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C06 Presenters
2006 Conference Presenters
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Tom Adams Judy Alnes Emil Angelica Vicki Asakura Thomas Backer Jennifer Bagnell Stuart Margo Bailey Susan Batten Sandra Beckwith Jeanne Bell Lara Bergthold Leyna Bernstein Alan Brickman Linda Campbell Lauren Casteel Troy Chapman Way-Ting Chen Vicki Clark Amy Coates Madsen Martin Cohen Rachael Coleman-Gibson Paul Connolly Mike Corbin John Corwin Lemuel Daniels Carl Davis Linda Davis Todd Day Judy de Barros Alison De Lucca Margaret Donohoe Barbara Fane Jeffrey Forster Chester France Judy Freiwirth Emily Furlong David Geilhufe Sarah Gleason Eric Gorovitz Hildy Gottlieb Florence Green Gita Gulati-Partee Maria Gutierrez Paul Hansen Pat Henry Monica Herrera Denice Hinden J.D. Hokoyama
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Linda Hoskins James Hudson Marianne Hughes Sandy Jacobsen Diane Johnson Angineeki Jones Shaheen Kassim-Lakha Robin Katcher Jean Katz Helen Kim John Kim Sharyn Konick Frances Kunreuther Jennifer Lammers Diana Lee Sally Leiderman Kia Levey Jane Levikow Steve Lew Jean Lobell Catherine Lucas Carol Lukas Sida Ly-Xiong John Magisano Brooke Mahoney Pete Manzo Amanda Marshall Laura Martinez Christine Marquez Jan Masaoka David Maurrasse Anne Mavity Caroline McAndrews Ruth McCambridge Mark McCrary Margarita McCullough Dave McDonough Dahnesh Medora Susan Meier Tim Mills-Groninger Jim Milner Inca Mohamed Lynne Molnar Monika Moss Rick Moyers |
Julie Murchison Vaughan Veena Pankaj Cynthia Parker Katherine Pease Denise Perez June Perry Pollyanna Pixton Maggie Potapchuk Charles Price Ehren Reed Jean Ries Rigoberto Rodriguez Brigette Rouson Barbara Rusmore Lisa Russ Dianne Russell Marta Segura Richard Seidman Jennifer Li Shen Gerald Solomon Jonathan Spack Patricia St.Onge Kim St. Bernard Naomi Takeuchi Terrie Temkin Mark Van Ness Janine Vanderburg Paul Vandeventer Teresa Vazquez Robert Wahlers Vernetta Walker Marnie Webb Jennifer Werdell Sherrye Willis Andy Wolber Peter York Judith Zitter |
Presenter Biographies
Tom Adams, TransitionGuidesExecutive Transition Management Services: Step-by-Step Workshop for Implementing in Your Practice Tom Adams is the President of Adams & Associates LLC dba TransitionGuides, a consulting collaborative specializing in developing and providing leadership transition and succession planning services to nonprofit organizations. Through TransitionGuides, Tom and his colleagues offer executive transition services around the country and are leaders in the development and growth of Executive Transition Management as an organizational capacity building strategy. Prior to launching his consulting practice, Tom directed a five-year national field research project for Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, a national organization in the community development field, supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation focused on executive and board leadership changes in community-based nonprofit organizations. As part of this project, he studied executive transition in over a hundred organizations in three regions of country and did hands-on comprehensive executive transition work with a dozen organizations. Tom is published extensively including articles in "The Nonprofit Quarterly," the "Stanford Journal for Social Innovation" and two monographs ("Capturing the Power of Leadership Change" and "Founder Transitions: Creating Good Endings and New Beginnings"). |
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Emil W. Angelica, Community Consulting Group, LLCForming Alliances: Ways to Support NPOs in Working Together to Achieve Mutual Goals Emil Angelica is a Principle Consultant with the Community Consulting Group, LLC. Emil has over 25 years experience in providing consulting and training services on board and staff development, strategic planning, program evaluation, policy and community development, and nonprofit management. He has worked on a broad range of mergers and collaborations, including projects for refugee and immigrant communities. In 1998-9 he was a CASP Fulbright Scholar in Cyprus working with the United Nations and the NGO sectors throughout the island. He has authored a number of books on nonprofit management and is known as a national speaker and trainer. Emil has degrees in finance, management, and philosophy. |
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Vicki Asakura, Nonprofit Assistance CenterNonprofit Capacity Building for Community Change: The NAC Story Vicki Asakura serves as Executive Director of the Nonprofit Assistance Center (Seattle), an organization that empowers community by building strong nonprofits and community leaders and influences and guides the practice of the nonprofit sector and other institutions through technical assistance, training, leadership development and community-based research and evaluation to create social justice and equity. Under her leadership, NAC has created new models for culturally competent capacity building and leadership development. Vicki has more than 25 years of experience planning and managing programs for refugees and immigrants in addition to many years of providing technical assistance and organizing workshops and trainings. While at the Private Industry Council, she provided the WA State Dept. of Social and Health Services with the initial program model and design for the LEP Pathway, which incorporated ESL for limited English proficient WorkFirst TANF recipients. She was instrumental in organizing the first Washington State Refugee Community Building Conference. She is the current chair of the King County Refugee Planning Committee which advocates on local and state refugee issues as well as Chair of the United Way of King County Employment Impact Council. |
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Thomas E. Backer, Human Interaction Research InstituteFinancial Investments in Capacity Building - 360-Degree Community Dialogues Thomas E. Backer, PhD, President, Human Interaction Research Institute |
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Jennifer Bagnell Stuart, Innovation Network, Inc.Models for Advocacy Evaluation Jennifer Bagnell Stuart, Senior Associate, manages the development of Innovation Network's online tools and oversees their integration with our evaluation consulting practice. In her work at Innovation Network, Jennifer helps nonprofit organizations and foundations use evaluation as a tool for articulating outcomes and learning how to improve program effectiveness. Prior to joining Innovation Network, Jennifer worked with The National Urban Technology Center (Urban Tech), a New York-based nonprofit dedicated to providing access to technology and training in under-served communities. Jennifer was responsible for strategic and program planning, implementation and evaluation of the program operating in partnerships with schools and community based organizations. Jennifer's professional experience includes more than five years in public policy research and issue advocacy at several nonprofit organizations including the Women's Economic Agenda Project, a low-income women's advocacy organization. A native of Oakland, California, Jennifer holds a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). Jennifer holds a bachelor of arts in interdisciplinary studies from the University of California Berkeley. |
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Margo Bailey, MelwoodPeople of Color Affinity Group Annual Gathering Dr. Margo Bailey is an evaluation consultant to nonprofit organizations and has assessed such initiatives as Innovation Network's Learning Circles Project, which provided competitive awards to Washington, DC-area nonprofits of organizational coaching, training and technical assistance in a range of areas, including participatory evaluation and managing for diversity. As a scholar, her research and teaching interests include human resources management and nonprofit management. Her most recent work "Cultural Competency and the Practice of Public Administration," examines the relationships between equal employment opportunity (EEO), affirmative action, managing diversity and cultural competency and their importance for public managers. Her published work has appeared in Public Administration Review and the Journal of Public Management and Social Policy. Margo's professional experience includes serving as a policy analyst at NASA and evaluation consultant to nonprofit organizations. She is currently the Director of Planning and Evaluation at Melwood, a leader in the advancement of services for people with developmental disabilities. She completed undergraduate studies at University of Pennsylvania and graduate studies—earning a Ph.D—at Syracuse University. |
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Susan Batten, The Annie E Casey FoundationBuilding Capacity for Racial Equity: An Overview of Approaches, Strategies and Tools Susan Taylor Batten, Senior Associate with the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), has over fifteen years of experience in directing, evaluating and advising both public and foundation-related efforts to improve outcomes for children, youth and families. Prior to joining Casey, she served as Vice President at The Center for Assessment and Policy Development where she directed projects for national foundations in the areas of leadership development and supports for young parents and their children. At Casey, Ms. Batten served as staff in the Community Change Initiatives Unit which provides communities and other partners with information, resources and supports to help transform neighborhoods into family supportive environments. Currently, Ms. Batten coordinates a portfolio on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. In this role, she works across the Foundation to strengthen its focus on addressing racial disparities in its grantmaking. Her duties also include assisting Casey in its efforts to ensure equitable and inclusive management and administrative practices (workforce diversity, grantee diversity, vendor practices, etc.). Mrs. Batten received her Bachelor’s degree in English and Political Science from Fisk University, and received her Masters in Social Work from Howard University in Washington, DC. |
