education sessions
Strategic
Why Your Board is Not Diverse and How to Recruit in Equitable Ways
Room: Majestic G
October 16
2:30pm - 3:30pm
According to research, board diversity continues to remain one of the toughest challenges nonprofit boards face. It is primarily because there is a difference between 'We welcome everyone' and 'We created this space with you in mind'. In this session, we'll dive into current board diversity trends, walk through a personal change model, provide a framework for leaders to create an inclusive mindset, and brainstorm board recruitment and retention strategies that advance equity. The presenters will provide insights, models & frameworks, and resources as well as coach attendees in group discussions to determine practical solutions for their organizations.
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Strategic
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Chrissey Nguyen Klockner, Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate
Nguyen Strategy - Principal
Chrissey never planned to become a fundraiser. Thrown headfirst into donor solicitation, she found a talent for donor engagement and a love of writing. Chrissey immediately dove deeper into learning more about fundraising and development and hasn’t looked back since. To date, she has raised over $18 million for causes nationwide. As a consultant and fundraising professional, she has grant and development programs for one of the largest youth development nonprofits in Texas, built and expanded individual giving programs in Texas, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., and has led nonprofit leadership teams across the nation through fundraising growth and strategic challenges.Jonathan Meagher-Zayas, CFRE, MSW, MPA, CDP
Equity Warrior Strategies LLC - Founder & Chief Strategist
Jonathan (he/him) is a Queer Latinx Millennial nonprofit strategist dedicated to addressing equity issues, building capacity, engaging the community, motivating impact leaders, and getting stuff done. His consulting company helps accomplish social equity, leadership development, and capacity-building goals through coaching, learning, facilitation, and strategic planning. As an Equity Warrior, he wears many professional hats, including Fundraising and Communications Strategist, Adjunct Social Work Professor, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Consultant, Leadership Development Trainer, Social Sector Career Coach, and Social Justice Champion. In addition, he serves as a Senior Affiliate Consultant with Cause Effective and a Strategic Partnerships Consultant with the Ardent Group.Thinking Bigger, Bolder & Braver
Room: Gateway A/B
October 16
2:30pm - 3:30pm
This session aims to re-inspire fundraisers and nonprofit leaders to make bigger, bolder, and braver goals! Participants will reconnect with their purpose during this era of reported burnout, fundraiser turnover, and self-reported overwhelm. We'll explore the courage it takes to push our organization to declare big, hairy, audacious goals and back them up with a transformational case for support.
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Strategic
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Fundraising Transformed - Fundraising Strategist, AFP Master Trainer & Keynote Speaker
I'm the Founder and President of Fundraising Transformed and host of The Intentional Fundraiser Podcast. I’ve been a major gifts strategist, fundraising practitioner, and consultant for over 25 years. I’m also a certi?ed AFP Master Trainer and international speaker. I’ve led and trained thousands of nonpro?t social service organizations, private schools, colleges and universities, and healthcare organizations to collectively raise more than a half-billion dollars — and counting — including a single gift of $27.1M.Succession Planning in Nonprofits: Provocating the Vital but Tough Conversation
Room: Majestic F
October 16
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Join us for "Succession Planning in Nonprofits: Provoking the Vital but Tough Conversation," a transformative session designed to address the often-neglected topic of leadership transition. Discover why succession planning is crucial for your organization's future, learn how to initiate these critical discussions, and leave with practical tools and strategies to implement effective succession plans. This interactive presentation will empower you to tackle succession head-on, ensuring your nonprofit's resilience and continued success. Don't miss this opportunity to secure your organization's tomorrow, today.
