North Valley Nonprofit Leadership Institute

Next Training August 22, 2008

8:30am-12:30pm

"How to Start a Nonprofit Organization"

Laura Cootsona

 

Training Place (Room 107) at the Chico Campus of
Butte College

To register call 530.891.1150 ext 23 ($60) or register online


If you are considering starting a nonprofit organization, or have taken the first steps toward creating one, this class is suited for you. This half-day class provides an overview of what you need to create a nonprofit organization, including legal requirements, mission statement, vision casting and building a productive board of directors.

 


Who’s Who at the Institute?

 

 

 
Laura Cootsona (Website) the primary facilitator for the Institute. Cootsona began her work in the nonprofit as a small child following her parents’ example. While at UC Berkeley, she worked primarily with the homeless and then found her niche in fundraising consulting while completing her Masters program in Nonprofit Management at the University of San Francisco. During her consulting career she has worked with schools, social service agencies, religious outreach groups, and arts organizations. Cootsona has lived in the Bay Area, Princeton, Europe, and New York City and now resides in Chico with her husband and two daughters. Clients include: Youth for Change, Jesus Center, Valley Contractors Exchange, Baptist Joint Committee, and Butte County Habitat for Humanity. Laura can be reached at laura@lrcconsulting.com.

 

 

 
Scott Winter is Vice President of business development for LearningChange. LearningChange combines organizational development, instructional technology, and integrated design to create communication and organizational solutions for businesses, trainers, and educators. Scott is an experienced trainer with a special interest in facilitating team growth, leadership and organizational development.

 

 

 

 

 
Vada Bouffard, founder and owner of Harvest Accounting & Management Systems, brings over 25 years experience with various industries in the areas of accounting and business management. As former Chief Financial Officer and co-owner of a multi-million dollar company, Vada has dedicated her experience and expertise to the social sector since moving to the north state in 2000. Helping nonprofit clients implement accounting and management best practices by increasing their understanding of how to use financial data as a tool to plan for, and attain, long-term sustainability.

 

 

 

Maureen Pierce moved to Chico from the San Francisco Bay Area in 1973 to attend Chico State. In 1974 she served on the Associated Students Board of Directors as the Director of Community Involvement. She graduated in 1976 with a Bachelors degree in Economics. Over the past 30 years she has worked with several non-profit organizations in the community including: the Feminist Women’s Health Center; Valley Oak Children’s Services, Parent Education Network, the Independent Adoption Center and was the founder of Adoption Choices of Northern California. Maureen joined the staff of the Boys & Girls Club of Chico in 1997 as the Development Director and soon moved into the position she holds today as Executive Director. Maureen has led the organization through 10 years of growth, taking the club from one site in Chico serving 25 kids a day and an annual budget of $175,000 to seven sites throughout Chico, Paradise, Magalia and Oroville, over 700 youth and teens a day and an annual budget of $2.2 million.

 
With a passion for nonprofits and the community, Ryann Cox has spent the entirety of her professional career involved in both. As the former Director of Development for Women’s Resource Clinic, Ryann developed their very successful benefit dinner that drew nearly 900 guests annually, as well as several other lucrative events. Ryann Cox Events was brought to fruition when Ryann stepped down from her years in nonprofits to have her first child. “Although I thought I would have a bit of time off, the clients kept finding me,” she said. The business serves private, corporate and individuals' needs, through either full service event planning or consulting services. Clients include The Jesus Center, Work Training Center, and North Valley Community Foundation. Ryann resides in Chico with her husband and two young daughters, Regan and Paige.

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