Helping Nonprofits Connect With the Community
BVU provides relevant and high impact services that strengthen the governance and leadership capacity of our region's nonprofit sector. BVU’s nonprofit services include volunteer referral (board candidates, volunteer consultants, direct service volunteers), consulting and educational seminars.
Become a MemberBVU nonprofit membership benefits
- Reduced fees at BVU governance and management seminars for board and staff
- Customized board training presentation (30 minute - 1 hour) at a board meeting
- Access to consulting, management assistance, and coaching services
- Referral of volunteer consultants for assistance with management projects
- Invitations to the chief executive to attend periodic luncheon discussion forums with chief executives of other BVU nonprofits
- Linkage of your organization to BVU's website
BVU provides the following regardless of membership
- Assessment meeting to determine the BVU services that can be helpful to the organization
- Access to board candidates who are qualified and screened per interest of nonprofit organization
- Access to teams of volunteers from businesses and individuals seeking volunteer opportunities
Costs and Options
Nonprofit Organizations Served by BVU
Business Volunteers Unlimited refers volunteers for the following types of agencies:
- All 501(c)(3) agencies that provide service(s) beneficial to the public interest.
- Municipal, county, state, and/or federal agencies serving the public.
- Public or private (nonprofit) schools.
- Certain 501(c)(6) agencies (i.e., Chambers of Commerce) and certain 501(c)(7) agencies (i.e., AA).
Requirements of Participating Agencies
- The agency will meet the criteria listed above and have proof of this status on file at BVU.
- The agency operates out of a non-residential office and has at least one full-time paid staff member.
- The agency will comply with all federal policies and regulations regarding non-discrimination and accessibility, as well as provide a drug-free work place and maintain a safe working environment for all volunteers.
| Nonprofit Organization Budget | BVU Annual Membership Level |
|---|---|
| $100,000 | $100 |
| $150,000 | $120 |
| $200,000 | $160 |
| $250,000 | $200 |
| $300,000 | $240 |
| $350,000 | $280 |
| $400,000 | $320 |
| $450,000 | $360 |
| $500,000 | $400 |
| $550,000 | $440 |
| $600,000 | $480 |
| $650,000 | $520 |
| $700,000 | $560 |
| $750,000 | $600 |
| $800,000 | $640 |
| $850,000 | $680 |
| $900,000 | $720 |
| $950,000 | $760 |
| $1,000,000 | $800 |
| $1,050,000 | $840 |
| $1,100,000 | $880 |
| $1,150,000 | $920 |
| $1,200,000 Greater than |
$960 |
| $1,200,000 | $1,000 |
Nonprofit Members
- Achievement Centers for Children
- Adoption Network Cleveland
- Adult Guardianship Services
- Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County
- ALS Association, Northern Ohio Chapter
- American Red Cross
- Arc of Greater Cleveland
- Art Therapy Studio
- Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
- The Barton Senior Center
- Beacon Street Performing Arts in Ministry
- Beech Brook
- Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation
- Benjamin Rose
- Berea Children's Home and Family Services
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland
- Birchwood School
- Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation
- Blossom Hill
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland
- Bridgeway Inc.
- Buckeye Area Development Corporation
- Building Hope in the City
- Burten Bell Carr Development Corporation
- C.A.S.T.L.E. School
- Care Alliance
- Cedar Lee Special Improvement District
- Center for Families and Children
- Centers for Dialysis Care
- The Children's Museum of Cleveland
- Christian Educators Association International
- City Club of Cleveland
- The City Mission
- City Year
- Clark-Metro Development Corporation
- Cleveland Botanical Garden
- The Cleveland BoyChoir
- Cleveland Christian Home
- Cleveland Eye Bank
- Cleveland Foodbank, Inc.
- Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
- Cleveland Housing Network
- Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
- Cleveland Kids in Need Resource Center
- Cleveland MOTTEP
- Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition
- Cleveland Pops Orchestra
- Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
- Cleveland Scholarship Programs
- Cleveland State University Alumni Association
- COAR Peace Mission
- Colors of Cleveland Pride
- Community Assessment and Treatment Services, Inc.
- Community Care Network
- Community Partnerships for Arts & Culture
- Community Resource Services
- Community Shares
- Connections: Health - Wellness - Advocacy
- Continue Life
- Cornerstone of Hope
- Cornucopia, Inc.