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Strategic
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Daniel H. Lanteigne, CFRE, ASC, C.Dir., CHRP
BNP Philanthropic Performance - Vice President, Talent, Strategy & Impact
Daniel H. Lanteigne is a Vice President at BNP Philanthropic Performance, renowned in Canadian philanthropy for a holistic approach in governance, talent management, and fundraising. He's received multiple honors, including the Quebec National Assembly Medal and the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for his volunteer and philanthropic work. A distinguished alumnus of TÉLUQ University, he's also involved in professional development through the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and lectures at Université de Montréal. Lanteigne's education includes corporate governance at Université Laval, holding Chartered Director, Certified Human Resources Professional, and CFRE credentials. He recently began his Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Carleton University.Future-Proof Your Career: A Tactical Planning Workshop
Room: Majestic A-B
October 16
3:45pm - 4:45pm
This is an interactive session where leaders assess their current career trajectory and more importantly make a tactical, implementable plan to continue their professional growth. Whether exploring ways to maximize your current role or develop an exit plan for your next step, each participant will leave with specific action items to grow their career to the next level. This session will detail specific leadership activities to leverage your network, sharpen your skills, assess your professional market to determine your next step. Loaded with content, you will revisit this session’s information again and again.
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Strategic
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Managing Partner
Kimberly Arrindell’s life mission is to live a bold and impactful life and to inspire others to do the same. As a certified executive coach, Ms. Arrindell accomplishes this mission by collaborating as a co-creator with her clients, implementing a clear, strategic, and tactical path to help them realize success. Kimberly has worked with a global career transition firm and has more than twenty years of experience coaching professionals. She is recognized as an expert in professional coaching, group facilitation, team training, and implementing professional development programs.Leading After Embezzlement: The Path Forward When Things Go Wrong
Room: Majestic C
October 16
3:45pm - 4:45pm
In 2020 a well known non-profit in Iowa found that their CEO committed fraud. This presentation will take you through the board actions and the process that followed. Their transparent actions allowed them to recover quickly and receive the largest donor gift in the history of the organization. Attendees will be able to learn from a real life example and ensure that their organization has the proper controls in place, can respond if fraud is found, and how to help their non-profit and the people that work there, recover.
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Strategic
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Make-A-Wish Iowa - Make-A-Wish Iowa
In 2021 Sara Kurovski became the next President and CEO for Make-A-Wish Iowa. She now leads the team to strengthen their mission statewide. She lead the recovery from past CEO fraud. Since joining the team, they have received the largest donation in the organization’s history $1.965 million from the Gerdin Family. She has been recognized as a Woman of Influence from the Business Record and her story is in Sheryl Sandberg's Lean in for Graduates, for her role as the first female mayor for Pleasant Hill and continues to serve as Mayor today.Queer for Hire: Engage the LGBTQIA+ Community to Grow Your Organization & Advance Your Mission
Room: Majestic F
October 16
3:45pm - 4:45pm
1 in every 10 Millenials and 1 in every 4 Gen Z-ers identify as LGBTQIA+. One thing is clear: the community is growing. Nonprofit organizations must learn to engage this community if they are going to continue growing with the world. In this session, Matthew shares his experience as a pioneering queer professional fundraiser to teach nonprofit leaders how to engage LGBTQIA+ employees, board members, donors, and volunteers in order to grow their organization and advance their mission.
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Strategic
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Queer For Hire - CEO
Matthew Easterwood (he/him), CAP®, CFRE, exceeds 11 years in nonprofit management and seven years as a fundraising professional. Matthew specializes in development strategy, individual giving, philanthropy culture, and peer-to-peer fundraising. His experience includes working as the lead development professional at an East Coast LGBTQIA+ nonprofit where he doubled the annual budget within three years, then recruited from a 40-year-old Californian LGBTQIA+ organization to create their development program. Matthew is currently the first-ever Director of Development for the National LGBT Cancer Network. On the side, he owns and operates Queer for Hire, LGBTQIA+ Consulting & Coaching for Nonprofits & Professionals.The ABCs of Fundraising Credentials - Charting Your Path from Great to GOAT
Room: Majestic G
October 17
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Are credentials worth it? Should you invest the time, energy, and money to lay claim to a few more letters after your name? It's time to find out with all of the options from graduate degrees to certificates, to certifications, it's time to learn the real pay-off.
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Strategic
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