Events Listing

Nonprofit Training - Ask an Expert: A  Virtual Series to Help Nonprofits Navigate Uncertainty-Fundraising Data & Compliance

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Zoom
Free

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines invites nonprofit staff and board leaders to join Ask an Expert, a virtual series designed to provide insight, tools and actionable strategies to navigate uncertainty with confidence.  

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DonorConnect: Planting Possibilities

Thursday, June 5, 2025
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
YSS Rooftop Gardens, 2705 E. Euclid Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50317
Free

Join us on June 5 for a DonorConnect highlighting four nonprofit organizations who are harnessing the power of growing to cultivate community, promote healing and create opportunity where it is needed most. From workforce development, mental health support and community building, we'll dig deep into the unexpected ways gardening and farming are transforming lives.

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Colleague Connect: Development

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Occurs Monthly

The Community Foundation is excited to host free opportunities for connection, collaboration, and community building through Colleague Connect.

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Nonprofit Training - Your Grant GPS: Resetting the Course in a Changing Landscape

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Zoom
Free

This virtual session will help nonprofit leaders reassess where they are, reset their direction, and take action with greater clarity and confidence. Whether they’re newer to grants or managing a mature program, participants will walk away with real tools to improve focus, flexibility, and funder alignment.

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Colleague Connect: Managers

Thursday, June 26, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Occurs monthly

The Community Foundation is excited to host free opportunities for connection, collaboration, and community building through Colleague Connect.

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Nonprofit Training - OnBoard: The Basics of Being an Effective Board Member

Thursday, July 10, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
C3 Center - 1910 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines
Fee: $10

Serving as a board member is an incredible opportunity to lead within the nonprofit sector and put your passion for a charitable cause into practice.

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2025 National Nonprofit Day Celebration

Friday, August 22, 2025
7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Community Foundation Campus and C3 Center
Free

National Nonprofit Day is commemorated in August each year to recognize nonprofit organizations’ ongoing efforts to serve the local community. Join us to celebrate YOU – the organizations making a difference in Greater Des Moines. There will be delicious treats, coffee, networking opportunities and some amazing door prizes! Don’t miss this chance for connection, collaboration and community!

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