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The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center
The Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center
Read below to check out descriptions of our upcoming trainings!
This comprehensive training session is designed for Executive Directors, staff members, and board members of nonprofit organizations, aiming to equip you with essential best practices for understanding governance and enhancing board effectiveness.
During this session, participants will:
By participating, you will leave with actionable insights and strategies to improve your organization’s governance structure and foster a more engaged and effective board.
A university administrator and global business development executive who retired after a 39-year career at Duke University, Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, and Duke Corporate Education. David was a founding member of Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE), a global provider of non-degree custom executive education and leadership development, and previously held positions at Duke University’s Fuqua School, including as Associate Dean and as Director of European Relations. He served on the executive committee for Duke CE, and on the boards of the MBA Enterprise Corps, HR People & Strategy, the LEAD Program in Business, Inc., Pivot Leadership, The Executive Service Corps of the Triangle, and Durham Central Park. David received his B.S. and M.Ed. degrees from the College of William and Mary. He earned his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Duke University.
A graduate of Antioch College, Art founded and was president of Zucker Associates, Inc., a manufacturer’s representative agency handling the marketing and sales of semiconductors and related electronic components on behalf of manufacturers worldwide. Art served as chair for the advisory councils of several companies his agency represented and held national office for the Electronic Representatives Association. After retiring from Zucker Associates, Art was a member of the Antioch University Board of Governors for 12 years and served as chair of the board during his tenure. In his role, Art led the institution through considerable change, including the closing of a college, creation and implementation of a new governance structure for the university system and development of a succession plan for board chairs. He was also instrumental in the search, hiring and transition for the new chancellor.
Art received an Honorary Doctorate from Antioch University in August 2013.
For 10 years, he provided pro bono consulting services in the Triangle on behalf of Executive Service Corps. This included consulting with clients in the areas of Board Development, Board Retreats, Executive Coaching and Mentoring. Since 1999, Art has extensive experience serving on and leading nonprofit boards.
In 2020, Art was elected an Honorary Trustee of Temple Beth Or, currently serves on the Finance Committee and is Co-chair of the Governance Committee. He and his wife are supporters of Temple Beth Or, the NC Symphony and Antioch University
In this session, we will explore the intersection of AI and personalization in the nonprofit sector, with a special focus on maintaining a human-centric approach. We’ll dive into how artificial intelligence can be leveraged to create more personalized experiences for donors, volunteers, and beneficiaries, while ensuring that these technological advancements enhance, rather than replace, the human element in nonprofit interactions. This session is designed to provide the space for discussion around how to use AI thoughtfully, ensuring that technology serves as a complement to, rather than a replacement for, the human touch in their vital work. The session welcomes you to visit your rabbit holes around this topic and bring any questions, ideas, or concerns you may have.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this interactive session, participants will be able to:
Meena (she/her) is the CEO, consultant, and facilitator of two practices – NamasteData and Data Is For Everyone. Namaste Data focuses on advancing data equity for nonprofits and social impact agencies, while Data Is For Everyone provides tools and resources to help people learn how to navigate the world of data. Meena is a specialist in designing and teaching equitable research tools and analyzing engagement. She supports nonprofits in three critical areas: data collection assessments, community surveys, and staff workshops on topics like improving data equity and human-centric algorithms. You can learn more about her work through her two newsletters, ‘Dear Human’ and ‘Data Uncollected’, or directly connect with her on LinkedIn.
FREE for TRIAVA Members
$29 for Non-members, or join TRIAVA for just $25
So, just how good are your volunteers? Volunteers want to know if they’re making a difference, and we need to know just how effectively volunteers are working for our agencies. We recognize the importance of performance evaluations for paid employees, but agencies don’t always realize that performance evaluations are equally important – and valuable – for volunteers. This training will explain why volunteer performance evaluation is an important part of the volunteer management process and give you some tips for better ways to do it in your agency.
Learning Objectives
This training program will give you valuable information to help your agency design and utilize processes and materials you can use to evaluate the performance of volunteers in your organization.
The training will address these questions:
Since retiring in Raleigh, NC, in 2015, Dr. Joel Zimmerman has done volunteer work and pro bono consulting with many nonprofit organizations including Braver Angels, the Executive Service Corps of the Triangle, The Triangle Nonprofit Volunteer & Leadership Center, AARP, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He has been a Director on, as well as a consultant to, several nonprofit Boards of Directors. Joel’s 40-year career included organization and leadership development, nonprofit governance, program management, adult training, group facilitation, and team building. Joel holds an M.A. in organizational design and effectiveness from Fielding University, where his special area of study was strategic planning. He also holds an M.S. in industrial psychology from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern in experimental psychology.
GROW, LEAD, LEARN
Spend this summer developing leadership skills, giving back to the community, and building friendships, all while earning 35 community service hours in a week.
