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Nonprofit leader series offered in September

Addressing both the operational and emotional challenges during this time of service disruption, the Regional Nonprofit Leaders Series will be hosting a two-hour virtual workshop for nonprofit leaders and boardmembers titled Managing Through a Complete Service Disruption — Essential Considerations for Today’sNonprofit Leaders.

The virtual workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Sept. 18, and again from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Sept. 24.

The impact of the shutdown changed everything about how we do our work — our day-to-day physical presence in an office or other facility, how we interface with clients or the public, how we dispense supplies, how we communicate with others in and outside our organization, how we conduct business meetings — and live our lives as we strive to maintain our connections to others.

“All of us (nonprofits)would like to come out of this pandemic stronger and smarter,” said Huron Pines Program Assistant Jill Scarzo, who is organizing the workshop for the Regional Nonprofit Leaders Series. “Presenter Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran will give us a lot to think about and prepare for as the pandemic plays out.”

Rivers-Cochran has an extensive history of developing and implementing crisis response programming for nonprofit organizations. She has helped organizations through natural and human-made disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation with the ultimate goal of minimizing interruptions to nonprofit services and reducing the impact of a crisis on a community. Founder of Blackbird Nonprofit Consulting, Rivers-Cochran holds a master’s degree in social work from Florida State University, a bachelor’s degree in communications/journalism from St. John Fisher College, and an Executive Certificate in Transformational Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. She is also a certified Field Traumatologist and Compassion Fatigue Educator. She will present on her own experience and education as well as findings from crisis experts to break down phases, commonalities and unforeseen opportunities that often arise when normal operations are disrupted. She will cover strategies for remote operations and communications as well as mechanisms to support the mental health and well-being of staff and directors.

“It’s been amazing to see how well our local nonprofits have dealt with the problems they’ve had to face so far during this unparalleled time … but we’re all still in need of more guidance,” said Karin Beyer, community liaison for the Otsego Community Foundation.

Patrick Heraghty, executive director of the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan said, “There is always much to be learned from the experiences of nonprofits who have been through a crisis, and that insight can help other nonprofits navigate through this new territory.”

Advance registration is required at huronpines.org/events for $25. For questions or registration assistance contact 989-448-2293 ext. 21 or info@huronpines.org.

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