Established in 2007, Valley Nonprofit Resources offers both information and services to strengthen the more than 4,000 nonprofit organizations in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. Welcome to VNR's website! Click on the buttons to your left and at the top to access many resources that can help you increase the effectiveness of your nonprofit.
Not finding what you need? Contact the VNR Concierge and ask for assistance.
In the News
- Last month VNR completed its first year of full operation. We thank all the Valley nonprofit staff and Board members who've participated in our workshops and other events, as well as our many volunteer faculty, advisors and funders. As a "virtual" center for the San Fernando Valley's nonprofit community, we depend on all these partnerships for our effectiveness in serving nonprofits.
- We're already planning for a vigorous, diverse 2009, with a number of workshops already confirmed. Planning also begins in November for the 2009 MENDing Poverty Conference, to be held next June at MEND.
- This month in our eBlast to Valley nonprofits we're focusing on the variety of knowledge products that are downloadable for free from our website. Click Library to see the range of resource documents VNR offers.
- Of particular interest is a new product in VNR's Community Voice section from Torie Osborn, long-time nonprofit and social change leader and former deputy to Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa. Her Torie's Top Ten Tips for Nonprofits to Become Change Agents is a brisk and concrete resource guide for nonprofit leaders who want to get more involved in social change, either on a local or national level. To download a free copy, click Torie's Top Ten.
VNR's Partners
Valley Nonprofit Resources is operated collaboratively by the nonprofit Human Interaction Research Institute (which has conducted research and provided technical assistance to the nonprofit sector since 1961), California State University, Northridge, MEND (the largest poverty services agency in the Valley), and Volunteer Center of Los Angeles (already a significant provider of capacity-building services to Valley nonprofits).
Photo of the San Fernando Valley courtesy of Randy Witt Productions
