The Center for Nonprofit Excellence launched the CNPE School for Fundraising and Engagement in March 2021 to fill a gap in the training for nonprofit fundraising professionals in Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana. The James Graham Brown Foundation is providing seed funding to launch the school.
CNPE designed the School for Fundraising and Engagement, in collaboration with nonprofit consulting firm Ashley|Rountree and Associates, to significantly improve the ability of our community’s nonprofit sector (staff, board members, and volunteers) to access needed funding through a full range of methods and skills.
Classes will be presented via Zoom, will last 90 minutes each, and will cost $75 for CNPE members and $95 for nonmembers. (Scholarships are available to members.) The first semester will run from April through June, and the second semester will run from September through November. Class size will be limited to 25, and students who take eight classes (including five “core” classes) will qualify for a certificate issued by the school. We are applying to have our courses qualify for CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) credits with CFRE International.
In 2022, in addition to repeating 2021’s course offerings, the School will add a special Philanthropy Leadership cohort of 20 participants who will join in an intensive six-month experience of learning and community service.
The School has received (and will continue to receive) significant, expert support from the Planning Committee identified below, most of whom will also serve as faculty. The Advisors identified below will provide ongoing guidance as the School develops its programming and expands its enrollment and outreach.
Initial Courses (click on course for details and to register):
- The Essentials of Event Fundraising with Impact (April 23)
- Annual Giving: The Foundation of a Successful Fundraising Program (April 29)
- Storytelling, a Passion that Fuels Your Cause (May 4)
- Fundraising 360: A Tour of Fundraising for New Eyes (May 7)
- Planned Giving & Special Gifts: The Basics (May 18)
- Building Partnerships with Private Foundations (May 20)
- Nonprofit Fundraising/Development Planning (May 27)
- Volunteer Leadership in Fundraising and Community Engagement (June 1)
- Grant Writing Boot Camp (Session 1 of 2) (June 2; Session 2 on June16)
- Building a Major Gifts Program (June 3)
- Finance and Fundraising Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations (June 15)
- Fundraising for Equity without Stigmatizing Impacted People and Communities (June 17)
- Growing Business Partnerships for Nonprofits (June 29)
Planning Team:
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Merv Antonio, Director of Learning, CNPE Contact Merv with questions about the school at mantonio@cnpe.org or 502-618-5328 dummy text here |
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Dave Christopher, Executive Director and Founder, AMPED Louisville
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Ann Coffey, CEO, CNPE
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Chris Head, Senior Divisional Resource Director, Salvation Army President, AFP Greater Louisville |
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Tawanda Owsley, Vice-President of Development, Hosparus Health
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Mark Rountree, Executive Vice President and Senior Consultant, Ashley|Rountree and Associates |
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Katina Whitlock, Senior Manager, Community Engagement, GE Appliances
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Advisory Group:
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Christen Boone, CEO, Fund for the Arts
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Jill Horn, Director, Global Community Relations, Brown-Forman Executive Director, Brown-Forman Foundation |
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Micah Jorrisch, VP of External Relations, Maryhurst
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Mason Rummel, President & CEO, James Graham Brown Foundation
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Rudy Spencer, Chief Development Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana |
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Daryle Unseld, Chief Equity Officer, Metro United Way
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Faculty:
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Madeline Abramson, Community Volunteer
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Jason Adkins, GPC, Director of Development, Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative |
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Dave Christopher, Executive Director and Founder, AMPED Louisville
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Angie M. Evans, JD, Vice President, LG&E and KU Energy LLC
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Chris Head, Senior Divisional Resource Director, Salvation Army President, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Louisville |
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Jill Horn, Director, Global Community Relations, Brown-Forman Executive Director, Brown-Forman Foundation |
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Nikki Lanier, Senior Vice President and Regional Executive, Louisville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
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Ina de Mattos Miller, Executive Director, Louisville Youth Philanthropy Council and I&M Co. Event Planners |
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Angela Moderow, Regional Planned Giving Director, The Salvation Army
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Tawanda Owsley, Vice-President of Development, Hosparus Health
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Larissa Reece, Senior Consultant, Ashley|Rountree and Associates
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Reylene Robinson, Vice President of External Affairs and Advancement, Seven Counties Services |
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Mark Rountree, Executive Vice President and Senior Consultant, Ashley|Rountree and Associates |
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Mason Rummel, President & CEO, James Graham Brown Foundation
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Kim Rutherford, Divisional Director of Planned Giving, Salvation Army, Kentucky-Tennessee
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Judy Simpson, CPA, Manager at Blue & Co. LLC
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Heather Singleton, CFRE, System Director of Events & Community Outreach, Norton Healthcare
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Kenley Sturdivant-Wilson, former Manager of Annual Fund and Individual Giving, Kentucky Science Center
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Kelly Wesley Taylor, JD, Partner at Trek Advancement, LLC
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Daryle Unseld, Chief Equity Officer, Metro United Way
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Katina Whitlock, Senior Manager, Community Engagement, GE Appliances
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Questions? Contact CNPE’s Director of Learning Merv Antonio at mantonio@cnpe.org or 502-618-5328.