Regional Foundation Offers Help To Local Nonprofits

A local regional benevolence foundation is hosting a series of workshops to help local nonprofit groups improve how they serve their causes and community.

The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain will offer a series of workshops for nonprofit organizations in 2023 "that will provide learning opportunities that support their operations and build their capacity."

The foundation serves the towns of Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington.

The series will consist of 10 workshops, beginning in February, focusing on the areas of staffing; building a strong board of directors; social media and web integration; and philanthropy and fundraising.

Various experts will lead the workshops and all will be offered free of charge to organizations based in or significantly serving Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington.

“When workshops were offered in 2018 and 2019, the demand was a clear indicator that non-profit organizations valued what was offered,” said Joeline Wruck, director of community initiatives and program services for the foundation.

“The offerings for 2023 were created based on survey input from our local organizations and subsequent meetings. We are excited to get back to meeting in person.”

Nonprofit organizations may apply to participate in only one workshop or up to all 10.

The series is not designed for municipal or quasi-governmental organizations; volunteer-run organizations are eligible if they have a governing board of directors is in place.

All training will take place in New Britain.

Organizations that attend seven of the 10 workshops will be eligible to apply for a grant award of up to $2,000 at the end of the training sessions.

The grant will support implementation of some aspect of what was learned from the sessions that will strengthen participating organizations.

Space is limited and applications will be considered on a first come-first served basis.

Priority placement will be given to those organizations that submit their application by Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Those with questions or seeking additional information are asked to contact Joeline Wruck at 860-229-6018 ext. 307 or via email at jwruck@cfgnb.org.

Complete workshop details are available in the application and on the foundation’s website. To apply and also to see the full description of each offering, visit this link.