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The NonProfit Connection
Subscribe to our newsletter, The NonProfit Connection, to receive updates on what's new with HandsOn Northwest North Carolina.
   
 
 
 
 
Overview of Services
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HandsOn NWNC provides a variety of services to increase the capacity of local nonprofit organizations as they work hard to fulfill their challenging missions. We maintain a partnership with the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits to help provide a continuum of services to the sector, recognizing that some needs of nonprofits are best met locally. We leverage these and other partnerships to provide information, training, referrals, and other resources to ensure that the local nonprofit sector remains strong and vibrant. Because so many of our services benefit nonprofits, we encourage them to become supporting partners.

 
Information and Resources
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We provide general information, assessment tools, and referrals on a wide variety of topics related to development, support, and capacity-building for individual nonprofits and the local nonprofit community as a whole. Our site offers a nonprofit calendar of events, a database of consultants and resource sheets that are provided through our partnership with the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. Nonprofit staff can sign up to receive our monthly newsletter of news and information, the Nonprofit Connection. (See subscription box on the left.) Our staff is also available for individual consultation and trouble-shooting. No matter what the issue, chances are we’ll be able to get you started on the right path towards a solution.

NEW! A special thanks to everyone who helped make the Fall Best Practice Breakfast held on November 16th at Wake Forest University a huge success! The event, co-sponsored by WFU's new Institute for Public Engagement, attracted almost 90 people!  Highlights inlcude a special appearance by Mayor Allen Joines, who presented a proclamation from the City of Winston-Salem declaring November as Nonprofit Awareness Month, and a presentation on board trends by David Styers of BoardSource.  David also led a workshop following the breakfast on what boards can do to lead their organizations through these difficult times.  The event culminated with the presentation of the High Five Award.  The Award was given in recognition of a nonprofit in our region that has exemplified the spirit of innovation through creative program/service delivery, new program creation or the development of a unique or inventive method to address a particular problem or initiative.  Samaritan Ministries was chosen among twelve very worthy applications as the winner!  Read more about Samaritan Ministries and their winning project below.

 
Training and Education
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HandsOn NWNC organizes, promotes and creates learning opportunities for nonprofit staff as a crucial pathway to building nonprofit capacity. We also build relationships with local nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit consulting experts to bring even greater workshop opportunities to our nonprofits. Local offerings are promoted through The Nonprofit Connection as well as on our website. We also facilitate mentoring and peer-to-peer opportunities through convening of local nonprofit leaders.

NEW! HandsOn NWNC Helping Hands Scholarship Program! This new program, made possible by a generous grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, offers partial scholarships to nonprofit staff and board members in Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Surry and Yadkin Counties who wish to attend classes offered by Duke University's Certificate in Nonprofit Management program as a way to increase their competency in areas critical to the daily operation of their organization.  This program reflects the role HandsOn NWNC believes education plays in increasing the capacity of nonprofit organizations in our region. You can find out more about our Helping Hands Scholarships here. These scholarships are first-come, first-served, so fill out an application today!

NEW!  HandsOn NWNC Organizational Assessment Program! Thanksto the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, we're offering an Organizational Assessment Program to help nonprofits evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of their infrastructure, including strategy/planning, outreach/marketing/communications, programming, financial management, fund development, operations/facility, governance/board development, and human resourcesThe assessment, modeled on a similar program that's been highly successful in the western part of our state, provides a "snapshot" of the oorganization, allowing staff and board members to collectively look at management and governance practices.  The ultimate goal is for each assessment to be followed with capacity building in key areas that will strengthen the organization's infrastructure and service to the community.  HandsOn NWNC will select a qualified consultant specializing in nonprofit capacity improvement and strategic planning to conduct the assessment, which will be offered at a minimal cost to your organization.  We hope to pilot this program with five different organizations this year. More details can be found in the program descriptionApplications will be accepted October 1st through April 1st, or until all five slots are filled. 

 

 
Collaboration
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Even as our own organization is the result of a merger, HandsOn NWNC works together with local nonprofits and other regional networks to leverage and concentrate resources, advocate for the nonprofit sector, and build relationships with other sectors of the community for the greater benefit of nonprofits and those they serve. Our goal is to strengthen nonprofits so that they can meet the challenge of their missions in the most effective and efficient way possible.

 
Linking Nonprofits with Consultants
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Click to view information about Consultants or to register as a Consultant.

 
Resource Links
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Key Partners

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Nonprofit Express
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As a collaborative effort with HandsOn NWNC and N.C. Center for Nonprofits, NonProfit Express provides a basic information checklist for the following categories of nonprofit interest, as well as additional resources in the category:

 

 
Career Information
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Affinity Groups
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Community Calendar
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Don't forget to add your Events to our Community NonProfit Calendar!

 
Looking for Board Members
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HandsOn NWNC engages community volunteer leadership by helping to place skilled professionals and community stakeholders in governance positions on local nonprofit boards. We do this in a variety of ways, including one-on-one meetings with both individuals and boards, working with companies seeking a streamlined way to encourage community engagement, assisting nonprofits with strategic board recruitment, and by using boardnetusa.org, a nationwide web portal that matches individuals with nonprofits.

Boardnetusa.org has a nationwide partnership with HandsOn Network/Points of Light Institute, and both individuals seeking board service and nonprofits looking to recruit board members can set up accounts free of charge.

For more information on our customized board matching and placement services, or to learn more about boardnetusa.org, please call us at 724-2866 or e-mail ed@handsonnwnc.org.