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Sandra Beckwith, Beckwith CommunicationsCollaborating with the Media: Guiding Nonprofits through the Process With more than 25 years of award-winning publicity experience, recovering publicist Sandra Beckwith now concentrates on helping organizations learn now to generate their own publicity. She is the author of "Publicity for Nonprofits: Generating Media Exposure that Leads to Awareness, Growth, and Contributions" (Dearborn Trade, June 2006) and "Streetwise Complete Publicity Plans: How to Create Publicity That Will Spark Media Exposure and Excitement" (Adams Media 2003). She has received several national and regional awards for publicity excellence, including the coveted Silver Anvil from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Her nonprofit experience includes eight years as a freelance communications team member with a national nonprofit organization funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, leading a publicity workshop for several of the Foundation's grantees, and writing a quarterly "how to" media relations newsletter for a national network of nonprofit organizations. She has a degree in journalism and public relations from Utica College of Syracuse University; is a past contributing editor of three trade journals; and is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the American Society of Business Publication Editors, and the Public Relations Society of America. |
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Jeanne Bell, CompassPoint Nonprofit ServicesDaring to Lead: Deepening Our Understanding of Nonprofit Executives Jeanne Bell, MNA is Chief Operating Officer and a Senior Projects Director at CompassPoint Nonprofit Services--a leading provider of training and consulting services to nonprofits and philanthropy. She is the co-author of "Financial Leadership for Nonprofit Executives: Guiding Your Organization to Long Term Success" (Wilder). In addition to speaking and consulting on nonprofit finance and strategy, Jeanne has conducted research on such topics as nonprofit staff recruitment and retention and executive leadership. Her recent CompassPoint publications include "Flying Blind: The Impact of the CRECNO Initiative on California Philanthropy" and "Securing the Safety Net: A Profile of Community Clinic and Health Center Leadership in California." Jeanne is also on the Advisory Boards of the Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management at the University of San Francisco and The Nonprofit Quarterly. |
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Lara BergtholdCelebrities and Nonprofits: Developing Relationships that Work Lara Bergthold is a political and nonprofit consultant working with Norman Lear. Lara has spent much of her career working in the nexus of Hollywood and politics. She previously was the Executive Director of the Hollywood Women¹s Political Committee, Executive Director of the Lear Family Foundation and has worked as a consultant with various progressive nonprofits to more effectively reach out to and work with the entertainment industry. In the last presidential campaign cycle, she served as National Political Director for General Wesley Clark's presidential bid and then served as National Deputy Political Director for the Kerry campaign, serving as a liaison to the entertainment industry. She is Co-Chair of the Board of People for the American Way and an Advisory Board member to the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy. |
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Leyna Bernstein, Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of MarinRunning a Successful Peer Learning Group Program Leyna Bernstein is the Program Director at the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of Marin, where she oversees all nonprofit capacity building programs, including training, peer learning groups, consulting services, a bi-annual nonprofit conference and the Marin Leaders Institute. Prior to joining the Center staff, Ms. Bernstein was the Director of Consulting Services at The Management Center, a San Francisco-based nonprofit resource center serving all of Northern California. She has also provided consulting and training services to nonprofit organizations through her own firm, Bernstein & Associates. Before founding her own firm, Ms. Bernstein spent over a decade as a human resources executive with The Nature Company, The Gap and Smith & Hawken. Ms. Bernstein earned her B.A. at the University of California at Berkeley. Theatre Arts. Training clients include Planned Parenthood Federation of America, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Business for Social Responsibility, Marin Farmers Market Association, Marin Breast Cancer Council, Spectrum Center for GLBT Concerns, and Senior Access. |
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Linda Campbell, Building Movement ProjectSocial Service and Social Change: Building Organizational and Individual Capacity Linda S. Campbell is the Building Movement Project Consultant providing consulting and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations in strategic planning; program planning and development; nonprofit start-up; board training and leadership development. Prior to her consulting work, Linda served in a variety of senior and executive positions in the nonprofit and government sector. She has provided technical assistance in capacity building to a variety of community and faith based nonprofit organizations. Linda served as Executive Director for one of NYC oldest AIDS service organizations, Minority Task Force on AIDS; and as Senior Director at the Michigan Public Health Institute and the National Center for Health Education. She has also served as a founding board member for several community based nonprofits beginning in 1985, and during the past two years, has provided planning assistance and to local African American health institute initiatives in Michigan. Linda holds a Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of Michigan |
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Lauren Casteel, The Denver FoundationInclusiveness and Nonprofit Effectiveness: Creating Stronger Nonprofits through Diversity Lauren Casteel has had a life-long passion for and commitment to inclusiveness and serves as the lead staff person of the Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative. With over fifteen years as a leader in the field of philanthropy, she has significant expertise related to nonprofit organizations. She has also hosted a local television show, served as the press secretary to former Denver mayor Federico Peña, and been an active volunteer and board member for several Denver-area nonprofit organizations. |
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Troy Chapman, ConsultantExecutive Transitions Management: A Town Hall for Experienced Practitioners Troy Chapman, an independent consultant, is former Director of Executive Leadership Services for the Support Center for Nonprofit Management located in New York City. In this position, he oversaw the Support Center's Executive Transition Management Services ("ETMS"), whereby he manages over 15 consultants and over 50 Interim Executive Directors. The ETMS program aids nonprofit organizations through organizational assessments, succession planning, interim executive director placement, capacity building, board development, search and recruitment, coaching, and mentoring as part of a comprehensive executive transition. Troy has over 14 years experience as a board member, executive director, attorney, consultant and volunteer for myriad nonprofit organizations across the country. His past experience includes management positions at Procter & Gamble, Citibank, and most recently as special assistant to the Executive Director of Los Angeles World Airports. As an attorney, he has practiced in the areas of corporate law, sports and entertainment, and antitrust litigation. Troy holds an MPA from Baruch College (National Urban Fellow), a JD from Harvard Law School, and a BA in Political Science and History from Tufts University. |
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Way-Ting Chen, Blue Garnet AssociatesSocial Enterprise Consulting: Tools and Methods to Advance the Field As a partner of Blue Garnet Associates, Way-Ting Chen bridges nonprofit, for profit and government sectors to work closely with individuals at all levels of social-purpose organizations to identify strategic challenges, understand their fundamental causes and devise effective and practical solutions. Recent clients include USC External Relations, Warner Bros. and Fulfillment Fund. Prior to this, she served as engagement manager at Booz Allen Hamilton in New York, where she led projects involving business strategy and organizational design and transformation for Fortune 500 clients. Previously, Way-Ting worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she conducted economic development research and assessed country risk for the Federal Reserve System. Currently, Way-Ting serves as Vice-Chair of the California Association of Nonprofits (CAN), and sits on the Advisory Board for CREATE NOW!. Way-Ting is a founding member of Los Angeles Social Venture Partners and graudate of Leadership Southern California Class of XIV. Way-Ting received an International MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and graduated with a BA with honors in Economics and Political Science from Swarthmore College. |
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Vicki Clark, Building the Capacity of OrganizationsThe Drucker Self-Assessment Tool: Effective Facilitation for Experienced Consultants and Coaches Vicki Clark has devoted the past 20 years of her life to assisting nonprofit organizations and to building capacity in volunteer, membership based organizations, state governments, and congregations. A noted speaker, consultant and trainer, Vicki is a member of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation’s training team, a Senior Governance Consultant for BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards) and the Corporation for National and Community Service’s VISTA training collaboration. She has served as trainer and consultant in a variety of national organizations and their local affiliates. For 11 years Vicki served in a variety of positions with the Points of Light Foundation in Washington, DC, including Vice President, Community Initiatives and Colin Powell’s President’s Summit for America’s Children program planning committee. She began her work in the nonprofit sector by developing a comprehensive volunteer program for the Youth Victim/Witness Program of Houston Metropolitan Ministries in Houston, TX. Vicki is a past president of the Houston Association of Volunteer Administration and former board member of the Association for Volunteer Administration. She attended the University of Missouri, Columbia and is a native of Memphis, TN. |
