Calendar of Events https://ebi.rollins.edu/events/event_list.asp Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:43:32 GMT Tue, 21 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT Copyright © 2024 Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership | Rollins College | Orlando, FL Nonprofit Boards: Fired Up for Fundraising (Virtual) https://ebi.rollins.edu/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1787044 https://ebi.rollins.edu/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1787044 It is imperative that members of a Nonprofit Board understand their role in the fundraising process.  This interactive workshop will offer participants the tools needed to be successful contributors to fundraising for their organization.  Discussion will include a review of the typical donor journey and how boards can affect an organization’s fundraising revenue. Fundraising trends and the importance of data will be embedded throughout the session.  

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand a donor’s cycle of involvement
  • Articulate the meaning of the donor pyramid
  • Recognize how all board member involvement is equally important
  • Understand donor retention and strategies
  • Develop an actionable 60-day fundraising plan

Cost: $60 members, $120 non-members

20% discount with 3 or more board members/staff attending from the same organization

Instructor: Jessa Heisey, CFRE

Jessa Heisey currently serves as the Senior Director of Development for Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS).  CHS is one of the oldest and largest nonprofits in Florida building bridges to success for 59,000 children statewide through eight regional board of directors and 1,300 dedicated employees. Raising over $10 million in support for at-risk children and families, she has held multiple roles for CHS including Senior Grant Writer supporting 21 programs statewide and Director of Development for the Central Florida Region.

Jessa’s areas of expertise are proposal writing, fundraising, event management, and board governance gained through twenty-three years of front line experience with the organization previously mentioned as well as A Gift For Teaching, Children’s Miracle Network and Kiwanis International.

Since 2019, Jessa instructs and consults with the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership helping individuals and nonprofits develop strategic plans to jumpstart their annual fund and fully activate their advocates to further enhance their mission.

Jessa holds a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Central Florida, BoardSource Certificate of Nonprofit Board Consulting, Crummer Management Certificate from Rollins College, Certificate in Fund Development from Indiana University Fundraising School, Raising More Money Model (Benevon) 101 and 201 Certificates, and is a Leadership Orlando Class ‘64 graduate. She holds a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential signifying tenure in the profession, education, and demonstrated fundraising achievement.

Some of her awards include: Children’s Home Society Excellence in Action Award, Cystic Fibrosis Single Greatest Night Award, and the first recipient of Henri Landwirth’s “Heart of UCF” Award for outstanding community service.

In her leisure time she enjoys discovering the next best restaurant in Central Florida and traveling with her husband and two daughters. 

 

Note: This event will be a virtual synchronous learning environment. After registering, virtual participation instructions will be sent to you.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:00:00 GMT
Nonprofit Board Basics: Certificate in Board Orientation (Virtual) https://ebi.rollins.edu/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1787049 https://ebi.rollins.edu/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1787049 Do you currently serve on a board, are considering joining the board of directors of a nonprofit organization, or are you a nonprofit CEO or executive director working with a board? Do you want to better ensure you are governing correctly?

In this workshop, we will walk you through the legal duties of board membership and discuss the primary responsibilities every board member and board should fulfill in order to lead today's nonprofit organization successfully. Workshop participants will gain insights to better evaluate the nonprofit governance of their organization and identify potential action items to take back to their board.

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore what is legally expected of board members and the full board
  • Learn the roles and responsibilities of an effective and engaged board member
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities between CEO/staff and board
  • Learn how to avoid common pitfalls
  • Learn tips to govern successfully

Cost: $60 members, $120 non-members

Instructor: Amie Dugan, MMBA

Amie Dugan, MMBA serves as Vice President, Organizational Development for Special Olympics North America and leads the Organizational Development team which provides guidance and oversight to all SONA Programs (comprised of United States, Canada, Caribbean), ensuring compliance to facilitating the operational and programmatic advancement and excellence of all Programs.

Additionally, some of Amie’s specific areas of specialty include CEO searches and CEO onboarding, executive coaching and leader mentorship, Board Governance training and consultation, organizational capacity building and strategy, strategic planning, leading practices/centers of excellence building, professional and leadership training and development, facilitation, curriculum development, risk management, enterprise risk management, business operations and continuity, crisis communications, brand/communications/marketing, fundraising, special event planning, and diversity, equity and inclusion. 

Amie serves as the global leadership and program excellence lead for Special Olympics North America. Prior to this role, she served as the Director of Marketing and Communications for Special Olympics North America from 2012-2017 - a role she established. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Special Olympics Florida for fourteen years. Having a total of 27 years’ experience with Special Olympics, Amie has experience ranging from the grassroots to international levels.

In those roles Amie oversaw marketing, communications, media, social media, digital media, crisis communications, risk management, brand and more, including national and World Games. She has served on Special Olympics’ global brand task force, co-chaired the United States Leadership Committee’s marketing and communications committee, served as a member of the Special Olympics USA management team, and continues to serve on the Special Olympics (Intl.) Risk Management and Insurance Task Force.

Amie began as a Special Olympics volunteer in 1994 and was inducted into the Special Olympics Florida Hall of Fame in 2011. Prior to Special Olympics, she worked for the Walt Disney World Company and the Juilliard School of Music and has consulted and worked with multiple performing arts organizations. 

Amie is a BoardSource certified nonprofit consultant and works with an array of U.S. and international boards. She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rollins College and holds a MMBA as well as a certificate in nonprofit management, multiple leadership institute program certificates, and has designed and led numerous Leadership Academies.

Amie is a member of WISE (Women in Sports and Events) – where she has served as a WISE Within mentor and panelist, she’s a member of the Board of Directors for Girls on the Run (Central Florida) and is a member of the Greater Orlando Organizational Development Network and serves on its governance committee.

Note: This event will be a virtual synchronous learning environment. After registering, virtual participation instructions will be sent to you.

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