Nonprofit Support

Join us for the Women in Nonprofit Circle meeting! Powerful things happen when women work together!Speaker/topic TBD!Snacks and drinks will be available and you are welcome to bring your own lunch.ENTERING THE FACILITY -> The Nonprofit Resource Center is located in the Midtown Office Park in the Eastgate Shopping Center area. There is a Starbucks on the corner of Brainerd Rd. and Eastgate Loop. If you turn into Eastgate Loop at that Starbucks, you’ll proceed past the Brainerd Mission Cemetery on your left and the next street you’ll come to is Uptain Road. Turn left onto Uptain and go to the stop sign. At the stop sign and slightly to your left at about the 11 0’clock position, you’ll see a sign for the City of Chattanooga, Midtown Campus. The Nonprofit Resource Center is located in the same building as the City but nearly to the other end of that building. Proceed through the stop sign, turn left into that parking lot and then right to head down toward the opposite end from the City. Our rooftop signage is not yet up so it will be hard to locate us from the street. We’re in the suite located to the […]

Hybrid workshop for new grant writing professionals or those looking to use data more effectively to define the need driving their mission.Join Cassie Nice(UWGC), Ashley Baldwin (Mission Increase) and your nonprofit peers for a virtual session on 9/4/24, where we'll share what to expect in a self-guided 4-week workshop, which culminates in a 4-hour in-person workshop on 10/2/24 (lunch provided).Participants will be provided with access to a shared folder with resources, deadlines to keep you on track, e-mails to touchbase, opportunities to connect on a virtual coffee hour.What to expect from this course:•Develop a collection of NEED STATEMENTS to address the problem(s) your organization is working to solve•Develop a collection of EXTERNAL DATA SOURCES that connect to this need•Develop a collection of INTERNAL DATA SOURCES that connect to need(s)- Qualitative & Quantitative (stories)•Clearly outline how an internal PROJECT/INITIATIVE will address need•Utilize rubric to EVALUATE proposals and PROVIDE FEEDBACK on peer work•APPLY LEARNING to UWGC 2030 Impact AgendaQuestions? Contact Cassie at [email protected]

This mandatory training will be for any nonprofits that will be involved in Day of Caring 2024!This mandatory training will go over day of logistics and expectations as well as answering any questions participants may have about Day of Caring 2024! A lot of important information will be covered in this session, so if you can't make it please let our volunteerism team know as soon as possible by emailing [email protected].

A two-day intensive where 2+ nonprofit will strategize, problem solve, and apply business basics to their nonprofit service or program. A two-day collaborative intensive to help (2) nonprofit organizations work together to create a plan to drive transformational change in our community. (Suggestion: Sign-up for our June ALICE Idea Jam here to create a solid foundation for this bootcamp). NOTE: You MUST find a nonprofit partner to collaborate with for this bootcamp. Each (1) organizations will register- filling out their information and payingfor their half of the bootcamp. We kindly recommend that you apply at/near the same time as your partner nonprofit to ensure you each claim a space. During this four-part bootcamp, you’ll collaboratively work with other nonprofit peers to strategize, problem solve, and apply business basics to your idea. The goal of this intensive is to help you collaboratively design (or redesign) a program or service and develop a shared plan of action to prepare you for a joint application to our 2025-26 Catalyst Fund Grant. Come ready for a challenge, stretch your thinking, and apply concrete tools to bring your services to life. This bootcamp is not about listening; it’s about doing. This workshop will be hosted in the […]

We are excited to host Everest Effect to present to nonprofits a new client platform at no cost.We are excited to host Everest Effect on Election Day Nov. 5th at 10am. A chance to get out and vote, and then come by our office for an exciting opportunity.This time will be used for a demo of the Everest Effect platform, Q&A, implementation timelines, and partnership opportunities for the success of our communityEverest Effect is an innovative company focused on improving the lives of individuals in the Social Care Economy. Everest created new tech that addresses many of the operational inefficiencies of the sector. The core solution includes America's first Social Care ID for individuals needing care. They also offer a simple-to-use platform to help service providers:· Quickly register and onboard clients· Know the transactions across other providers in the area· Have access to intelligence & data at the point of serviceThe best part, the solutions are currently being offered at no cost to our nonprofit partners in Chattanooga.

Join us for a session hosted by CulturAlly on how creating space to have Courageous Conversations is the key to inclusiveness.Extreme political polarization and differences in lived experience comes with us into our work and educational spaces. We increasingly find it difficult to build bridges across differences. The key to bridging the divide is relationships. Integral to building relationships is the ability to have difficult conversations. So why is it so hard to broach difficult topics like race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, politics, and socio-economic status? How does our work and our organizations suffer when we are unable to do so? Creating space for courageous conversations is the key to inclusiveness. Combining an educational talk and the Reflective Listening tool, we both examine the dynamics of courageous conversations and conduct an in-workshop simulation on how to effectively listen and dialogue.Outcomes ● Understand why courageous conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion are critical to creating a culture of inclusion in your organization. ● Learn how to overcome the fear of broaching difficult diversity and inclusion topics. ● Using CST’s Multicultural Lens tool, enhance cultural agility and learn how to conduct courageous conversations that are productive and help create and sustain inclusive […]