Collects, organizes, and communicates factual information on philanthropic foundations and nonprofits. Provides education and training on the grant-seeking and nonprofit management process mainly for nonprofit organizations but offers some information for individuals. Offers orientations and holds workshops and seminars on topics such as grant-seeking, proposal budgeting, and proposal writing, but does not write proposals.

Volunteer event. Help unload and organize the monthly groceries, pack the food, and/or deliver the food to the seniors, shut-ins, and families in need every 3rd Saturday of the month. Volunteers gather in the Southwoods Health executive building parking lot.

Provides online and in-person information and resources for nonprofit agencies. Services include professional development (certificates and workshops), technical assistance/consultations, online Job Center and online on-demand resources and educational opportunities.

Provides databases on foundations, philanthropy, and nonprofit start-up and management. Offers online material for loan. Also provides an online reference librarian to answer questions by e-mail or chat.

Provides accessible business training, educational resources and individualized direction to entrepreneurs, students, established business owners, and non-profits. Offers co-working space to contemplate, cultivate, or expand a business or business idea. Offers business courses and workshops, many in cooperation with other organizations that assist business owners. For non-profits, serves as a Foundation Center Funding Information Network (FIN) Library. Offers access to Foundation Center databases, reference directories, and resources.

Collects, organizes, and communicates factual information on philanthropic foundations and nonprofits. Provides education and training on the grant-seeking and nonprofit management process mainly for nonprofit organizations but offers some information for individuals. Offers orientations and holds workshops and seminars on topics such as grant-seeking, proposal budgeting, and proposal writing, but does not write proposals.

Volunteer event. Help unload and organize the monthly groceries, pack the food, and/or deliver the food to the seniors, shut-ins, and families in need every 3rd Saturday of the month. Volunteers gather in the Southwoods Health executive building parking lot.

Offers workshops, seminars, peer learning groups, and focused conferences on a variety of topics for beginners to experienced nonprofit organization staff and board. Topics include board leadership and development, financial management and accountability, legal and ethical concerns, grant writing, business and sustainability planning, and more.

Mobilizes central Ohio to reduce poverty, improve lives and strengthen our community in Franklin County.

Offers specialized information and referral on topics of interest or concern to nonprofit organization staff, board members and general public. Provides a library with resources on nonprofit management and governance topics. Offers information, training, and assistance for individuals and organizations seeking foundation grants. Provides a website with current information of interest for nonprofits plus targeted information for beginning, growing and experienced nonprofits in the area of leadership, sustainability, accountability, collaboration, and others.

Volunteer event. Help unload and organize the monthly groceries, pack the food, and/or deliver the food to the seniors, shut-ins, and families in need every 3rd Saturday of the month. Volunteers gather in the Southwoods Health executive building parking lot.

Volunteer event. Help unload and organize the monthly groceries, pack the food, and/or deliver the food to the seniors, shut-ins, and families in need every 3rd Saturday of the month. Volunteers gather in the Southwoods Health executive building parking lot.

Raises and distributes funds to benefit United Way agencies located in Columbiana, East Palestine, Hanoverton, Leetonia, Lisbon, New Waterford, Rogers, Salem, Salineville, Summitville, and Washingtonville.

E3 Advocacy Program is a board training program for women want to cultivate their leadership potential and provide advocacy for social issues they are passionate about. Prepares women to serve on a local nonprofit board or board committee with support for placement with an organization after graduation.

Provides forums and community roundtables to encourage new ideas and free thought. Forums generally include lunch, a speaker, and time for discussion. Featured speakers will answer unrehearsed questions from the audience. Addresses topics such as business, civil rights, government services, and nonprofit organizations. Offers membership for individuals, corporations, and nonprofit organizations.

Offers a range of consulting services in areas such as: - Customized Board Training: Customized board training presentations to address the particular and timely concerns and issues facing a nonprofit. Specific topics include the role and responsibilities of serving on a board, best practices in nonprofit governance, leadership succession planning and the roles of advisory boards. - Board Consulting: Conducts board consultations for board and staff leaders of nonprofit organizations. The board assessment process engages the full board in a discussion around the best practices in governance. BVU then prepares recommendations and facilitates a process with the board to strengthen its own performance. - Leadership Succession Consulting: Provides leadership succession and transition planning consulting for nonprofit staff and boards, including the development of emergency succession plans, long range staff succession plans and board succession plans. - Operational Consulting: Engagement of volunteer consultants, financial management, technology, marketing, legal and human resources.

Raises and distributes funds to benefit United Way agencies located in Columbiana, East Palestine, Hanoverton, Leetonia, Lisbon, New Waterford, Rogers, Salem, Salineville, Summitville, and Washingtonville.

Offers access to Foundation Directory Online databases, reference directories, and resources.