Non-Profit Roundtable
Event Description
"Collaboration - Creating Winning Partnerships for Those We Serve"We will discuss nonprofits' collaboration with each other and with for-profits, the range of opportunities to collaborate, and 5 tips for successful collaboration.
Meet our guest speakers:
Mary Alexion
Mary is a retired management consultant and former Director of Data Management at American Airlines. She has 35 years of experience in developing and implementing information technology solutions to solve business problems with an emphasis on organizational effectiveness. She is a Director on the Board of the Orange County Literacy Council and is Co-Chair of their Writers for Readers annual fundraiser. Mary holds an M.S. in Information Technology (Stevens Institute of Technology) and a B.S. in Mathematics (City University of New York). As an ESC consultant, Mary’s expertise is in strategic planning, coaching and organization and board development.
Trudy Smith
Executive Director of Executive Service Corps since April 2006, Trudy earned an Advanced Certificate of Nonprofit Leadership in a specialized program at Duke University in 2008 in addition completing the Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke in 2013. She has served in a leadership capacity on a number of nonprofit boards, including the Durham Art Guild and Girls Rock NC, and currently serves on the Governance Committee of A Ban Against Neglect. She was a Trustee on the Triangle Day School Board of Trustees for seven years and Board Chair from 2004-2006. She is also on the national Board of the Executive Services Corps United States and served two terms as Board Chair. Trudy has a BA in history from Duke University, a Master’s in Management from Georgia Tech and a Master’s of Science in Personnel and Employee Relations from Georgia State University.
About Nonprofit Roundtable (NPRT)
NPRT is powered by the Executive Service Corps. Join us monthly on the second Wednesday for education topics that give you the tools you need to succeed in your business. To accommodate for busy schedules times alternate monthly between 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. They will usually be in the Louise Beck Properties Conference Room at the Chamber, but occasionally special sessions will be held at other locations.
This event is free to attend, but registration is required. To register, click on the "Register Online" button above or email Blake at btedder@carolinachamber.org. Chamber events are also open to board members and staff of Chamber member non-profit organizations!
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