Effective Leadership in the "New Normal"

About this event

Panelists:

Vaune Albanese, Executive Director
Friendly House, Inc.
Andrew Asato, Executive Director
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon
Dee Walsh, Executive Director
REACH Community Development

Facilitator:

Cliff Jones, Senior Consultant
The Nonprofit Association of Oregon

Continental breakfast and networking at 7:30
Presentation at 8:00

Event Description

The operating environment for Oregon’s nonprofit sector is shifting. Nonprofit organizations are currently grappling with the impact of a changing economy, increasing demand for services, and different possibilities for constituent engagement presented by new technologies. Nonprofit leaders are being asked to manage greater complexity in their organizations, and they are being asked to do so often with fewer resources. In this “new normal” effective and adaptive leadership is essential to nonprofit success.

Senior Consultant Cliff Jones will facilitate a dynamic panel discussion on leadership challenges for nonprofit administrators in the current economic environment. Together we will explore:

• How to adapt leadership styles to changing times
• Fostering long-term vision while managing crises
• Strategies for maintaining staff morale
• Mobilizing your constituents

About the Presenters

After completing graduate work at the University of Oregon in 1982, Vaune Albanese was hired by Friendly House, a neighborhood center with roots in the settlement house movement. She has worked in a variety of positions culminating in becoming Friendly House’s Executive Director in 2005. Through Vaune’s leadership, Friendly House recently completed a total re-organization. The result is a more streamlined agency that is focused on customer service. Friendly House was recently listed as one of Oregon’s 100 Best Non-profits to Work For by its employees.

Cliff Jones is a human rights activist with over 30 years’ experience in social service, community education, and human rights advocacy. He is co-founder of Tools for Diversity, a multicultural team that addresses problems caused by discrimination and prejudice and supports building culturally competent organizations. Cliff’s professional capabilities include skill-building for boards and supervisors, planning, mediation, workplace diversity, multicultural alliances, conflict resolution, and group facilitation.

Dee Walsh has been the Executive Director of REACH Community Development since 1990. Prior to working with REACH, Ms. Walsh worked for ten years in the field of housing and community development with both public and private firms, including: Pacific Power and the cities of Portland, Seattle and Minneapolis. Ms. Walsh holds a Masters degree in Urban Planning from the University of Washington and a certificate of completion from Harvard University for the Achieving Excellence in Community Development program. Walsh received the Gretchen Miller Kafoury Award for Lifetime Achievement in Community Development (2002), and the prestigious Fannie Mae Foundation James A. Johnson Fellowship (2005).

Andrew Asato’s non-profit career spans 20 years. Prior to stepping in as executive director at the Foundation, he worked for three years as development and communications director at the organization. Asato’s experience also comes from his role as director of constituent relations for a five-state medical foundation based in Portland, Ore. Other non-profit experience includes grass roots and high-level fundraising campaigns, social service work and education, and building collaborative community partnerships at various organizations including Outside In, Northwest Family Services, and Community Works.

About the Network

Executive Directors Network is designed to strengthen your management skills while providing field-tested concepts and tools to take back to your organization for implementation. In addition to skills development, each session allows for networking and peer coaching in a collaborative learning environment.