Technical Assistance, or mentoring, is a natural complement to our workshops and classes. Through the Compassion Capital Fund, we will be offering free Technical Assistance (TA) beginning in January of 2010. To those who qualify, we will connect members to our local network of Technical Assistance consultants for further, more individualized work. Our assessments are based on four critical areas of nonprofit capacity building:
- Leadership development: improving the function of boards, staff and volunteers
- Organizational development: improving organizational systems, policies and procedures, and obtaining nonprofit status
- Program Development: developing curricula, monitoring program process, evaluating program impact
- Community Engagement: assessing community needs, encouraging collaboration, creating websites and brochures, making public presentations
Clients will receive a TA assessment from our staff, who will in turn match them to the TA consultant(s) that best meet their needs.
Our TA Team
Tom Buckley, principal, Thomas P. Buckley, CPA, P.C., has vast experience in the financial success of For Profit and nonprofit enterprises. Tom believes passionately in keeping the fundamentals straight and making them function to the advantage of the organization. He subscribes to progressive, flexible planning, meticulous execution and the importance of a “buy-in” by all members of the team.
Liz Lilliot -- bio coming soon!
Blaire McPherson is a Silver City-area grantwriting consultant. She comes to our region from New Mexico Highlands University, where she was an archivist, grantwriter, and software instructor for eleven years. She has been writing grants for southwest NM nonprofit agencies for the last two years, and looks forward to meeting you and sharing her skills in the areas of grant searching, grantwriting, and using Microsoft Office and the internet to fullest advantage.
Sunny Yates is a founding partner in effective environments©. She is a management consultant and executive coach, with experience in nonprofit management, small business development, board development, organizational development, human resources and commercial law. A former lawyer and law professor who practiced corporate and consumer law, she has coached managers, business owners and individuals committed to breakthroughs in productivity and effectiveness for 25 years.
Nikki Zeuner has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 20 years, serving as a program director, develop-ment director and executive director in various organizations before starting her practice in consulting. She builds capacity through coaching of EDs and management level staff, and works with Boards on strategic planning and resource development. She teaches classes on Board Development and grant writing. She assists with program development, implementation, assessment and quality improvement and assists with all phases of nonprofit startup. Nikki feels passionate about strengthening not only her clients, but the nonprofit sector as a whole.
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