Annual NAMC Mixer
Weds. August 27, 2014 4–6 PM
at the National Steinbeck Center
Special Guest: Jan Masaoka of California Association of Nonprofits, will discuss The Real Story: What No One Tells You About Being an Executive Director.
Many current EDs didn't aspire to being ED. They may have been Program Directors or working in the private sector, etc. and a job showed up in front of them. So there are lots of surprises! Jan Masaoka will draw on her 15+ years experience working with EDs and Boards, and being an ED herself, to talk about some of the challenges and joys of nonprofit executive leadership, self care and more. Ideal for current ED's, board members and others interested in the care and nurturing of EDs, as well as students and others who are considering a career in NPs. This program will build on last year's presentation on high ED turn-over in Monterey County.
Following the presentation, network with your colleagues while enjoying hors d’ouvres and music, and take advantage of an opportunity to relax in the beautiful Steinbeck Center.
Cost: $15 member/$25 non-member (Join or renew today to get the member discount!) Please pre-register by August 9.
About Jan Masaoka
Jan Masaoka is CEO of the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits), a statewide policy alliance of nonprofits speaking to government, philanthropy, and the public at large.
CalNonprofits' is currently conducting the first-ever economic impact study of California's nonprofit sector, to be released August 1 in Los Angeles at its annual convention.
Jan is a leading writer and thinker on nonprofit organizations with particular emphasis on boards of directors, business planning, and the role of nonprofits in society. Her books include Best of the Board Café (Fieldstone), Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability, co-author (Jossey Bass) and The Nonprofit's Guide to HR (Nolo Press). Jan founded and publishes Blue Avocado magazine, often described as the second-best read publication in the nonprofit sector.
Prior to CalNonprofits and Blue Avocado, she served 14 years as executive director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services in which position she was named Nonprofit Executive of the Year by Nonprofit Times in 2003. She is an eight-time designee as one of the "Fifty Most Influential" people in the nonprofit sector nationwide.