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In our community, we have a wealth of very important and worthwhile charitable organizations. Over time, our community's needs and opportunities change. Nonprofit organizations have emerged and grown in large numbers to address these issues head-on. Many seek help with capacity and sustainability - the kind of support they need to achieve their missions. Whether your organization is just emerging or has deep roots in our region, we can help simplify your work.
For 35 years, the Toledo Community Foundation has helped a growing core of nonprofit organizations advance their missions through expert guidance and a wide array of services. First through assisting with the creation of nonprofit endowment funds at the foundation, but just as important through the Center's training and technical assistance programs.
Center for Nonprofit Resources
The Foundation's mission to inspire philanthropy involves a commitment to ensuring that nonprofit organizations in our region have the information and resources required to operate in an efficient and effective manner. Recognition of this need to assist in building local nonprofits' capacity, as well as offering quality training and technical assistance served as the basis for establishment of the Center.
Through the generous support of the Duane Stranahan, Sr. Charitable Lead Trust, the Center was established in 2002. According to Mr. Stranahan's son Steve, his father believed strongly in promoting professional management in the nonprofit sector.
The Center for Nonprofit Resources has developed an ever expanding and changing list of training programs designed to inform and assist local nonprofits. Programs/workshops/seminars are frequently offered in the following content areas of nonprofit management:
- Accountability and evaluation
- Communication and marketing
- Fundaising and financial sustainability
- Governance
- Management and leadership
- Staff development and organizational capacity
- Technology
- Volunteer management.
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In addition to providing exposure to national experts in these fields, several of our training programs provide the opportunity for grants. These grants can be used to further improve key management areas.
 Nonprofit Institute
The Center is also the home of the Nonprofit Institute, offering a complete curriculum of programs and workshops to support and strengthen the management skills of local nonprofit staff and board leaders.
Program and workshop content is designed to address key issues affecting the nonprofit industry and could help you and your organization thrive in today's fast-paced and competitive environment.
The four core capacity building areas1 of study within the Nonprofit Institute are:
- Mission-Vision-Strategy - the driving force that gives the organization its purpose and direction.
- Program Delivery and Impact - the nonprofit's primary reason for existence.
- Strategic Relationships, Resource Development, Internal Operations and Management - necessary mechanisms to achieve the organization's ends.
- Leadership and Governance - the lubricant that keeps all the moving parts together.
1Stengthening Nonprofit Performance: A Funder's Guide to Capacity Building by Paul Connolly and Carol Lukas.
The Center for Nonprofit Resources will continue to assist local nonprofits with capacity building by expanding the nature and scope of the support services it makes available to our local nonprofit community. Click here for more information on our current workshop offerings.
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If you - or an agency you care about - could potentially benefit from any of these offerings, you are encouraged to call Megan Meyer, director of the Center for Nonprofit Resources, at 419.241.9513.
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Organization Endowment Fund
If your nonprofit would like to explore an endowment fund contact Bridget Holt, Donor Relations Officer, at 419-241-5049.
Click here for complete discussion of creating a fund with the Toledo Community Foundation.
What type of gift options can one use to create a fund in the Center for Nonprofit Resources? Click here to review Gift Options.
Already have a fund and you would like to make a gift - go to Give Today with this click.
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If you would like more information on the charitable giving options available through the Foundation, contact Bridget Holt, Donor Relations Officer at 419.241.5049.
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