Nonprofit Training

From keeping up with the latest trends, to training opportunities, to coalition-building and networking,
the tools below can help you strengthen your organization and build your capacity to do more in your community.

AmeriCorps Evidence Exchange

A digital repository of research and evaluation reports on national service, social innovation, civic engagement, and volunteering

Apolitical Leadership

Courses and events designed to help public servants and government leaders develop the skills they need to progress their careers in government

Career Pathways in Volunteer Engagement

AL!VE's comprehensive job-leveling initiative designed to map out the career progression and competencies needed for professionals in the volunteer engagement field

Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE)

Membership organization offering statewide resources including nonprofit training, board development, leadership and learning circles, and more

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

News, information, analysis, and opinion related to nonprofits

A Conversation Starter for Funders and Nonprofit Leaders

Practical tools and actionable steps to bolster your collective efforts in moving missions forward and cultivating stronger communities

DEI Organizational Assessment Tools

Resources to assist organizations in a change process to identify, define, and achieve goals related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and racial justice

Getting Federal Dollars to Communities: An Action Agenda

A guide for philanthropy and movement building organizations working to ensure that federal resources translate into meaningful quality of life improvements

Guide to Switching Nonprofit CRMs

CharityEngine's step-by-step guide to researching and implementing a change in your organization's CRM

Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector Annual Review

Report providing data, analysis, and recommendations about key areas powering 1.8 million nonprofits, including finances, human capital, governance, trust, public policy, and advocacy

How to Build a Diverse Nonprofit Staff Toolkit

Collection of articles, tools, and case studies to support concrete steps to improve diversity

Innovation Network

Customized tools and frameworks to more effectively evaluate health and health equity initiatives

Mapping Civic Measurement

A landscape review of existing resources (research projects, assessments, frameworks) to identify tools that can improve our constitutional democracy

Nonprofit Coalition Connection

Nonpartisan resource designed to support advocacy engagement for organizations belonging to collaborative working groups such as associations or coalitions

Nonprofit Resource Center from the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

Offers a variety of capacity-building opportunities, resources, grantmaking, and events for organizations in the nonprofit sector

PACE - Faith Guide

A guide exploring the role of faith communities in shaping and making American civic life, providing a framework for funders to engage with faith communities as partners in advancing a stronger and more inclusive democracy

The Push and Pull: Declining Interest in Nonprofit Leadership

Report on the findings from 3,000 nonprofit staff on the factors related to their aspiration to top leadership roles, as well as the experiences of current nonprofit leaders

Recommended Books on Service & Volunteerism

Reading list of books related to volunteer management, civic and community engagement, nonprofit management, impact, resource development, and more

Replenishing Trust: Civil Society’s Guide to Reversing the Trust Deficit

An article on how American civil society institutions have an important role to play in increasing trust

Research-to-Policy Collaboration

Directory of clearinghouses and evidence-based resources on a variety of social sector topics

Serve Virginia Volunteer Engagement Toolbox

Evidence-based resources related to volunteer recruitment, retention, capacity, development, and trust, as well as employee volunteerism

Service Enterprise Initiative

A national change management program that helps organizations gain a greater return on volunteer investment to better achieve their mission

Service Enterprise Initiative (Central Virginia)

A national change management program that helps organizations gain a greater return on volunteer investment to better achieve their mission, coordinated in central Virginia by the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

Service Year Alliance Resources

Resources helpful for someone who wants to start a new service program, connect with alumni, and improve current programs

The Virginia Community
Engagement Index

See how and why others in Virginia give of their time, talents and voices to community causes. Check out our Virginia Community Engagement Index findings.

What’s Your Volunteer Personality?

Pair your passion with purpose. Take our Volunteer Personality Quiz and find out which volunteer direction is best for you.