Kevin Johnson, Principal, Retriever Development Counsel
Karlene McCabe, Former Excecutive Director, Greenbelt Land Trust
May 19, 2010
Networking and Lunch: 11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Presentation: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Event Description
In the 2010 Nonprofit Fundraising Trends survey, nonprofit leaders identified boards as the weak link in fundraising. Seventy-four percent of the 132 responding organizations identified the need for greater relationship building and leadership in fundraising. Nonprofit leaders identified other board shortfalls in the areas of:
- Big picture thinking
- Holding the executive director accountable
- Visibility in the community
- Supporting staff
We'll explore each of these areas, how they are intertwined, and what you can do right away to make progress.
Participants who register for this session of the TACS/RVDP training series will receive a link to a survey intended to be taken by both board members and staff. We will use the results to report back to you and inform what next steps will be most useful for you and your organization.
About the Presenters
Kevin Johnson is principal of Retriever Development Counsel, a consulting firm he founded in 1998. His work focuses on connecting strategy and vision with techniques that help nonprofits get the resources they need. Kevin has helped nonprofit boards expand their revenue streams, re-think their strategic approach to planned gifts, analyze their development efforts, and scale their programs for national expansion. Learn more about Kevin and his work at www.RetrieverDevelopment.com.
Read what Bill Gates Sr. says about Kevin's new book, The Power of Legacy and Planned Gifts.
Karlene has over 20 years experience in leading communities and not for profits to find solutions to high profile challenges. Her strengths include fund development and diversification, organizational growth and positioning and fostering staff /board leadership.
She served as the Executive Director of the Greenbelt Land Trust in Corvallis, Oregon from 1996-2010. She led the organization through major growth and change. This included transitioning from a founding board of directors to the third generation of leaders, going from a local to a regional trust, securing a variety of new funding sources from federal, state and foundation grants and significantly increasing the amount of planned gifts to the organization. She served as the leader to design and pass a bond measure campaign for $ 7.9 million to purchase open space in the City of Corvallis.
She has worked as a community field representative for The Nature Conservancy along the Arizona/Mexico border region implementing a conservation program in rural communities. She also owned and operated a business in California that worked with communities on impacts to natural resources, housing, and farmland conservation from rapid growth and development.
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!
