REGISTER HERE LET'S TALK ABOUT: Nonprofit Marketing Strategies  for Roanoke Valley Gives!  Please join us for our January NPO CONNECT meeting! Andrew Beedle and his team from Brand Distillers consulting firm will provide a hands-on nonprofit workshop on how to create a comprehensive nonprofit marketing strategy for your organization to implement prior to and the […]

REGISTER HERE LET'S TALK ABOUT: Planned Giving  This presentation will discuss what planned giving is and why it is important for the health and future of a nonprofit organization. It will cover the steps to starting or growing a successful planned giving program, and finish with an introduction to some of the more sophisticated estate […]

REGISTER HERE LET'S TALK ABOUT : Fundraising & Development  Please join our January NPO CONNECT meeting. We will hear from Fundraising Specialist, Dr. John Curtis. This full day workshop will focus on expanding and maximizing your major gifts, capital campaigns and fundraising efforts. Boxed lunches will be provided, we hope to see you there! Nonprofit […]

REGISTER HERE LET'S TALK ABOUT : Grant Writing  This workshop is designed for those who are newer to grant writing or have written grants with limited success. This workshop will cover how to research grant opportunities, what your organization must have in place before writing a grant, the primary components of a grant proposal and how […]

REGISTER HERE With only a few weeks until Roanoke Valley Gives, there’s still plenty of time to make sure your Roanoke Valley Gives campaign is ready to go. In this webinar we’ll go over last minute tips and best practices to engage with your supporters and be successful on Roanoke Valley Gives. The Roanoke Valley […]

Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia  invites you to join us for the   Roanoke Valley Gives Awards Luncheon   Wednesday, March 25, 2020 11:00 a.m.   Fitzpatrick Hall  Jefferson Center    NOTE: The Community Foundation has new incentive prizes this year that require the winning organization(s) to be present at the Awards Lunch in order […]

REGISTER HERE Join Sarah Milston and Lindsey O-pries in an online webinar about fundraising for Nonprofits in the time of COVID-19. This session is offered free of charge through support from The Spark Mill and Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia.     Join Zoom Meeting Details https://zoom.us/j/687011267 Meeting ID: 687 011 267 One tap mobile […]

REGISTER HERE On March 27, 2020, Congress and the President enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, H. R. 748). The $2 trillion CARES Act provides massive relief for individuals, businesses, medical centers and nonprofits. The “Paycheck Protection Program Loans” (PPP Loans) are potentially able to save over 100,000 nonprofits from […]

REGISTER HERE The Spark Mill will host a webinar, an intimate session about identifying the values organizations want to work from during this unprecedented time as identified problems, solutions and actions to ensure your communities have a fighting chance for success after COVID19.  Join a chat with Chelsea Higgs Wise, Associate Consultant at The Spark […]