Tuesdays, September 10 - October 15, 2024 - 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Nonprofits are essential partners within our North Carolina communities. When nonprofit organizations have a strong foundation and manage themselves well, they can focus more wholly on the services and support they bring to our communities.
That is why the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits launched the Nonprofit Management Institute, a virtual learning cohort of nonprofit executives, managers, and board leaders to assess their organizations’ management practices, identify successes and challenges, build capacity where there are gaps, and work towards long-term sustainability.
Developed from ongoing nonprofit management research and the Center’s guide, Principles & Practices: Best Practices for North Carolina Nonprofits, this 6-session series facilitates learning, discussion, and fundamental management strategies around board governance, program design and evaluation, strategic planning, fundraising, financial management, and human resources.
We appreciate our partnership with the Guilford Nonprofit Consortium that brought about the transition of this program from the Consortium to the Center to expand the content and open the opportunity to nonprofits all across the state.
Registration is closed.
Cost for 6-Session Series: $400 for Center Members, $600 for All Others.
Cost includes a printed workbook to be mailed to each attendee.
Register two or more members of your staff and board and use code NPMITEAM to save 25%.
If cost is a barrier, please contact us at the email address below.
If you require Spanish interpretation for this 6-part series, please contact us.
Questions? Visit our FAQ page or contact us.
See all the graduates of the Nonprofit Management Institute.
Hear from graduates of our inaugural series.
The Program
Session 1 - Orientation, Nonprofit Management Overview, Capacity Assessment
Get an overview of the 12 fundamental management principles from the Center’s Principles & Practices guide and how they work in practice. Assess your nonprofit's current management level to establish benchmarks for improving and strengthening your organization.
Session 2 - Board Governance
Recruit and retain an active and diverse board of directors with working committees that provide governance and oversight while providing board training and development
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Recruit and retain board members who are committed to providing governance and oversight while preserving the mission and pursuing the vision
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Foster an active board of directors and working committees with diverse members who support the nonprofit with time, money, and influence while providing governance and oversight
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Leverage an active, diverse board of directors and working committees who advance the nonprofit through strategic decision-making, fundraising, innovative thinking, and ongoing board development
Session 3 - Program Design, Management & Evaluation
Design and manage programs in alignment with the mission with sufficient funding and human resources to achieve program outcomes as evidenced by community impact through high-quality evaluation processes
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Design and implement programs that align with the nonprofit’s mission and vision to meet community needs
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Manage programs with sufficient funding and human resources to achieve desired outcomes
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Provide credible evidence of program impact through a detailed and robust assessment and evaluation process
Session 4 - Strategic Planning
Develop annual plans and guide operations using a strategic plan created with key stakeholders, inclusive of goals, strategies, and outcomes to advance the mission and achieve ongoing and sustainable impact
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Develop clear goals that support the mission and vision
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Create and implement a strategic plan with board members, staff, and stakeholders to advance the mission and vision and guide operations
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Commit to ongoing capacity building beyond the strategic plan to ensure sustainable community impact utilizing best nonprofit management principles and practices
Session 5 - Financial Management and Fundraising
Financial Management: Manage financial resources by tracking and monitoring revenues and expenses, understanding and analyzing financial reports and information, and establishing a diversified revenue portfolio to achieve financial stability and maintain the public’s trust
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Track and monitor revenue and expenses based on accurate bookkeeping, record keeping, and financial reporting
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Understand and adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IRS accounting requirements
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Analyze and use financial reports, data, and information to maintain a diversified revenue portfolio, guide decision making, and achieve financial stability
Fundraising: Cultivate and steward donor relationships as a basis to acquire grants, sponsorships, and contributions for annual giving and major giving to achieve financial stability
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Establish systems and procedures to identify, ask, and acknowledge donors for contributions
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Cultivate donor relationships to foster consistent donor giving, secure foundation grants and corporate sponsorships, and implement an annual individual giving campaign
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Steward donor relationships to acquire contributions through major giving, capital campaigns, and/or endowments
Session 6 - Human Resources and Graduation
Maintain a knowledgeable, experienced, and skilled workforce of employees and volunteers to perform leadership and management duties and responsibilities
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Attract knowledgeable employees and volunteers to fulfill the basic duties of the nonprofit in compliance with human resource practices and labor laws
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Choose knowledgeable and skilled employees and volunteers to lead people and manage operations
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Retain a knowledgeable and skilled workforce as a result of implementing a comprehensive personnel administration plan, policies, and procedures
About the Facilitator
Dr. Pamela Palmer has over 25 years of experience providing capacity-building support to nonprofit organizations as an educator, facilitator, consultant, and coach. She has collaborated with the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits and Guilford Nonprofit Consortium to conceptualize and design curricula for the Nonprofit Management Institute. She has served in various roles related to leadership and management of nonprofit organizations and has consulted in the areas of capacity building, nonprofit start-up and management, program development and management, strategic planning, organizational development, staff development, program evaluation, and community development. She was previously an instructor and assistant professor of nonprofit leadership and management at High Point University. She is one of the founders and current executive director of the Guilford County Resource and Referral Center. Dr. Palmer has a Ph.D. in leadership studies and a Master of Science in human resource counseling from North Carolina A&T State University, and an undergraduate degree in business administration from Winston-Salem State University.
