Southside Community Partners
Weekly Update

February 4, 2014

New Statewide Nonprofit Advances Community-focused Small Business and Entrepreneurship

It was recently announced that Conaway Haskins, formerly with Virgina State University and The Cameron Foundation, has been hired as the first executive director for theVirginia Community Economic Network (VCEN).

Founded in 2013, VCEN is an alliance of public & private sector organizations and practitioners that seeks to demonstrate the collective impact of community economic development, build awareness of innovative and successful practices, collaborate on value-added initiatives, and help small business owners and the organizations who serve them access the resources that they need.

Grant Writers Club Coming Soon Spring 2014

The Grant Professionals Association,Central Virginia Chapter and Southside Community Partners are pleased to host a second series of bi-weekly sessions designed to help writers of grants develop and advance their work in a friendly, supportive environment. Application and registration open next week.

Have a Pro Bono Technology Project?

River City Give Camp is seeking pro bono technology project applications from nonprofits to participate in their February 21-22 Give Days. Applications are being accepted through February 7th - please contact Tricia Rhodes. Learn more.

News & Views

John Randolph Medical Center opens behavioral health wing in Hopewell

Appomattox Regional Governor's School receives leadership award

Petersburg continues to see revitalization

Colonial Heights Appomattox Regional Train expanding

Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce helps launch mobile marketplace

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Learning & Leadership - THIS WEEK!

Find Funding: Tracking Down Prospective Donors

Learn how to navigating two major funding databases: Grants Connection and the Foundation Directory Online. This workshop will help participants gain a greater knowledge and skill set to find funding with private, public, corporate, and community foundations.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

10:00am to 12:00pm

Hopewell Library

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The One-Hour Business Plan: The Simple & Practical Way to Start Anything New

by John McAdams

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Online resources include the Foundation Center Directory Online of 100,000+ grantmakers, Grants Connection with 1,000+ grantmkers in Virginia and Foundation Grants to Individuals Online.

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Crater District Area Agency on Aging

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Shepherd Center of Chesterfield is holding an event, Learn Writing Techniques through Critique

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