50th Anniversary Celebration- Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership

Community leaders will gather at Terrapin Crossroads on April 5, 2014, at 6:00pm to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership(CVNL). The evening will feature silent and live auctions, dinner, and entertainment by Salvador Santana.The fundraising event has garnered support from nonprofit and corporate leaders locally and nationally, including  Karen Baker, Chief Service Officer of CaliforniaVolunteers, and Anne Wilson, CEO of United Way of the Bay Area. 
 
Since 1964, CVNL has supported the community through programs and services focused on nonprofit leadership development, community service, and education and training for nonprofit and volunteer leaders. “We look forward to celebrating this milestone,” said Linda Davis, CEO. “We hope this celebration will reinforce the Center as a valuable resource to the nonprofit community for the next 50 years.” 

Marin’s nearly 2,000 nonprofits rely on CVNL to help build their management capacity, consulting, transition services, and volunteer management and support. “Nonprofits are the soul of a community," said CVNL  Board Chair Maureen Sedonaen, President and CEO of Goodwill SF-San Mateo-Marin. "CVNL  is about to move into its next 50 years of partnering with those who take up a cause and  stoke an ember into a blaze: CVNL is committed to those who feed the flame."  
 
For more information about the Celebration, please visit www.cvnl.org and click on “Events.” For questions about sponsorships, ads, or silent auction item donations, contact Katelyn Willoughby at 415-479-5710. 

About CVNL: For 50 years, the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) has promoted volunteerism, strengthened nonprofit organizations, and enhanced community leadership to develop a vital and engaged community. As a voice for the Marin nonprofit sector and a resource hub, CVNL offers an inclusive membership program for nonprofit organizations, businesses and individuals, with unique professional development and networking opportunities. CVNL fosters and facilitates volunteering through Volunteer Matching, the Flexible Volunteer Program, and mobilizing emergency volunteers in the aftermath of a disaster. CVNL also organizes community-wide events like the Heart of Marin Awards and the Marin Human Race, the largest collaborative fundraiser in the county.