The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNPE) is a nonprofit support management organization dedicated to being a resource for the success of the nonprofit sector in the Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana metro area. CNPE pledges to do its best to understand the needs of non-profit groups and facilitate access to valuable resources. A variety of educational opportunities are offered. Also featured are trends in non-profit organizations, best practices and ways to access funding sources. For more information, call 315-2673 or visit www.cnpe.org.
The Community Foundation of Louisville is a publicly supported charity with assets of $180 million and a growing collection of more than 1,000 separate charitable funds given by local citizens and organizations to improve the quality of life in the Louisville area, both now and for future generations. Since 1997, the Community Grants Program has awarded more than $2.6 million to more than 150 projects to prevent poverty by helping children and youth become prepared to achieve economic self-sufficiency. These grants support programs and projects that “help children help themselves” through educational, leadership, mentoring, recreational and cultural activities. Grants were awarded to projects in 16 targeted neighborhoods. For more information, visit www.cflouisville.org or contact 585-4649.
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The Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) is an association of 400 Kentucky cities and municipalities. KLC provides resources, advocacy and assistance to help make cities more livable. KLC serves as the united voice of cities by supporting community innovation, effective leadership and quality governance. For more information, visit http://www.klc.org
The Leadership Louisville Center is a nonprofit, member-oriented resource dedicated to developing a diverse group of leaders who serve as catalysts for a stronger community. In 1979 Leadership Louisville was founded “to foster interest in and promote educational, civic and social service activities.” The program was started to ensure that Louisville’s future leaders would be knowledgeable about community issues, well-networked and passionate about the success of the community. It has a mission of developing a diverse group of leaders to serve as catalysts for a stronger community. Leadership Louisville Center's mission is: To develop a diverse group of leaders who serve as catalysts for a stronger community. Programs and activities are designed to develop leadership skills, connect people and ideas across organizations, build a solid foundation of knowledge and engage participants and members. For more information, call 561-0458 or visit www.leadershiplouisville.org.
Making Connections Louisville has a simple philosophy, “Children do well when families do well and families do well when they live in supportive neighborhoods.” Making Connections Louisville is a partnership of local leaders, residents, faith-based organizations, government, schools and others working to improve connections to economic opportunity, social networks and effective services to strengthen families and neighborhoods. Making Connections Louisville partners with local organizations to provide resident engagement, leadership development, research, data and information, co-investment, seed grants and technical assistance. They are working in Smoketown, Shelby Park, Phoenix Hill and California. For information, call 775-7176 or visit www.makechangetogether.org.
Metro United Way believes in helping people improve their neighborhoods by building skills to identify community assets and needs so that residents can improve the quality of life in their communities. Metro United Way’s funding arm, Strengthening Neighborhoods, realizes this vision through its Vital Neighborhoods initiative. Since 1999, the Vital Neighborhoods team of community volunteers has invested more than $2 million to support leadership development training, neighborhood organizing, strategic planning and community building research and development. For more information, call 292-6127 or visit www.metrounitedway.org/CommunitySolutions/Neighborhoods.cfm.
National Neighborhood Day is celebrated in neighborhoods across the country on the second Sunday of September. It was established to recognize and reinforce the relationships that are the fabric of our communities. It is a day of simple gatherings to bring neighbors together and to help enhance neighborhood connections. This is a way to inspire, build and sustain neighborhood relationships that provide the foundation for civic action and the building of stronger, more caring and effective communities. For more information, visit http://www.neighborhoodday.org/index_flash.asp.