Nonprofit Support

Nonprofit Resource Center

The Nonprofit Resource Center provides the local nonprofit sector with electronic and print materials on a wide-range of nonprofit management and philanthropy topics including grant writing, strategic planning, and financial planning to board development, volunteer management, and marketing. A key research tool is free access to the top-tier of the Foundation Centeral's Foundation Directory Online, a searchable database of potential funding opportunities for over 98,000 grant-makers nationwide.

CFES Sponsored Training and Education Opportunities

Educational programs, workshops, seminars, and special events designed to bring regional grant makers together with nonprofit leaders and provide opportunities for nonprofit networking.

» Click here to view Training Calendar.

Event Registration

To register for any of the Community Foundation's Programs please use the appropriate link below.

» Download Form to Register and Pay by Mail
» Online Registration and Payment

Free Event Registration

To register for CFES training and events that do not require a payment, please follow the link below.

» Free Registration

Foundation Center - Cooperating Collection

CFES has partnered with the Foundation Center as a Cooperating Collection. Cooperating Collections are free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.

The Cooperating Collection is available from 8am to 4pm Monday - Friday in the Nonprofit Support Center, on a first come first serve basis. Contact Erica Joseph for more information.

» More Information

Nonprofit Scholarship Program

The Nonprofit Scholarship Program is offered in partnership with the Continuing Education and Workforce Development Department at Wor-Wic Community College. Scholarships (covering tuition and fees) are available for select courses each semester to staff and volunteers of local nonprofit 501c3 organizations.

» Guidelines & Application
» Scholarship Program Evaluation Form
» Click here and go to catalog page 9 for scholarship eligible courses.

Meeting and Conference Space

The Nonprofit Support Center provides community meeting space for nonprofit organizations, free of charge, as a way to contribute to our joint efforts to build stronger communities. We encourage organizations to make use of our professional facilities to host meetings, seminars, or small conferences. Organizations that have not previously used a CFES meeting room are required first to submit a Use of Community Foundation Facilities Application Form. Organizations that have used our facility in the past, or new approved organizations, may download and fill out the Reservation Request for use of CFES Facilities Form.

» Use of Community Foundation Facilities Application Form
» Reservation Request for use of CFES Facilities Form
» CFES Facilities Policies & Procedures
» Meeting Room Pictures

Sign Language Interpreter Request

We are committed to making our service and facilities accessible to all of our patrons. We will provide sign language interpreter services by written request only. Please submit all requests for interpreting services five full working days (or more) in advance of the training that you will attend.

» Interpreter Request Form