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Jan Masaoka
Jan Masaoka joins the California Association of Nonprofits as CEO in January of 2012. She is a leading writer and thinker on nonprofit organizations with particular emphasis on boards of directors, business planning, and the role of nonprofits in society. Her books include Best of the Board Café (Fieldstone), All Hands on Board (BoardSource), Nonprofit Sustainability (Jossey Bass) and The Nonprofit's Guide to HR (Nolo Press). Jan founded and edits Blue Avocado magazine, described as the second-best read publication in the nonprofit sector. Prior to Blue Avocado, she served 14 years as executive director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, a national consulting and training firm for nonprofits based in San Francisco. In that position she was named Nonprofit Executive of the Year by Nonprofit Times in 2003. She is an active volunteer and board member in many community and civic activities. She lives in San Francisco and can be reached at janm@canonprofits.org; her cell phone number is 415.926.0034.
Jan Masaoka joins the California Association of Nonprofits as CEO in January of 2012. She is a leading writer and thinker on nonprofit organizations with particular emphasis on boards of directors, business planning, and the role of nonprofits in society. Her books include Best of the Board Café (Fieldstone), All Hands on Board (BoardSource), Nonprofit Sustainability (Jossey Bass) and The Nonprofit's Guide to HR (Nolo Press). Jan founded and edits Blue Avocado magazine, described as the second-best read publication in the nonprofit sector. Prior to Blue Avocado, she served 14 years as executive director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, a national consulting and training firm for nonprofits based in San Francisco. In that position she was named Nonprofit Executive of the Year by Nonprofit Times in 2003. She is an active volunteer and board member in many community and civic activities. She lives in San Francisco and can be reached at janm@canonprofits.org; her cell phone number is 415.926.0034.
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Steven Bowman
Steven Bowman
Acknowledged as a pioneer in the field of Conscious Governance, risk and strategy in the USA, Asia and Australia, Steven Bowman has transformed the prevailing understanding of the meaning of governance and strategy. He began to envision a conscious governance philosophy, which has quickly spread throughout the world, based upon the premise that governance is about the choices that people make and not just about compliance, policy and procedures. The Australian government has provided a large Federal export grant to facilitate taking his work to international markets.
He is a director of ConsciousGovernance, based in Melbourne, Australia. He is sought after by businesses around the world as an expert adviser on conscious leadership, strategic innovation, and awakening the power of consciousness within organizations.
Steven has held numerous senior executive and CEO positions with some of the USA and Australia’s most prestigious organizations. He has authored and coauthored over fourteen books on nonprofit governance, strategy, risk and executive leadership. Among his clients are: Craigs List Foundation, CPA Australia, CEO Institute, Aged and Community Services, Mental Health Association, Australian Sports Commission and Make a Wish Australia.
He currently consults with over one thousand nonprofit and corporate organizations each year in the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Corporate Law and Accountability Research Group, Monash University.
Steve is a warm and engaging conference keynote speaker and dynamic workshop/seminar facilitator. He brings over thirty five years of hands-on experience and delivers it in a down-to-earth style that speaks to everyone throughout an organization. He leaves his audiences inspired, with practical tools and tips that they can apply at work, at home, and in their communities.
Steven Bowman
Acknowledged as a pioneer in the field of Conscious Governance, risk and strategy in the USA, Asia and Australia, Steven Bowman has transformed the prevailing understanding of the meaning of governance and strategy. He began to envision a conscious governance philosophy, which has quickly spread throughout the world, based upon the premise that governance is about the choices that people make and not just about compliance, policy and procedures. The Australian government has provided a large Federal export grant to facilitate taking his work to international markets.
He is a director of ConsciousGovernance, based in Melbourne, Australia. He is sought after by businesses around the world as an expert adviser on conscious leadership, strategic innovation, and awakening the power of consciousness within organizations.
Steven has held numerous senior executive and CEO positions with some of the USA and Australia’s most prestigious organizations. He has authored and coauthored over fourteen books on nonprofit governance, strategy, risk and executive leadership. Among his clients are: Craigs List Foundation, CPA Australia, CEO Institute, Aged and Community Services, Mental Health Association, Australian Sports Commission and Make a Wish Australia.
