How do successful individuals leverage their professional brand to succeed? Whether you are looking for a new job, hoping to elevate your position in your current company, or looking to grow a business, your brand is critical to meet your goals. It’s even more important during a time when many interactions are virtual and when anyone can search your name online in five minutes or less. Learn three things you can do today! Take control of your brand! Take control of your success!

Learning Objectives

1. Empower the audience with information on the value and importance of professional branding.
2. Explain how professional branding helps to stand out from the competition.
3. Provide examples of how to promote their professional footprint.

This program is ideal for:  Anyone

About Our Facilitator

Susan Caplan is a professional development and communication specialist with a Bachelor of Science in Education and over 15 years as an author, speaker, and consultant. Susan is a Professional Development Advisor at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, author of the Marketing Yourself to the Real World™ book series, and Founder and President of SC Associates, LLC with work receiving the PR NEWs Digital PR Award and Publicity Club of Chicago Silver Trumpet Award. Susan serves on various advisory boards including Women and Drones (UAS, AAM), Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering SOTY Board of Judges, College Career Consortium of Illinois, and Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers.

Training session focused on understanding the basics of nonprofit budgeting, from the building blocks that make up a budget to the amount of detail that may be necessary. We will cover various revenue streams and expense categories that could be considered for different types of nonprofits. Discussion will include some key performance indicators to check in on your financial health throughout the year and a high-level introduction of 990 reporting.

Learning Objectives:

• Why we budget
• What makes up a budget
• Things to consider
• Balanced budget vs Net Income
• KPIs for reporting
• Other financial considerations

Cost: $25

Facilitators:

Connie Taylor, VP of Finance
Connie joined Open Door Health Services in March 2017 as Controller. She was promoted to Director of Finance and Billing in January 2019 and most recently promoted to VP of Finance in July 2022. Connie has over 20 years’ experience working with non-profit entities in healthcare. Connie’s responsibilities include general financial planning, accountability of the corporation’s assets, and oversight of staff involved in accounting (accounts receivable, accounts payable, and cash management), grants management, reimbursement, budgeting, business analytics, and patient accounting. She currently serves on two boards, NAMI (National Alliance Mental Illness) and MOM’s (motivate our minds).

Logan Hood, Director of Finance
Logan Hood, new to Open Door Health Services, started as Director of Finance in September 2022. Prior to Open Door, Logan served as an accountant, then Revenue Cycle Manager, at the Youth Opportunity Center, devoting a significant amount of time improving processes and maximizing revenue. Additionally, Logan spent several terms teaching and leading accounting students at International Business College in Indianapolis. She graduated from Ball State University with a Master’s degree in Accounting.

Virtual 2-Part Series

Session #1:
Wednesday, February 22
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Session #2:
Thursday, February 23
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

We’ve been told that resiliency and a healthy lifestyle are important, but how do we implement those things into our already busy schedule? During this session, we will explore what resiliency and wellness look like as well as the different ways resiliency can be experienced. We will engage in reflection and look at the ways we’ve already seen wellness and resiliency in our lives. Participants will learn how resiliency and wellness interact, actionable steps for developing both in their lives and having a plan when life doesn’t go the way they thought.

Learning Objectives

1. How resiliency and wellness interact
2. Actionable steps to developing wellness & resiliency
3. A plan for continuing to take action even when life gets crazy
4. How to re-frame failure

This program is ideal for:  anyone looking to better themselves

About Our Facilitator

Shaina Partlow is a certified health coach who empowers young professional women with healthy lifestyle education through individualized coaching, motivation, and positivity so that they can feel confident and comfortable in their own daily life. Shaina received her Health Coaching certificate from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is also a founding instructor for LYFE at Home, a virtual wellness company, where she leads livestream workouts.

She graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature. She went on to receive her master’s degree from Ball State University in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education. After working as a Career Coach at Purdue University, Shaina recognized the need for coaching on various topics in addition to a career. She decided to get certified as a Health Coach to help people better understand how health is interrelated to all areas of their lives.

Shaina coaches her clients in the areas of nutrition, fitness, and mindset. Shaina believes that health involves moving your body, eating foods you enjoy, and being with the people you love.

Shaina lives in North Carolina with her husband and a very sassy labradoodle!

Queerology 101 takes the participants into the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) community and allows them to become more understanding about issues faced by the community. This is done through sharing our stories, providing education about the history of and vocabulary in the Queer community, as well as facts and information about the community relevant to a wide variety of participants. Participants will also learn about ways to be better allies and advocates for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Learning Objectives

1. An increased understanding regarding the history of and vocabulary in the LGBTQ+ community.
2. Tips and suggestions for being better allies and advocates for the LGBTQ+ community.
3. A greater understanding of issues affecting the LGBTQ+ Community.