Nonprofit Management Institute Graduates
Fall 2023 ► Hear from Graduates
Shellie Bowlin, Robin's Nest
Amy Brundle, NAMI North Carolina
Sebastian Byers, Take the Trip Foundation
Jason Carroll, Take the Trip Foundation
Michelle Chambers, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Kristie Coffer, Guilford County Partnership for Children
Nichelle Cole, Nash Edgecombe Wilson Community Action, Inc.
Staci Davis, One Place
Dori DeJong, CCME Foundation
Mary Draughn, Smart Start of Davidson County
Gwendolyn Forney, Bright Hopes, Inc.
Alisha Giggetts, Triad Health Project
Sara Glenn, Durham's Partnership for Children
Kelly Hedgecock, Greensboro Urban Ministries
Marta Hester, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Beth Hooper, FIND Outdoors
Kristina Isaac, Alternative Career Pathways
Randolph Keaton, Men and Women United for Youth and Families
Rebby Kern, Equality NC
Jillian Klingberg, Dottie Rose Foundation
Amy LaCount, The Christian Mission
Christopher Leab, Dream Center of Forsyth County
Vikki Leathers, Durham Children's Initiative
Mary Lelik, League of Women Voters of Wake County
Melissa Malkin-Weber, North Carolina Clean Energy Fund
Staci McBride, Pineville Neighbors Place
Karen Mills, Partnership for Children of Johnston County
Amanda Mitchell, Growing High Point
Jen Nelson, Operation Xcel
Kate Ogden, Dogwood Health Trust
Carrie Pasquale, Smart Start of Forsyth County
Eddie Pope, Carolina Core FC/CCSF
Erin Riney, PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Heather St. Clair, Down East Partnership for Children
Gwynn Trenck, Fusion Comp Crew
NaDene Tucker, Wilson County Partnership for Children
Megan Van Fleet, City Startup Labs
Jennifer Weiss, North Carolina Clean Energy Fund
Jameka Wells, Durham's Partnership for Children
LaWanna Wooden, One Place
Spring 2023 ► Hear from Graduates
André Anthony, Dorcas Ministries
Hannia Benitez, El Vínculo Hispano | The Hispanic Liaison
Kristi Bray, New Journey Now
Brittany Brown, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
Maria Calvopina, NC Congress of Latino Organizations
Kim Chambers, TROSA
Sebrina Cooke-Davis, Children's Home Society
Leslie Covington, The Carying Place
Morgan Coyner, Addiction Professionals of North Carolina
Trinisha Dean, Alliance for Children
Rebekah Dobbins, Greater High Point Food Alliance
Ginny Dropkin, HOPE NC
Jenn Galler, BREDL (Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League)
Tonya Handford, A Legacy of Hope Inc.
Yvonne Harrison, White Oak Foundation, Inc.
