The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center
Training Information
Read below to check out descriptions of our upcoming trainings!
July TRIAVA Training
Ignite the Spark:
Energizing Your Volunteer Program
This interactive session will focus on reimagining your volunteer program
Including items such as:
- Laying out your mission and vision for your volunteer program
- Using as a marketing, recruiting and selection tool for specialized volunteers
- Building the relationship between volunteers and the community you serve
- Presenting program metrics and evaluation
- Engaging staff, volunteers and clients in your volunteer program with an eye to fostering commitment
This meeting is FREE for TRIAVA Members. If you are not a TRIAVA member, after registration go here to pay your $29 fee (https://bit.ly/TRIAVAclassfee) or go here to join TRIAVA (https://bit.ly/TRIAVAinfo)
Presented by Daniel Janssen
Thursday, July 24, 2025
10 AM - 11 AM EST
FREE for TRIAVA members, $29 for non-members
Daniel is an accomplished international human resource executive with over 30 years of experience in the design, implementation and management of global human resource programs working for US Government, United Nations, and international nonprofit organizations.
Daniel served as the Director Human Resources with the Peace Corps and the Head of Recruitment for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. He has lived in Chapel Hill for over 15 years working for nonprofit organizations (RTI International, The Nature Conservancy, IPAS), serving on various Board of Directors, and volunteering his services.
Daniel has a B.A. in political science and history from Macalester College. He studied international and public administration at the Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and completed an executive development program at George Washington University.
August Monthly Nonprofit Training
Shift Happens: Leading Through Change
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be poised to:
- Create a detailed toolkit to adapt change management to your group’s context
- Run a small pilot and share results with the board
- Hold peer meetings/workshops for volunteer coordinators
- Create a ‘lessons learned’ after-action sheet
- Collect volunteer feedback and publish key takeaways
Presented by Ted Benson, Biotech Scientist and Management Professional
August 21st, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
FREE
Ted Benson is a biotech scientist and management professional with over 25 years of experience in biotech startups & multinational pharma firms. He has managed and coached research teams to achieve business goals, led a worldwide strategy team for cultural transformation at a global Fortune 500 company, and founded a management consulting firm. He has worked with multiple charities and nonprofits, including 5 years chairing the Research Committee and sitting on the Board of Directors for the Male Contraceptive Initiative. A highly collaborative leader, he enjoys helping teams move through change to thrive.
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June Monthly Nonprofit Training
How To Establish An Investment Policy Statement for Nonprofits
This presentation seeks to inform nonprofit organizations about the purpose and need for an effective Investment Policy statement for their organizations and how this can benefit agencies.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, you will understand:
- The purpose of an Investment Policy Statement
- The key elements of an Investment Policy Statement and how they relate to compliance
- How an effective Investment Policy Statement can attract new donors.
- The relationship between a nonprofit organization’s bylaws, fiscal policy, and the Investment Policy Statement.
Presented by Perry Cabean, Managing Member, Grand Street Capital Management, L.L.C.
June 12th, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
FREE
Mr. Cabean has more than 29 years of professional investment management experience. Prior to founding Grand Street Capital Management in 2009, Mr. Cabean had worked as a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, and as a portfolio manager for Wachovia Bank, Comerica Bank, and Wilmoco Capital Management respectively. At Wachovia Bank, Mr. Cabean was responsible for managing $271 million in his book of accounts. While at Comerica, Mr. Cabean had discretionary authority for $107 million in investment assets under management. The investment team at Wilmoco Capital Management grew from $5 million to $150 million in assets under management during his tenure. Mr. Cabean holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Michigan, a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Bowling Green State University.
