Nonprofit Marketing Resources

Driven by her deep love for the state and its people, Liz Moore works as the Executive Director of Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA). Growing up, she lived on a ranch in eastern Montana and continually returned to her home state, even after moving away as a teenager.

If you’re looking to grow in nonprofit leadership, nonprofit conferences are great resources for connecting with other passionate members of the sector and gaining practical insights into working with nonprofits. In NPM’s Expanding Nonprofit Education article, we wrote about the launch of the Nonprofit Learning Lab (NLL), which offers conferences like these. NLL offers a variety of resources to nonprofits throughout the United States, including webinars, a mentor program, and Nonprofit Institutes. NLL’s institutes are nonprofit conferences that provide intermediate to advanced level educational opportunities for professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders.

Jennifer Chandler serves as the Vice President of the National Council of Nonprofits (Council of Nonprofits), the nation’s largest network of nonprofits. Though she began her professional life as an employment lawyer, she quickly transitioned into nonprofit work to become more personally involved in social justice.

Sheila Bravo began her professional life working in the for-profit business sector, but she now serves as the president and CEO of the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement (DANA). Bravo brings the skills and knowledge she gained in prior work experience to assist nonprofits in the state of Delaware. “Our job is to help nonprofit boards and leadership to be more effective,” she says of DANA.

Kate Rubalcava, the CEO of Utah Nonprofits Association (UNA), has been around the nonprofit community for most of her life. She remembers the example her mother set by being active in their neighborhood and serving on the board of a local nonprofit. Coming from a working class family she also learned early that having a strong work ethic was critical to success.