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Speaker Bios - 2008 Giving Circles Event
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Giving Circles Network
Speaker Bios - 2008 Giving Circles Event |
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2008 Second Annual Giving Circles Networking Conference Growing Grassroots Giving: Stone by Stone Speaker Bios Keynote (Nonprofit/Causes) * Panelists (Leadership) * Breakout Sessions (Impact * *Giving Circle Models * Promotion/Branding * Fundraising) Featured Speakers:
Keynote Speaker: Celeste Terry - Assistant Executive Director, United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland & Host, Global Talk Radio Show
Visit her online at: http://www.globaltalkradio.com/shows/demystifyingnonprofits/; http://www.ubfogc.org.
Moderator – Nazir Ahmad, President, GivingWorks, Inc.: Nazir Ahmad is president of GivingWorks Inc., which he founded in 2002. Since its inception, the small firm has provided strategic advice to a number of influential public service entities, including UNICEF, the World Bank, AARP, and the Open Society Institute. GivingWorks clients are leaders in their diverse fields, and possess the stature and capacity to drive systemic change. Prior to launching GivingWorks, Nazir was a partner and global practice leader of Strategic Decisions Group (SDG). His corporate consulting assignments were global in scope and spanned several industries in the midst of significant change: automotive, education, energy, financial services, forestry, communications, real estate, computers, distribution systems, and consumer products. At the onset of the dotcom era, he led a joint team from NASA, Stanford University, FCC, and leading high technology and media companies and advocacy groups to design alternative scenarios for the future of multi-media, and their implications in the way we would live, work, earn, and play. Nazir’s social activism began as an adolescent in Bangladesh, and was further reinforced as a student and professional. During graduate school at Stanford, Nazir founded a number of ventures: the Overseas Development Network (a network of 100 campus affiliates), a summer academy for underprivileged children, and Bike-Aid, an annual cross-country fundraising ride to raise awareness of global issues. He also helped launch the Haas Center for Public Service that became a service-learning model for campuses across the country. He taught a popular graduate seminar on the ethics of development. He was the youngest member of an international panel convened by The Christian Science Monitor to explore defining global issues at the turn of the 21st century. The panel’s discussion was the theme of Reinventing the Future: Global Goals for the 21st Century (MIT Press). Nazir serves on advisory boards of the Decision Education Foundation and the Amherst College Center for Community Engagement. Previously, he served on the boards of Pact Inc., International Development Conference, VisionYouthz (a California organization serving incarcerated youth), Human Strategies for Human Rights, and the Haas Center. He is an advisor to the Giving Circles Network and to the United Movement to End Child Soldiering. He holds a BA magna cum laude from Amherst College and an MA (international development & economics) and an MBA from Stanford University. Colleen Willoughby: Founding President, Washington Women's Foundation
WWF was honored as Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation by the National Society of Fund Raising Executives in 2000, by Childhaven with their annual Mark Mathews Service to Children award for outstanding support of Childhaven’s effort to end the cycle of abuse and neglect in 2006 and by LEAD of Thurston County as their first Statewide Distinguished Leader Award in 2007. WWF has been mentioned in national publications, including Town & Country magazine’s special annual editions on the Power of Philanthropy in 2005 and 2007. Colleen has served as President of the Junior League of Seattle and has served on the Board of the Association of Junior Leagues International as a Sustaining Director in 1992. Colleen has served as Board Chair of United Way of King County, CITYCLUB, Seattle Children’s Home, Leadership/Tomorrow and the Saul and Dayee Haas Foundation. She has served as a member of the Boards of Directors of The Seattle Foundation, YMCA, the Pacific Science Center, Planned Parenthood of King County and Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center Foundation. She currently is an Emeritus Trustee of Whitman College and is Chair of the Visiting Committee of the Daniel J. Evans Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. In 2004 she received the first Women of Influence award for philanthropic leadership by the Puget Sound Business Journal, and in 2005 she was recognized by the Women’s University Club of Seattle and the National Mortar Board as a distinguished alumna. Source: http://www.wnba.com/storm/news/woi_08_willoughby.html Deborah Hoffman: Founder and Past President, Funding Arts Network (FAN)
Deborah jump-started other arts and social service organizations and, currently, is president of the new Partners for Artisans, a group designed to help Caribbean artisans from South Florida and the Caribbean Diaspora. A consultant to many nonprofit groups, which she does pro bono, she is vice-president, Board of Trustees, Miami Art Museum and serves on numerous MAM committees; board member, New World School of the Arts Foundation Board; member, Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida Women's Advisory Group. Nationally, she is on the Giving Circle Network’s Advisory Panel, a member of the Music Associates of Aspen National Council and the Anderson Ranch Arts Center National Council. Though recently “termed off” several boards, she remains active in all their programs. Recipient of numerous community awards for her dedication and service, the most recent ones include: Humanitarian Award, Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews; Businesswoman of the Year, Philanthropy Category, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce; Red Cross Spectrum Award, Cultural Category; Lalique Award for Excellence and National Philanthropy Day Honoree. Deborah received her BA and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Miami and an MS in Community Education from Florida International University. Her professional careers in education, law, community and public relations included: Director of Children’s Education, Museum of Science; Public Relations Director, Biscayne College; Seminar Coordinator, Florida International University; Special Communications projects for Dean Fox, University of Miami School of Business and the Jewish Family and Children’s Service agency; law clerk, Third District Court of Appeal; attorney, Florida State Comptroller’s office and in private practice.