George Hendrix, Asociacion de Mexicanos en Carolina del Norte, Inc. (AMEXCAN)
Geny Hernández López, Colaborativa La Milpa
Reginald Holiday, City Help of the Triad
Mya Hunter, SpiritHouse South
Paola Jaramillo, Enlace Latino NC
Antoinette Kerr, Women Advance
Scott Korbin, Heart of Cary
Marlies Leggette, Communities in Partnership
Anna Meyer, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra
Carla Norwood, Working Landscapes
Leslie Patterson, Court Support for Families
Angie Pena, Latino Advocacy Coalition of Henderson County
Steven Pulliam, Good Stewards of Rockingham
Denise Robinson, Environmental Justice Community Action Network
Ann Rogers, BREDL (Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League)
Joy Spencer, Equity Before Birth
April Spencer, Uptown Roxboro Group/City of Roxboro
Elaine Utin, LatinxEd
Sherri P White Williamson, Environmental Justice Community Action Network
Toyia Williams, Empowered Parents in Community
Amber Williamson, High Point Discovered
Logan Wilson, Bridge II Sports
Ayo Wilson, West End Revitalization Association
Sommer Wisher, Wake Smiles
Aleia Woodard, White Oak Foundation
Meghan Woolbright, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra
Fall 2022 ► Hear from Graduates
Morgan Abernathy, Downtown Belmont Development Association
Geoffrey Barton, Mountain Housing Opportunities
Cassandra Bennett, Craven Smart Start
José Bernal, FaithAction International House
John Blue, Ties for Guys Men's Ministry
Sadie Blue, Building Stronger Neighborhoods
Charmaine Blue-Singletary, Columbus County Partnership for Children
Andrea Bowens, The Bull City Woodshop
Jocelyn Brown, African American Atelier
Kim Bullard, Sandhills Children's Center
Elizabeth Byrum, NC Child
Stacey Carless, NC Counts Coalition
Connie Carr-Costin, Smart Start of Pender County
Jessica Carter, NC Smart Start
Charlene Cowell, Bleeding Disorders Foundation of North Carolina
April Cox, Rockingham County Partnership for Children
Amy Cubbage, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Rhonda Dean, Foundation For The Carolinas
Daniel D'Oleo, Neighbor to Neighbor Outreach
Leilani Dowell, Southern Vision Alliance
Pamela Federline, Partnership for Children of Cumberland County
Kimberly Gilley, Patriot Foundation
Annette Hampton, Safe Haven of Person County
Rita Henry, NC Counts Coalition
Ma'kayla Hunter, Greensboro Cerebral Palsy Association
Felix Iyoko, Raleigh Immigrant Community Inc.
Donna Jackson, Sampson County Partnership for Children
Angela Jaco, Four Square Community Action, Inc.
Hannah James, Democracy North Carolina
Julanda Jett, Partnership for Children of Cumberland County
Regina Johnson, YWCA High Point
Jess Jude, Southern Vision Alliance
Deborah Keener, Samara's Village
Mike Kennedy, Beyond Sports NC
Cassidy Lackey, Downtown Belmont Development Association
Margaret Lawrence, Bladen Smart Start - A Partnership for Children
Angela Lewis, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Julie McKnight, Triad Health Project
Jazmin Mendoza Sosa, Communities In Schools of Chatham County
Melissa Mishoe, Down East Partnership for Children
Ashley Nowell, Town of Waxhaw
Kay Overton, Tyrrell-Washington Partnership for Children
Mary Peters, Partners for Children and Families
Caleb Ponton, Democracy North Carolina
Janet Ranheim, Love to Serve Tennis Foundation
Christina Rary, Family Crisis Council
Elizabeth Rizzo, Richmond County Partnership for Children
Tomeka Robinson, Ties for Guys Mens Ministry
Hunter Safrit, Salisbury Symphony
Itza Salazar, Triangle Bikeworks
Sara Sampson, Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County
Colisha Stanford, StepUp Ministry
Carrie Thompson, Family Room Triad
Jenny Thompson, Food Bank of the Albemarle
Jana Walding, Moore County Chamber of Commerce/Sandhills Children's Center
Lauren Westin, Cabarrus Partnership for Children
Necolle Winstead, StandUp-SpeakOut NC
Michelle Yow, Charlotte ToolBank
Spring 2022 ► Hear from Graduates
Sarah Almeida, Communities In Schools of North Carolina
Niki Alston, Turning Point Community Development Corporation
Patrick Barrett, The AME Zion Church
Heather Bauer, The Council on Aging of Buncombe County
Sheena Beasley, The Almond Connection
Jesica Blake, North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
Rosemary Blizzard, Election Administration Resource Center
Marlo Brooks, North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
Katrina Chance, Richmond County Partnership for Children
Joanna Chantemerle, Beginnings
Rhiannon Chavis-Wanson, Robeson County Partnership for Children
Paula Cline, Alexander County Partnership for Children
Joni Davis, Institute for Preventive Healthcare & Advocacy
Khayla Deans, The Beautiful Project
Lisa Foster, Family Promise of Davie County
Patrice Funderburg, The Center for Community Transitions
Tashani Gaskins, Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women
Walker Golder, North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
Francesca Hagarty, Centro Unido Latino-Americano, Inc.
