Designed for both the board chair/officer to attend with the executive director
- Material designed by Points of Light Foundation and BoardSource
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Council of Community Services
Trainer: Alison Jorgensen, Director, Volunteer Roanoke Valley
Cost: $25/Member $50/Nonmember
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Board
- How to evaluate the board’s effectiveness and use that data to improve it’s performance
- Examples of evaluation tools will be provided
- Designed for both the board chair/officer to attend with the executive director
- Material designed by Points of Light Foundation and Board Source
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Council of Community Services
Trainer: Alison Jorgensen, Director, Volunteer Roanoke Valley
Cost: $25/Member $50/Nonmember
To register for a workshop, please contact Linda Arrington at lindaa@councilofcommunityservices.org.
(Space is limited!)