Nonprofit Collaboration Panel Featured at Sept. 21st Conference

University Center, University of North Florida

Nonprofit organizations are exploring how to work together in new and creative ways. Why?

• Demand for services is up, along with competition for financial resources, making the drive towards efficiency increasingly important.
• Duplication of services is viewed as wasteful.
• Some types of restructuring are equated with cost-savings.
• The social issues that nonprofits address are larger and more complex and call for scaled-up solutions.

The UNF Nonprofit Management Conference to be held September 21st at University Center will feature a panel made up of nonprofit executives who have formed strategic alliances and can provide productive examples of nonprofit collaboration that benefits all involved.

The panel will be facilitated by Bob Hawkins, Principal, RB Hawkins Consulting, former Special Olympics executive and Sydney and Atlanta Olympic Games coordinator.

Panelists:

• Stella Johnson, Executive Director, Family Nurturing Center of Florida, 

• Shannon Nazworth, Executive Director, Ability Housing of Northeast Florida

• Pam Truitt, Collaborative Restructuring Consultant, The Patterson Foundation

Conference Schedule:

8:00 a.m. Registration/Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Address by Rena Coughlin, CEO, Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida

9:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions

10;45 a.m. Breakout Sessions Continue

12:00 p.m. Idea - Exchanging Lunch

12:30 p.m. Panel: "Telling Your Story"

For more information or to register:

904-620-2476 or www.sbdc.unf.edu (click on the special events tab)

Cost: $60 first organization attendee. All additional attendees $35. Lunch and networking time is included.

Location: University Center, UNF

Sponsors:

Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida

Jacksonville Public Library

Hands-On Jacksonville 

UNF MPA Program

UNF Small Business Development Center