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
- The Arc of Greater Cleveland
- Art House, Inc.
- Artists Archives of the Western Reserve
- Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
- The Barton Senior Center
- Beacon Street Performing Arts in Ministry
- Beck Center
- Beech Brook
- Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation
- Berea Children's Home and Family Services
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland
- Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation
- Blessing House
- Blossom Hill
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland
- Buckeye Area Development Corporation
- Burten Bell Carr Development Corporation
- C.A.S.T.L.E. School
- Care Alliance
- Cedar Lee Special Improvement District
- Center for Community Solutions
- Center for Families and Children
- Centers for Dialysis Care
- Children First of Cleveland
- The Children's Museum of Cleveland
- Christian Educators Association International
- City Club of Cleveland
- The City Mission
- Cleveland Artists Foundation
- Cleveland Botanical Garden
- Cleveland Central Catholic High School
- Cleveland City Dance Company
- Cleveland Eye Bank
- Cleveland Foodbank, Inc.
- Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
- Cleveland Housing Network
- Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
- Cleveland Kids in Need Resource Center
- Cleveland Leadership Center
- Cleveland MOTTEP
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History
- Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition
- Cleveland Pops Orchestra
- Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
- Cleveland State University Alumni Association
- Colors of Cleveland Pride
- Community Assessment and Treatment Services, Inc.
- Community Land Trust of Greater Cleveland
- Community of St. Peter
- Community Partnership for Arts & Culture
- Community Resource Services
- Connections: Health - Wellness - Advocacy
- Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Continue Life
- Cornerstone of Hope
- Cornucopia, Inc.
- Council of International Programs USA
- Crossroads
- Cudell Improvement, Inc.
- Cuyahoga County CISM
- Cuyahoga County Public Library
- DANCECleveland
- Deaconess Community Foundation
- Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
- Dobama Theatre
- Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center
- Dress for Success Cleveland
- Drug Awareness and Prevention, Inc.
- Early Childhood Enrichment Center
- EcoWatch
- Effective Leadership Academy
- Empowerment Center of Greater Cleveland
- Esperanza
- Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation
- Famicos Foundation
- Family Planning Services of Lorain County
- Family Promise of Greater Cleveland
- Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center
- The First Tee of Cleveland
- The Foundation of the Lorain Public Library System
- Friends of Shaker Library
- FutureHeights
- The Gathering Place
- Geauga Lyric Theatre Guild
- Gestalt Institute of Cleveland
- Glenville Development Corporation
- Gordon Square Arts District
- Great Lakes Science Center
- Great Lakes Youth Ballet
- Greater Cleveland Film Commission
- Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association
- Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
- Greater Cleveland Youth for Christ
- Hard Hatted Women
- Heights Arts
- HELP Foundation, Inc.
- Hispanic Alliance, Inc.
- Home Repair Resource Center
- Hopewell
- Hospice of the Western Reserve
- The Housing Research and Advocacy Center
- Huntington's Disease Society of America
- ideastream 90.3 WCPN and WVIZ/PBS
- Institute for Creative Leadership
- InterAct Cleveland
- Intergenerational School
- InterReligious Task Force on Central America
- JD Breast Cancer Foundation
- Jewish Federation of Cleveland
- Joel's Place for Children
- Joyful Noise Music School
- Judson at University Circle
- Julie Billiart School
- JumpStart, Inc.
- Junior League of Cleveland, Inc.
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Kamm's Corners Development Corporation
- Key Ministry
- Kids in Flight
- Koinonia Homes, Inc.
- Lake Erie Nature and Science Center
- Lakewood Historical Society
- Lakewood Hospital Foundation
- Learning Disabilities Association of Northeast Ohio
- LifeBanc
- Lighthouse, Inc.
- The Literacy Cooperative
- Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
- Malachi House
- Marilyn's Voice
- May Dugan Multi-Service Center
- McGregor Group
- MedWish International
- Merrick House
- MetroHealth Foundation
- MidTown Cleveland
- MOCA 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.
- NEO 360
- Network for Neighborhood Success
- New Avenues to Independence
- New Directions, Inc.
- NorTech
- North American Gurukul
- North Coast Men's Chorus
- North Union Farmers Market
- Northeast Shores Development Corporation
- Northern Ohio Planned Giving Council
- Ohio City Near West Development Corporation
- Old Stone Education Center
- OneCommunity
- Opera Circle
- Options for Families and Youth
- Orange Art Center
- ORCA House
- Passages, Inc.
- Piano International Association of Northern Ohio
- Portage Animal Protective League
- Positively Cleveland
- The Presidents' Council Foundation
- Prince of Peace ODM
- Progress with Chess
- Progressive Arts Alliance
- Project: LEARN
- Rainey Institute
- Reaching Heights
- Rebuilding Together Cleveland
- Recovery Resources
- RePlay for Kids
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
- Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland, Inc.
- Serving Our Seniors
- Shaker Historical Society and Museum
- Shaker Square Area Development Corporation
- Slavic Village Development Corporation
- St. Clair Superior Development Corporation
- St. Edward High School
- St. Malachi Center
- St. Paul's Community Outreach
- Suicide Prevention Education Alliance of Northeast Ohio
- Summer on the Cuyahoga
- Support to At-Risk Teens (START/LMM)
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Team NEO
- Towards Employment
- Tremont West Development Corporation
- Union Miles Development Corporation
- United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland
- University Circle, Inc.
- University of Akron
- University Settlement
- Urban Community School
- Valley Art Center
- The van Bakeren Foundation
- Village Capital Corporation
- The Village Network
- Vocational Guidance Services
- Waiting Child Fund
- The Way Out Prison Ministry
- Wayne Economic Development Council
- West Creek Preservation Committee
- West Side Catholic Center
- Western Reserve Fire Museum and Education Center
- Western Reserve Public Media
- Westown Community Development Corporation
- Wigs for Kids
- WIRE-Net
- WomanKind
- Women's Center of Greater Cleveland
- YMCA of Greater Cleveland
- Young Audiences Northeast Ohio
- Youth Challenge
- Youth Opportunities Unlimited
- YWCA of Greater Cleveland

