Leading Your Nonprofit Toward Greatness
March 17, 2010
Networking and Lunch: 11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Presentation: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Facilitator
Kathy Bryon, Executive Director, Gordon Elwood Foundation
Panelists
Deborah Ameen, Chief Development Officer, Asante Health System
Brad Hicks, President and CEO, The Chamber of Medford/Jackson County
Jim Maddux, Board President, Southern Oregon Humane Society
Anne Root, Board President, Southern Oregon University Foundation
Event Description
In this session of the TACS/RVDP training series, this panel of nonprofit leaders will explore:
- Why nonprofit leadership may be tougher than leading a business
- Essentials for nonprofit leadership: humility and professional will
- How to build momentum by cultivating emotional goodwill and mindshare
Nonprofit leaders are finally given the respect they deserve in Jim Collins' essay Good to Great and the Social Sector. When Collins, best known for his business focused best seller Good to Great, turned his attention to the nonprofit sector, he emerged with a new respect for the complexity of leadership in philanthropic organizations. He points out the need for nonprofit executives to "architect the conditions for the right decisions to happen" through bringing the right people together to work toward a shared vision for the common good.
Join panelists Deborah Ameen, Brad Hicks, Jim Maddux, and Anne Root to explore key messages from Jim Collins' work translating years of research on effective business leadership into five guiding goals for nonprofit leaders, including:
- Measuring success without a bottom line
- Getting things done in a diffuse power structure
- Getting the right people on board
- Financial sustainability
- Gaining momentum through building organizational identity
You can preview Jim Collins' essay Good to Great and the Social Sectors: Why Business Thinking Is Not the Answer, as well as listen to audio clips of Jim Collins' interviews.
About the Panelists
Deborah Ameen is the Chief Development Officer for Asante Health System, and has worked in health care for nearly 30 years. She serves on several local boards and as a Malcolm Badridge National Quality Award Examiner.
Kathy Bryon is the Executive Director of the Gordon Elwood Foundation. She serves on the boards of Philanthropy Northwest, the SOU President’s Advisory Council, and Jefferson Regional Health Alliance.
Brad Hicks is President and CEO at The Chamber of Medford/Jackson County, and currently serves on the Boards of the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce and the Western Association of Chamber Executives.
Jim Maddux is First Vice President and Senior Investment Management Specialist at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and serves as Board President for the Southern Oregon Humane Society. Jim has been involved with the nonprofit community for over 30 years.
Anne Root is the co-owner and general manager of Eden Valley Orchard and EdenVale Winery located in Medford, Oregon. Anne serves on the Asante Finance Committee, Southern Oregon University Foundation Board of Directors, the Medford Parks Foundation and other various community projects.
Cost: $25.00
NAO Nonprofit Members: $22.50 Join the Nonprofit Association of Oregon (NAO). View the NAO member list.
Location
Rogue Regency Inn
2300 Biddle Road
Medford, OR 97504
Network Description
TACS and the Rogue Valley Development Professionals (RVDP) have joined forces to provide a comprehensive training series to provide valuable tools and resources on nonprofit management and development issues. Join your nonprofit colleagues to learn from organizational development and fund development experts.
TACS and the Rogue Valley Development Professionals (RVDP) have joined forces to provide a comprehensive training series designed to provide valuable tools and resources on nonprofit management and development issues. Join your nonprofit colleagues to learn from organizational and fund development experts.
With four sessions focused on fund development and four sessions focused on management, this series covers the most fundamental issues that nonprofits face today. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, share and move your organization forward!