He currently consults with over one thousand nonprofit and corporate organizations each year in the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Corporate Law and Accountability Research Group, Monash University.
Steve is a warm and engaging conference keynote speaker and dynamic workshop/seminar facilitator. He brings over thirty five years of hands-on experience and delivers it in a down-to-earth style that speaks to everyone throughout an organization. He leaves his audiences inspired, with practical tools and tips that they can apply at work, at home, and in their communities.
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Kelly Hannum
Kelly Hannum has worked for nonprofit organizations for almost two decades. She is a senior faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership and a visiting faculty member at Catholic University's IESEG School of Management in Lille, France. She has served as a consultant to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the World Bank, and other institutions. She is a co-author of the WorkLife Indicator which measures individual’s approaches to managing their roles and responsibilities. Over the last decade, her work has been disseminated internationally and she is the recipient of multiple awards and recognitions for her work, including the prestigious Marcia Guttentag Award from the American Evaluation Association. She currently serves on the Leadership Learning Community board. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Liz Livingston HowardKelly Hannum has worked for nonprofit organizations for almost two decades. She is a senior faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership and a visiting faculty member at Catholic University's IESEG School of Management in Lille, France. She has served as a consultant to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the World Bank, and other institutions. She is a co-author of the WorkLife Indicator which measures individual’s approaches to managing their roles and responsibilities. Over the last decade, her work has been disseminated internationally and she is the recipient of multiple awards and recognitions for her work, including the prestigious Marcia Guttentag Award from the American Evaluation Association. She currently serves on the Leadership Learning Community board. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Liz Livingston Howard is a graduate of Northwestern University and holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. Ms. Howard is the Associate Director of Kellogg’s Center for Nonprofit Management and teaches in the Social Enterprise at Kellogg Program. She developed and teaches curriculum for MBA students and nonprofit executives. Ms. Howard serves as the Academic Director for a variety of nonprofit executive education courses and has designed several custom executive education programs. Previously, she served as Assistant Dean for Development for Kellogg from 1994 to 2003. In that role, she was responsible for the fundraising activities of the Kellogg School including alumni and individual solicitation, corporate and foundation grants. Prior to joining the Kellogg School, Ms. Howard served as a fundraising consultant with Charles R. Feldstein & Company, based in Chicago. Her additional development work was as Director of Development for the Chicago Tourism Council/Mayor's Office of Tourism for the City of Chicago and Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette, Illinois. Outside of her professional responsibilities, Ms. Howard has been involved with a number of philanthropic organizations in Chicago Currently, she is President of the School Advisory Board for St Norbert School in Northbrook, a board member of the 100 Club of Chicago and a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. She has provided consulting services for a host of local nonprofits in the areas of fundraising, marketing, strategic planning, board governance, leadership succession and capacity building.Liz Livingston Howard is a graduate of Northwestern University and holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. Ms. Howard is the Associate Director of Kellogg’s Center for Nonprofit Management and teaches in the Social Enterprise at Kellogg Program. She developed and teaches curriculum for MBA students and nonprofit executives. Ms. Howard serves as the Academic Director for a variety of nonprofit executive education courses and has designed several custom executive education programs. Previously, she served as Assistant Dean for Development for Kellogg from 1994 to 2003. In that role, she was responsible for the fundraising activities of the Kellogg School including alumni and individual solicitation, corporate and foundation grants. Prior to joining the Kellogg School, Ms. Howard served as a fundraising consultant with Charles R. Feldstein & Company, based in Chicago. Her additional development work was as Director of Development for the Chicago Tourism Council/Mayor's Office of Tourism for the City of Chicago and Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette, Illinois. Outside of her professional responsibilities, Ms. Howard has been involved with a number of philanthropic organizations in Chicago Currently, she is President of the School Advisory Board for St Norbert School in Northbrook, a board member of the 100 Club of Chicago and a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. She has provided consulting services for a host of local nonprofits in the areas of fundraising, marketing, strategic planning, board governance, leadership succession and capacity building.Nancie ZaneNancie Zane is a social psychologist and a Principal with Praxis Consulting Group. For twenty five years, Nancie has worked with not-for-profit and public sector organizations to help organizations build diverse leadership teams as well as re-align their organizational purpose, culture, and governance structures through innovative visioning and strategic planning processes. Nancie heads the coaching practice within Praxis and has coached and taught in the Wharton Advanced Management and the Wharton Executive Education Program and is certified in Clarke Wilson and the EQI assessment tools. Nancie is on the faculty of the Organization Dynamics Program and the Non-profit Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches courses in Organizational Diagnosis, Group and Team Dynamics, and Strategic Thinking and Planning. In addition, Nancie has designed and delivered courses on non-profit leadership, women and leadership, and intergroup relations and was a visiting lecturer at the University of Haifa and the Golda Meir Center in Haifa, Israel. Her publications focus on the creation of corporate commitment to organizational diversity as well as re-thinking student discipline in the context of school restructuring. Nancie is currently serving on the national board of the Alliance for Non-profit Management and recently stepped down as president from the Philadelphia Center for Organizational Dynamics. Nancie received a B.S. from Cornell University in criminal justice and community psychology and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in social psychology.
