Chico, California (January 26, 2009) – Local nonprofit leaders have the opportunity to participate in training provided by the Nonprofit Leadership Institute, a program of North Valley Community Foundation. On Monday, February 9, the topic will be “Money Matters! Financial Best practices for Nonprofits.”  The facilitator for this session will be Vada Bouffard, consultant to nonprofit organizations with extensive accounting experience in the private and non-profit worlds.

If you are a board member or executive staff of a nonprofit, you won't want to miss this training.  Learn the language of financial reports and how to use it as a tool to meet your fiduciary responsibilities.  We will review these responsibilities, walk through the financial cycle, discuss budgeting, internal controls and more.  Bring along a sample of your financial reports as there will be an opportunity for questions and answers of actual case studies. This training will be of benefit to both staff and board members of local nonprofit organizations, regardless of size.

The training will take place from 8:30AM-12:30PM on Monday, February 9, in Chico, at the Training Place on the Chico Campus of Butte Community College, 2320 Forest Avenue. The cost of this training is $60 per person. For further details and registration for the February 9 event, contact NVCF at 891-1150 or register online at www.nvcf.org.  Reservations should be made in advance, as registration is limited.

The Nonprofit Leadership Institute is a program of North Valley Community Foundation (NVCF).
NVCF is a non-profit, philanthropic organization that builds financial resources to meet community needs through grants and programs primarily for residents in the Butte, Colusa, Glenn and Tehama counties.  With net assets of over $5 million, NVCF provides financial and administrative services to donors, professional advisors and nonprofit organizations with the goal of enriching the quality of life of its community members. Since 1986, over 200 individuals, families, businesses, and community groups have established funds at the Foundation. 

The NVCF office is open Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm and by appointments on the weekends. NVCF is located at 3120 Cohasset Rd., Suite 8 in Chico, California. For more information on the Foundation, visit the NVCF website, www.nvcf.org, or call 891-1150.