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Every year we present over 40 events and seminars full of useful and actionable knowledge.
Every year we present over 40 events and seminars full of useful and actionable knowledge, focusing on nonprofit governance and management.
Upcoming Seminars & Events
Please note: Events in April are being postponed or turned into a virtual events.
Every year BVU presents over 40 seminars packed with useful and practical knowledge. Our seminars focus on nonprofit governance and management topics, including board roles, board leadership, public policy, HR, finance, and marketing. Additionally, BVU offers several events celebrating and promoting volunteerism
Check back often as we continually update our calendar of seminars.
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January 2021
Free Webinar: What you need to know about PPP2
PPP2 has been signed into law and everyone seems to have more questions than answers. Join HW&Co. principal Tony LaNasa for a discussion about eligibility requirements, the application process and loan forgiveness. Tony LaNasa, CPA/CFE lanasa@hwco.com Register Now In partnership with:
Find out more »BVU Help Desk for Nonprofits
Chat with a BVU staff member on our nonprofit team. Our team can find ways to help your nonprofit in 2021. Join through zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85421891646 Contact Julie Clark at jclark@bvuvolunteers.org if you have any additional questions.
Find out more »February 2021
Virtual Ask the Expert
BVU connects our nonprofit partners with skills-based volunteers to work together on projects in various areas. These 60-minute one-on-one meetings provide an opportunity for the nonprofit and the skills-based volunteer to work on a small project or the skills-based volunteer can answer questions or provide practical suggestions. The goal of Ask the Expert session if for the nonprofit to leave the meeting and be able to implement some of the recommendations provided right away. Register Now If you are a…
Find out more »Nonprofit Leaders’ Breakfast: Ensuring Inclusion in the Boardroom
Join BVU and Gradient for this Nonprofit Leaders' Breakfast to discuss diversity and inclusion in the boardroom. NATIONAL CONTEXT: Nonprofit chief executives consider board diversity important to their boards work* 65% report that they are somewhat or extremely dissatisfied with their board’s ethnic and racial diversity 25% of boards place a high priority on demographics in board recruitment Changing board recruitment practices does not rank as a top three priority for most boards 19% CEOs indicate that their board has…
Find out more »Homeless Stand Down
2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the Homeless Stand Down in Cleveland. Historically a one-day event, the Stand Down provides vital resources, food, medical services, winter clothing, bus passes, boots, and hygiene kits to individuals and families that are homeless and in transition. Due to COVID-19, we will be replacing the in-person event with the distribution of Cleveland Cares Packages on February 13th. The packages will contain a variety of items including essentials, clothing, nonperishable food, a Guidebook and items…
Find out more »Linking New Leaders – Zoom Breakout Rooms
Linking New Leaders is a fun, fast paced "speed dating" style event that brings together community-minded young professionals with local nonprofit organizations. The goal is to connect up-and-coming professionals who want to contribute their time and expertise to a variety of engagement opportunities including positions on boards, committees, and “friends” groups. How it works: BVU Business Members nominate candidates to participate. BVU works with our nonprofit partners to identify the right engagement opportunities. BVU brings together the candidates and the…
Find out more »Brunch with BVU featuring David Gilbert
Featuring David Gilbert, President & CEO, Destination Cleveland and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission David Gilbert serves as president and CEO of Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, an organization dedicated to making Greater Cleveland the nation’s foremost destination for amateur sporting events and activities, and Destination Cleveland, the region’s destination marketing and management organization. He re-established the Sports Commission in 2000 and assumed his role with Destination Cleveland in 2011. Gilbert serves as vice president on the board of the International Children’s…
Find out more »Tri-Sector Innovation in Action: Accelerating Societal Impact by Expanding Organizational Networks
The Council of Responsible Enterprise (CORE) Global Management Center Sustainability Speaker Series JENS MOLBAK CEO and Founder NewImpact “TRI-SECTOR INNOVATION IN ACTION: ACCELERATING SOCIETAL IMPACT BY EXPANDING ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS” Enabling innovators to identify and leverage the resources and assets of nonprofits, governments, and companies to develop sustainable solutions with game-changing positive social impact. TALK 3 IN A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS INTRODUCING TRI-SECTOR INNOVATION TO NE OHIO Register Now Presented in partnership with:
Find out more »April 2021
Virtual Ask the Expert
BVU connects our nonprofit partners with skills-based volunteers to work together on projects in various areas. These 60-minute one-on-one meetings provide an opportunity for the nonprofit and the skills-based volunteer to work on a small project or the skills-based volunteer can answer questions or provide practical suggestions. The goal of Ask the Expert session if for the nonprofit to leave the meeting and be able to implement some of the recommendations provided right away. If you are a nonprofit and…
Find out more »May 2021
Linking New Leaders – Zoom Breakout Rooms
Linking New Leaders is a fun, fast paced "speed dating" style event that brings together community-minded young professionals with local nonprofit organizations. The goal is to connect up-and-coming professionals who want to contribute their time and expertise to a variety of engagement opportunities including positions on boards, committees, and “friends” groups. How it works: BVU Business Members nominate candidates to participate. BVU works with our nonprofit partners to identify the right engagement opportunities. BVU brings together the candidates and the…
Find out more »What can we accomplish together?
What can we accomplish together? Get the details on nonprofit membership.