Linshuang LuNancie Zane is a social psychologist and a Principal with Praxis Consulting Group. For twenty five years, Nancie has worked with not-for-profit and public sector organizations to help organizations build diverse leadership teams as well as re-align their organizational purpose, culture, and governance structures through innovative visioning and strategic planning processes. Nancie heads the coaching practice within Praxis and has coached and taught in the Wharton Advanced Management and the Wharton Executive Education Program and is certified in Clarke Wilson and the EQI assessment tools. Nancie is on the faculty of the Organization Dynamics Program and the Non-profit Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches courses in Organizational Diagnosis, Group and Team Dynamics, and Strategic Thinking and Planning. In addition, Nancie has designed and delivered courses on non-profit leadership, women and leadership, and intergroup relations and was a visiting lecturer at the University of Haifa and the Golda Meir Center in Haifa, Israel. Her publications focus on the creation of corporate commitment to organizational diversity as well as re-thinking student discipline in the context of school restructuring. Nancie is currently serving on the national board of the Alliance for Non-profit Management and recently stepped down as president from the Philadelphia Center for Organizational Dynamics. Nancie received a B.S. from Cornell University in criminal justice and community psychology and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in social psychology.
Linshuang Lu is a Consultant at Praxis where she assists nonprofits and mission-driven businesses with strategic and financial planning, governance, business literacy training and ownership culture development. Linshuang is a member of the teaching team for Accounting for Asset Development and Economic and Financial Foundations of Social Policy, graduate-level course in the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Linshuang guest teaches in two courses at the University of Pennsylvania’s Nonprofit Leadership for Social Change Masters Program on topics relating to nonprofit accounting, strategic financial planning, financial governance and financing. Linshuang worked previously at Nonprofit Finance Fund where she taught workshops and provided consulting services to nonprofits in financial planning, management and education. Linshuang graduated summa cum laude from the Huntsman Joint Degree Program at the University of Pennsylvania, with a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of Business and a BA in International Studies and Comparative Literature. She has also completed graduate level coursework in sociology research methods and statistics.
Jennifer DealLinshuang Lu is a Consultant at Praxis where she assists nonprofits and mission-driven businesses with strategic and financial planning, governance, business literacy training and ownership culture development. Linshuang is a member of the teaching team for Accounting for Asset Development and Economic and Financial Foundations of Social Policy, graduate-level course in the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Linshuang guest teaches in two courses at the University of Pennsylvania’s Nonprofit Leadership for Social Change Masters Program on topics relating to nonprofit accounting, strategic financial planning, financial governance and financing. Linshuang worked previously at Nonprofit Finance Fund where she taught workshops and provided consulting services to nonprofits in financial planning, management and education. Linshuang graduated summa cum laude from the Huntsman Joint Degree Program at the University of Pennsylvania, with a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of Business and a BA in International Studies and Comparative Literature. She has also completed graduate level coursework in sociology research methods and statistics.