- Council of International Programs USA
- Crossroads Counseling Service
- Cudell Improvement, Inc.
- Cuyahoga Community Land Trust
- Cuyahoga County CISM
- Cuyahoga County Public Library
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association
- DANCECleveland
- Deaconess Community Foundation
- Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
- Dobama Theatre
- Domestic Violence Center
- E City
- Early Childhood Enrichment Center
- EcoWatch Ohio
- Ensemble Theatre
- Entrepreneurship Preparatory School (E Prep)
- Esperanza
- Evant, Inc.
- Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation
- Famicos Foundation
- Family Connections
- Family Planning Services of Lorain County
- The First Tee of Cleveland
- Flashes of Hope
- The Forum of Volunteer Administrators
- The Foundation of the Lorain Public Library System
- Friends of Shaker Library
- FutureHeights
- The Gathering Place
- Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio
- Glenville Development Corporation
- Greater Cleveland Film Commission
- Greater Cleveland Youth for Christ
- Hard Hatted Women
- Heights Arts
- Heights Community Congress
- HELP Foundation, Inc.
- The Herb Society of America
- Hispanic Business Association
- Hitchcock Center for Women, Inc.
- Home Repair Resource Center
- Hopewell
- Hospice of the Western Reserve
- The Housing Research and Advocacy Center
- ideastream 90.3 WCPN and WVIZ/PBS
- Institute for Creative Leadership
- InterAct Cleveland
- Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cleveland
- Intergenerational School
- InterReligious Task Force on Central America
- Jewish Community Federation
- Joel's Place for Children
- Jones Road Family Development Corporation
- Joyful Noise Music School
- Julie Billiart School
- JumpStart, Inc.
- Junior League of Cleveland, Inc.
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Kamm's Corners Development Corporation
- Kids in Flight
- Koinonia Homes, Inc.
- Lake Erie Nature and Science Center
- Lakewood Catholic Academy
- Lakewood Hospital Foundation
- Learning Disabilities Association of Northeast Ohio
- Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
- LifeBanc
- Linking Employment, Abilities & Potential (LEAP)
- The Literacy Cooperative
- The Littlest Heroes
- Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
- Malachi House
- May Dugan Multi-Service Center
- McGregor Group
- MedWish International
- MetroHealth Foundation
- Middleburg Early Education Center
- MidTown Cleveland
- Mt. Pleasant NOW Development Corporation
- The Music Settlement
- NAMI Greater Cleveland
- The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
- Near West Theatre, Inc.
- Neighborhood Family Practice
- Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
- New Avenues to Independence
- New Directions, Inc.
- New Life Community
- North American Gurukul
- North Coast Men's Chorus
- North Union Farmers Market
- Northeast Shores Development Corporation
- Ohio City Near West Development Corporation
- Old Stone Education Center
- OneCommunity
- Options for Families and Youth
- Orange Art Center
- ORCA House
- PLAN of Northeast Ohio, Inc.
- Portage Animal Protective League
- Positively Cleveland
- Prince of Peace ODM
- Progress with Chess
- Project: LEARN
- Providence House, Inc.
- Rainey Institute
- Reaching Heights
- Rebuilding Together Cleveland
- Recovery Resources
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
- Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland, Inc.
- Sankofa Fine Art Plus
- Shaker Historical Society and Museum
- Shaker Square Area Development Corporation
- Slavic Village Development Corporation
- St. Clair Superior Neighborhood Development Corporation
- St. Malachi Center
- St. Paul's Community Outreach
- Summer on the Cuyahoga
- Support to At-Risk Teens (START/LMM)
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Team NEO
- Tremont West Development Corporation
- Union Miles Development Corporation
- United Cerebral Palsy Association
- University Settlement
- Urban Community School
- Urban League of Greater Cleveland
- Valley Art Center
- The van Bakeren Foundation
- Village Capital Corporation
- The Village Network
- Visiting Nurse Association of Cleveland
- Waiting Child Fund
- The Way Out Prison Ministry
- Wayne Economic Development Council
- WECO Fund
- West Side Catholic Center
- Western Reserve Fire Museum and Education Center
- Westown Community Development Corporation
- Wigs for Kids
- WIRE-Net
- Women's Center of Greater Cleveland
- YMCA of Greater Cleveland
- Young Audiences Northeast Ohio
- Youth Challenge
- Youth Opportunities Unlimited
- YWCA of Greater Cleveland


