WCN's Services
WCN offers a variety of services for the Whatcom County nonprofit sector:
Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussions, Online Nonprofit Calendar, Roundtable Discussions, Weekly Nonprofit eNews, Schmoozefest, and resource sharing.
WCN Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussions
Every second Thursday of the month, explore hot topics in the nonprofit world. Network with other nonprofits. Share best practices. WCN Peer Learning Brown Bag Discussions bring nonprofit staff, volunteers, and board members together with ample time for participants to ask questions, share ideas, and provide expertise. Each 1.5-hour session is facilitated and begins with issue-framing by a guest resource speaker. Discussions are free, open to the public, and are handicapped accessible. Topics include such areas of interest as issues and challenges in leadership, effective advocacy, team building, fundraising and more. Always check WCN's Events page to confirm this month's discussion topic, date, time and location.
WCN eNews
Be the first to receive information! Every Wednesday, WCN emails a free electronic newsletter serving as Whatcom County's one-stop source of the freshest and most up-to-date information on nonprofit events, education and training, local nonprofit job listings, recognitions and awards, and resource sharing opportunities. Subscribe to the eNews by completing the form on our Contact Us page. To submit information to post, please follow the WCN Submission Guidelines. Deadline for submission of events is Wednesday at 10 a.m.
WCN Nonprofit Scheduling Calendar
Nonprofits love this common calendar feature to help all of us coordinate our events better. Use this calendar to post your fundraiser, event, and/or training. You can be sure you're not hosting major events on the same date as others. Add and update your own events. It's free! Note: This calendar feature does not operate with Google Chrome, so use an alternate browser.
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WCN Schmoozefest
Join in the fun! Twice a year (February and July), nonprofit staff, board members, volunteers, and nonprofit supporters gather to celebrate their connections, network, share ideas, and have fun! For the next event, visit WCN's Events page.
WCN Special-Interest Roundtables
WCN Special-Interest Roundtables provide in-depth information sharing and continuing conversations for nonprofit professionals. Each Roundtable has its own flavor and structure, so check with the listed coordinator for more information.
- Executive Directors Roundtable: 3:00-5:00p.m. First Tuesday of the month. This is a confidential, limited-sized roundtable, which provides a forum for EDs in diverse organizations to share resources and learn from others' experiences. The first WCN ED Roundtable is currently capped at nine members and there is a waiting list. If there is enough interest in forming a second WCN ED Roundtable, the first group would be happy to share its experience of how it developed group agreements and process. For more information, contact the coordinator, Moonwater, Executive Director, Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center.
- Social Media Roundtable: 3:00-4:30 p.m. Third Tuesday of the month at the Public Market, 1530 Cornwall Avenue, Bellingham. Are you utilizing Web 2.0 platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to promote your organization and engage with the community? Join this casual, drop-in monthly special-interest gathering of nonprofit Web 2.0 experimentialists. Converse with other nonprofits using these tools, share best practices, discuss strategies and more. Bring your laptops, smartphones and any other gadget you can't live without. Free wifi; handicap accessible. For more information, contact the coordinator, Javier Flores, WhatcomCounts.org Coordinator, Whatcom Coalition for Healthy Communities.
Submission Guidelines
WCN welcomes your submissions to the WCN Website. Submissions are also posted in the WCN eNews the first week they are received. Job listings, events, resource sharing, and education and training events will remain on the website until you ask for their removal or they expire.
Please follow the following submission guidelines. We reserve the right to edit information if submissions don't follow these guidelines. Once a listing has expired, please let us know so the listing can be removed. Contact us at: WCN Contact.
To submit a nonprofit event listing, the event must benefit the entire nonprofit sector to be included on the website and the eNews. If your event does this, in this order include in your submission: the title of the event, the time, date, location, a 2-3 sentence description of the event, and contact information and/or a website for more information. If there is a deadline associated with the event, include that as well.
To submit a jobs listing, in this order include in your description: the job title, your organization, a 2-3 sentence description of the job listing, and contact information and/or a website for more information. If there is a deadline associated with application, include that as well.
To submit a resource to be shared or needed, in this order include in your submission: a 2-3 sentence description of your resource, the name of your organization, and your contact information. If there is a deadline, include this information as well.
To submit a workshop and/or training event, in this order include in your submission: the title of the workshop or training opportunity, the time, date, location, a 2-3 sentence description, contact information, and if applicable, a website for more information. If there is a deadline associated with registering for the event, include that as well.