Board University: Help Strengthen Your Board (Sept. 10, Atlanta)
Sponsored by the Institute for Conservation Leadership and Georgia Center for Nonprofits, this one-day workshop for board members will help improve your board and focus their work. Learn skills and tools that board members need to be effective. Get in-depth training on up to four specific topics that participants choose in advance. Get more details and registration information.

Atlanta Nonprofit Professionals July Social (July 21, Atlanta)
Atlanta Nonprofit Professionals (ANP) is an association of nonprofit professionals in and around Atlanta that gets together monthly to meet and greet and learn about each other and their work. Stop by tonight for an informal gathering from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Park Tavern, Midtown. Join ANP's mailing list or visit their Web site. Next event: August 18, Eno, Midtown.


Women's Leadership Learning Community (Sept. 30--Oct. 2, Athens)
This learning community includes a year-long series of four retreats designed to develop leadership skills for nonprofit professionals. First retreat is Sept. 30--Oct. 2, 2005, Athens, Ga. Facilitated by Gail Kurtz. For information, e-mail glkurtz44@yahoo.com.

GSU School of Social Work and Pro-bono Community Projects
Georgia State University School of Social Work, with a sole concentration in community partnerships, requests proposals from Atlanta-area nonprofits to have second-year master's students work with them on a community project. Projects involve groups of students who, in partnership with an agency, plan, implement, and evaluate a semester-long community project. Projects will be selected and conceptualized this fall. Implementation, evaluation, and final presentation of projects will be between January and April 2006. Get details online and apply online now until Sept. 1, 2005. Contact Fred Brooks at fbrooks2@gsu.edu or 404-651-0424 with questions.


Community Consulting Teams (CCT) and Pro-bono Management Consulting Services
CCT Atlanta welcomes applications from nonprofits that need pro-bono consulting services by our teams of volunteer MBAs. CCT welcomes projects in most areas related to marketing, planning, and business operations. Projects are selected in late fall, kick-off next January, and are completed in
four--five months. Applications are available online and are due Sept. 30, 2005. E-mail Tom Chapel at TChapel@cdc.gov with questions.


Leadership Atlanta Now Accepting Proposals for Community Leadership Projects
Projects are to be completed by the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2006. Projects will be completed by groups of nine--12 class members, between October 2005 and March 2006. Guidelines and an RFP are available online. The RFP is open to any metro Atlanta-area nonprofit. Deadline for submitting a completed proposal is Aug. 5, 2005.


A Movie About What Your Organization Does and How It Impacts Atlanta
Corporate MovieFest gives you everything you need--including an Apple laptop, a digital video camera, and training--to create a short movie about what your organization does and how it impacts
Atlanta. Using video, the event seeks to foster discussion among nonprofits, corporations, and the general public. Registration for nonprofits is $15 per team and is open until July 27. Learn more and sign up online. Contact Ajay Pillarisetti at apillar@campusmoviefest.com or 404-748-0012 with questions.


Ketchum South's Creative Teams to Help Solve Nonprofits' Marketing and Communications Challenges
How would you like an all-star creative team to brainstorm ideas for your toughest marketing communications challenge? On Aug. 24, the largest PR agency in the South will host seven all-star creative teams to brainstorm for 24 hours benefiting Atlanta nonprofits. Sessions begin on Aug. 24 at 7:00 a.m. and end at 7:00 a.m. on Aug. 25. If you're an Atlanta nonprofit that could use a few good ideas, apply now online by Aug. 1. Use the login "brainstorm" and password "atlanta."


Georgia Center for Nonprofits and New Online Training
The Center is happy to now offer an even more convenient, affordable option for training. Choose from many online classes, such as Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Budgeting for Programs and Proposals, Customer Service, Microsoft PowerPoint 2003, Microsoft Project 2003, Motivation Series, Negotiating, Project Management, QuickBooks 2004, Time Management and more.


Resources Available for Georgia Nonprofits Through AmeriCorps*VISTA Program
AmeriCorps*VISTA resources are available to help Georgia nonprofit organizations and other agencies expand existing services or develop new programs. AmeriCorps*VISTA, a national service program funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), helps organizations increase capacity and expand programming in low-income communities. Find information about CNCS and AmeriCorps*VISTA online or e-mail GA@cns.gov for more details.

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