Brooke Allison has over 25 years experience administering and consulting with nonprofit organizations and public agencies across California, with an emphasis on those that serve children, youth, and families. Brooke was the Lead Consultant and Coordinator of Sierra Health Foundation's Capacity Building Program which benefitted over 30 organizations, helping them assess and enhance their organizational infrastructure to provide more effective and sustainable services.
Lori Aldrete, principal, ACS Quantum Strategies, has worked in the field of communications and public affairs for more than 30 years. Lori has served in on-camera and directing roles in mainstream and cable television, as well as holding executive communications and spokeswoman positions for statewide associations and nonprofits. She has served more than 14 years on the Board of First Northern Bank and since 2008 on the United Way California Capitol Region Board.
Karen Arnold and Kevin Williams are partners in FutureDecisions, a firm specializing in workforce/succession planning and career transition for Baby Boomers.
Patrick Bell, president of EDGE Consulting and Coaching, has more than 30 years of management experience; his firm specializes in cutting edge organization development and training. He has worked with government agencies and both large and small nonprofits and for-profits.
Campbell Bullock holds a Masters Degree in Sociology from San Jose State University. He has extensive applied research experience in San Joaquin County including evaluation work for the Human Services Agency, the San Joaquin County Probation Department, the City of Stockton, Stockton Unified School District, the County Office of Education, the Office of Substance Abuse, etc. In addition to his work in San Joaquin County, Campbell was Project Director at Penn State University at Erie for a large-scale outcomes evaluation of a prison-parenting program with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. He is currently Executive Director of the San Joaquin Community Data Co-Op.
Ruth Burgess, CFRE, retired in 2002 as the Executive Director for the Roseville Community Health Foundation, the fundraising arm of Sutter Roseville Medical Center. She has worked in fund development for over 20 years including time with the Sacramento Waldorf School as a volunteer and administrative representative on the Development Committee. She received her CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) designation in 1997 and currently works as a consultant to small nonprofits.
Harvey Chess, President of The FTF Group, has represented a variety of private sector grantmakers, including several years as program officer for the California Community Foundation. He began his career as a field representative for the federal Office of Economic Opportunity. His consulting and training activities with grant seekers spans 40 years, including 12 years as a senior trainer for the Grantsmanship Center. Harvey has conducted trainings with the Nonprofit Resource Center for over 15 years.
Catherine M. Connolly has been working in direct marketing for almost 20 years on both sides of the consulting relationship. She works with nonprofit clients both nationally and locally who are facing challenges with their direct marketing and who want to build support and income through the mail.
William (Bill) Donaldson is a specialized consultant with Armstrong and Associates Insurance Services. With 20 years in the nonprofit sector he has served in numerous positions including 10 years as Vice President where he provided management oversight, program development services and created unrestricted funds through streamlined administration and effective fiscal leveraging.
Gordon Fowler, Kim Tucker & Lesley Miller are three members of the team at 3Fold, an innovative Sacramento marketing agency. Gordon, Kim & Lesley are experts in communications strategies and media for nonprofit and for-profit corporations.
Jim Fritzsche has 16 years of experience in nonprofit accounting. He is principal at Fritzsche Accounting in Sacramento and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Kay Sprinkle Grace brings new perspective and freshness to the practice of ethical nonprofit planning, management, donor development and fundraising. Kay is known for her systemic approach to donor and fund development and for her work with boards and staffs, which strengthens their ability and willingness to lead their organizations. Grace received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from StanfordUniversity, where she served two years as the first woman Volunteer Chair of the Annual Fund. She served as National Volunteer Chair of the Keystone Program ($10,000 - $100,000 gifts) for Stanford's $1.1 billion Centennial Campaign in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which raised $72 million. In 2002 she received Gamma Phi Beta's Carnation Award for outstanding service to her profession.
