The University of Iowa

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Imagine: Racial Healing in the CFGD Region (Zoom)

Understanding the dynamics of racial equity and systemic racism in rural Iowa communities is a complex journey. This free series of four interactive, online conversations will give leaders in our small, rural towns knowledge and tools to apply in their work bringing the community together around...

Date 
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 12:00pm
Location 
700 Locust St.
Suite 195
Dubuque, IA 52001
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Service Enterprise Initiative informational webinar

An informational one-hour webinar about the Service Enterprise Initiative. The webinar leverages some of the research and proven practices of Points of Light’s Service Enterprise Initiative to help non-profit leadership and volunteer engagement professionals be innovative and agile in their...

Date 
Friday, September 25, 2020 - 10:00am
Location 
1963 Bell Ave
Suite 200
Des Moines, IA 50315
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Virtual 5K Fun Run

Families Helping Families of Iowa presents our first ever Virtual Super Hero Bash 5K and One Mile Fun Run/Walk! This event includes a virtual costume contest with prizes and fun t-shirts! Choose your own route and log your distance between October 1 and October 31. T-Shirts and prizes will be...

Date 
Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 12:00am to Saturday, October 31, 2020 - 12:00pm
Location 
3516 Center Point Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
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Youth Volunteerism Focus Group

Volunteer Iowa staff invite interested youth to take part in a listening session. Young people will have the opportunity to share their thoughts and experiences related to volunteer work they have done in their communities. We will discuss barriers to youth volunteering, service-learning and...

Date 
Friday, September 11, 2020 - 4:00pm
Location 
1963 Bell Ave.
Ste. 200
Des Moines, IA 50315
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Virtual Youth Volunteer Fair

This 45-minute session will feature live presentations from representatives of organizations from all over Iowa. The presentations can inspire you to serve in your own community even if no organizations from your community are present. We are also working on ways to connect youth with virtual...

Date 
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 4:00pm
Location 
1963 Bell Ave.
Suite 200
Des Moines, IA 50315
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Cultivate Midlevel Donors

Generous supporters often fall through the cracks simply because they don’t qualify as major donors, and they don’t receive targeted messages sent to those who give small amounts via direct-mail or email appeals. But many nonprofits have found that middle donors who get personalized attention...

Date 
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 1:00pm
Location 
1255 23rd St. NW
Washington D.C., DC 20037
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Online Leading and Learning: How to Engage People in the Virtual Space

Do you find yourself leading meetings or trainings online? Are you wondering how to make the most of Zoom tools and engage people in the lesson or conversation? This two-hour webinar is designed to give you the knowledge, tools, and actual practice you need to deliver online events that are...

Date 
Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 11:00am
Location 
6326 19th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98115-6904
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Enterprise Risk Management for Nonprofits

Nonprofit organizations face many of the same challenges as for-profits. To succeed, both must identify, evaluate, and communicate the risks that are integral to achieving their strategic goals. Calls for greater transparency, an increasing level of regulatory scrutiny, and higher expectations...

Date 
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location 
1401 50th St #350
West Des Moines, IA 50266
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Basics of Being an Effective Board Member

Audience: Newly elected board members, volunteers interested in board service, seasoned board members seeking to re-familiarize themselves with the role and responsibilities, executive directors and nonprofit leadership staff

Session Facilitator: Angela Dethlefs-Trettin, Chief Community...

Date 
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - 3:00pm
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
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DonorConnect: Justice for All

In Iowa, 4% of our neighbors are Black Americans, yet they account for 20% of individuals in our jails and 24% in our prisons. By understanding racial inequities in our community and the systemic issues that lead to them, we learn how to address the challenges before us as we seek to be better...

Date 
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 11:00am
Location 
1915 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309