Are you Ready for Strategic Planning?

Budget shortfall? New clients? Board members confused? Staff feeling unmotivated? When faced with tough organizational questions, we often turn to strategic planning as the answer. In this session you will explore when strategic planning can help, and when it's just a distraction. Each participant will complete a strategic planning assessment to consider your readiness for planning. During this session you'll also learn key components of great strategic plans. Finally, there will be plenty of time to share tips and tricks with other participants to create a successful strategic planning process. 

Join us! 
When: Thursday, June 6, 2019
Time: 8:00-9:30am
Where: The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
Presenter: Jordan Vernoy of Feeding America!

Please RSVP by Monday, June 3.
Free for CVNA Members; $25 for non-members.


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North Star Community Services presents:
 

Join North Star for its 7th inclusive community theater production. 
 Directed by Mr. Greg Holt.

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Please join nearly 30 community partners as we bring the Urban Alliance team from Kalamazoo, Michigan to the Cedar Valley.  

Personally, I was first inspired with the "Momentum Project" at the Future Ready Iowa Conference this past fall where they shared their local success.  Since that conference, many of us have been meeting on a regular basis to leverage their expertise, and to begin to think about various strategies we could implement locally to create positive change.  We are definitely invested in bringing this programming to the Cedar Valley!  Following the community meetings and input, we will be developing a strategic process to move forward with the local launch! ~ Kaye Englin, President & CEO, CFNEIA

To learn more about this great project, you can visit their website. The Urban Alliance team have generously offered to assist our community in the launch of this program, including sharing best practices and curriculum tools. We are SO grateful for their generous encouragement! 

Please see all the event details here, and share the invitation widely. There are three different opportunities for community input and learning together, as well as a targeted focus group to hear directly from our potential community program participants. 

When: June 17, 2019
Time: 6:30-8:00pm 
Location: Community Forum Hawkeye Community College Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center 120 Jefferson St. Waterloo 
RSVP: debra.hodges-harmon@iwd.iowa.gov


Tickets are NOW on Sale!

The Cedar Valley Nonprofit Association is a proud sponsor of the  Unicorns Unite: Building Epic Partnerships for a Better Iowa! Don't miss this unique event coming to Iowa on Thursday, August 22. Stay tuned for more information as public registration opens in June. This event is expected to sell out!

Symposium Details: 
Unicorns Unite: Building Epic Partnerships for a Better Iowa!
Date: Thursday, August 22, 2019 
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm
Location:  Des Moines Social Club

More on Vu Le & what it means to be a unicorn 

Have you dedicated your career to making the community a better place? Improving people's lives? Sitting in a  broken desk chair so there's more funding available for programs?  You're a Unicorn! What's a unicorn? Other than a mythical horse-creature, it's also a way of describing the amazing people who make up the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. Whether you're from a nonprofit, the government, a foundation, higher education, AmeriCorps, or some funky mix of these we need you to Unite with your fellow Unicorns on August 22nd at the  Des Moines Social Club.


July 23: Grant Writing Power Hour 
11:00-12:00 at the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa . Learn more here. 


Summer Social Series @ Lost Island -  Live the Valley 2019

Registration is open for this year's kick off social event at The Lost Island Waterpark. This is event is free and open to all of your interns but space is limited. Register Today!

Date:  June 6, 2019
Time:  5:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT



CV365
JUST LAUNCHED - a new on-line calendar for the Cedar Valley area. As you know, if you want to attract attendees to your event, you must promote it...and, utilizing a FREE community event calendar is an excellent way to let the public know about the details!  It's already getting a ton of wonderful feedback and people are using the calendar to promote their upcoming events. It is the "go to" site for what's happening in the Cedar Valley! Details on how to upload to the calendar are here.



CALL for WORKSHOP PRESENTERS!

The Summit Planning Team is pleased to issue a call for workshop presenters for the Iowa Nonprofit Summit to be held Oct. 29 and 30, 2019, in Altoona, Iowa. Learn more here.
Submission deadline: June 5.
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Funding Opportunities


The Otto Schoitz Foundation's Fall Grant cycle is now open and accepting letters of intent through July 10, 2019. Qualifying organizations may apply for funding via the Foundation's online grant management system found on their website. 

