WHAT WE DO MATTERS
The MISSION of the American Nonprofit Academy is to bring education, leadership, connectivity and collaboration to the nonprofit community.
The VISION of the American Nonprofit Academy is to educate and connect stakeholders in the nonprofit community with low cost educational opportunities. This includes the involvement of nonprofit staff, founders, funders, donors, volunteers, corporate partners and government.
The VALUES of the American Nonprofit Academy orient communities towards building sustainable approaches to philanthropy. Education, connectivity and collaboration are the key values that move the American Nonprofit Academy towards its goals. When the nonprofit sector achieves success all members of the community succeed.
OUR STORY
The story of the American Nonprofit Academy is the story of American nonprofits. We come from a variety of places and backgrounds and believe each day can be better than the last.
We know America is a place where a Community Organizer can stand as tall as a corporate CEO. We live in a country gifted with the ability to both make money and make a difference. We get out of bed in the morning with a to-do list filled with people not products. Even more so, we are grateful to be surrounded by social entrepreneurs who are enlightened with purpose.
The American nonprofit community is one of the few remaining arenas where thinking outside the box is encouraged and rewarded. It is a community where doing what has not been done before, or what can be done better, is a valid goal.
We will admit our platform won’t hold all the answers to every problem a nonprofit encounters, nor can we tell you where all the needs and opportunities exist. However, we can be one of the tools for your journey. By serving as a platform for providing and connecting you with the expertise and support you may need, we hope the American Nonprofit Academy will become one of your sources for knowledge, encouragement and success.
This community news and learning platform is constructed to match the complex variety of nonprofit missions. We have experts from mission specific fields who bring their talent, view and history to our menu of free and low cost training. You will gain strength by learning from those who have traveled your path or are experts in your unique field. Our National news , Local news and Foundation news sections give you the big picture of our nonprofit sector. Keeping up on the actions of your peers, donors, volunteers, clients and even competitors is very important as you journey along and we further encourage you to join us daily on the Live national broadcast of The Nonprofit Show.
We understand your success is measured more by how many mouths you feed, families you help, lives you save and not by how much money you make. Yours is a purposeful life. It requires compassion, creativity and commitment. Because of this, we honor and take the responsibility of providing training seriously.
We hope you will find the American Nonprofit Academy valuable and always appreciate your feedback to make it better.
Stay well so you can do well…
Julia C. Patrick
Founder and CEO
American Nonprofit Academy
ACADEMY EDUCATION PARTNERS AND THOUGHT LEADERS
Sasha R. Lewis, CFRE
Principal
Moves Management Consulting
Kay McDonald
CEO
Charity Charms
Steve Shattuck
Chief Engagement Officer
Bloomerang
Jarrett Ransom
CEO & President
Rayvan Group
Katie Warnock
Founder
StaffingBoutique.co
Jeb Banner
CEO and Founder
Boardable
Jeffrey R. Wilcox
President and Chief Advancement Officer
Third Sector Company
Jason Champion
Director of Product Development
Winspire
GUEST PRESENTERS | INSTRUCTORS
Daniel Parkhurst
Director Of Policy and Communications
Washington Nonprofits
Christopher Worman
Vice President – Alliances
TechSoup
Tony Beall
Director
Sanford Institute of Philanthropy
Brian Sooy
President
Aespire
John K. Romano
Executive Director
Disaster Central
Nicole Forsyth
President and CEO
RedRover
Jim Ogle
Executive Director
Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area
Michele Rebeor
Owner
Michele M. Rebeor Consulting
Michael C. Oster
CEO
Level Up Advisors
Maria Chavez Wilcox
CEO
Seattle – YWCA
Alex Wright
Executive Director and Founder
All Kind
Stephanie Pommier
Regional Director, Upper Midwest
NPHUSA.org
Amy Schwanbenlender
Executive Director
Human Service Campus
Eric Ryan
Founding Partner
Mission Met
Dr. Rob Harter
Nonprofit Leadership Podcast
E.D. CCofPC.org
Jeffri-Lynn Campbell
CEO – Brand Architect
Blaze Experts
Alison J. Rapping
CEO
Arouet Empowers.org
Adrian Jamieson
President – AZ
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
Amelia Kohm
Founder and Consultant
Nonfit Viz
Gary Knight
Executive Director
San Diego Futures Foundation
Rich Dietz
Director of Peer to Peer Solutions
One Cause
Kate Rubalcava
CEO
Utah Nonprofits Association
Norberto Castro
President and CEO
Arizona Center for Nature Conservation
Jill Misra
Association of Consultants to Nonprofits
Impact Solutions Corp.