Sondra’s writing includes co-authoring Reinventing Fundraising: Realizing the Potential of Women and Philanthropy and co-editing The Transformative Power of Women and Philanthropy, both with Martha A. Taylor. She wrote Creating A Women’s Giving Circle for the Women’s Philanthropy Institute and recently completed a youth giving circle curriculum for Inspired Legacies. Sondra is currently working on a book for the Center on Philanthropy which will tell, through the 6 C’s of women’s giving (Create, Change, Connect, Commit, Collaborate and Celebrate) +3 results (Control, Confidence and Courage) the stories of the women who led the way in creating women’s giving circles. She also will be co-authoring a new book on women and philanthropy to be published in 2010. Sondra has a law degree, has been an elected official in Michigan, a professional fundraiser in Michigan, Washington DC and Wisconsin and served as assistant vice president of external affairs at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is active in her community and founded the Three Generations Circle of Women Givers, has served on the board of Munson Hospital Regional Foundation, as board president of the Traverse City Women’s Resource Center and was on the founding committee for the Traverse City Film Festival. She is currently a board member of the Traverse City Opera House.
Rebecca Powers, born in Louisville, KY, earned a B.S. in Business Administration at the University of Richmond in Virginia. Before settling in Austin 14 years ago with her husband and two children, she was a sales representative with IBM for 14 years. About Impact Austin: In 2003, Rebecca, along with a small group of women committed to making a positive change in the community, founded Impact Austin. The concept—bringing women and their financial resources together to make a profound impact in Austin—was simple and inspirational. Members contribute annual donations of $1,000, which are pooled to give multiple grants to local nonprofits meeting community needs in five focus areas: culture, education, environment, family, and health and wellness. Each Impact Austin grant exceeds $100,000, to be spent over one or two years. Each year, Impact Austin members select grant recipients, with each member having an equal vote. Since its inception, Impact Austin has grown to over 500 members and has given over $1.5 million to the community. About Rebecca’s Other Community Involvement: Rebecca’s community involvement includes membership in the Rotary Club of Austin; serving on the board of Trinity Center; coordinating volunteers for the Right to Sight Eye Clinic and participating on the Grants Outreach Committee of St. David’s Episcopal Church. Rebecca also mentors a 9th grade student in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters. She is a 2006 graduate of Leadership Austin; in that same year, she was a recipient of KVUE’s Five Who Care Community Service Award. In 2007, Rebecca received the Service to Austin award from the Rotary Club of Austin. Impact Austin was recognized by the Association of Fundraising Professionals as the Outstanding Philanthropic Organization in Austin in 2007.
Larry Checco: President, Checco Communications/Author
"A brand is nothing less than your organization's DNA," he says, "not a cosmetic you apply to your organization to make it look pretty. It's a true reflection of who you are and what you do. You can spend millions of dollars on marketing, and say anything you like about yourself. But if you don't live up to your 'brand' in everything you say and do, then all you have is sizzle and no steak, and it won't take long for your target audiences to see the smoke and realize there's no meat." He firmly believes that good branding principles are universal and apply to all organizations and companies, for profit and not-for-profit, alike. The American Red Cross, National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Postal Service, and Neighborhood Reinvestment (now NeighborWorks America®) are among the clients Larry has helped in raising brand visibility, fundraising capabilities, recruitment efforts, and membership. In 25 years he has built a client list of government institutions, non-profit and for-profit organizations and companies from large federal agencies such as the Department of Energy to hi-technology start-ups such as Control Bionics. Larry speaks, and conducts courses and workshops on branding around the country and is a faculty member of the NeighborWorks® Training Institute - an adjunct of Southern New Hampshire University - and advisor at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Businesses Executive MBA program. In addition to being sold throughout the United States, Larry's book, "Branding for Success", has found success in Australia, Canada, South Africa, Israel and Sweden. His articles on branding are referred to and have been reprinted on numerous Web sites, including those of the Kellogg Foundation, GuideStar, the Foundation Center, National Council on Nonprofit Associations, KnowledgePlex, the Michigan State University library system, and many others. Larry holds a degree in Economics from Syracuse University, as well as an MA in Journalism and Public Affairs from American University. Scott Lyons: President & Founder, Living Legacies Philanthropic Services
In addition to consulting work for organizations such as St. Catherine’s College (University of Oxford), The Phillips Collection and the National Museum of Dance, Scott has been an active volunteer. He has served as President of Arts Councils in Lafayette, IN and Saratoga Springs, NY. During his presidency the Saratoga County Arts Council and the Greater Saratoga Chamber of Commerce won the Alliance of New York State Arts Councils’ Partnership Award. Later the Alliance presented Scott its Board Leader Recognition Award. Other boards on which Scott has served include the Indiana Assembly of Arts Councils and the National Society of Fund Raising Executives. Besides countless professional conference workshops, Scott has taught Philosophy at the college level for Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and presented professional development courses for the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy . He earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and has done graduate work at Purdue University and the State University of New York at Albany. |
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