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Amy Coates Madsen, Maryland Association of Nonprofit OrganizationsPeer Reviewer Training for the Standards for Excellence Voluntary Certification Program Amy Coates Madsen is the Director of the Standards for Excellence Institute. The Standards for Excellence Institute is a program of the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations where Amy has served for more than ten years. Amy is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the association's comprehensive ethics and accountability program and efforts to replicate the program nationally. She serves as a trainer in the areas of board conduct, program evaluation, program replication, fundraising ethics, and nonprofit management. Amy also works with nonprofit sector measurement research initiatives. She has taught a course on nonprofit ethics and accountability at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies Certificate Program on Nonprofit Management. She has held positions at the Trenton lobbying firm of the Princeton Public Affairs Group, and the Public Policy Liaison Unit at the world headquarters of Catholic Relief Services. Amy received her Master of Arts in Policy Studies degree from the Johns Hopkins University - Institute for Policy Studies in Baltimore, Maryland; and her Bachelors degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Amy is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Amy is a member of the Disaster Action Team of the Central Maryland Chapter of the American Red Cross, serves as the President of Central Maryland CAN TOO, and is a member of the Trustees of the largest United Methodist Church in Baltimore City. |
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Martin Cohen, Philadelphia Cultural Management InitiativeComprehensive Capacity Building Initiatives – To Strengthen Networks, Communities, or Industries Martin Cohen has been active in arts management for nearly twenty-five years. Since 2001 he has served as director of the Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative, a capacity-building program for arts, culture and heritage organizations in and around Philadelphia that is a program of the Pew Charitable Trusts, administered by Drexel University. PCMI is one of the seven Pew initiatives located at the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage (www.pcah.us). Prior to his position with PCMI, he has served as executive director of Dance/USA – the national service organization for dance, the Kansas City Ballet, the Washington Ballet and the AMAN Folk Ensemble of Los Angeles. Mr. Cohen has served on panels for the Pew Charitable Trusts, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, The Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Mid-America Arts Alliance, California Arts Council, Missouri Arts Council and other regional and local funding programs. He has been active as a board member having served on the American Arts Alliance Board of Directors 1995-2000; serving as a founding board member of the Dance Resource Center of Los Angeles; and chair and board member of the Kansas City Arts Alliance. Currently Mr. Cohen serves as Vice-Chair of Nashirah – The Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia. He holds a B.S. degree in arts administration from Ohio University and certificates in mediation from CDR Associates of Boulder, CO and in executive coaching from the Wharton School Executive Education Program. |
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Rachael Coleman-Gibson, Fair ChanceEnhance Your Power: Leadership Development for Nonprofit Leaders Working in Underserved Urban Communities Rachael Coleman-Gibson is a Program Manager for Fair Chance, a capacity building organization in Washington, DC. Her work focuses on strengthening youth and family organizations in Washington D.C.'s most underserved communities. She provides comprehensive support to out of school time programs in the areas of leadership development, monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, fundraising, board development, fiscal management, and communications and outreach. Prior to joining Fair Chance, she worked in the areas of youth development, community development, and research and evaluation. She received a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from the University of North Florida and a Master of Community Planning degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. |
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Paul Connolly, TCC GroupCapacity Building for Organizational Effectiveness Paul Connolly is Senior Vice President at TCC Group, a 26 year-old firm that provides management consulting, strategic planning, and evaluation services to nonprofit organizations, philanthropies and government agencies. He is a seasoned consultant, manager, educator, and writer. He is especially knowledgeable about and experienced in organizational capacity building, strategic planning, grantmaking, evaluation, cultural participation, and social enterprise. Previously, Connolly was a management consultant for nonprofit organizations, working independently in New York and at Storey and Green Associates in San Francisco. He has held positions at Nonprofit Facilities Fund, in New York City government and at Pfizer Inc.'s Public Affairs Division, a Regional Development Authority in the Netherlands, and the U.K. Inner Cities Directorate. Connolly received his Master’s Degree in Public and Private Management from Yale School of Management, where he was awarded the Jess Morrow Johns Memorial Scholarship, and a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Harvard University. |
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Mike Corbin, Michigan Nonprofit AssociationFaith-Based Capacity Builders Affinity Group Meeting Mike Corbin - Michigan Nonprofit Association, Director, Training and Technical Assistance. Mike has an Masters in Public Administration from Wayne State University and a BA from Michigan State University. He has wide nonprofit experience, including: managing senior citizen programming for Oakland-Livingston Human Services Agency; managing volunteerism and youth development at American Red Cross; promoting volunteerism at what is now United Way for Southeastern Michigan; and building volunteer involvement and church relations for Lutheran Social Services of Michigan. He is a member of the steering committee for the Alliance Faith-based Affinity Group. |
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John W. Corwin, Corwin Consulting, LLCInterim Executive Directors: A Call to Arms Through Corwin Consulting, LLC, Mr. Corwin serves as interim CEO for nonprofits undergoing leadership transition. He is currently serving in this role for the fifth time, as the interim CEO at Learning Leaders, Inc. He has previously been Interim CEO at The Valley, Inc. in Harlem, New York, the Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS), the US Committee for the UN Population Fund (now called Americans for UNFPA), and the African Medical & Research Foundation (USA). Earlier, he was Executive Director of The Glaucoma Foundation. Previously, Mr. Corwin practiced public interest law, at The Legal Aid Society, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the New York Attorney General's office, where he was Chief of the Consumer Frauds and Protection Bureau. Mr. Corwin is on the GNYAFP Chapter's Board of Directors and on the Public Service Network Committee of the NYC Bar Association, and is a member of Governance Matters and of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. Mr. Corwin graduated from M.I.T. and Harvard Law School. |
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Lemuel Daniels, Citigroup/Smith BarneyPlanned Giving and Major Gifts: Working with Allied Professionals Lemuel Daniels is best described as a trailblazer. Thanks to his vision and financial acumen the mystique of the market no longer precludes Black companies from raising capitol. Mr. Daniels facilitated the convergence of Main Street and Urban Street. He is a first vice president of Salomon Smith Barney and was previously a vice president at Merrill Lynch, Associated Director at Bear Stearns, Assistant Vice President at AG Becker and Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert. Mr. Daniels takes great pride in serving as a bridge between urban companies and Wall Street. In 1991, Mr. Daniels helped Black Entertainment Television raise millions of dollars, it became the first African American company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. |
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Carl Davis, Citigroup/Smith BarneyPlanned Giving and Major Gifts: Working with Allied Professionals |
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Linda Davis, Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of MarinRunning a Successful Peer Learning Group Program Linda Davis is the Chief Executive Officer of the Center of Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of Marin. The Center exists to enrich and strengthen volunteerism and nonprofit organizations, enhance community involvement and leadership, and promote the impact and value of the nonprofit sector. The programs and services include workshops, conferences, consulting, leadership development, nonprofit resource library, executive transition services, volunteer programs for youth and older adults, and volunteer and board matching. Linda has 27 years experience in nonprofit management, working with both local and national organizations on a diversity of issues. She is a Board Member for the Marin County School to Career Partnership and the California Management Assistance Partnership; a member of the California Association of Nonprofit (CAN) Policy Council, and a CAN Regional Partner. Linda is a former appointee to the Marin County Women’s Commission, and past President of the Marin National Organization for Women. Ms. Davis is an experienced presenter on nonprofit management issues and trends. |
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Todd G. Day, Volunteer Consulting Group/boardnetUSAboardnetUSA: Empowering Diverse Leadership Into Nonprofit Boardrooms Mr. Day leads boardnetUSA, with responsibilities that include website development, strategic planning, finance and partnership development. He began his professional career as a Senior Policy Analyst in the New York State Assembly, focused on issues of equity & access in education, urban revitalization and workforce development. Prior to joining VCG, he served as the Director of Fellow Support for the Echoing Green Foundation, a philanthropic organization supporting an international network of social entrepreneurs. Mr. Day has volunteered his time with a variety of nonprofit and community organizations including: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the Urban League, NAACP, 100 Black Men, the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society. Recently, he has presented on the use of technology in the nonprofit sector at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, E-Philanthropy and Points of Light Foundation national conferences. |
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Judy de Barros, Nonprofit Assistance CenterNonprofit Capacity Building for Community Change: The NAC Story Judy de Barros serves as the Special Projects Coordinator for the Nonprofit Assistance Center. She holds a BA in Adult Education from Antioch University. She has worked for over 30 years with multi ethnic communities in Washington State as a trainer, teacher, administrator, and consultant. She served as the director of the Refugee Women's Alliance for 8 years. She has developed, coordinated, taught, and developed curricula and materials for ESL, Family Literacy, Workplace Literacy, and Adult Basic education programs in business settings, community based setting, tribal settings, and at the community colleges. She has developed and co designed curricula materials on leadership development, grantwriting and fundraising. Currently she is serves as a coach and mentor for emerging leaders, consultants, and trainers in Native American and Refugee and Immigrant communities. |
