NONPROFIT HQ
Your Nonprofit Hub
Where mission-driven work gets the support it deserves.
Whether you’re just getting started or have been serving our community for years, Nonprofit HQ is your space to learn, grow, and connect—with tools that simplify your work, insights that sharpen your impact, and funding opportunities to bring your vision to life.
Everything you need is in one place: practical workshops, grant opportunities, peer support, and shared community wisdom. All designed to meet you exactly where you are on your journey—because when nonprofits thrive, communities do too.
Volunteer: Help Make Funding Decisions
Become a Community Investment Volunteer and help evaluate local programs. Your assessments directly inform funding decisions, ensuring resources go to the initiatives making the greatest impact in our community. Learn how you can get involved.
Give to the Community Fund
This is where it starts! Your donation to the United Way Community Fund helps raise the dollars that get invested back into local nonprofits right here in our community. Learn how you can give back.
Help Clients Find Resources
United Way’s 211 Information & Referral Service can connect your clients to the best resources available across Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty, and Long counties. And where there are gaps 211 may also offer emergency support when other options aren’t available. Learn how to connect.
Resources & Funding
United Way Learning Circle
United Way of the Coastal Empire is proud to offer continuous capacity-building support to nonprofits serving in our five-county service area. Our workshops provide valuable entry points and overviews of topics critical to the success of nonprofits, volunteers, and community members.
We offer multiple training opportunities:
- United Way Galaxy Digital Training
Date: January 30, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (via Zoom)
Facilitator: Jennifer Chisholm, United Way Volunteer Coordinator
This session will explore how to leverage the Get Connected tool to recruit volunteers, manage events, and raise awareness for your nonprofit. Learn how to share volunteer opportunities, manage volunteer data, post events, and cross-promote your cause to increase engagement and outreach. - AI in Nonprofits
Date: February 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (via Zoom)
Facilitators: Shawn Snyder & Shawn Johnson, Deloitte Consulting
Join experts from Deloitte Consulting to learn how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can transform nonprofit operations, enhance service delivery, and increase community impact. The session includes a Q&A, where you can get expert advice on integrating AI into your organization. - Disability Etiquette For Positive Connections
Date: March 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (via Zoom)
Facilitators: L.I.F.E (Living Independence for Everyone)
This workshop will focus on Disability Etiquette and how to foster a respectful, inclusive community for individuals with disabilities. Learn how to communicate and engage with people with disabilities in both professional and social settings. Promote inclusion, respect, and equal access.
How to Register:
To register, please complete the registration form. After submitting the form, you will receive a confirmation email, calendar invitation, and Zoom registration link for the selected workshop(s).
Other Learning Opportunities
Gulfstream Learning Series
This series features nonprofit trainers from the Georgia Center for Nonprofits. Stay tuned for upcoming sessions that will enhance your knowledge of nonprofit leadership and operations.
Register→
Learn More→
Previous Sessions→
Young Leaders Board Readiness Program
This program is designed for young professionals interested in strengthening their board leadership skills and preparing for nonprofit board service.
Need Help?
If you have any questions or need assistance with registration, please reach out to:
Nola Johnson
Director, Community Investments
Phone: 912.651.7729
Email: [email protected]
If you have any questions about these programs and resources, please email [email protected].
Other Educational Content
Candid
Unlock Free, Live, and On-Demand Learning with Candid!
Ready to take your nonprofit to the next level? Candid Learning offers a variety of free, live webinars and on-demand courses designed to build your nonprofit’s capacity in key areas. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your fundraising skills, improve your grant writing, or dive into impact measurement, Candid has something for everyone!
Start learning today and equip your nonprofit with the skills to thrive!
Candid Learning →
Online training and resources on proposal writing, fundraising, non-profit governance, management, and starting a non-profit; free e-newsletter, and more
Candid Overdrive →
Online library of free e-books on all aspects of non-profit management
Additional Resources:
Association of Fundraising Professionals – Coastal Georgia →
Professional development, educational and networking
Georgia Center for Nonprofits →
Education, training, and resources on all aspects of non-profit management
Grants.gov →
Current federal grant opportunities and online support
Nonprofit Finance Fund →
Resources for understanding and managing nonprofit finances
Philanthropy News Digest (PND by Candid) →
Free, weekly RFP Bulletin delivers current grant opportunities to your inbox
Grant Opportunities
The grants listed here are facilitated by United Way of the Coastal Empire. Each grant has its own set of requirements and partnerships. Please read more about each one for detailed information.
Georgia Center for Nonprofits – Funding and Resource Opportunities→
Open for applications year-round
Chatham County Hospital Authority (CCHA) Trust Grant →
Limited-time application period
Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) – Phase 41→
Limited-time application period
United Way Funding
Important Update:
The Community Fund grant now follows a two-year funding cycle. The 2026–2028 cycle will be a closed process, limited to current grantees invited to reapply. The 2028–2030 cycle will be an open process, and new applicants are invited to apply.
Please check back in November 2027 for details regarding the 2028-2030 cycle.
United Way Community Fund
The Community Fund is the backbone of support for the Coastal Empire, fueling local nonprofits, providing direct assistance, and connecting volunteers to strengthen our community.
We strategically invest in local nonprofit programs to address our community’s most pressing needs. Funding decisions are made through a competitive application process. With the help of dedicated Community Investment volunteers, United Way ensures that Community Fund dollars go to nonprofit organizations that make the most significant impact.
For more information regarding eligibility, funding details, the application process and more, please review our frequently asked questions.
Community Data
Support your grant request, program development, and communications with reliable data and statistics about health and human service needs in our community:
Census.gov →
Federal census data
Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition →
Community dashboards and health, economic, education and quality of life indicators aligning with the Chatham County Blueprint strategic plan
County Health Rankings →
County-by-county health and related social indicators, data and rankings
Get Georgia Reading →
With a focus on factors that affect childhood literacy, data maps of academic, economic, health and social indicators by county, census tract, and school
Kids Count (Annie E. Casey Foundation) →
Social, health, and economic indicators of child well-being
Let’s Get Social!
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