Bo Hardegree, The WILL Foundation
Regina Harrell, Shepherd's Care Medical Clinic
Torrance Harrell, Shepherd's Care Medical Clinic
Michael Houck, Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County
Heather Johnson, Council for Children's Rights
Christy Jones, Duplin County Partnership For Children
Emily Jones, Partners for Children and Families
Emma Kinyanjui, Disability Rights North Carolina
Virginia Knowlton Marcus, Disability Rights North Carolina
Erika Kofler, The Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design
Madison Leatherwood, The Center For Native Health
Eric Lewis, Junction Business Services
Carole Mangum, Partnership for Children of Cumberland County
Christy McNeil, Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County
Leah Moretz, Carolinas District of Kiwanis
Gaile Osborne, Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina
Zainab Qaabidh, Amir Institute
Margarita Ramirez, Centro Unido Latino-Americano
Eric Reece, Graham Revitalization Economic Action Team (GREAT)
Lisa Rowe, PLM Families Together
Selena Rowell, Columbus County Partnership for Children
Sophia Russell, Positive Wellness Alliance
Rick Savage, Carolina Wetlands Association
Kelly Sechrist, Election Administration Resource Center
Aditi Sethi-Brown, Center for Conscious Living & Dying
Val Short, Triangle North Healthcare Foundation
Alexandra Sirota, NC Budget & Tax Center
Jamie Southern, Bookmarks
Meredith Spaugh, Family Support Network of Central Carolina
Rose Thompson, Activate Good
Melinda Thompson-King, Coastal Horizons
Craig Wagner, Welcome Home Angel
Valerie Wallace, Partnership for Children of Wayne County
Asia Washington, Junior League of Charlotte, Inc.
Chris White, Carolinas District of Kiwanis
Dale Willetts, Coastal Horizons
Fall 2021 ► Hear from Graduates
Susan Armstrong, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Jessica Beamon, Greensboro Literary Organization
Jose Bernal Munoz, FaithAction International House
Dawn Blagrove, Emancipate NC
Morgan Bost, Children First/Communities in Schools
Rolanda Byrd, Raleigh PACT
Shana Carignan, L'Arche North Carolina
Angela Carlson, Samaritan's Feet International
Meagan Clawar, Refugee Community Partnership
Stephen Colyer, Greensboro Literary Organization
Carolyn D'Amelio, MDC Inc.
Jenni Danai, Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina
Wren Davisson, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Allison Dejong, Abundance NC
Crystal Depietro, Connections of Cumberland County
Wayne Durham, Sanctuary House
Gloria Garton, disAbility Resource Center
Catherine George, Saint Saviour's Center
Sally Gordon, United Way of Alamance County
Julie Grill, PORCH Chapel Hill-Carboro
Sheila Groves, The North Carolina Delta Kappa Gamma Educational Foundation
Brionna Harpe, Caring Services, Inc.
Joy Harrell Goff, BUMP: The Triangle
Becky Hebert, PORCH Chapel Hill-Carboro
Debbie Horwitz, PORCH Chapel Hill-Carboro
Lakeisha Johnson, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Christina Kliesch, AIDS Leadership Foothills-area Alliance
Elinor Landess, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership
Stephanie Lane, Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine
Courtney Latta-Sosebee, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Catherine (Catie) Lewis, North Carolina FCCLA
Kathy Lista, The Open Door House
Laura Lorino, L'Arche North Carolina
Laura Malinchock, PORCH Chapel Hill-Carboro
Amy Marion, ASAP
Amanda Miller, Greensboro Downtown Parks, Inc.
Barbara Morales Burke, Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation
Nicholé Morgan, TheGifted Arts Inc.
Jenna Nelson, NC Early Education Coalition
Susan Nixon, Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start Partnership
Bill O'Donnell, North Carolina Partnership for Children
Gerri Odum, Stand Up- Speak Out of North Carolina
Vann Pearsall, Psychoanalytic Center for the Carolinas
Mia Peters, MDC Inc.
Eliazar Posada, El Centro Hispano
Iliana Santillan, El Pueblo Inc.
Mitchell Summerfield, Winning Ways Inc.
Kia Thacker, SHIFT NC
Angelique Thompson, The Livestock Conservancy
Valencia Toomer, School of the Arts for Boys Academy
Chance Van Noppen, Saint Saviour's Center
Debra Weeks, The C.W. Williams Community Health Center, Inc.