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Alison De Lucca, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and RefugeesYoung and Emerging Professionals Affinity Group (YEP) Joint Meeting with Emerging Professionals in Philanthropy (EPIP) Grantmaking and Capacity Building with Respect to Latino Communities Alison De Lucca is Program Director of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), a national association of foundations seeking to move the philanthropic field to advance the contributions to, and address the needs of, the nation's growing and increasingly diverse immigrant and refugee populations. Ms. De Lucca also consults as Program Officer with the Los Angeles Immigrant Funders' Collaborative, a donor-advised fund aimed at strengthening the organizational capacity of immigrant-based organizations. She is a founding member of the Los Angeles Chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP). Ms. De Lucca holds a master's degree in urban planning from UCLA, is bilingual in Spanish, and has twelve years of experience providing organizational support to nonprofit organizations, both in the United States and Central America. |
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Margaret Donohoe, Leadership In TransitionExecutive Transitions Management: A Town Hall for Experienced Practitioners Margaret Donohoe has focused her experience, insight, and energy on helping a new generation of nonprofit leaders navigate the many opportunities and challenges of this career choice. Her insight is not just academic or theoretical; it comes from her own 25 years of experience in the sector as an Executive Director, Board member, and now consultant. To support and inform her work, Margaret is active on a variety of non-profit boards and task forces, holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and has co-authored the "Executive Director's Survival Guide, Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader". She is a contributing author and frequent trainer with management support organization, nonprofit organizations, and professional development groups on the topics of sustaining nonprofit leaders, effective Board/ED partnerships, leadership planning and succession, and founder transitions. |
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Barbara Fane, Nonprofit Assistance CenterNonprofit Capacity Building for Community Change: The NAC Story Lessons from the Nexus Project: Success Factors and Promising Practices in Capacity Building with Immigrant- and Refugee-led Organizations Barbara W. Fane is the Training and Technical Assistance Manager at the Nonprofit Assistance Center (NAC). She leads the agency's organizational capacity building strategy; which includes coordinating trainings and helpline services, awarding technical assistance grants, linking organizations to consultants, facilitating other capacity-building services and managing the consultant network. Joining the NAC in January 2004, Barbara has more than 15 years of program management and leadership experience, with a focus on refugee, immigrant, low-income, disenfranchised and marginalized communities. Her personal avocation is the empowerment of women and children. Prior to joining NAC, she was Director of Family and Social Services at Neighborhood House, and had also worked for six years at the YWCA of Fresno in multiple positions, including Residential Director of transitional housing and domestic violence services, Resource Manager and the Grant writer. Barbara has volunteered on the boards of Habitat for Humanity and Girls Scouts of America and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta and Iota Phi Lambda sororities. She has a B.A. in History from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, a M.A. in Business Management, and Masters-level course work leading to M.B.A./J.D. from National University in San Diego, California. |
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Jeffrey Forster, Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management, Robert Morris UniversityCollaboration in MSO Constituent Tracking Systems Jeff Forster - is the Director of Technology Services at the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. Mr. Forster has assisted a variety of nonprofit organizations in the Pittsburgh area, specializing in policy analysis and the use of databases for process improvement. Mr. Forster holds a masters degree in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelors degree from Yale University. Most recently, Mr. Forster served as Policy Analyst in the City of Pittsburgh's Planning Department. |
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Rev. Chester A. France, The C. Whitney Group, LLCStrategies for Serving the Faith-Based Sector Chester A. France, Jr., M.Div., MSW, is President of The C. Whitney Group, LLC established to provide Fundraising Resource Development and Organizational Capacity Building for institutional and community-based nonprofit organizations. Mr. France has over thirty years of professional experience in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Prior to starting his own consulting firm, Chester served as Fund Development Officer for the University of Maryland School of Social Work Community Outreach Service (SWCOS), focused primarily in Special Events and Annual Giving. He has also served as the Executive Director of several community-based nonprofit organizations and as Senior Vice President of a nonprofit organization to develop faith-based economic development initiatives in the Baltimore metropolitan region. Chester is a graduate of Morgan State University, with a degree in Business and Marketing. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Howard University School of Divinity, and is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Social Work with a Management and Community Organization concentration. He is a 1999 graduate of the Summer Leadership Institute for Church-based Community and Economic Development sponsored by the Harvard University Divinity School, Center for the Study of Values in Public Life. |
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Judy Freiwirth, Nonprofit Solutions AssociatesMoving the Board Governance Field Forward: A Working Session for Developing New Approaches and Models Dr. Judy Freiwirth, Principal of Nonprofit Solutions Associates, is an organization development consultant who has been consulting to and training for nonprofit and public organizations for 30 years. Her practice includes all major areas of organization development. She is considered one of the leading trainers for nonprofits in the Boston area, particularly in the area of board governance and development. She has been a speaker and trainer at many national and local conferences, including as a panelist at the 2005 Alliance conference, "Breakthrough Thinking on Board Governance" and as the keynote speaker at the Maine Association of Nonprofits board governance conference. Dr. Freiwirth is also the Founder and Coordinator of the Alliance's board governance affinity group, a national network of consultants, researchers, consultants, and management support organizations around the country focused on developing new models of board governance. She has also published numerous training curriculums, articles and publications; the latest article on board governance issues will be published in the upcoming The Nonprofit Quarterly. She holds a doctorate in psychology, specializing in organization development. |
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Emily Furlong, Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center, Rollins CollegeFrom Preparation to Betterment: A Guide for MSOs Assisting Nonprofits in Times of Disaster Emily Furlong is the Senior Program Manager responsible for professional continuing education for nonprofit organizations. Her nonprofit experience includes planning and development, nonprofit and volunteer management, training, and board governance in the fields of domestic violence, senior services, housing and emergency management. She has been a founding member of two nonprofit organizations and served as executive director of one. Ms. Furlong has been active in the nonprofit community since completing her undergraduate education at the University of Mississippi. |
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David Geilhufe, CivicSpaceCollaboration 2.0 - Helping Ordinary Nonprofits Do Extraordinary Things Using a New Generation of Internet-Based Tools Born and raised in Silicon Valley, David Geilhufe has been in and out of technology and the private sector throughout his career. He has founded nonprofits, developed venture-funded enterprise software systems, and mentored at-risk youth into high-tech employment. He has been a Senior Program Officer with the Beaumont Foundation of America responsible for a $10m grant portfolio of more than 200 sites; a Senior Product Manager for the Accel Partners-funded enterprise software start-up DigiGroups; and the founder and Director of the Eastmont Computing Center in Oakland, CA. David was also instrumental in the development and launch of the KatrinaList.net, which connected loved ones with missing persons in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. |
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Sarah Gleason, Fieldstone AllianceLessons from the Nexus Project: Success Factors and Promising Practices in Capacity Building with Immigrant- and Refugee-led Organizations Sarah Gleason is a consultant with over 13 years of experience in facilitation, training, and program management. She has worked in the areas of leadership development, community leadership, civic engagement, and cultural diversity. She currently manages the Nexus project, which focuses on increasing the capabilities and performance of refugee-and immigrant-run organizations. She lived and worked in West and Central African countries for nearly nine years, during which time she trained Peace Corps volunteers in community development and cross-cultural adaptation. Sarah has degrees in history and education. |
