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*Using Data to Deliver for Your Organization: An Interactive Workshop Series

Data points are everywhere in our daily lives and the same is true for nonprofit organizations. What is the data telling us? What do we still need to know? What are we counting? What are we missing? Why do we care about one data point over another? If you are curious about how to use data to...

Date 
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 11:30am
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
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*Sharepoint and Office 365 for Nonprofit Organizations (Zoom)

Today’s nonprofit organizations, large or small, are successful because they are resourceful! Utilizing the tools and tricks of Office 365 can make your work even easier. Together, Office 365 and SharePoint can help your team stay organized, communicate, automate processes, and more.

In...

Date 
Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 11:30am
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
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Community Circles and Converstions

Community Circle Conversations are monthly virtual gatherings to build trusting relationships and share knowledge and resources with the Central Iowa nonprofit sector. Each session features a presentation component and the opportunity to break out into small groups for dialogue.

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Date 
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 8:30am
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
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Donor Connect: Finding a Home in the Heartland (Zoom)

Join us for this free presentation to hear from local nonprofit organizations working to ensure refugees arriving to Iowa have the support they need to successfully acclimate. Catholic Charities of Des Moines, Lutheran Services of Iowa, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Refugee Alliance...

Date 
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 11:00am
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309

Pella Rolscreen Foundation

The Pella Rolscreen Foundation seeks to contribute to the civic, cultural, educational, social and physical environment in which Pella Corporation team members reside through gifts to active, nonprofit, charitable organizations whose purpose coincides with this goal. Direct grants will be...

Application Deadline 

The Grant Guidelines web page has information for qualified nonprofit 501(c)(3) public non-profits and governmental entities in the communities where Pella Corporation maintains manufacturing plants. These entities are invited to submit grant requests. Proposals should address one or more of the priorities outlined in the Foundation’s Purpose. Requests are reviewed semi-annually with proposals due May 1 and November 1 of each year.  

Persons interested in scholarships should refer to the Sons & Daughters Scholarships page.

Karmen Gardner, Executive Director
Pella Rolscreen Foundation
c/o Pella Corporation
102 Main Street
Pella, IA 50219
Telephone: 641-621-6224

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Morsel Combat: A Chef Event Fighting Hunger

Join in the fight against hunger around the world and in Iowa. Sample food prepared by ten local chefs while you sip on delicious beverages, participate in the wine pull and bid on silent and live auction items. Meet Chuck Long and take home an autographed copy of his book, Chuck Long, Destined...

Date 
Thursday, November 11, 2021 - 6:00pm
Location 
The Ron Pearson Center
5820 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266
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*Cybersecurity Essentials for Every Nonprofit Leader (Virtual)

T-Mobile. Wolfe Eye Clinic. Even DMACC?! Cybersecurity concerns are landing on all of our desks. But if hackers can break into giant companies and organizations, what can a nonprofit do? Get ready for some good news: A few basic and inexpensive information security practices can radically reduce...

Date 
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 8:00am to 9:30am
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
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2021 Philanthropy Day Luncheon

Join the Central Iowa chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in honoring this year's Philanthropy Day Award Winners. The luncheon will take place at the downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Avenue.

Registration closes at noon, November 5.

Date 
Friday, November 19, 2021 - 11:45am to 1:15pm
Location 
Des Moines Marriott
700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
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Greater Des Moines Partnership Inclusion Summit

The theme for the 9th annual Inclusion Summit is "Equity in Action." Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about what equity means and discover tools and resources to build equity-centered practices, systems, and organizations.

In-person attendance is limited to the first 200...

Date 
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 8:00am to 3:00pm
Location 
FFA Enrichment Center at Des Moines Area Community College
1055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy
Ankeny, IA 50023
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*OnBoard: The Basics of Being an Effective Board Member (Zoom)

Serving as a board member is an incredible opportunity to lead within the nonprofit sector and put your passion for a charitable cause into practice. Along with an affinity for the mission, effective board members must possess a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities to keep your...

Date 
Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 11:00am
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309