Supporting Nonprofits in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

Welcome to the Resource Center for Nonprofit Management

Do you need help with…

  • Starting a nonprofit organization?
  • Improving the effectiveness of your organization?
  • Identifying potential funding sources?
  • Building an effective Board?
The Resource Center can help.      Our Services >>
To Become a Member, please contact our office: (951) 686-4402 ext. 162
The Resource Center
a Program of the
Volunteer Center

P.O. Box 5376
Riverside, CA. 92517-5376
(951) 686-4402 Ext. 162
Fax:(951) 781-2737

MONTHLY WORKSHOPS

All workshops will be held at The Resource Center’s new location at Bobby Bonds/Cesar Chaves 
Volunteer Center unless otherwise noted.

 

AEA Meeting:                                                                                                8:00-9:30am  

Monthly Agency Executive Association roundtable meeting focusing on

various topics of discussion. Meetings are held the 2nd Friday of each month.

-June 8th

-July 13th 

-September 14th

-October 12th

-November 9th

-December 14th - AEA Party & RCNH Member Breakfast

 

To Be or Not to Be a 501(C)3                                                                                   2-4pm 

Thinking about becoming a nonprofit organization?  Review the current climate affecting

nonprofits in California and nationwide.  Learn what it takes to set up an organization.

- July 25th

- September 26th

- October 24th

      -With Marthea Alley-Caliz, Members $20, Non-members $40

 

Monthly Member Day ! Three Workshops, One Trip
Monthly Member Days are a free day of workshops for management, boards and staff of Resource

Center members to help strengthen your organization. Two great workshops and a Pro Bono Clinic

each month with a local expert. Attend one or all three! Registration required.

- September 20th

- October 18th

 

Funder Forum                                                                                                 9:30-12:00pm

Funder Forums are always for local agencies to come and meet funders, ask questions and build relationships.

Also find out about their funding opportunities. Funder forums usually feature a workshop as well.

- September 27th

- October 25th

 

May 2007

 

May 23rd-To Be or Not to Be a 501(C) 3 Workshop:                                              2-4pm

Obtain information on how to start a nonprofit.

-See Monthly Workshops

 

May 30th
Small Business Development Center :                                                                9-12pm
Take this opportunity to learn how electronic maps can be used to market your organization and expand

your sales, customer base, and membership revenues using real-world examples of Inland Empire businesses.

This seminar gives background on GIS, the sources of data and cost-effective methods in applying GIS to

increase your bottom line.


Location: University of Redlands Riverside Campus
3610 Central Ave., Suite 101, Riverside, CA 92506
Register by phone at (951) 781-2345 or online at www.iesmallbusiness.com. No Cost to attend

 

June 2007

June 8th- AEA Meeting                                                                                 8:00-9:30am

Monthly Agency Executive Association roundtable meetings focusing on various topics of discussion.

-See Monthly Workshops for details  

 

July 2007

Meet the Funder: The James Irvine Foundation
Come and meet the Irvine Foundation and hear about their funding priorities for arts and youth organizations.

Two hour grant writing workshop and funder application review.
July 9th-San Bernardino                                                                                               1-4pm
     Location: Carousel Mall, San Bernardino County Children's Services Conference Room
     295 Carousel Mall, Enter from the South/East end, San Bernardino, CA 92401
July 10th-Riverside                                                                                                      10-1pm
     Location: Riverside Art Museum
     3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501
     Presenters: The James Irvine Foundation and The Foundation Center. Limit 50 seats priority seating for Resource Center Members. 

July 11th-Fundraising, Foundation Center Workshop
How to Approach a Funder and Meet the Funder.                                            9:30-11:30am

July 13th -AEA Meeting                                                                                8:00-9:30am  

Monthly Agency Executive Association roundtable meetings focusing on various topics of discussion.

-See Monthly Workshops for details 

 

July 25th-To Be or Not to Be a 501(C) 3 Workshop:                                               2-4pm

Obtain information on how to start a nonprofit.

-See Monthly Workshops

 

                                                                                       

  August 2007

 

 

August 16th

Monthly Member Day! Three Workshops, One Trip

Monthly Member Days are a free day of workshops for management, boards and staff of Resource

Center members to help strengthen your organization. Two great workshops and a Pro Bono Clinic each

month with a local expert. Attend one or all three! Registration required.

# 1: Finding Funding Workshop                                                                        9:30- 10:30am
Presenter: The Resource Center
Do you need to find new funders to support your program? Learn to use The Foundation      

Center's database software to select grants that fit our organization's needs. Includes information on

more than 60,000 individual private foundation grants givers nationwide. A must for anyone who is

serious about raising funds and looking to build a diverse funding base.
#2 Sustainability Planning Workshop                                                     10:40- 11:45am
Presenter(s): Marthea Alley-Caliz, Executive Director of the Resource Center & Dr. Lee Nattress,

Consultant and Executive Director of Urban Community Action Partners
How will your organization be funded in one year...three years...or ten years? Nonprofits must continuously

renew funding sources; develop long term funding strategies to sustain important services. Understand current

funding trends and how to position your organization within a changing climate and limited budget.
#3 Pro Bono Clinic                                                                                           12:00-1:00pm
Presenter(s): To Be Announced, check website at www.nonprofitresource.org

 

August 23rd-Funder Forum

Come and meet funders and ask questions.                                                                                          

-See Monthly Workshops  

 

 

September 2007

 

 

September 14th-AEA Meeting                                                                        8:00-9:30am

Monthly Agency Executive Association roundtable meetings focusing on various topics of discussion.

