Get Others to Support Your Work: Role of Boards in Community Engagement

About this event

Jan F. Brazzell, PhD, ACFRE, Principal Counsel & CEO
Advancement Consulting

Presentation & Continental Breakfast at 8:00
Networking at 9:30

Community engagement is a key strategy for success in both the business and nonprofit sectors. In this session, we’ll explore how your organization can increase its visibility and fundraising success through community engagement. Essentially, how does your organization convey what it stands for as a whole, and how does it interact in partnership with the community, businesses, and other nonprofits?

Learn:

• How to build strong, productive community relationships
• Approaches to and strategies for effective engagement
• How to be a great partner for community engagement efforts

Join fellow nonprofit leaders for a lively discussion about their successes and failures with various approaches to community engagement. Learn how to connect people to the work of your organization, raise awareness of your mission, and inspire and mobilize support by building lasting and meaningful community relationships. Come prepared with your questions and leave inspired to strengthen your community engagement practices.

About the Presenter

Jan F. Brazzell, PhD, ACFRE leads Advancement Consulting, a firm she founded in 2001 to help nonprofit leaders develop vibrant, productive organizations that change the world. Based in Tacoma, Washington, Advancement Consulting has provided customized, professional solutions and practical advice in governance, fundraising, strategic planning, and management to more than 60 organizations, ranging from the arts to zoos.

Prior to founding Advancement Consulting, Jan led the MultiCare Health Foundation as Executive Director; served as Vice President for Development and University Relations for Pacific Lutheran University; and directed Corporate, Foundation and Group Relations for the Franciscan Foundation for Health Care. Jan holds a Certificate in Education Management from Harvard University, an MA and PhD in Sociology from Indiana University, and a BA in Sociology from The University of Alabama.

In 2012, Jan became the 96th person worldwide to earn the distinguished Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive credential from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). She completed the AFP Faculty Training Academy in 2008 and the Board Source Advanced Board Consulting workshop in 2005.

Jan holds memberships in the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Washington State South Sound Chapter), Northwest Development Officers Association, Board Source, and the South Sound Planned Giving Council. She serves on the AFP International Research Council and on the AFP South Sound Chapter Board.

About the Network

Each session of the Nonprofit Network of Central Oregon 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.