Jeanie Hagen-Greene, founder and principal of H-G Training Group, specializes in human relations skills training. Her workshops on customer service, communication, and management skills are designed to equip participants with information and tools to successfully interact with other people. Since 1993, H-G Training Group has helped more than 150 organizations including Fortune 500 companies, and over 20,000 individuals improve their "people skills."
Norm Hartman is President of TMT Worldwide and a media and crisis communications consultant whose clients include many of America’s largest corporations and government agencies. A former television journalist and corporate public relations executive, he has trained thousands of people to communicate effectively in crisis situations. His clients have appeared on “60-Minutes,” “Dateline NBC,” “Crossfire,” “Nightime,” “48 Hours,” and have been interviewed by print media around the world. He is author of “The Media and You – A Basic Survival Guide” which was printed and distributed worldwide by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cameron Hess is an attorney with Wagner Kirkman Blaine Klomparens & Youmans LLP and practices in the transaction department in the areas of taxation and business law. He advises a number of Sacramento-based nonprofits in special areas including planned giving, administration and unrelated business income tax.
Craig Horangic is a consultant and trainer specializing in transition and change management and meeting management, executive coaching, strategic planning, group facilitation, recruiting, compensation, benefit programs, employee relations. Craig has over 20 years of human resource and senior management experience. His consulting practice focuses on optimizing organizational performance by improving personal performance.
Miriam Houghton is President of EXPRESSIONS (Grant Writing, Consulting, and Training), based in Sacramento, California. Miriam has written and edited more than 960 proposals and supporting document packages and reviewed several hundred more. Her work over the last 24 years has resulted in revenue for her clients and employers now totaling $94 million. Miriam has provided training workshops for the NonprofitResourceCenter in Sacramento for the past 18 years, and she regularly makes training presentations at national conventions and for her clients. She has also been an active member of the National Association of Fundraising Professionals for 19 years.
Jennifer Jensen and Margaret Smith are partners in Jensen Smith CPAs. They have many years of experience in all levels of nonprofit management from board member to executive director to auditor. Their very enjoyable, "hands-on" workshops are practical, applicable, and designed so that non-accounting professionals understand the numbers and can effectively implement financial management tools.
Kim Klein is internationally known as a fundraising trainer and consultant. She is the author of four fund development books including Fundraising for Social Change and Fundraising in Times of Crisis. She founded The Grassroots Fundraising Journal in 1981 and was its publisher for 25 years. Currently, Kim is a lecturer at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, and is a principal at Klein & Roth Consulting. Widely in demand as a speaker, Kim has provided training and consulting in 20 countries and all fifty states. She is a provocative and entertaining presenter as well as a skilled facilitator.
Ken Larsen became the first director of CAN’s Sacramento public policy office in 2001, after more than 20 years in state government advocacy, including with the Friends Committee on Legislation and the California Confederation of the Arts. He spent eight years as executive director of Rural Arts Services in Mendocino. He has served on over a dozen nonprofit boards, grants panels, and advisory committees, been a university lecturer, and edited six nonprofit newsletters. Perhaps his most interesting job in the nonprofit sector was booking the first California tour of North America’s only professional horse-drawn theater company.
Patti Larson, Information Services Manager for the NonprofitResourceCenter since 1989 and a librarian by training, has over 25 years of experience working in nonprofit organizations. She loves connecting people with the information they need.
Nancy Lee is a business attorney with McDonough, Holland and Allen and has represented nonprofits and for-profits for over 16 years. She also advises numerous types and sizes of nonprofits. Nancy serves on the boards of national and local nonprofit organizations and holds an MBA.
Drisha Leggitt is the Executive Director of the California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD). In this role, Leggitt manages a statewide association of over 4,000 members, professionals and education partners that are committed to the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles and continued physical education and kinetics. Prior to her position at CAHPERD, Drisha was a multi-award-winning Marketing and Communications professional with over 15-years of experience promoting corporations, businesses, school districts and nonprofit organizations, as both an agency principal and a corporate executive.
