Sign Up Today for the Speaker SeriesJoin us for part II of the 2008 Distinguished Speaker Series, which features Barry McLeish, author of Yours, Mine & Ours: Creating a Compelling Donor Experience. The event will be held on June 26th at 11:30 am at McCormick & Schmick's in Las Vegas. Cost: $45.00 (includes lunch). Email your registration to: editor@nevadanonprofitnews.org. Sponsored by: Nevada Nonprofit News, United Way of Southern Nevada, and Regis University.
Read MoreLance Armstrong Marks 5th Annual LIVESTRONG Day with Nevada Cancer InstituteThe Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI) welcomed Lance Armstrong to Las Vegas on May 13th as part of LIVESTRONG Day. This one-day initiative by the Lance Armstrong Foundation focused on raising awareness for the cancer fight. NVCI is home to the Lance Armstrong Foundation Survivorship Center at its flagship facility in Las Vegas. NVCI's aim was to sign up 200 Nevada residents into the LIVESTRONG Army. Heather Murren, cofounder and Chairman of the Board of NVCI, reported that the Institute exceeded the goal and recruited more than 500 people across the state.
Read MoreCharles Schwab Offers Training and Peer Learning ProgramCharles Schwab Bank is offering an opportunity for up to ten nonprofit organizations in Washoe or Storey Counties to participate in a training and peer learning program that will support their efforts to create earned income revenue streams for their agencies.
Read MorePeople in the News - May 2008Tiffany Hoover has been named as the new Executive Director of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Northern Affiliate. Click link to read more people in the news.
Read MoreNonprofit Profile: Nevada Neuroscience FoundationRecognizing the dire need for free services to support individuals impacted by neurologic diseases, a team consisting of Steven Glyman, M.D., David Ginsburg, M.D. and Karla Jay, MBA from Nevada Neurological Consultants joined forces to create the Nevada Neuroscience Foundation (NNF). The foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with chronic neurologic conditions, along with their families and caregivers.
Read MoreGovernor Launches Nevada Academy of HealthThe Nevada Academy of Health, created during the 2008 legislative session by Senate Bill 171, will study issues related to health care in the state.
Read MoreGrant AnnouncementsBank of America Charitable Foundation to Award $450,000 to Neighborhood
Builders, Local Heroes. Nevada Arts Council requires new mandatory grant management workshop. Local nonprofits receive grant awards from generous donors.
Read MoreVassar Nonprofit Centre Offers Affordable Office SpaceThe Vassar Cordone Non-Profit Center is an exciting new real estate
project located in Reno. The building is undergoing extensive
renovations and features an energy efficient design and a fresh new look. The facility is perfect for non-profit and social service agencies wanting a collaborative environment. The facility is scheduled to take in the first nonprofit in June 2008.
Read MoreUnited Way of Northern Nevada Allocates $1 MillionUnited Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra (UWNNS) has allocated $1 million in funds to local health and human services agencies for the 2008-09 fiscal year. UWNNS funds will be distributed to 60 programs at 42 United Way partner agencies in northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe basin. This is the first year UWNNS has used a new phased Community Council Model funding process in selecting partner agencies that received funds.
Read MoreMergers & Acquisitions - A New Trend in Nevada's Nonprofits? While the for-profit sector has seen mergers and acquisitions as a regular occurrence, these events are less frequent within the nonprofit sector – until now. With intense competition for scarce resources and increased pressure from funders for collaboration, the nonprofit landscape is beginning to change on a daily basis. Mergers and acquisitions are starting to be a solution to some of the sectors’ challenges. Although not quite like mergers that occur in the for-profit sector, what is happening within Southern Nevada is a sign of things to come.
Read MoreNatural History Museum Brings CSI Crime Scene to VegasThe Las Vegas Natural History Museum and Exhibit development company Exhibit Q will bring the acclaimed traveling exhibit: CSI: Crime Scene Insects to Las Vegas on May 24, 2008. The exhibit explores one of the most fascinating areas of criminal investigation-forensic entomology, the use of insects to solve crimes.
Read MoreAnimal Ark Opens for the 2008 SeasonWinter is over and summer is nearly here! That’s what it means when Animal Ark reopened after a particularly long snow covered winter. This coming season is one of celebration for Animal Ark as it reaches its 27th year in Reno.
Read MoreCultural Divsersity Foundation Offers ScholarshipsThe Cultural Diversity Foundation (CDF) is a non-profit organization which strives to provide learning opportunities that afford individuals from disadvantaged populations, regardless of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, opportunities to achieve their highest educational and professional goals. The organization recently announced that various scholarships are now available.
Read MoreGlobal Youth Service Day Celebrates Young Volunteers In observance of Global Youth Service Day, regional community organizations and 20 local musicians are collaborating to host "Conviction of the Heart,"
a celebration event in honor of youth service, including a musical revival
concert, dinner and silent auction held Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Piper's
Opera House in Virginia City, Nevada.
Read MoreUNLV Conducts Nonprofit Technology SurveyUNLV's Department of Public Administration is in the process of conducting
a study about how nonprofit organizations use technology. Nonprofits
selected to participate in the study should have received the survey in
the past two weeks. Nonprofit organizations should return their surveys as soon as possible in order to be sure their views are included.
Read MoreCharity Projects Entertainment Fund & "American Idol" Lend a Hand to Food BankThe Food Bank of Northern Nevada announced that it has received $13,542 to combat child hunger in the northern Nevada and Tahoe/Sierra region. The grant will be used to help fund the Food Bank's Mobile Pantry Program.
Read MoreAnnual Governor's Black-Tie Invitational Raises over $1 MillionThe Las Vegas community came together at the Eighth-Annual Governor’s Black-Tie Charity Invitational Golf Tournament, sponsored by Southern Highlands Golf Club, and raised $1,088,000, bringing the grand total of funds raised by the Southern Highlands Charitable Foundation to more than $6 million over the past eight years.
Read MoreRenown Health Introduces Robotics-Assisted SurgeryRenown Health recently introduced robotics-assisted surgery, a new, minimally invasive method to treat patients. Renown Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in northern Nevada to offer this type of surgical option using the da Vinci® S HD™ Robotic Surgical System.
Read MoreNonprofit Profile: Helping Hands of Vegas ValleyLas Vegas is a community that both cares and gives. This is evident in the abundant amount of groups that exist to serve needy men, women and children in the valley. But, not many organizations are dedicated to assisting the elderly population, whose needs are often overlooked when we think about the disadvantaged.
Read MorePeople in the News - April 2008 Sobia Ahmad is the new Autism and Behavioral Clinic Coordinator for the Lili Claire Foundation.
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