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Eric Gorovitz, Alliance for JusticeLobbying Rules for Nonprofits Eric Gorovitz is Director of the Alliance for Justice's West Coast Office, in Oakland, CA, where he oversees the administration of the Alliance for Justice's programs in the western States. He also conducts trainings through the Nonprofit Advocacy Project. Before joining Alliance for Justice, Eric spent 10 years in the gun violence prevention movement, most recently as Policy Director for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence from 2000-2004. His work has included legislative drafting, lobbying, media advocacy, public education and litigation. (J.D., Georgetown University; M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University; B.A., Cornell University) |
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Hildy Gottlieb, Help 4 NonProfits & TribesGovernance for Community Impact Hildy Gottlieb is president of Help 4 NonProfits & Tribes, an organization dedicated to building on the strengths of the nonprofit sector to significantly improve life in our communities and around the world. Through the development of the Community-Driven™ approach, Hildy has devoted herself to "reshaping the way we think about core aspects of the sector," says Charity Channel founder and CEO, Steve Nill. Hildy and her business partner, Dimitri Petropolis, are also the founders of the world's first Diaper Bank (as well as the second one!), using a collaborative model for meeting the need for diapers among low-income babies, disabled, and elderly. Hildy is the author of a number of books on nonprofit sector issues, and her writings have appeared in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Indian Country Today, and myriad other nonprofit and tribal publications. |
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Florence Green, California Association of NonprofitsBuilding the Field of Earned Income: Strategies for State Associations and Management Support Organizations Financial Investments in Capacity Building - 360-Degree Community Dialogues Florence L. Green is the Executive Director of the California Association of Nonprofits (CAN), the largest statewide nonprofit association in the United States. For 30 years she has been a nationally recognized consultant and trainer working with foundations, nonprofit organizations, governments, academic institutions, coalitions and management support organizations throughout the world. She has published several articles on fundraising, board development, strategic planning, collaboration, nonprofit ethics and accountability and nonprofit management and will soon publish a book on fundraising for public libraries. She is the past board president of CAN and the Nonprofit Management Association (now known as the Alliance for Nonprofit Management). She helped develop a self-administered development audit published by the Foundation Center and is a founder and immediate past Vice President of the National Council of Nonprofit Associations. She is a founder of and serves on the CAN Policy Council, an independent statewide advocacy and public policy coalition committed to strengthening the public policy access and power for nonprofits in California and is on the Editorial Board of “The Nonprofit Quarterly.” She has taught nonprofit management, strategic planning and fundraising at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles and the University of Texas at Austin. |
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Gita Gulati-Partee, Center for Lobbying in the Public InterestMeeting Mission through Advocacy: A Road Map for Building Nonprofit Capacity to Engage in Legislative Advocacy Gita Gulati-Partee is president and founder of OpenSource Leadership Strategies, Inc., a national consulting practice based in Durham, North Carolina. Gita has extensive experience in asset-based methods of inquiry, engagement, and change with a range of groups – from small grassroots operations to national networks, infrastructure organizations, and grantmaking institutions. As senior consultant to the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest, Gita works with the CLPI staff to weave the CLPI Action Network by developing Strategic Partnerships with national infrastructure groups and networks; Training Fellows who extend CLPI's capacity to deliver trainings to nonprofits across the country; the annual Network Retreat for strategizing and relationship building; and an interactive curriculum available through CLPI's online Training Resource Center. Gita brings a strong and diverse portfolio of experience and training to OpenSource and CLPI. She is on the core faculty of Duke University's annual Institute in Nonprofit Leadership. Gita has also published books and articles on advocacy, grantmaking, service-learning, and internships. She was recently the program director for public policy at the NC Center for Nonprofits – the statewide network, resource center, and advocate for nonprofits in NC – and editor of the Center's bimonthly Common Ground. Previously, Gita served as a program officer with The Cleveland Foundation, where she conducted strategic grantmaking in arts and education and directed a technology capacity-building project. Earlier, Gita managed special projects for the National Society for Experiential Education and educational programs for the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Gita holds an MBA with concentrations in entrepreneurship and organizational behavior as well as a Certificate in Public Policy from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Gita received her B.A. and Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University. She is a 2001-2003 William C. Friday Fellow for Human Relations through the Wildacres Leadership Initiative. |
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Maria Gutierrez, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)Comprehensive Capacity Building Initiatives – To Strengthen Networks, Communities, or Industries Maria Gutierrez, Vice President - Organizational Development Initiative (ODI) at Local Initiatives Support Corporation, has over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry including property management, maintenance management, development and construction. Since joining the Local Initiatives Support Corporation in 1995 to assist in creating its Asset Management division, Maria has been responsible for the creation of numerous tools and resources for the community development industry. Prior to joining LISC, Maria was Director of Building Systems' Replacement for NYC's Dept of Housing Preservation and Development, Office of Property Management. While at HPD, Maria also held several other maintenance management and construction related positions where she was instrumental in the development of maintenance policy & procedures for over 30,000 units of city owned & managed housing stock. Maria's training and teaching credits include Cornell University, numerous LISC program sites across the country and Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation's Training Institute. Maria is a Global Learning Fellow in adult education and holds dual degrees from Cornell University in Theatre Arts & Business Administration. |
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Paul Hansen, Citigroup/Smith BarneyPlanned Giving and Major Gifts: Working with Allied Professionals |
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Monica Herrera, Community Consulting GroupPeople of Color Affinity Group Annual Gathering Dumping Robert's Rules, Let's Focus on Participatory Decision Making Monica Herrera has over 18 years experience working with nonprofit and government organizations in policy development, planning, administration, finance, and organization development, with special emphasis on issues that impact women's and children's lives. This work has included training and consulting services on strategic planning, governance, teambuilding, conflict resolution, community building, collaboration, and cultural equity. Monica has degrees in child development/family life and public administration, has completed two mediation programs, and is a member of the Minnesota Facilitators Network. |
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Denice R. Hinden, Managance ConsultingPowerful Thinking About Collaborative Leadership: Dialogue for Experienced Capacity Builders Denice Rothman Hinden is President of Managance Consulting (www.managance.com), and a co-founder of TransitionGuides (www.transitionguides.com). Her Silver Spring, Maryland based consulting firm specializes in strengthening the management and performance of socially responsible organizations to deliver more on their missions. The firm's core services are strategic visioning and planning, business planning, leadership transition planning, and market and customer research for performance improvement. The firm's specialized content areas include community development, children, youth and family services with emphasis on supporting people with disabilities, public policy advocacy and philanthropy. Denice has 22 years of experience in nonprofit management, organization development, planning, facilitation, research and training. She is a qualified administrator for the Organization Team Culture Indicator (OTCI, Pearson 2003). Denice has a PhD in Public Administration from Florida International University and she is fluent in Spanish. |
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J.D. Hokoyama, Leadership Education For Asian Pacifics, Inc.boardnetUSA: Empowering Diverse Leadership Into Nonprofit Boardrooms Currently serving as President and Executive Director of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), Inc., J.D. Hokoyama has been actively involved in the Asian Pacific community through his professional and volunteer work. LEAP is a nonprofit, community based organization with a mission to mobilize the talents and resources of the Asian Pacific communities, nurture its leaders and foster public understanding of Asian Pacific Americans. Since its founding in 1982, LEAP has trained and developed Asian Pacific Americans leaders by creating an environment in which they can achieve their full potential in all areas of involvement. LEAP also increases the impact of the Asian Pacific community on policy formulation and decision making on local, regional and national levels by expanding public awareness of Asian Pacific American issues and cultural values through research, education, public discussion and all forms of communication. Some of Mr. Hokoyama's current affiliations include: Board Member: Independent Sector; Governor, Pacific Southwest District Council of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL); and member, Asian Pacific Advisory Council, National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCI). |
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Linda Hoskins, Community Consulting Group, LLCForming Alliances: Ways to Support NPOs in Working Together to Achieve Mutual Goals Linda Hoskins is a consultant with Community Consulting Group located in Minneapolis, MN. Linda has worked in partnership with nonprofits, community groups, and private sector organizations for over 20 years. She has conducted organization assessments, strategic planning, board development, and community engagement for clients through the use of focus groups, interviews, and surveys. She has completed mediation training through CDR and Associates and has degrees in microbiology and nonprofit management. |
