Directors Dialogue for Nonprofits

Directors Dialogue for Nonprofits brings together nonprofit directors and executives to engage in candid discussions of key nonprofit governance topics. As competition for funding fiercens and demands increase on nonprofits to double down on their missions and display increased financial management complexity, nonprofit board members are often faced with increased complex decision-making and demands on time.

The 2023 Directors Dialogue for Nonprofits will curate panels of top nonprofit thought leaders to engage participants in candid, closed-door governance discussions. Participants will hear firsthand accounts of the challenging experiences faced by nonprofit directors, executives and governance experts. While engaging with panelists and other participants, attendees will gain insight into the standards by which their peers oversee their respective nonprofit boards as well as cutting-edge governance practices to take back to their own nonprofit boards.

The program is limited to 40 attendees to ensure effective engagement between panelists and participants.

Agenda

12–12:30 p.m. Check-in, lunch and networking

12:30–12:40 p.m. Welcome and overview of GGI’s Center for Nonprofit Governance: Teresa Harrison, PhD, Academic Director

12:40–12:45 p.m. Opening remarks: Lisa Woods, Executive Director, Gupta Governance Institute

12:45–2:15 p.m. Session I: The Board’s Role in the Financial Stability and Integrity of a Nonprofit.

Featuring:

• Jane Scaccetti, Of Counsel, Armanino, LLP; Chair, Mathematica Inc.; Trustee, Temple University; Director, The Philadelphia Foundation
• Trish Wellenbach, President and CEO, Please Touch Museum; Director, The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Philadelphia Chapter; Member, Women Corporate Directors, PA Women’s Forum, and Forum of Executive Women
• Art Gimenez, Portfolio Manager, Credit and Lending Administration, Reinvestment Fund; Board Member, Maternity Care Coalition, SEAMAAC, and Entrepreneur Works
• Moderated by Soneyet Muhammad, Chief Programs Officer, Episcopal Community Services

2:15–2:30 p.m. Break

2:30–3:45 p.m. Session II: Measuring Nonprofit Societal Impact: Aligning Mission to Metrics

Featuring:

• Doris Parent, Chief Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Strategies (IDEAS) Officer, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc.; Chair and Immediate Past President, Association of Fundraising Professionals; Board Member, Piffaro, The Renaissance Band; Co-Chair, Maven Leadership Collective
• Laura Andes, Chief Program Officer, Charity Navigator; Board Chair, Human Services Committee, City of Arvada; Board Member, Into Your Hands Africa
• Chris Tomlin, Vice-President of Financial Development, Greater Philadelphia YMCA
• Moderated by Marianne Fray, President and CEO at Maternity Care Coalition

3:45–4:00 p.m. Break

4:00–5:30 p.m. Good Governance Roundtable: Challenging Conventional Wisdom to Unlock Strategic Value & Increase Effectiveness

5:30 p.m. Cocktail reception

We look forward to welcoming participants who have served on a nonprofit board(s) of directors and/or served in nonprofit leadership/management roles.