Jennifer Deal is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego, California. She is also an Affiliated Research Scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California (http://ceo.usc.edu/research/affiliated.html). Jennifer's work focuses on global leadership and generational differences around the world. She is the manager of CCL's World Leadership Survey (currently in 15 languages) and the Emerging Leaders research initiative. In 2002 Jennifer Deal co-authored Success for the New Global Manager (Jossey-Bass/Wiley Publishers), and has published articles on generational issues, executive selection, cultural adaptability, global management, and women in management. Her second book Retiring the Generation Gap (Jossey-Bass/Wiley Publishers) was published in 2007. An internationally recognized expert on generational differences, she has worked with clients around the world and has spoken on the topic on six continents (North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia), and she looks forward to speaking to Antarctic penguins about their generational and leadership issues in the near future. She holds a B.A. from Haverford College and a Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from The Ohio State University.
Jennifer Deal is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego, California. She is also an Affiliated Research Scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California (http://ceo.usc.edu/research/affiliated.html). Jennifer's work focuses on global leadership and generational differences around the world. She is the manager of CCL's World Leadership Survey (currently in 15 languages) and the Emerging Leaders research initiative. In 2002 Jennifer Deal co-authored Success for the New Global Manager (Jossey-Bass/Wiley Publishers), and has published articles on generational issues, executive selection, cultural adaptability, global management, and women in management. Her second book Retiring the Generation Gap (Jossey-Bass/Wiley Publishers) was published in 2007. An internationally recognized expert on generational differences, she has worked with clients around the world and has spoken on the topic on six continents (North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia), and she looks forward to speaking to Antarctic penguins about their generational and leadership issues in the near future. She holds a B.A. from Haverford College and a Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from The Ohio State University.
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Heath Wickline
Heath Wickline helps nonprofits tell their stories. He has spent the past decade helping nonprofits figure out who they need to be talking to, what it is they need to say to them, and how to do it with clarity, forcefulness, and style, all while staying within their budgets.
With LightBox Collaborative, Heath combines his talent for developing effective and engaging brands and messages with project management skills gained through working with hundreds of nonprofit organizations, foundations, and government agencies, including Earthjustice, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CF Leads, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Heath’s work includes the creation of communications plans, brand frameworks and messaging strategies, development of advertising campaigns, and production of publications, websites, and viral videos. He has also spent considerable time teaching nonprofit leaders how to communicate their values and tell their organization’s stories through workshops and trainings.
A native of Massachusetts, Heath lives in San Francisco with his wife and son, but still thinks there’s something not quite right about California baseball.
Greg ScheidererHeath Wickline helps nonprofits tell their stories. He has spent the past decade helping nonprofits figure out who they need to be talking to, what it is they need to say to them, and how to do it with clarity, forcefulness, and style, all while staying within their budgets.
With LightBox Collaborative, Heath combines his talent for developing effective and engaging brands and messages with project management skills gained through working with hundreds of nonprofit organizations, foundations, and government agencies, including Earthjustice, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CF Leads, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Heath’s work includes the creation of communications plans, brand frameworks and messaging strategies, development of advertising campaigns, and production of publications, websites, and viral videos. He has also spent considerable time teaching nonprofit leaders how to communicate their values and tell their organization’s stories through workshops and trainings.
A native of Massachusetts, Heath lives in San Francisco with his wife and son, but still thinks there’s something not quite right about California baseball.
Greg Scheiderer began telling stories as the eight-year-old play-by-play announcer for the contests played on his Cadaco All-Star spinner baseball game. A multi-media guy even then, he also used an ancient Underwood to type up game summaries for the wire services, and logged the game statistics on 3×5 index cards.
Greg has been telling stories professionally for more than 30 years through his work in government and media. Prior to co-founding Scheiderer Partners he was vice president of Independent Colleges of Washington, an association of private colleges for which he had the primary responsibility for government relations and public relations. Greg’s advocacy, grounded in the stories of opportunity and success for low- and middle-income students, helped convince the Washington State Legislature to double the state’s investment in financial aid programs over seven years and opened the doors to college for thousands of students.
