DEI LEARNING COHORT OPPORTUNITY IN FALL 2023 AND SPRING 2024 | |
Earlier this year, nonprofit executive directors and CEOs participated in the Engaging in the DEI Journey learning cohort. To continue the investment in DEI learning, we have again partnered with Top RANK to offer two upcoming sessions of the Engaging in the DEI Journey learning cohort to additional nonprofit staff in Linn County.
Engaging in the DEI Journey is offered at no charge to the participants and includes lunch. The fall session begins on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. The spring session begins on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. These two sessions will be the same content. Registration is now open and space is limited. We request that each organization designate up to two participants per session to extend the reach of the training.
Find more information about the Learning Cohort schedule and sessions here.
Fall 2023 registration here.
Spring 2024 registration here.
Stay connected,
Carrie Walker
Director of Learning
carrie.walker@gcrcf.org
319-360-3950 (mobile)
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IOWA IDEAS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE HOSTING VARIETY OF LEARNING SESSIONS OCTOBER 12-13 | Iowa Ideas 2023, a virtual statewide conference presented by The Gazette, is designed to gather Iowans from all perspectives to explore, discuss, and offer solutions on issues impacting the state. Every attendee can customize their own schedule, with over fifty sessions across nine tracks on Thursday, October 12, and Friday, October 13, 2023. Check out the full schedule and register for free at iowaideas.com. |
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100+ WHO CARE SEEKING NONPROFITS TO ENGAGE IN OCTOBER 18 GIVING EVENT | The 100+ Who Care-Cedar Rapids Metro is seeking nonprofits to participate in the fourth quarter giving meeting on Wednesday, October 18, at 5 pm. at 30Hop Bar & Grill, 951 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids. Find out more about their giving process, which includes entering your name, a random drawing, and potentially a five-minute presentation. Find more information on their Facebook page here. |
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LINN COUNTY NONPROFITS INVITED TO JOIN NONPROFIT GIVING CENTER AND ONLINE CALENDAR | The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation recently launched a new website which includes a new Nonprofit Giving Center and Nonprofit Calendar to help donors learn about and easily connect with causes they wish to support. Nonprofits serving Linn County, Iowa are invited to create a page in the Nonprofit Giving Center and add events to the Nonprofit Calendar. Once created, nonprofits will manage and update their own information. Find instructions to create an account here and more information here. |
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LINN COUNTY LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE RESOURCE HUB | Linn County has launched a new online community resource hub that helps people find information about critical needs, such as affordable housing, childcare, employment, food resources, health needs, legal assistance, and transportation. This resource hub digitizes the community resource sheet that Linn county Community Services has updated and shared with the community for more than 20 years. The new digital platform is interactive, allowing residents to search the entire database to identify resources that best meet their needs. The new hub also allows community resource providers to update their available resources on a regular basis instead of once a year. Visit the new online resource hub here. |
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PEER GROUPS
NONPROFIT NETWORK PEER GROUPS
If you are not on the email list and would like to be added, or are not receiving emails, please contact Carrie Walker at carrie.walker@gcrcf.org.
All groups are held in-person. Please register by the deadline so we can order your lunch. Lunch is provided at no cost. All meetings are held at the Community Foundation office at 324 3rd Street SE, Cedar Rapids, on the first floor.
Executive Director/CEO
Tuesday, October 3, 12-1 p.m.
Learning Cohorts will be held in lieu of Managers Peer Group until further notice.
Fall 2023 Learning Cohort: Engaging in the DEI Journey begins on Wednesday, October 11. This opportunity is open to all nonprofit professionals in Linn County. Two people per organization per session, please.
Find more information here.
Register here.
Development Peer Group
Tuesday, October 17, 12-1 p.m.
Register here.
AL!VE Virtual Conference Host Site for Volunteer Engagement Peer Group
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Register here.
CFO/Finance Peer Group
Thursday, October 19, 2023, 12-1 p.m.
Register here.
Marketing Peer Group
Tuesday, October 24, 12-1 p.m.
Register here.
Executive Director/CEO
Tuesday, November 7, 12-1 p.m.
PLANNED GIVING
EASTERN IOWA PLANNED GIVING COUNCIL PRESENTS BUILDING CULTURES: THE NEW ERA OF PHILANTHROPY IN EASTERN IOWA
Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Public Library downtown, Beems Auditorium
Presenter: Sarika Bhakta, Nikeya Diversity Consulting
Cost: Members free; Non-members $25.
Register here.
EASTERN IOWA PLANNED GIVING COUNCIL PRESENTS PHILANTHROPIC CONVERSATIONS: BRINGING MORE VALUE TO DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS
Thursday, November 30, 2023, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mount Mercy University CRST Graduate Center
Presenter: Michele Brock
Cost: Members free; Non-members $25.
Register here.
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FUNDRAISING
AFP EASTERN IOWA PRESENTS ETHICS AWARENESS MONTH: COMMON QUESTIONS IN FUNDRAISING ETHICS
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hills Bank & Trust, 590 W Forevergreen Rd, North Liberty
Presenters: Hilery Livengood and Julia Winter
Cost: Members free; Non-members $25.
Register here.
AFP FUNDAMENTALS OF FUNDRAISING COURSE
Monday, November 13, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Hills Bank & Trust, 590 W Forevergreen Rd, North Liberty
Presenters: Hilery Livengood and Julia Winter
Cost: Members $300; AFP Member (other chapter) $330; Non-members $400.
Register here.
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Olympic South Side Theatre, 1202 3rd Street SE, Suite 200, Cedar Rapids
National Philanthropy Day awards and speaker presented by AFP Eastern Iowa
Cost: $45; table for 10 $450
Register here.
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VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT
AL!VE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY IN A HUMAN WORLD INCLUSIVELY, RESPONSIBLY, CREATIVELY
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, 324 3rd Street SE, Cedar Rapids
Cost: Free, lunch provided.
Host site for group viewing of virtual conference and local interaction.
Site facilitator: Kayla Paulson
Register here.
Conference information, including presenters, here.
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IOWA NONPROFIT SUMMIT
IOWA NONPROFIT SUMMIT: REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD
Monday, November 13, 2023, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and/or Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FFA Enrichment Center, 1055 SW Prairie Trail Parkway, Ankeny, Iowa
Cost varies by Iowa Nonprofit Alliance membership status and how many days you attend. Early registration ends October 6.
Register here.
SAVE THE DATE
MLK NOW 2024 RECREATING BLACK ECONOMIES
Saturday, January 13, 2024, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Building, 50-2nd Ave Bridge, Cedar Rapids
Cost: Free
More information here.
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