(Chico – August 26, 2009) All local nonprofit organizations are welcome to attend the next quarterly meeting of the North Valley Nonprofit Council, Wednesday, September 9. This will take place at Beatnik’s Café (formerly Market Café), 1387 E 8th Street in Chico, from 2:30 – 4:30 PM and is free.

Beverages are provided and food is available, along with plenty of time for informal networking. Details on this event are available at www.nvcf.org.

The topic will be "The Responsibility Gap; A Community Dialog” featuring Scott Winter with the Drucker Foundation. The meeting will include time for questions, networking, announcing news from each organization, and meeting nonprofit leaders.

The North Valley Nonprofit Council is dedicated to protecting, strengthening, and promoting all local nonprofit organizations. The Council’s mission is to promote, strengthen and advance the influence, professionalism, accountability, and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations in a manner that builds their capacity to accomplish their missions. The goal of the Council is to provide a forum for Nonprofit Executives and volunteers in the North Valley to exchange ideas, challenges, and solutions to the various issues they face.

The North Valley Nonprofit Council is a program of North Valley Community Foundation (NVCF). NVCF is a nonprofit, philanthropic organization that builds financial resources to meet community needs through grants and programs in Butte, Glenn, Colusa and Tehama Counties. NVCF is located at 3120 Cohasset Rd., Suite 8 in Chico. Call Alexa Valavanis at 891-1150 ext. 28 for details or visit http://www.nvcf.org.