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James M. Hudson, Center for Lobbying in the Public InterestMeeting Mission through Advocacy: A Road Map for Building Nonprofit Capacity to Engage in Legislative Advocacy James M. Hudson, Esq., is the Program Director for the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI). Jim's experience and background lie in state and congressional legislation and nonprofit program management. As CLPI's Program Director, Jim manages CLPI's training programs, the CLPI Action Network, and the Knight Foundation Communities grant program. Before joining CLPI, Jim served as a staff attorney with the U.S. Coast Guard Judge Advocate's Office, a senior program officer for Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and a public policy programs director at the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA). At NFHA, he created and developed the organization's national public policy and advocacy program and successfully lobbied for an increase in the annual Department of Housing and Urban Development's appropriation for housing civil rights work and the removal of a number of appropriation riders and earmarks. Jim's extensive experience in lobbying and public policy also come from his time as a legislative aide to Congressman Matthew Martinez (D-CA) and Senator Jimmy D. Cudaback of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature, and as legal counsel to Congressman Robert C. Scott (D-VA). Jim received his law degree from the David Clark School of Law in Washington, D.C. and his Bachelor's degree from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A member of the Nebraska bar association, Jim is also 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps and an adjunct professor at Parks College, Arlington. |
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Marianne Hughes, Interaction Institute for Social ChangeCollaborating for Concerted Action on Critical Social Issues – A Case Study and Dialogue Marianne Hughes is the Executive Director of the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC) where she combines her social policy expertise, organizing skills, devotion to social justice, and deep faith in the human capacity for goodness to furthering IISC's mission. Marianne's professional commitment to social change began in 1966, during an early life-directing experience as one of the original VISTA Volunteers. She followed this with years of anti-war, disarmament and low-income grassroots organizing. From these experiences, a spiritual and political direction emerged and her work has followed. For several years, Marianne was a Senior Associate at Regina Villa Associates, where she designed public interest initiatives and legislative budget campaigns, as well as consulted to groups on policy development. In 1993, she was hired by Interaction Associates to launch a nonprofit partner organization to work in the social and public sectors as well as local communities. Since that time, Marianne has taken IISC from its start-up phase and a staff of two to an organization with three offices and fifty staff and affiliates, serving hundreds of clients across the country and world. In addition to delivering training, consulting, coaching, and facilitation services to clients, Marianne leads the ongoing development of services and fundraising for IISC, as well as new thinking and learning about innovative ways to create high impact social change. |
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Sandy Jacobsen, Fieldstone AllianceComprehensive Capacity Building Initiatives – To Strengthen Networks, Communities, or Industries Assessments: A Powerful Change Strategy, a Delicate Role Balance Blended Solutions: High-Impact Systems Change for the Nonprofit Sector Sandy Jacobsen, Managing Consultant, has over 25 years experience in leadership development, capacity building and organizational transitions in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. She is able to apply her extensive practical experience to almost any challenge leaders and their organizations face. Sandy was a senior manager in the financial services industry, working with corporate, nonprofit, and government clients throughout the United States. Sandy served as president of two banks, launched the community development department for a $70 billion financial institution serving eleven states, was the interim executive director of a nonprofit, and has served on several nonprofit boards. She specializes in network capacity building initiatives, organizational assessments, knowledge-sharing and leadership development, and trains on "Coping with Cutbacks and Collaboration." She has degrees in economics and psychology. |
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Diane J. Johnson, CompassPoint Nonprofit ServicesExecutive Transitions Management: A Town Hall for Experienced Practitioners Seeds of Change: Capacity Building Work with & amongst Distinctive Social Identities Diane J. Johnson, Ph.D., Chief Programs Director has been focused on the dynamics and dimensions of collaboration for nearly a decade, in addition to working in the field of nonprofit capacity building for almost 25 years. Diane did her doctoral work at Tufts University where she specifically examined and analyzed the dimensions of cross-sectoral collaboration of four statewide workforce development projects in Massachusetts. Prior to joining CompassPoint she was President of Mmapeu "Woman Who Carries Ideas" Consulting, a national management consulting firm based in Western Massachusetts. She has worked with such organizations as NeighborWorks America, C.S. Mott Foundation, HUD, Massachusetts Department of Education, The Corporation for National and Community Service and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. She is a former board member of ARNOVA, CareerGear, Dance New England, and volunteers for several local and national non-profits. Dr. Johnson has, literarily, delivered hundreds of workshops, conference presentations, keynote speeches and lectures and is constantly referred to as one of the most dynamic presenters in the arenas she participates in. |
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Angineeki Jones, Maryland Association of Nonprofit OrganizationsPeer Reviewer Training for the Standards for Excellence Voluntary Certification Program Angineeki Jones is Certification Manager of the Standards for Excellence Program, a voluntary governance and management certification program administered by the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations. Jones has several years experience with nonprofit organizations and has worked in the areas of hunger and poverty, international education, and juvenile and criminal justice. Her expertise is volunteer management, program evaluation, training, and technical assistance. Prior to joining Maryland Nonprofits, Jones was the Senior Program Manager of Share Our Strength’s multi-site nutrition education program, Operation Frontline, and oversaw the program evaluation, training, technical assistance, and resource management of 14 replication sites. Jones has also worked in Japan for two years with the Kagoshima Prefectural Government in Japan delivering international education and teaching English to community members and students. Jones, a former AmeriCorps member, has a Master of Public Administration specializing in nonprofit management from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Spelman College. |
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Shaheen Kassim-Lakha, UniHealth FoundationCollaborative Leadership: Building Clinic Capacity for Quality in Southern California (BCCQ) Shaheen Kassim-Lakha is UniHealth Foundation's Senior Program Officer. Prior to joining the Foundation in December 2000, Shaheen was Manager, Community Health Policy and Planning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles where she had responsibility for the community benefit activities of the organization for four years. Shaheen received her MPH from the University of California in 1984 after which she pursued a career in international development and environmental epidemiology. She has worked in countries as diverse Nepal, Brazil, Kenya and Canada on community-based initiatives, regional health systems development, program evaluation and health policy research. On returning to the United States, Shaheen completed the doctoral program in health services at UCLA’s School of Public Health. She is a member of the American Public Health Association and American College of Healthcare Executives. |
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Robin Katcher, Management Assistance GroupExploring the Development of Advocacy Coalitions: How Nonprofits Can Work Together to Win Policy Change Robin Katcher has over ten years of experience working with nonprofit organizations, as an activist, trainer, organizer, board member, and consultant. Before joining MAG, she spent three years as the Legislative Director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence where she advocated for federal policy, developed a national coalition, and supported the development of local organizations. As an adjunct faculty member of the Gill Foundation, Robin has led trainings in fundraising and organizational development for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community groups. Robin also served as a founding board member of Jews United for Justice. At MAG, she has provided assistance to numerous organizations including the Land Trust Alliance, ACLU's affiliates, Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, ProTex, Western States Center, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Service-Members Legal Defense Network, Economic Policy Institute, Nebraska Appleseed Center, and Mental Disabilities Rights International. |
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Jean Katz, Jean Katz ConsultingStrategic Planning Including ALL Stakeholders: A Blend of Large Scale Change Processes Jean Katz is principal consultant for Jean Katz Consulting. Jean has facilitated strategic, operational, and tactical planning for school districts, schools, non-profit agencies, and businesses since 1987. She retired as Consultant-in-Charge of the Center for District Leadership of the Los Angeles County Office of Education in 1992. Since then she has continued to serve as a private consultant and facilitator for many school districts and non-profit agencies throughout Los Angeles County. Often the school districts planned in partnership with non-profit agencies, city and county government, and community gased organizations. She has used the Future Search Planning process since 1997, and Appreciative Inquiry since 2002. She was a facilitator/trainer for the California School Leadership Academy 1986-2000. She was an External Evaluator of Low-Performing Schools for the Immediate Intervention/Under-performing Schools Program (II/USP) of the California Department of Education. Jean earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, majoring in speech pathology, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, majoring in language and learning disorders, and a Masters in Human Resources from University Associates, majoring in organizational development and planning. She is co-author of two chapters in "Future Search in School District Change," published by Scarecrow Press. She is the author of "Chaos and Dancing Stars," a book of poetry published by Bombshelter Press. She has contributed many articles to professional journals and poetry to national anthologies. |
