2023 ADRP Workshops

Workshop 1: Boundaries - the Best Business Tool For Managing Up, Down and Across

Kay Coughlin 

Kay has been a member of ADRP for many years, was the Director of Stewardship at Oberlin College for almost 8 years before pivoting to frontline and then becoming a business and family caregiver coach. Kay is well-known for her public speaking on boundaries and self-care, and also for helping teams understand how to work with people of different ages through her "Building Trust Across Generations" seminar. 

Workshop 2: Managing Yourself in the Chaos of Your Environment

Workshop 3: Breaking Down Silos

Seamless Synergy: Opening the Doors of Organizational Silos for Transformative Impact

Buzzwords aside, communication, collaboration, and teamwork are the foundation for an organization to achieve success and have an impact. Business plans are designed to bring about some kind of change, and in the nonprofit sector the change often leads to transformation for members of the community.

While silos can be useful for focused objectives or problem-solving, they often hinder the overall growth and impact of an organization. What happens when teams are so focused on pushing out their own work that communication, collaboration, and teamwork only occurs in individual departments and not through the organization?

As fund development specialists, our purpose is to achieve remarkable fundraising outcomes while fostering a culture of collaboration. By embracing a seamless synergy approach, we aim to address the fundamental question: how can we effectively open the doors of our silos to amplify our collective impact?

The workshop will focus on these areas:

  1. Amplify Fundraising Potential: Interactive discussion using scenarios, stories and brainstorming to identify the varied ways to begin – and sustain important conversations.
  2. Elevate Transparency and Impact: Impactful communications (and not just marketing communications) is essential to ensure that valued funders, donors, and stakeholders fully understand the impact of their collective contributions by providing compelling evidence of progress.
  3. Strengthen our Resolve to Speak: Stepping out in this fashion can be intimidating and nerve-wracking. We will walk through a communications model to open the silo doors to be able to have calm, creative and productive conversations fostering greater collaborations among teams.
  4. Evaluate and Adjust based on Metrics: How will you know when you are successful? There are quantitative and qualitative metrics that you can use to support your case for greater collaboration across the organization.

 

Theresa Haenn MBA, CFRE 

Theresa F. Haenn, co-founder, Aurora Philanthropic, held roles as Major Gifts Officer, Vice President Development and Executive Director. A strategic leader, Theresa leverages deep understanding of philanthropy and management supporting leaders for stretch goals creating impact in the community.

Earlier, Theresa and her husband co-owned a call center in suburban Philadelphia providing services to businesses, schools, and medical practices that grew 300% under their leadership.

Theresa earned her MBA from Drexel University and her BS from Rosemont College. Theresa is certified as a CliftonStrengths® professional coach from Gallup; Nonprofit Consultant for BoardSource. Theresa achieved the CFRE in 2004, recertifying through 2023.