2025 Nonprofit Summit
2025 Nonprofit Summit
Date: Friday, August 15
Location: UT Tyler Soules College of Business
Event Schedule
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | |
| Coffee & check-in available | Provided by East Texas Communities Foundation |
| 8:30 - 8:50 AM | |
| Welcome session | 2025 ETX Nonprofit Summit Planning Committee |
| 9:00 - 10:00 AM Breakout Session Topics | Speaker(s) |
| Beyond Silos - Cultivating a Collaborated Ecosystem Between Marketing and Development | Brandon Crist (Sigler Crist Agency) |
| How to Make Sure Your Program Measures Up | Danielle Gines (DG Consultancy) |
| Beyond the Blueprint: Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Leaders in a Rapidly Changing World | Dawn Franks (Dawn Franks Strategic Solutions) |
| The Heartbeat of Nonprofits: Cultivating and Keeping Great Volunteers | Marleen Elkins (Directors of Volunteers in Agencies East Texas DOVIA) |
| Engaging the Board: From Frustration to Collaboration | Smittee Root (Health Foundation of East Texas), Whitney Patterson (PAVE), James Wansley (Genesis), Dr. John English (Bethesda Health Clinic) |
| 10:10 - 11:10 AM Breakout Session Topics | Speaker(s) |
| Optimizing Your Nonprofit's Website and Digital Platforms for Success! | Reece Anderson (Cause Creative) |
| Steal This Strategy: What Fortune 500 Companies Know About Donor Retention (that Nonprofits Need to Use) | Ellena Fortner Newsom (Nonprofit Bestie) |
| Inspire the One | Dena Petty (Mentors Care) |
| Building a Better Fundraiser: Event Success Strategies to Increase Profits from Fundraising Events | Claire Murad and Louis Murad (Murad Auction Group) |
| Basics of Grants | Pam Anderson (Compacity) |
| 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| Lunch Break | Provided by United Way of Smith County & East Texas Center for Nonprofits |
| 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Keynote Speaker Session | Keynote Speaker provided by SFC LLP |
| Speak Up, Stand Out: Leading Audaciously Through Clarity and Accountability | Colton Strawser (Colton Strawser Consulting) |
| 1:25 - 2:25 PM Breakout Session Topics | Speaker(s) |
| Crafting Successful Strategies | Colton Strawser (Colton Strawser Consulting) |
| Nonprofit 101: Top Tricks, Tips, & Traps | Jettie Currie and Brian Razloznik (SFC LLP) |
| Walking the Line: Heart vs. Hustle | Robert Ogden (The Arc of Greater East Texas) |
| A Recipe for Effective Leadership | Wendy Frizzell (Leadership Tyler) |
| Cumulative Collateral of Caring | Kaley Sullenger (United Way of Smith County) |
| 2:35 - 3:30 PM Breakout Session Topics | Speaker(s) |
| Defeating the Kobayashi Maru - Using the Trolley Problem to Restore the Board/Staff Relationship | Trent Goodwin (Starbrite Therapeutic Equestrian Center) |
| Generational Giving Patterns: What ALL Nonprofits Need to Know | Kenny Sigler (Sigler Crist Agency) |
| From Chaos to Coaching - A Real-World Guide to Leading People 1:1 | Kenny Lange (Kenny Lange Coaching) |
| Stories that Move People: An AI-Assisted Way to Share Yours - and Gather Theirs | Sunjit Khamba (Jelly Social) |
| Canva for a Cause: Slay Your Story, Not Your Budget | Shronica Holmes (Group Home Consultant) |