-See Monthly Workshops for details 

 

September 20th

Monthly Member Day ! Three Workshops, One Trip
Monthly Member Days are a free day of workshops for management, boards and staff of Resource Center

members to help strengthen your organization. Two great workshops and a Pro Bono Clinic each month with a

local expert. Attend one or all three! Registration required.

# 1: Finding Funding Workshop                                                                        9:30- 10:30am
Presenter: The Resource Center
Do you need to find new funders to support your program? Learn to use The Foundation Center's database

software to select grants that fit our organization's needs. Includes information on more than 60,000 individual

private foundation grants givers nationwide. A must for anyone who is serious about raising funds and looking to

build a diverse funding base.
#2 Sustainability Planning Workshop                                                     10:40- 11:45am
Presenter(s): Marthea Alley-Caliz, Executive Director of the Resource Center & Dr. Lee Nattress,

Consultant and Executive Director of Urban Community Action Partners
How will your organization be funded in one year...three years...or ten years? Nonprofits must continuously

renew funding sources; develop long term funding strategies to sustain important services. Understand current

funding trends and how to position your organization within a changing climate and limited budget.
#3 Pro Bono Clinic                                                                                           12:00-1:00pm
Presenter(s): To Be Announced, check website at www.nonprofitresource.org

 

September 26th-To Be or Not to Be a 501(C) 3 Workshop                          2-4pm

Obtain information on how to start a nonprofit

-See Monthly Workshops

 

September 27th-Funder Forum                                                                       9:30-12:00pm

Come and meet funders and ask questions.                                                                                          

-See Monthly Workshops

 

 

October 2007

 

October 12th-AEA Meeting                                                               8:00-9:30am  

Monthly Agency Executive Association roundtable meetings focusing on various topics of discussion.

-See Monthly Workshops for details 

 

October 18th

Monthly Member Day! Three Workshops, One Trip

Monthly Member Days are a free day of workshops for management, boards and staff of Resource Center

members to help strengthen your organization. Two great workshops and a Pro Bono Clinic each month with a

local expert. Attend one or all three! Registration required.

# 1: Finding Funding Workshop                                                                        9:30- 10:30am
Presenter: The Resource Center
Do you need to find new funders to support your program? Learn to use The Foundation Center's database

software to select grants that fit our organization's needs. Includes information on more than 60,000 individual

private foundation grants givers nationwide. A must for anyone who is serious about raising funds and looking to

build a diverse funding base.
#2 Sustainability Planning Workshop                                                     10:40- 11:45am
Presenter(s): Marthea Alley-Caliz, Executive Director of the Resource Center & Dr. Lee Nattress, Consultant

and Executive Director of Urban Community Action Partners
How will your organization be funded in one year...three years...or ten years? Nonprofits must continuously

renew funding sources; develop long term funding strategies to sustain important services. Understand current

funding trends and how to position your organization within a changing climate and limited budget.
#3 To Be Announced                                                                           12:00-1:00pm
Presenter(s): To Be Announced, check website at www.nonprofitresource.org

 

October 25th-To Be or Not to Be a 501(C) 3 Workshop                              2-4pm

Obtain information on how to start a nonprofit

-See Monthly Workshops

 

September 27th -Funder Forum:                                                                     9:30-12:00pm

Come and meet funders and ask questions.                                                                                          

-See Monthly Workshops

November 2007

 

November 9th-AEA Meeting                                                              8:00-9:30am

Monthly Agency Executive Association roundtable meetings focusing on various topics of discussion.

-See Monthly Workshops

December 2007

December 14th-AEA Meeting:                                                                       8:00-9:30am

Monthly Agency Executive Association roundtable meetings focusing on various topics of discussion. Meetings

are held the 2nd Friday of each month.

            - AEA Party & RCNH Member Breakfast

 

Additional Workshops

 

Community Action Workshops: Location: TBA

August 14th

Fiscal Controls Budget: 8:30-1:30pm

September 11th

Marketing Outreach: 8:30-1:30pm

October 9th

Program Monitoring, Evaluation and Assessment: 8:30-1:30pm

November 6th

Diversified Funding Sources, Grant Development, Donor Development: 8:30-1:30pm

November 20th

Financial Sustainability:  8:30-1:30pm

December 4th 

Leveraging, In-Kind Support and Partner Development: 8:30-1:30pm

December 18th 

Community Asset Mapping and Community Needs Assessment: 8:30-1:30pm

 

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CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED, SO REGISTER EARLY!  CALL (951) 686-2890
All workshops will be held at The Resource Center s new location at Bobby Bond/Cesar Chavez 
Volunteer Center unless otherwise noted.

 

New Location: 2060 University Avenue, Suite 201, Riverside, CA 92507

Phone: (951) 686-4402 x. 162 Fax (951) 781-2737 E-mail: Cynthia@nonprofitresource.org

 

Make checks payable to: “The Volunteer Center”, Subject: Resource Center
See our website at www.nonprofitresource.org for further details

Please Pre-Register Whenever Possible.

Select the Workshop Series/Titles below for detailed descriptions and schedules.

Basics - Nonprofit Startup
Evaluation - Evaluation for Service Organizations
Fund Development
Funding - Find Grants with The FC Search Database
Funding - Gettng Donations for Your Holiday Events
Leadership - Board Memeber's Role in Philantropy
Leadership - Group Facilitation Methods
Leadership - Human Resource Security
Leadership - Write Winning Grants
Marketing - Promoting Your Orginization
Sample - Grant Writing

Refund Policy
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  Staff - 8/22/2006
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The Resource Center promotes the advancement of healthy communities by empowering local nonprofits to
become more effective and efficient in their management and delivery of programs and services.