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About Us
This page was last updated on: 02/13/2008
The Nonprofit Resource Center of Northern Arizona
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The origins of the Nonprofit Resource Center lie in a
community-wide visioning process, Flagstaff 2020,
which called upon community members to work together
to determine what greater Flagstaff would be like in
2020. Two goals of the visioning process spoke to the
need for a volunteer/resource center:
- "Creation of a Volunteer Coordinating Council to
facilitate community service programs"
- "Define, identify, promote, and recognize good
citizenship"
In early 2000, following the Flagstaff 2020 visioning
process, Volunteer Associates assumed the role of
Volunteer Coordinating Council. Volunteer Associates
was formed in 1998 and, having established the Youth
Volunteer Corps, was interested in continuing its
efforts to develop a volunteer center. Surveys were
conducted to assess the need and desire for a
volunteer center and the response was overwhelming. A
volunteer center was needed to act as an information
clearinghouse for non-profits, to promote volunteerism
and provide referrals of volunteers to agencies, and
to offer training for both volunteers and agency
staff.
Simultaneous to the efforts of Volunteer Associates, a
series of informal discussions between the Flagstaff
Community Foundation (FCF), the College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences at Northern Arizona University (NAU),
and the United Way of Northern Arizona (UWNA) were
taking place. These organizations were exploring the
possibility of establishing programming to help build
the capacity of individual non-profits. UWNA and FCF
developed a concept paper outlining a nonprofit
resource center for Northern Arizona.
These two efforts, one establishing a volunteer center
and the other developing capacity-building programming
for nonprofits, converged when Volunteer Associates
asked UWNA to assume the lead in the planning effort.
In the fall of 2000, UWNA applied for, and received,
funding from the Governor's office to support a
community-wide planning effort. Both Volunteer
Associates and UWNA provided matching funds. The
beginning of 2001 saw the formation of a Steering
Committee and five action teams, composed of personnel
from various nonprofit agencies, to research
facilities, funding, programming, technology, and
rural outreach. The information collected was
incorporated into a Strategic Plan. In September,
UWNA committed that it would provide oversight,
funding, and space at the UWNA office for resource
center staff. With additional funding provided by
Flagstaff Community Foundation, Northern Arizona
University, and Volunteer Associates, a Project
Manager and Communications Specialist were hired in
October to begin implementing the plans for the
resource center.
In January of 2002, the Steering Committee reorganized
and expanded into an Advisory Board, and by May NPRC
was taking shape. The end of 2002 brought to a close
the two-year stewardship by UWNA. NPRC received
funding from and is now a project of the Flagstaff
Community Foundation/Arizona Community Foundation in
collaboration with Coconino Community College,
Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library,
Flagstaff Cultural Partners, Northern Arizona
University, United Way of Northern Arizona, and
Volunteer Associates.
NPRC opened its doors and launched its Web site in May
of 2003. The resource center has developed into a
strong online presence which makes it easy to find the
people, information and expertise needed to develop a
healthy and effective organization – all without
leaving the office. NPRC is physically located in the
East Flagstaff Community Library, 3000 N. Fourth
Street , Flagstaff . The center houses a
state-of-the-art library of reference books and
periodicals, the Foundation Center database of
potential funders, the Arizona Guide to Grants Online
and a computer for public use in searching for
volunteer opportunities or researching grant
information.
NPRC is a needs-based, service-oriented organization.
If your organization has a need that we have not
addressed, please contact us at 928-527-7930, or
nprc@nonprofitnaz.org.
Mission
To provide and coordinate comprehensive, effective resources to nonprofit agencies in Northern Arizona.
Vision
The Nonprofit Resource Center of Northern Arizona (NPRC)
provides leadership and services to build healthy, strong,
and effective nonprofit agencies, meeting the needs of
Northern Arizona.
Goal
To strengthen the communities of Northern Arizona by
providing resources and support to nonprofit agencies
working in this region.
List of Advisory Board Members:
Kay Whitaker, Board Chair
Director
Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library
kwhitake@ci.flagstaff.az.us
Cheryl Blume
Development Director
Friends of Camp Colton
Melanie Chavez
Branch Manager
First State Bank
Robert Erb
Foundation Development Director
Coconino Community College Foundation
Wayne Fox
Assistant Dean
College of Business Administration
Mary Stone
Consultant
Molly Williams
Vice President
Northern Arizona University
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