Thursday, March 31st, 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET
Registration Fee: $109/person for members, $149/person for nonmembers

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Investing In Your Nonprofit’s Capacity

During this interactive, hands-on workshop, organizational teams of 3 to 5 will learn about the 7 Nonprofit Lifecycle Stages that include: Idea, Start-up, Growth, Maturity, Decline, Turnaround, and Terminal. Then they will apply these stages to a real-life nonprofit case study. Following a discussion about the case, teams will work together in collaboration with Nonprofit Lifecycle consultants to determine what stage their organization is currently in.

This training will help nonprofits assess capacity imbalances throughout their organization and will help them then determine what areas they should be focusing on for growth.

Attendance Requirements: Organizational registrations are available for teams of CEOs/EDs, Board Chairs and incoming Board Chairs, and other key staff team members.

• The CEO/ED must attend (If no FTE staff then the Board Chair must attend).
• At least 3 people, no more than 5, from an organization must attend as well (strictly enforced because this is a “working” workshop. If you have questions about this, please contact us at events@arizonanonprofits.org)
• It is ideal, but not required, if the Board Chair or one Board Member be present (Chair is required if no FTE staff).
• Only one member of an organization needs to register for the group.  This representative will report the names and contact information for the rest of the attending team.
• Organizations must utilize their free consultation opportunity (a minimum of 4 hours of consulting per organization ($600+ value)  This is only available to Arizona nonprofits, not to peer associations at this time) within 2-3 months after the workshop. (Consultations to be done virtually)

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The concept of lifecycle capacity building was developed by Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., founder of the Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute and author of Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity, which is considered essential reading and a guiding force in the nonprofit community.

Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute is a community of nonprofits, funders, consultants, and academic practitioners who understand the direct relationship between a nonprofit organization’s operating capacity and the ability to effectively deliver the services and programs defined in their mission.

About the Presenter: 

Jennifer Bonnett, President & CEO, Nonprofit Lifecycle Institute

Susan Kenny Stevens proudly announced Jennifer Bonnett as President & CEO of Nonprofit Lifecycle Institute in November 2019 after Jennifer served for almost a year as the organization’s first Associate Director.

Joining the organization as a consultant in 2016, Jennifer has vast experience consulting with nonprofits and community-based foundations to target their capacity building dollars toward the greatest community impact. In her role with the Institute over the past year, she has had the opportunity to shape the future, and Susan is incredibly grateful for their shared vision for the future of the Institute to reach significant numbers of organizations whose shared impact so positively changes the face of our communities.

Jennifer has served in numerous leadership roles as she led her own consulting firm, as well as served as Executive Director for Arizona Public Health Association (named Arizona Affiliate of the year under her leadership) and Valley Permaculture Alliance.

As a Nonprofit Lifecycle Institute consultant to both the ATLAS and AGILE programs at Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust and a member of Vitalyst Health Foundation’s Consultants Community of Practice, she is actively leading and engaged in impactful work across our community.

Jennifer holds a Masters in Public Administration, Nonprofit Administration Concentration from Arizona State University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.

Committed to her community and driven by her passion to help mission-focused organizations achieve their visions and create strong nonprofits and stronger communities, Jennifer is building a resilient eco system to ensure the vision is achieved.