Suzanne Linebarger is a consultant providing foundation research and grant writing. Suzanne has 17 years of experience in various fields of fund development, including feasibility studies, capital campaigns, annual campaigns, special events, and donor record-keeping. For the last 9 years, she has worked solely on prospect research and grant writing, raising more than $37 million in grant revenue during that time.
David Ljung, CPA, is a shareholder with Gilbert Associates, Inc. CPAs and Advisors and director of the not-for-profit and association team. Using his over 25 years of experience, Dave provides a broad variety of advisory services in the areas of financial management, strategic planning, internal controls, and operating matters. He is a frequent speaker for nonprofit boards and other groups regarding industry issues and best practices.
Jay Love, President and CEO of eTapestry, is one of 31 fundraising professionals from around the world to be named an ePhilanthropy Master Trainer (ePMT) by the ePhilanthropy Foundation. The ePhilanthropy Foundation (www.ephilanthropy.org), headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the global leader in providing training for nonprofit organizations in the ethical and efficient use the Internet for philanthropic purposes through education and advocacy.
Catherine Marshall has over 16 years of leadership as a CEO of a statewide nonprofit. She currently operates her own training and consulting practice and is a licensed consultant with the One Page Business Plan Company.
Melanie Olson, HRtoGo, has held key human resources management positions and has provided extensive human resources support to both small and large businesses, including experience working with nonprofit organizations. She holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resources from Chapman University.
Kim Rhinehelder, CFRE is the Chief Development Officer for Mercy San Juan. Kim was recently selected to participate in an international Train the Trainer for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and is one of only 100 certified national presenters trained in fundraising topics including annual fund, major gifts, capital campaigns and leadership development. Kim’s experience includes past positions as Development & Public Relations Officer with Sierra Adoption Services, Regional Director of Soroptimist, Gold Rush Classic PGA Golf Tournament Volunteer of the Year and Outstanding Fundraising Professional for 2006 by the AFP California Capital Chapter.
Andy Robinson, has over 27 years in nonprofit experience as a fundraiser, publicist, grantwriter, and community organizer. Since starting his consulting practice in 1995, he has provided support and training to thousands of nonprofit staff and volunteers in 45 U.S. states and Canada.
Ruth Schwartz spent 23 years running her own successful wholesale distribution business. After the sale of that business she started High Performance Advocates to work with other business owners to facilitate team building, executive and employee development, as well as assessment and strategy building. She has lived in the NevadaCity area for over 13 years. She is a member of Le Tip and Toastmasters.
Josh Wagner, owner of the consulting firm PlanRight, provides a user-friendly, educational approach to the start-up phase for nonprofit organizations, with a 100% success rate in achieving tax-exemption for his clients. For the past 24 years, he has assisted many hundreds of client organizations from all over the country. (He also prepares nonprofit tax returns.) As executive director of the nonprofit Cultural Media Services, Inc., he has been producing and hosting educational radio and TV programs since 1985. Cultural Media also serves as fiscal sponsor for a variety of projects and organizations.
Steven Weiss, president of The Weiss Group, is a seasoned marketing professional and strategist with more than 20 years of experience at some of Northern California’s most notable public, private and nonprofit organizations. Weiss excels in helping companies evolve, expand and succeed by developing strategic focus, building organizational capacity and achieving business objectives.
Wendy Wood is a graduate from the University of California, Davis and holds advanced degrees and certifications from the University of San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley. With over 20 years of experience as a health and human services management professional, trainer, facilitator, and systems design consultant, she has a deep awareness of the complexities of human relationships at work, at home, and in communities. Her professional career includes working at UC Davis Medical Center, University Children's Hospital (Davis), and Reins of Hope.
Lisa Yates, principal, ACS Quantum Strategies, has worked in marketing, communications and management for more than 20 years. She served in executive positions for the California Association of Hospitals, Pacific Hospital Association, El Camino Hospital, and Summit Health. Lisa facilitates strategic planning processes for boards, quality improvements teams and marketing departments. She has served on several nonprofit boards and currently serves on the board of Eskaton, a regional provider of senior services.
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