Spring 2021 ► Hear from Graduates
Terry Albanese, Muggsy Bogues Family Foundation
Perla Ayala, Communities in Schools of Chatham County
Phil Boggan, Downtown Belmont Development Association
Arlene Brown, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of the Triangle NC
Heather Burkhardt, NC Coalition On Aging
Kelly Calabria, Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation
Stephanie Campbell, Life Around the Table
Sarah Cannady, NARAL Pro-Choice NC
Ashley Cone, The Cemala Foundation
Jill Cox, Communities In Schools of North Carolina
Lisa Crosslin, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
Katherine Denton, Franklin County Arts Council
Laura Dille, TABLE
Nicole Dozier, North Carolina Justice Center
Shawn Edman, Prevent Child Abuse Rowan
Anne Ehlers, NC Health News
Scott Ferris, Family Promise of Wake County
Rozalynn Fulton, Community Theatre of Greensboro
Sherrell Gales, Autism Unbound
Eshe Hamme, Equality North Carolina
Deb Harris Richardson, YWCA Greensboro
Jennifer Hermen, Operation Xcel
Andrew Hill, MountainTrue
Kendra Johnson, Equality North Carolina
Monica Kearney, Safe Space
Anna Koltchagova, ACLU of North Carolina
Julie Lanford, Cancer Services
Bethany Leighton, Canines for Service
Michelle Lewis, Life Around the Table
Jane Liebscher, United Way of Greater High Point
Giselle Mansi, YWCA High Point
Andres Mondragon, Family Service of the Piedmont
Carrie Moses, TABLE
Veronica Oakler, Clean Water for North Carolina
Laura Owen, Hospice Of Davidson County
Thomas Ray, Poe Center for Health Education
JaLisha Richmond, Thread Capital
Rebecca Slay, North Carolina Association of Independent Schools (NCAIS)
Angela Street, Downtown Belmont Development Association
Watsi Sutton, KCC Community Development Center
Dorian Sylvester, The Corporation of Guardianship
Ashton Tippins, TABLE
Gerard Truesdale, Crossroads: Pathways to Success
Elizabeth Underwood, UNC Asheville
Cheryl Ann Welsh, East Coast Greenway Alliance
Mike Yow, Fellowship Hall
Fall 2020 ► Hear from Graduates
Adriana Adams, Triad Health Project
Alana Allen, I Am A Queen
Valerie Anderson, The Emily Krzyzewski Center
Susan Azor, Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy
BJ Bayne, Steps to HOPE
Catena Bergevin, ArtsGreensboro
Wendy Burnette, Land Loss Prevention Project
Tammy Colson, Food Bank of the Albemarle
Matt Comer, Charlotte Pride
Jakki Davis, D-UP
Monica Daye, Stand Up- Speak Out of North Carolina
Michele Francis, Caring Services, Inc.
Lady Gasca, ISLA (Immersion for Spanish Language Acquisition)
Jamie Green, Hope Haven
Kevin Hicks, Triangle Bikeworks
DeWand Hooper, Communities In Schools of Wake County
Mary Irvine, North Carolina IOLTA
Kennon Jackson, Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County
Jayvon Johnson, Coalition for a Greater Legacy
Catherine Kastleman, Sound Rivers
Melissa Knapp, Magnolia House Foundation
Jen Knight, Balsam Mountain Trust
Lisa Lemos, Mosaic Development Group
Corrie Lisk-Hurst, Center for Visual Artists
Kelly McKee, Ready for School, Ready for Life
Nada Merghani, Charlotte Pride
Jaymie Meyer, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art
Latoya Montague, Communities In Schools of Wake County
Leslie Moorman, North Carolina Urban Forest Council
Beth Morrison, Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte, Inc.
Karen Moskowitz, Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy
Sharon Moyer, Partnership for Children of Cumberland County
Letha Muhammad, Education Justice Alliance
Maria Perdomo, NCCJ of the Piedmont Triad
Lynne Pierce, Southern Alamance Family Empowerment
Marisa Reeder, Jacksonville-Onslow Sports Commission
Jonnetta Richardson, Foot Steps Inc.
Taylor Roberts, WNC Bridge Foundation
Marquita Robertson, The Collaborative of NC
Claire Robinson, High Point LEAP
Heather Rooney, A Simple Gesture
Emma Santana-D'Andrea, Casa Tia Emma Corp
Gillian Schultz, Hemophilia of North Carolina
Elizabeth Simpson, Emancipate NC
Michael Skinner, Balsam Mountain Trust
Lucinda Smith, ISLA (Immersion for Spanish Language Acquisition)
Mary Sonnenberg, Partnership for Children of Cumberland County
Andrew Spencer, Food Bank of the Albemarle
Sarah Rae St. Marie, The Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County
Tanaya Suddreth Lynch, Triangle Community Foundation
Kathie Szitas, YWCA High Point
Lauren Tankersly, Parkinson Association of the Carolinas
Shana Tucker, Kidznotes
Kristy Urquhart, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
Stephen Valder, Teen Health Connection
Effie Varitimidis, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Rose Wall, Balsam Mountain Trust
Noah Wood, Polk County Community Foundation
Jerry Yelton, Charlotte Pride