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History & Mission

History

The Nonprofit Resource Center (NRC), a program of the Volunteer Center of Riverside County, was founded as the Resource Center for Nonprofit Management in 1998 by a group of regional nonprofits whose representatives felt a need to build the capacity of all nonprofit organizations in Riverside County.

 

Our Mission

To provide leadership and professional development resources that strengthen the nonprofit sector.

 

Services

The Nonprofit Resource Center (NRC) provides management training workshops, networking mixers and funder forums at locations throughout Riverside County. Facilitators of our training workshops include executive managers of area nonprofits and experienced trainers and consultants from business and academia.

Additionally, the NRC can help your organization in a variety of professional areas, including but not limited to: fiscal management, strategic planning, grant writing, event planning, board matching or development, and public relations/marketing. Click here to learn more about our services.

 

Funding

The Nonprofit Resource Center is proud to announce its status as a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection. This database of grant maker and funding information is located at our offices in Riverside and includes Foundation Directory Online and a full print listing of funders.

This collection is open to the public and members of the community may make an appointment to use the system. For an appointment, please call (951) 686-4402. Please note: Titles and publication dates are subject to change without prior notice.

For more information about The Foundation Center, visit them at www.foundationcenter.org.

 

Staff

The Resource Center is staffed by a highly professional and trained staff that is always ready to serve our members and the community in any way possible. Our staff has many years of combined experience in the nonprofit and corporate professional worlds.

Kyra Wilson, Program Director

 kyrawilson@vcrivco.org

 

Bukeka ‘Keka’ Chandler, Program Manager

 bchandler@vcrivco.org

 

Amelia McCormick, Program Manager

 amccormick@vcrivco.org

 

Malaquias Ponce, Administrative Assistant

 mponce@vcrivco.org

 

Partners

The Nonprofit Resource Center (previously RCNM) was developed by the Agency Executives Association, a collaboration of nonprofit executive directors in Riverside County. AEA's vision was to develop a comprehensive resource center where nonprofits from Riverside and San Bernardino Counties could receive high quality management training, technical assistance, and services to improve the capabilities of their organizations.

The following corporations and organizations have shown their support by making a significant financial contribution or grant to the Center. We wish to thank our supporters:

  • United Way of the Inland Valleys
  •  First 5 Riverside
  • The California Wellness Foundation
  • City of Riverside
  • Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
  •  Cal State University, San Bernardino (Palm Desert Campus)
  • The Carolyn E. Wylie Center for Children, Youth & Families
  • UC Riverside Palm Desert Graduate Center
  • Premier Service Bank
  • Riverside Community Health Foundation
  • Majestic Realty

Additionally, we wish to thank and recognize our member partners:

  • Ability Counts, Inc.
  • Alpha Family Care Center
  • Boys & Girls Club of Redlands
  • Boys & Girls Club of San Gorgonio Pass
  • Care Connexxus, Inc.
  • Casa Blanca Home of Neighborly Service
  • Catholic Charities
  • Christian Intercessors of the Nations Org.
  • Community Food Pantry of Murrieta
  • Diana Rios
  • Diocese of San Bernardino
  • Donna Shawver
  • Family Service Agency of San Bernardino
  • Fatima Oliver
  • Habitat for Humanity Riverside, Inc.
  • Healthy Heritage Movement
  • Hemet Hospice Volunteers/ Community Hospice Services
  • Housing Plus, Inc.
  • Inland Empire Veterans Stand Down
  • Inland Counties Legal Services
  • Idyllwild Help Center
  • Inlandia Institute
  • Janet Hough
  • Kansas Ave. SDA Church
  • Kommah Seray Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Margaret Ikezaki
  • Marie Harris
  • Meeting Seniors' Needs
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness - Western Riverside
  • New Beginnings for Transitional Living
  • Oak Grove Center for Education Treatment
  • Operation Safehouse
  • Path of Life Ministries
  • Quinn Community Outreach Corp.
  • Redirect Community Services
  • Riverside Community Health Foundation
  • Riverside County Child Care Consortium
  • Riverside County Mexican American Historical Society
  • Riverside Housing Development Corporation
  • Riverside Meals on Wheels, Inc.
  • Riverside Recovery Resources
  • Sickle Cell Organizations of the Inland County
  • Single Mothers United in Rewarding Fellowship
  • Stepfamily Straight Talk, a division of StepfamilySystems.com
  • Sustainability for Mission Focused Organizations
  • The Right Way
  • Thesalonika Family Services
  • The Tequihua Foundation
  • The Women's Alliance Foundation
  • United Way of the Inland Valleys
  • YWCA of Riverside County