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Helen S. Kim, ConsultantFuture Change: Discussions on Generational Shifts in Leadership Helen S. Kim has worked with social change organizations as community organizer, trainer and organizational development consultant for 15 years. She has conducted community organizing, board development and grassroots fundraising trainings nationally and in South Korea, and has taught US social movement history at the San Francisco State University. Helen is an affiliated consultant with the National Community Development Institute and the French American Charitable Trust's Management Assistant Program. She has been a project team member of the Building Movement Project since 2002, and also serves on the board of the "Grassroots Fundraising Journal," which will be sponsoring its first social justice fundraising conference in August 2006. |
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John Kim, Healthy CityDigital Barn-Raising: Working Together to Make Community Knowledge Accessible and Support Advocacy Mr. Kim has been working on social justice and community development issues for the past 8 years in both the San Francisco Bay Area and in Los Angeles. As an organizer for the AYPAL (Asian Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership) Program, he mediated racial tensions among students of color on high school campuses and helped organize a multi-racial coalition to implement an Ethnic Studies requirement in all Oakland Public High Schools. As the Executive Director of the Korean Community Center of the East Bay, John significantly expanded the agency's financial base and programmatic capacity through the development of new programs in the areas of Domestic Abuse and Immigrant Senior Support. John also implemented a groundbreaking, new information infrastructure for the Bay Area Korean American community through a community-based, technology networking and faith-based organizing. Mr. Kim's work in the Bay Area has been recognized by KQED/Channel 9 as the 2001 Local Hero of the Year Award and by Oakland's Mayor Jerry Brown with the proclamation of a "John K. Kim Day" in the City of Oakland. Since then, Mr. Kim has worked in Los Angeles as an independent consultant with nonprofit organizations around program development/planning and grant writing. Recently, Mr. Kim worked with the Center for Nonprofit Management to oversee and facilitate the market research and planning for the newly established NPower Los Angeles. Mr. Kim currently serves as the Director of the Healthy City Project. The Healthy City site can be seen at www.healthycity.org. |
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Sharyn Konick, CONNECT Partnership For Nonprofit SolutionsThe Sum and the Whole: Your Role in the Capacity Building Equation Sharyn Konick has worked professionally in both the public and private nonprofit sector within California and throughout the country. Her career has combined direct clinical work within various social service organizations and extensive experience in program design, development, training and administration for non-profit agencies. It is the integration of these two areas that have allowed Sharyn to make special contributions to the field. Currently, Sharyn is the Director of CONNECT: Partnership for Nonprofit Solutions an innovative technical assistance program that is housed under the Orangewood Children's Foundation in Orange County California. Under her direction, CONNECT has increased it's funding over 300% in one year and has become the choice intermediary between funders and nonprofits. CONNECT's holistic approach to capacity building offers agencies a variety of unique tools such as the CONNECT Organizational Assessment Tool (COAT©), and the Nonprofit Business Plan Workbook©. Sharyn has a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan and a Bachelors degree in sociology and writing from Ithaca College. |
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Frances Kunreuther, Building Movement ProjectFuture Change: Discussions on Generational Shifts in Leadership Social Service and Social Change: Building Organizational and Individual Capacity Frances Kunreuther is the Director of the Building Movement Project, which supports social change in the United States through nonprofit organizations. Housed at Dēmos, the project develops strategies for building organizational capacity to engage in social change, encourages the development of a new generation of nonprofit leaders, and works to raise awareness of the importance of social change/justice in the nonprofit sector. Before bringing the project to Dēmos, Frances spent five years at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University as a senior fellow. In addition to developing the Building Movement Project, she served as the Center's liaison to practitioner organizations. Her activities also included running a seminar for faculty and practitioners on social change and social movements, and organizing a scholar's conference on governance and accountability. In 1997, Frances was a fellow at the Annie E. Casey. Prior to the fellowship, she spent seven years as the Executive Director of the Hetrick-Martin Institute, a multi-service agency for lesbian and gay, homeless, and HIV-positive youth. She has also worked with immigrants, homeless families, domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, and substance users during her thirty years in the nonprofit sector. |
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Jennifer Lammers, Fiscal Management Associates, LLCThe Audit Firm: A Nonprofit's Partner in Financial Communication Lead trainer with Fiscal Management Associates, LLC (FMA), Jennifer brings an in-depth knowledge of the nonprofit sector, with a focus on financial accountability and presentation, management training, and program design. Jennifer has been a guest lecturer at major universities, and speaks regularly at conferences, before industry groups, and to the media on a range of industry topics, including nonprofit finance, accountability, and ethics. Her latest article, "Know Your Ratios? Everyone Else Does" appeared in the Spring 2003 issue of “The Nonprofit Quarterly”. Formerly, she was vice president and director of the New York Philanthropic Advisory Service for the Better Business Bureau, one of the largest charity watchdog and donor education programs in the country. Jennifer recently completed her second term as vice president of the Alliance for Nonprofit Governance, a collaborative association of nonprofit professionals and organizations dedicated to strengthening the nonprofit sector through strong board leadership. Jennifer holds a Masters of Public Administration from New York University, and received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago. |
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Diana M. Lee, National Community Development InstituteBuilding Collaborative Leadership with Coaching through the Lens of Culture A Culturally-Based Approach to Professional Development for Capacity Builders A native of Oklahoma, Diana has been an advocate for equal access to health, education, social, economic and legal services for youth and adults living with sickle cell and other special health care needs for over sixteen years. One of California’s first state-certified sickle cell counselors, Diana served as the co-founder and past Executive Director of the Sickle Cell Community Health Network of Northern California. Prior to joining NCDI, she was an active advocate on behalf of children and adults with a broad range of disabilities and special health care needs, serving as a consultant-trainer for the California Department of Education, assisting parent groups, schools, and professionals around California to build effective partnerships through trainings, one-on-one consultation, technical assistance, and publications. An alumnus of the LeaderSpring (formerly Eureka Communities) Fellowship for non profit directors, Diana holds a B.S. in Health Science with an emphasis in Community Health Education from San Francisco State University. Since joining NCDI in 2003, Diana has served on many capacity building projects, including coordinating the training programs for consultants and organizational leaders serving in communities of color in California and North Carolina. |
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Sally Leiderman, Center for Assessment and Policy DevelopmentFlipping the Script: White Privilege and Community Building Sally Leiderman is president of the Center for Assessment and Policy Development (CAPD), an eighteen year-old nonprofit research and policy organization. CAPD works nationally to support communities, institutions and foundations working to improve outcomes for children, families, and neighborhoods, in the areas of education, family and child well-being, adolescent pregnancy and prevention, anti-racism work, leadership, and civic engagement. Ms. Leiderman provides policy and evaluation support to several foundations and communities involved in comprehensive community building efforts and leadership development. Her relevant publications include "Looking Back: A History of the Project Change Anti-racism Initiative;" "A Community Builder's Toolkit: 15 Tools for Creating Healthy," "Productive Interracial/Multicultural Communities," with the Institute for Democratic Renewal and Project Change Anti-Racism Program; "Training for Racial Equity and Inclusion: A Guide to Selected Programs," with the Alliance for Conflict Transformation, the Aspen Institute and Project Change, "Engaging Communities and Campuses," a monograph describing issues of equity in community/college partnerships. With Maggie Potapchuk, she developed, www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org, a website that communities can use to self-evaluate their progress toward anti-racism and inclusion goals. With Matthew Leiderman, she also developed syntheses of antiracism and race-related materials of the Casey Foundation to make the information directly useful to foundation staff and communities. She is one of the four authors of the monograph on which this session is based. |
