In November of 2000, United Way of Smith County identified the need for an education and training resource to foster excellence in area nonprofits and the East Texas Center for Nonprofits (ETCN) was established.
We are committed to helping nonprofits throughout East Texas by providing management training and coaching services to ensure a stable and sustainable future. Last year ETCN offered 350 training hours and served 2071 individual nonprofit professionals representing over 280 organizations. Our onsite library and personalized services in the areas of Board Governance, Strategic Planning, Grant Research, and 501c3 help strengthen nonprofits by providing essential tools and resources they need to succeed. The Center provides a varied range of management expertise, assistance, and services for staff, boards, and volunteers, and Membership helps us to provide them for a low or even no-fee.
Dedicated to building a community of strong executive and board leadership, ETCN has initiated a Nonprofit Management Certificate course to develop leadership skills of executive management in the nonprofit sector and will present the first East Texas Nonprofit Lecture Series as a new opportunity for our East Texas nonprofits.
We succeed when we strengthen nonprofits to realize their impact in our East Texas community.
ETCN Training/Event Schedule
Please find below the schedule for ETCN courses and workshops during the Spring of 2025. For registration and cost information, please click here.
Tyler – United Way of Smith County
June – 2025
June 18 – Get a GRIP
June 18 – How to Organize
June 24 – Quickbooks Online Basics
July – 2025
July 15-16 – So You Want to Write Grants
July 17 – Aug 28 – Nonprofit Management Certificate
July 21-22 – So You Want to Write Grants (Carthage)
July 23 – Board Bootcamp (Carthage)
August – 2025
August 15 – East Texas Nonprofit Summit
August 20 – Risk Management
August 20 – Logic Models
September – 2025
Sept. 11 – Oct. 9 – Advanced Nonprofit Management Certificate
September 17 – Get a GRIP
September 17 – Finding Grants
October – 2025
October 15 – Board Bootcamp
October 23-24 – So You Want to Write Grants (Longview)
November – 2025
November 6-7 – So You Want to Write Grants (Marshall)
November 19-20 – So You Want to Write Grants
December – 2025
December 17 – Succession Planning
December 17 – Tracking Grants in Quickbooks
Training Opportunities
Register for a wide range of topics and speakers to help your program succeed and impact more lives this coming year. Click below to see a list of upcoming trainings we offer.
Book Appointment
We would love to sit down with you and learn more about your organization and some challenges you are working through this year. To schedule a visit, click the button below. We look forward to meeting with you!
Nonprofit Management Certificate
Our Nonprofit Management Certificate is the premiere continuing education module in East Texas for Executive Directors and Senior Staff at your organization. Participants will complete 7 full days (Spread out over 7 weeks) representing 56 hours of learning across a wide range of topics presented by industry leaders. To learn more, view the schedule of class offerings, and to register, click below!
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