Jennifer R. Hudson
President
Think Beyond Public Relations
Kevin Pace
Executive Producer
The Nonprofit Show
Connie Bonfy
Executive Director
Kansas Rural Center
Jeff Schreifels
Author – About The Donor
Veritus Group
Anne Owens
Executive Director
Volunteer Center of Story County
Justin Wheeler
Founder and CEO
FunRaise.io
Rick DeBruhl
Founder and Author
Insider’s Guide to Media Training
Chandler Longbons
CEO
Social Leap
Geronimo Diaz
Founder & CEO
Geronimo Consulting
Vonni Guthrie
President and CEO
Fundraise 411
Shannon Clancy
Associate Executive Director
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Armando Zumaya
Founder
Armandozumaya.com
Gabe Cooper
CEO
Virtuous Software
Tara Bethell
CEO
Copper Quail Consulting
Rich Frazier, CFRE
Senior Consultant
IPM Advancement
Jeannie Beck
CEO
Bookkeeping For Nonprofits
Keenan Evans
President
ON Semiconductor Foundation
Kelly Balthazor
Regional Relationship Manager
PetSmart Charities
Rita Soronen
CEO and President
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Miraj Patel
Founder & CEO
Harness Giving
Howard Lake
Executive Director
UK Fundraising
Eyvette Jones Johnson
Founder
Urban Possibilities
Kyle Daniels
Planned Giving Coordinator
Field Museum
Tracy Vanderneck, MSM,CFRE
President
Phil-Com
Scott Thomas, CAP
Chartered Financial Consultant
Stewardship Matters
Amanda Miller
Chief Marketing Officer
Ink & Quill Communications
Dr. Evelyn Jabri
Principal
E & A Innovation Group
Sherry Quam Taylor
CEO
QuamTaylor
Camille Ridley
Donor Development Officer
American Red Cross
Dean McCurry
Owner
DM Auction Services
Brenda Blunt, CPA
Partner
Eide Bailly
Phil Pangrazio
President and CEO
Ability 360
Cindy May
CEO
Cindy May Consulting
Ilana Lowery
Regional Director
Common Sense Media
Anne Yurasek
Principal
FIO Partners
Joseph Hearn
President and CEO
Advanced Remarketing Services
Diana Holder
International Research
Grant Station
Patricia Kelly Leo
Executive Director
Florence M. Muller and Emil Muller Foundations
Lindsey Valdez
Program Director
MADD- New Mexico
Vada O. Manager
Founder and CEO
Manager Global Consulting Group
Mike Worley
Executive Director
The Lander Foundation
Caitlin Butler
Chief Strategy Officer
Mural Arts Philadelphia
Elycia Taylor
Communications Director
Licking County Humane Society
Nic Miller
Director Of Partnerships
Fundraise Up
Cynthia Zwick
Executive Director
Wildfire
Sean Donnelly
Co-Founder
RoundUps.org
Frank Kitchen
Founder and Creator
I Live F.R.E.S.H.
Rachel Bearbower
CEO
Small Shop Strategies
Julia Campbell
President and CEO
JC Campbell Social Marketing
Katie Rapkoch
Founder
Seek To Serve Coaching
Katie Appold
Executive Director
Do More Good
Laura Ingalls
Content Marketer
Abeja Solutions
Heather Burright
CEO
Skill Masters Market
Ashley Bright
Founder
Ashley Bright Presents
Janeen Brown
Founder, Executive Director
EmpowHerto
Anne Cohen
Arts
Bronx House