A day in the life of a nonprofit executive director

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A Day In The Life Of A Nonprofit Executive Director Dan Kimball Product Specialist at Aplos Software

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A Day In The Life Of A Nonprofit Executive DirectorDan Kimball

Product Specialist at Aplos Software

DanielKimballDanKimballisaseasonedfundraiserwithovertwentyyearsofexperienceinstrategicfunddevelopmentandnonprofitmanagement.

He’scurrentlydevelopingAplos’DonorManagementPlaAormtohelpnonprofitsconnectwith(andculCvate!)theirdonorbase.

“FundraisingisarelaConshipbusiness.”

TwiJer:@fugaCvedmk@aplos_soOware

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Introduc7onNonprofitExecuCveDirectorswearmanyhatsandhavelotsofresponsibiliCes.Betweentheworkofthemission,balancingmulCplebudgets,runningastaff,workingwithaboardandvolunteers,raisingmoneyandsomuchmoreitcanbeathanklessandexhausCngjob.ItcanalsobejustasrewardingwhenyoucanbeapartofawellrunorganizaConthatmakesadifferenceinacommunityorregion.

TodaywearegoingtohaveaconversaConwithanonprofitexecuCvedirectoranddiscusstheroles,responsibiliCesandthechallengesofleadinganorganizaCon.

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MichaelFirpo-Execu7veDirectorMikeisaFresnoCountynaCveandhasbeenaGolfProfessionalsince1993.MikewasamemberoftheGoldenStateandTexasMini-Toursfrom1993through1995.HewasnamedPingClub-FiJeroftheYearin1997,andin2003ourlocalPGAchapterhonoredhimforhisworkwithjuniorgolf.Since2000,Mikehasbeeninvolvedwithteachingthegameofgolfonafull-Cmebasistopeopleofallages,butwithaspecialtyindevelopingjuniorprogramsandcurriculumsuitedfortheyouthofCentralCalifornia.AsheadcoachoftheBullardHighSchoolBoys’GolfTeamfrom2003-2008,MikeworkedhardtoreturnintegritytohisalmamaterandintheprocesshisteamswonseveralAreaChampionships.

MikewasinstrumentalinbringingTheFirstTeetoFresnobecauseofhisbeliefthatjuniorgolf,anditsinherentvalues,wasnotbeingofferedtoallchildren.MikehasbeeninvolvedwitheveryfacetofTheFirstTeeanditscreaConhereinFresno.

MichaelFirpoMikebelievesgolfpresentstheperfectvehicletoteachcharacter-developmentandlife-enhancingvaluestochildren,becauseeachchildisentrustedwithmonitoringhisorherownscore.HonestyisanintegralpartofthegameandMikebelievesthispresentsanexcepConalopportunitytoteachtheNineCoreValuesofTheFirstTeeprogram:Honesty,Integrity,Sportsmanship,Respect,Confidence,Responsibility,Perseverance,Courtesy,&Judgment.

MikeiscommiJedtothesuccessofTheFirstTeeofFresno,andintroducingthewonderfulgameofgolftothechildrenofthegreaterFresnoarea.

SinceMay31,2008whenTheFirstTeeofFresnohelditsveryfirstclass,theprogramhasgrownfromimpacCng150kidsthatfirstyeartoover25,000kidsimpactedannuallyasof2015.

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MoreAboutFirstTee

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OURMISSION

ToimpactthelivesofyoungpeoplebyprovidingeducaConalprogramsthatbuildcharacter,insClllife-enhancingvaluesandpromotehealthychoicesthroughthegameofgolf.

• WhatskillsdidyouhavethathelpedyouprepareforyourposiCon?

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Why did you choose to become an ED (or did you)?

What is a typical day for you?

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TellsusaliJlemoreaboutyourstaffandyourrolewiththem.

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• HowdoyoumoCvatethemtogetengaged?

What is your role with your board?

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• AnyChallenges?

What’re your fundraising strategies and plans?

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What is your role with Social Media and/or how to you utilize SM for you organization?

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What is a difficult decision that you have had to make as an executive director?

What is the best advice you have ever been given?

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Conclusion/ Q&A

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SAVE THE DATE:December 13th: Giving Tuesday recap;

Better utilizing Social Media for year-end giving. Special guest: Steven Shattuck of Bloomerang

Dan Kimball | [email protected] | @fugativedmk

Michael Firpo | https://www.thefirstteefresno.org | [email protected]

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