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Kia Levey, Community Foundation of Greater New HavenYoung and Emerging Professionals Affinity Group (YEP) Joint Meeting with Emerging Professionals in Philanthropy (EPIP) Kia Levey began her tenure at the Community Foundation in January of 2003 in the role of Associate Program Officer and was subsequently promoted to Philanthropic Officer. In that role Kia played an important role in supporting an initiative that provided training and development to the leadership of non-profits who served children between the ages of 6 and 10 years old. Kia also managed a project that created the development of Board Development and Management programs, Fund Development strategies, Strategic Planning, and Organization Branding to Non-Profit organizations in the Greater New Haven Area. As a member of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Kia is a part of the People or Color Affinity group, leads the Young & Emerging Professional Affinity Group and participated in the Alliance's New England Meeting on Cultural Competency. Currently, as a Philanthropic Officer, Kia manages an initiative called "Communities of Color." Part of her work in this initiative involves working with African American Executive Directors to identify disparities and fill the gaps that African American executives may face in the Non Profit sector. Mrs. Levey was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut where she currently lives with her husband. |
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Jane Levikow, Tides CenterFiscal Sponsors: Cultivating a Community of Fiscal Sponsorship Practice Building Capacity through the Use of Outsourcing and Fiscal Sponsorship Jane Levikow, Director of Intake and External Relations, has been with Tides Center since 1995 when she was hired as the Associate Director of Program. In 2001 she was promoted to Director of Program where she was responsible for the management of over 300 charitable purpose projects in the Western half of the United States, prior to assuming her current role in 2004. Ms. Levikow brings over twenty years experience of providing strategic vision, leadership and management to all aspects of nonprofit organizations. Jane was a Sister of Social Service, a religious community of women dedicated to social justice. While in the community, she served as the Social Justice Director, which included serving on state and national social justice lobby organizations and committees, organizing legislative hearings and serving on the investment committee responsible for monitoring the community's investment portfolio. Jane holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Lone Mountain College/University of San Francisco and an MA in Ethics with an emphasis in Social Ethics from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology. Jane's dedication to grassroots organizations is evidenced by her service on the Board of Directors and Steering Committees of the Peace and Justice Center of Southern California, Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility, Californians for a Fair Share, Building Bridges/Out and Equal, Interfaith Task Force on Central America, and Health Access to name a few. She volunteers for various AIDS charities and Gay and Lesbian organizations. |
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Steve Lew, CompassPoint Nonprofit ServicesBuilding Fundraising Capacity within Communities of Color Seeds of Change: Capacity Building Work with & amongst Distinctive Social Identities Steve Lew, Senior Projects Director has extensive experience and expertise as a workshop leader, His previous positions have included Executive Director of the Living Well Project, Interim Executive Director of the Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center, and Development Director of the Mission Cultural Center. Steve has consulted for numerous HIV and AIDS service organizations, planning, and policy bodies. |
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Jean Lobell, Community Resource ExchangeStrengthening Stewardship and the Impact of Peer Dialogue: Themes from Leadership Caucuses Jean Lobell is Managing Director at Community Resource Exchange (CRE), a nonprofit management-consulting firm whose mission is to strengthen poor communities by supporting the nonprofit sector in capacity building efforts. Jean joined CRE in 2002, bringing with her more than 15 years experience in leadership and organizational development, human resources management, strategic planning, and change management. Before joining CRE, Jean led an independent consulting practice, was Vice President and Director of Corporate Training and Executive Development at Deutsche Bank, and was Human Resources Manager for an international division at JPMorganChase. She has worked with clients to ensure successful organizational transitions, to develop alternatives towards developing high performing organizations, to support their efforts in leadership and management development including coaching, executive staffing, and succession planning, to design and implement viable and sustainable human resources management systems and processes, and to plan and deliver results-oriented training and development activities. She completed her doctoral program in Organizational Psychology at Columbia University and her Master's degree in Social Psychology from the University of Minnesota. A recipient of several awards and scholarships, Jean was a Fulbright scholar and a Developmental Leadership Fellow, Institute of International Education (IIE). |
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Catherine Lucas, NonProfit AllianceComprehensive Capacity Building Initiatives – To Strengthen Networks, Communities, or Industries Ms. Lucas is the Executive Director of the Nonprofit Alliance, a nonprofit management support organization serving Calhoun County, Michigan. During the last three years, the Nonprofit Alliance has undertaken a comprehensive nonprofit capacity building initiative supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek Community Foundation, Miller Foundation, and the United Way of Greater Battle Creek. Ms. Lucas has worked in the nonprofit sector since 1980 including former positions as Adjunct Professor of Social Work in the MSW program at Western Michigan University, Executive Director of a domestic violence and sexual assault intervention agency, and Assistant Executive Director/co-founder of a Detroit child welfare agency. She received a Master of Social Work degree in Administration from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Albion College. Ms. Lucas' professional activities have included: United Way of Greater Battle Creek Campaign Co-Chair; appointment to the Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board of Michigan Board; Michigan Women's Foundation Grant Review Committee; Governor's Task Force on Violence; Children's Defense Fund and ARNOVA conference presenter; Western Michigan University School of Social Work-Adjunct Professor; United Way Directors' Association of Battle Creek President. |
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Carol Lukas, Fieldstone AllianceAssessments: A Powerful Change Strategy, a Delicate Role Balance Carol Lukas, President of Fieldstone Alliance, has served as executive director of nonprofit organizations, a trustee of a community foundation, a consultant within a Fortune 500 company, and a small business owner. She has over 30 years of consulting and training experience with nonprofits, government, foundations, businesses, and collaboratives. Carol focuses on building the capacity of national networks and organizations; strengthening connections between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors as they address urban issues; and helping organizations and collaboratives plan and manage change in strategic direction and organization structure and capacity. Carol is author of "Consulting with Nonprofits - A Practitioner's Guide," and co-author of "Strengthening Nonprofit Performance - A Funder's Guide to Capacity Building," "Conducting Community Forums – Engaging Citizens, Mobilizing Communities," and contributing author of "A Funder's Guide to Organizational Assessment." |
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Sida Ly-Xiong, Fieldstone AllianceLessons from the Nexus Project: Success Factors and Promising Practices in Capacity Building with Immigrant- and Refugee-led Organizations Sida Ly-Xiong is a program associate with experience in youth programming, conflict resolution, policy analysis, and environmental management. Her work in the nonprofit and government sectors has included creating youth leadership programs for immigrant and refugee communities in Wisconsin; researching community development and environmental management initiatives in Botswana; and mediating dispute resolutions for the State of Minnesota. Sida has degrees in science and technology policy, environmental studies, and biology. |
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John Magisano, Nonprofit ConnectionThe Role of Accountability in Nonprofit Collaboration John Magisano is the Senior Associate for Client Services and Training at Nonprofit Connection in New York City. Prior to that he served as the Director of Technical Assistance Programs at the New York AIDS Coalition. In that position, he directed The Collaboration Project, a capacity building effort to foster healthy collaboratives among HIV/AIDS service and community-based organizations throughout New York State. Among the types of projects assisted were primary care co-location projects, local HIV Care Networks, collaborative fundraising and social enterprise projects, referral tracking systems, mergers and evaluation projects. |
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Brooke W. Mahoney, Volunteer Consulting Group/boardnetUSAboardnetUSA: Empowering Diverse Leadership Into Nonprofit Boardrooms Ms. Mahoney has been the Executive Director of the Volunteer Consulting Group since its founding in 1969, building it from a program developed in conjunction with the Harvard Business School Club of New York into a nationally prominent organization focused on strengthening nonprofit boards of directors, with a special focus on helping boards and potential trustees find each other. A Director of the Rauch Foundation and the Brain Mapping Center at UCLA, Ms. Mahoney is also a member of the International Women's Forum. She is a former Director of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, the American Center for International Leadership, the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York and Executive Women In Human Services. She has served on the Executive Council of the Harvard Business School and as a panelist with the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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Pete Manzo, UCLA Center for Civil SocietyDigital Barn-Raising: Working Together to Make Community Knowledge Accessible and |