BVU

In 1999, BVU presented a national conference in Cleveland to help other cities replicate the BVU model. At the same time, BVU's unique board matching program was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. This national coverage prompted over 200 inquires from cities that wanted to replicate the board matching model. In 2000, BVU established and developed BVU Lorain County after receiving a $250,000 grant from The Stocker Foundation to provide core program funding. In 2002, with funding from the Charles Mott Foundation, BVU facilitated the establishment of BVU Maryland... One of the keys to BVU's long term success is the revenue model. This includes an annual business membership through which businesses join in order to nominate their highly qualified professionals to participate in BVU's board matching program. United Way of Greater Cleveland established an evergreen funding agreement in 1995 to support The Volunteer Center at BVU. BVU also established relationships with..