Center for Nonprofit Excellence

The Center for Nonprofit Excellence helps our area nonprofit leaders with training classes, hands-on consulting, and professional development opportunities. This support enables nonprofits to maximize positive impact and promote lasting change.

CNPE’s mission is to accelerate the success of nonprofits and amplify the good work of the sector. We achieve this through signature programs like our School for Fundraising and Engagement, which offers both in-person and virtual classes on grant writing, building lasting relationships with donors, and more. Our board training opportunities have proven invaluable to business and community leaders who want to make a greater impact when volunteering to serve on a board. We provide 90 minutes of free consulting to our members and discounted rates on strategic planning services. We also provide opportunities throughout the year for nonprofit professionals in the region to come together to collaborate, learn and network. For example, our quarterly "Power Hour" speaker series offers nonprofit professionals an opportunity to learn from dynamic speakers on topics that are important to them. 

When you consider all that nonprofits do for our community, it's truly amazing. We all profit when nonprofits thrive. Your support helps us support their missions with more impact. Thank you!

Who We Are

The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNPE) is Greater Louisville's nonprofit hub. We provide leadership and support to area nonprofits – growing their capacity, aligning their efforts, and elevating their impact. Hundreds of member organizations rely on CNPE as their partner in achieving excellence and reaching their potential.

Ultimately, we’re a nonprofit. We’re on the front lines with you, striving to make our community a better one every single day. And so we understand what it means to have a mission, a vision, and a passion for your cause.

A gift to CNPE allows us to convene the nonprofit sector around critical issues, provide vital data about trends in the sector, and support professional development opportunities to enable nonprofit leaders to grow.