Nonprofit Resource Network

The Nonprofit Resource Network (NRN) is proud of its affiliation with LeadWell, a collaborative partnership of the Lancaster County Community Foundation and community leaders, focused on building capacity in the nonprofit sector. LeadWell goals that the NRN seeks to fulfill include:

• Empower nonprofit leaders to become highly effective leaders of successful, more stable organizations
• Allow nonprofit leaders to have greater access to information, resources and support from peers.

Other LeadWell partners include The Duke Street Business Center and Leadership Lancaster.

As a LeadWell partner, the Duke Street Business Center at the Lancaster County Public Library houses a collection of resources focused on nonprofit governance, fundraising and management issues. The Center also provides on-site, FREE access to the Foundation Center Online Directory which allows users to research grant sources and grant writing training across the country.

As a LeadWell partner, Leadership Lancaster is developing a new Board Leadership Academy to be launched in Fall 2008. The curriculum will include: Governance Basics, Building Effective Boards, and electives on fundraising, strategic planning and finance--all taught from the board perspective.

The NRN provides our Getting Started as a New Fundraiser Series in conjunction with the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Central PA Chapter. This partnership allows both organizations to offer these more frequently and with increased opportunities for scholarships.

Millersville University is an approved continuing education provider for CFRE International. What this means is that participants in any of the modules for the Private vs. Public Funding, Getting Started as a Fundraiser Series and Experienced Fundraiser Series may count their time as points toward becoming a Cerfified Fund Raising Executive.

United Way of Lancaster County assists in maintaining an accurate list of nonprofit events in the Lancaster County area. Also in Lancaster, Volunteer Solutions links potential volunteers with the community organizations that pique their particular service interests, and the United Way LINC database connects persons in need with the agencies best suited to meet their needs.

The NRN is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, an organization that has promoted NRN offerings via website and radio. PANO advances the nonprofit sector through leadership, advocacy, education and other services.