The Foundation is pleased to announce the Spring 2019 awards of $783,000 to organizations aligned with its mission of improving the health and wellbeing of the Cedar Valley. Read the press release here. 

2018 marked an exciting year for Sedona Staffing Services as we celebrated 25 years in business. As we reflect on 25 years of success, we also recognize that this could not be celebrated without the continued support of all the communities we serve!

Over the next year, as a way to give thanks, Sedona Staffing will be donating a total of $25,000 to local charities. Each month, a total of $2,500 will be awarded to a local no-profit that receives the most votes in the communities where our Sedona offices are located. We invite you to celebrate with us by voting for a Cedar Falls area non-profit organization of your choice. Visit our website, CAREERPROS.COM, to cast your votes daily between May 20th, 2019 and June 21st, 2019. The winning non-profit will be announced June 27th, 2019 in the Cedar Valley Saver and on Facebook.

Non-profit eligibility:
-must be a 501c3 and provide services within a 25 mile radius of the Sedona office.
-non-profits located in multiple communities are only eligible to win once.

The Wellmark Foundation is now accepting applications for its small Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants. Applications are due June 7. The small MATCH grants are for up to $25,000 and must be matched at 50 percent with cash or in-kind contributions. At least one-half of the matching support must be in cash.

Applications for the small MATCH grants are available  online and must be submitted by June 7. To view previous Wellmark Foundation MATCH grant recipients, visit  Wellmark.com/Foundation.
 
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Job Postings


Job Title: Data Analyst

 
LSI currently seeks a full-time Data Analyst within our Information Technology program in our Waverly office. 
We are looking for a person with the passion for using data and technology to improve the lives of others. Successful candidate will c
ollaborate with other departments to analyze data and develop visualizations, metrics, and dashboards to support business goals. 
Create and manage data sets to support the rapid development of agency metrics and dashboards. 
Create and manage descriptive metadata for data sets used for business intelligence. 
Maintain and update ETL processes that move and transform data into different data stores. 
Create or consume web service APIs to enhance reporting capabilities. Maintain Ubuntu Linux servers and existing Ruby on Rails applications. For more details click 
here.


Job Title: President and Executive Director

Seed Savers Exchange is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader who will cultivate authentic and trusting relationships; leverage and build upon the strengths of the staff, board, advisors, and stakeholders; and calmly and fearlessly lead this highly complex organization with energy, openness, and creativity. For more information and to apply click here. Applications are requested by 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 21st, 2019. 

Job Title:  Accounting Assistant

The primary function of this position is to provide strong accounting and administrative skills to support the Director, CVP Policy Board and Decatorization Governance Board as requested.  Day-to-day accounting and financial systems, budgets, contracts and reports.  For full job description and to apply,  click here. 

Job Title: Development Director

The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa (CFNEIA) is looking for a dynamic individual seeking to make a positive difference in Iowa communities as its Director of Development. This candidate must be a fundraising leader who possesses a passion for cultivating relationships with existing and potential donors to help them meet their philanthropic goals through gift planning and endowment building options. The Director of Development is also key in nurturing partnerships with CFNEIA's network of local volunteers, and must have the ability to collaborate with individuals, businesses, nonprofits and community leaders to help grow the impact of CFNEIA and its 24 affiliate community foundations.

The ideal candidate must be self-motivated, have previous nonprofit fundraising experience and demonstrated abilities contributing to fund development including planned giving knowledge, major gift experience, and excellent communication skills. This position requires up to 50% travel within the CFNEIA region.

For more information on how to apply, visit us at  https://www.cfneia.org/who-we-are/careers/developmentdirector


Job Title: Director of Donor & Public Relations

For more information click here to visit North Star Community Services.


The Center for Educational Transformation has two positions available:


A 20-hour a week data analyst:    https://jobs.uni.edu/pands/view/51850
A full time program manager position:  https://jobs.uni.edu/pands/view/51857


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