As media relations manager at the University of Puget Sound, Greg told the college’s stories and boosted its coverage in local, regional, and national media. He served for 10 years as a public information officer for the Washington State Senate Democratic Caucus; there wasn’t yet bandwidth, or iPods, for podcasts, but he pioneered distribution of digital audio of legislative proceedings to radio stations around the state. His first career was in radio, spending 10 years as a news and sports reporter for stations in Seattle, Everett, and Wenatchee.
Greg’s passion for storytelling spills over into his other interests, too. He is the board chair for Balagan Theatre, an up-and-coming fringe company in Seattle. An avid amateur astronomer, Greg writes about the local space and astronomy scene on SeattleAstronomy.com.
Greg Scheiderer began telling stories as the eight-year-old play-by-play announcer for the contests played on his Cadaco All-Star spinner baseball game. A multi-media guy even then, he also used an ancient Underwood to type up game summaries for the wire services, and logged the game statistics on 3×5 index cards.
Greg has been telling stories professionally for more than 30 years through his work in government and media. Prior to co-founding Scheiderer Partners he was vice president of Independent Colleges of Washington, an association of private colleges for which he had the primary responsibility for government relations and public relations. Greg’s advocacy, grounded in the stories of opportunity and success for low- and middle-income students, helped convince the Washington State Legislature to double the state’s investment in financial aid programs over seven years and opened the doors to college for thousands of students.
As media relations manager at the University of Puget Sound, Greg told the college’s stories and boosted its coverage in local, regional, and national media. He served for 10 years as a public information officer for the Washington State Senate Democratic Caucus; there wasn’t yet bandwidth, or iPods, for podcasts, but he pioneered distribution of digital audio of legislative proceedings to radio stations around the state. His first career was in radio, spending 10 years as a news and sports reporter for stations in Seattle, Everett, and Wenatchee.
Greg’s passion for storytelling spills over into his other interests, too. He is the board chair for Balagan Theatre, an up-and-coming fringe company in Seattle. An avid amateur astronomer, Greg writes about the local space and astronomy scene on SeattleAstronomy.com.
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Jennifer Leigh
Jennifer Leigh is a communications consultant dedicated to helping nonprofits meet their mission with strategic, integrated communications. Part PR maven, part social media guru, and part communications strategist, Jennifer has helped organizations communicate their message to the audiences that matter most. In addition to her consulting work, Jennifer has a passion for teaching the craft of communications. She has trained for organizations such as Third Sector New England, The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence, the Progressive Communicators Network, and Association of Fundraising Professionals. Cutting her teeth at a leading marketing firm that specialized in nonprofit marketing, she then went on to become the Communications Director at an advocacy nonprofit dedicated to low-income Rhode Islanders, a position that she still holds today.
Jennifer Leigh is a communications consultant dedicated to helping nonprofits meet their mission with strategic, integrated communications. Part PR maven, part social media guru, and part communications strategist, Jennifer has helped organizations communicate their message to the audiences that matter most. In addition to her consulting work, Jennifer has a passion for teaching the craft of communications. She has trained for organizations such as Third Sector New England, The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence, the Progressive Communicators Network, and Association of Fundraising Professionals. Cutting her teeth at a leading marketing firm that specialized in nonprofit marketing, she then went on to become the Communications Director at an advocacy nonprofit dedicated to low-income Rhode Islanders, a position that she still holds today.
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Terry Axelrod
Terry Axelrod, founder and CEO of Benevon, trains nonprofits to customize a systematic process for engaging individual donors, ultimately building sustainable funding. With over 30 years in the field, Terry created the Benevon Model after applying these principles in her work with an urban school, raising $7.2 million in unrestricted and capital funds, plus a significant endowment. Benevon has trained and coached over 3,000 nonprofits.
Author of the Raising More Money Series and several other books, Terry has a particular passion for the power of engaging board members in developing sustainable funding.
Terry Axelrod, founder and CEO of Benevon, trains nonprofits to customize a systematic process for engaging individual donors, ultimately building sustainable funding. With over 30 years in the field, Terry created the Benevon Model after applying these principles in her work with an urban school, raising $7.2 million in unrestricted and capital funds, plus a significant endowment. Benevon has trained and coached over 3,000 nonprofits.
Author of the Raising More Money Series and several other books, Terry has a particular passion for the power of engaging board members in developing sustainable funding.
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