Nonprofit Leadership Academy

The Nonprofit Leadership Academy is for nonprofit professionals who want to grow their fundraising, community engagement, and impact without the 24/7 hustle. During this 6-week, 15-hour program, participants will explore steps to building a sustainable and stress-free growth strategy.  This program is for nonprofit executives, fundraisers, and directors from organizations of every size who want to take a quantum leap in their mission and create big change for their community. 

Students will meet in person at Penn State Beaver for the first and last sessions of the training.  There will be four weekly Zoom sessions in between the on-campus sessions.  

Topics

  • Fundraising
  • Strategic Planning
  • Leadership Style
  • Board Development
  • Crafting your Case Statement
  • Digital Community Building

Outcomes

  • Explore your personal leadership style and growth goals.
  • Create a fundraising plan that is simple, sustainable, and scalable.
  • Recruit and engage your board in creating a culture of accountability and excellence. 
  • Learn how to build a wildly engaged community of dream donors ready to give.
  • Promote values of diversity, equity, and inclusion through digital community building.

About the instructor

Amy Fazio has been helping nonprofit professionals advance their missions through the power of community building for more than 25 years. 
Community building and engagement are the foundation of her signature method, the Magnify your Mission System to help nonprofit pros create a path and process to sustainable and stress-free fundraising. Amy believes the power of community as the catalyst to achieve epic results and big change.
Amy is a nonprofit growth consultant, speaker, elected school board member, previous candidate for PA state house, and instructor of Civic & Community Engagement at Penn State Beaver. 

Fueled by her passion for community organizing, Amy received her master’s in political science  studying social movements & exploring how people and communities create the change they want to see. While serving as CEO of a national trade association, Amy and the team achieved unprecedented success by using her community-building model to engage and galvanize members. In 2018 she used these same principles as a candidate for Pennsylvania State Office to mobilize a record number of voters. 

Community building and fundraising are all about bringing people together around things they care about to exercise their power and make BIG CHANGE HAPPEN.   More than a mission, it’s a movement.

Nonprofit Leadership Academy

  • Dates: Thursdays, April 21 - May 26, 2022
  • Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • Location: Penn State Beaver and Zoom
  • Cost: $499
  • Register: Nonprofit Leadership Academy

Information

For more information, please contact Continuing Education Office at 724-773-3700 or [email protected]. 

Cancellations and refunds

Payment is due upon registration. Students may request a registration cancellation through the start date of the course. A $25 cancellation fee will apply. No refunds will be given for withdrawal requests after the course start date. The University reserves the right to cancel course selections. If the course is cancelled, the student will be issued a full refund.