This 6 part series allows nonprofit professionals to learn, collaborate, and network with others in this challenging yet rewarding field. Cohort members will hear from experts in the field to fine-tune leadership skills, network with fellow executives meaningfully, and discover how to sustain themselves and their organization during these critical times.
Groundbreaking change can happen when today’s social impact leaders come together to connect, learn, and grow.
Program Evaluation:
Ensure Effective & Efficient Offerings
The New “Development Department”:
How to Combine Marketing & Philanthropy
Planning for Financial Stability:
Managing Donations & Investing for Growth
Board Management:
Structure, Best Practices, & Engagement
Operations:
The Secret Weapon of Nonprofit Success
Strategic Planning:
Your Complete Guide
Get all of the benefits of the 6 cohort sessions, plus 1:1 coaching with Strat Labs’ Sustainability Expert, Christine Yeager, specific to your organization, industry, and goals.
Through our 1:1 coaching and strategy, we will dig into issues and challenges you are facing in your current role. These 1:1 on sessions will help you overcome obstacles.
Three 1-hour sessions with Strat Labs’ Sr VP of Philanthropy, Dana Bacardi.
Dana Bacardi has 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, where she has specialized in several aspects of fundraising as VP of Development and later as VP of National Expansion with a national non-profit organization supporting families and children facing critical illness. Helping to grow the organization from the ground up, she has hands-on experience with everything from donor engagement, corporate sponsorship strategy, and community events to board development, grant writing, and major fundraising campaigns. Dana graduated with a business management and communications degree from Bentley University in Boston. She began her career in the tech and wireless industry in Boulder, Colorado, before moving into the non-profit sector in 2007. Dana is goal-oriented, results-driven driven, and passionate about bringing people together for the greater good.
Lizzy Neufeld has worked in social impact for 25 years in various capacities and industries. In 2018, she founded Strat Labs, bringing marketing, communications, and fundraising together for nonprofits and companies.
Strat Labs’ team of 10 has worked with VF Corp, Vans, COGives 365, Downtown Denver Partnership, Denver Startup Week, Denver Public Schools, Girl Scouts of Colorado, The Holocaust Education Fund, and others.
Strat Labs was awarded the 2023 Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Startup of the Year award. Lizzy is actively involved in Denver Startup Week and is a member of the Association of Nonprofit Consultants. She is also serving on the Marketing Committee for Downtown Denver Partnership. Her vision is for Strat Labs to be a leader in social impact, helping purpose-driven brands and individuals refine their stories, amplify their voices, and build their communities.