Eighth annual Nonprofit Capacity Building Conference on May 9th

Marietta, Ohio (04/25/2018) — Marietta College is excited to invite nonprofit staff, volunteers, board members and supporters to attend the eighth annual Nonprofit Capacity Building Conference on Wednesday, May 9th.

Participants are able to choose workshops to attend that discuss board development, fundraising, event planning, mental health first aid and much more! This year's keynote speaker, Jon Bourdon, will be presenting a humorous yet poignant talk on the importance of relationship building and communication.

Marietta College President Bill Ruud will be welcoming participants at the morning plenary.

Registration is $55 for a full-day and $30 for half-day. For more information, visit www.marietta.edu/nonprofits-lead-events or call the Office of Civic Engagement at (740) 376-4561.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers 45 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major.

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