This program is ideal for:  Nonprofits, supervisors, teachers, medical professionals, and community members wanting to create a more inclusive community.

About Our Facilitators

Mike Martinez, a full-time doctoral student at Ball State University and returns to higher education with a great amount of experience in the workforce as an Athletic Trainer. Mike is a native of California where he received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from California State University, Fullerton in kinesiology and athletic training. His most recent professional position was Head of Sports Medicine for the USA Volleyball Beach National

Jeffry Neuhouser, a doctoral student at Ball State studying the intersection of queer and professional identity and how to create a sense of belonging for members of the LGBTQ+ community. They completed their BA in History at Taylor University, where they were the first student to come out publicly on campus. After completing an MA in History from Memorial University of Newfoundland and an MA in Student Affairs Administration at Ball State, they moved into career development work in higher education.

Brandon Million has a MA from Ball State University and is currently pursuing his doctorate in Higher Education. He has conducted research on the LGBTQ+ for 10+ years, including writing his master’s thesis on the impacts of body image issues and internalized homophobia on community connectedness within the LGBTQ+ community.

In a time when we’re inundated with content – and requests for donations – it’s critical to cut through that noise and tell the most compelling story. We’ll explore the elements of storytelling, the best practices of marketing, and learn how to combine them into a better way to get your message to your target audience. Learn what makes people respond to advertising, how to leverage the art of storytelling, and start telling your best story.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand and apply the practices of Neuromarketing
• Transform your mission statement and/or “ask” into a story worth telling
• Sketch a plan to leverage that story on your current marketing platforms

Cost: $25

Facilitators:

Jessica Shrout is the owner of Circle Three Branding – a marketing agency dedicated to the waste and recycling industry. Her passion grew from a frustration that no outside agency seemed to understand the needs of the waste world – and so it became a mission to provide quality marketing services from someone who understands what you’re talking about. Circle Three Branding also takes on select clients in other industries and non-profits throughout North America. Jessica’s work in marketing and brand development have won first-place awards at the national level in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Outside of work, Jessica serves as a Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation Fellow and runs NEVERTHELESS, a sisterhood for other women who own businesses.

Read a book. Lead with inspiration.

SLA in partnership with Muncie Public Library is offering a unique quarterly gathering, highlighting important take-aways from inspirational leadership books. At each event, facilitators will share key leadership development lessons from leadership-focused books. This is not a book club, rather a guided discussion around the key takeaways from each book.

Prior reading of the book is not required but we encourage participants to share about what they learned and check-out one of the books from Muncie Public Library. All participants attending will be entered in a raffle to win a digital copy of one of the books discussed.

All sessions are FREE and open to the public. Some events will be in-person and some will be virtual. Registration is required.

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Virtual 2-Part Series

Session #1:
Wednesday, March 22
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Session #2:
Thursday, March 23
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

In the workplace, coaching is a powerful and valuable skill for any leader to possess, but how is it done effectively? In this workshop participants will learn what coaching is and what it is not, some key principles to keep in mind when having a coaching conversation and a simple outline for conducting an effective coaching conversation. This is a great topic for anyone in leadership or preparing for a leadership role.

Learning Objectives

1. Discover the framework of a coaching session
2. Develop an outline to conduct your own coaching sessions
3. Learn how to listen beyond the words
4. Experience an example of a powerful coaching session

This program is ideal for:  HR managers, leaders, first-time supervisors, and anyone with direct reports

About Our Facilitator

Halle Simpson is a globally certified Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation, Keynote Speaker, Trainer and Author of the Know Thyself Journal. Her passion for speaking and coaching stems from growing up in a household with a parent battling depression and the grit gained from a 20 year career in sales and leadership development.

In her work with executives and business owners across the country, Halle has come to specialize in creating intentional conversations to grow leaders and their businesses.

In her down time, Halle enjoys daily journaling, yoga, massages, watching cooking shows and trips to Traverse City, Michigan. She resides in Indianapolis with her Boston Terrier, Marco (named after Marco Andretti) and is a race fan who attends the Indy 500 each year.

Fundraising success depends on organization-wide efforts from the leadership of the board and the dedication of front-line staff. This custom course from The Fund Raising School focuses on the role the board plays in fundraising and how to best structure the organization to support this role.

In this day-long session, board members and staff will learn work together to improve the culture of philanthropy in the organization and how fundraising fits into the recruitment and responsibilities of the board. Registration is $50 for one staff member and one board member; additional board and staff members can be registered at $20 each.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand board and staff responsibilities in the organization
• How to engage the board in fundraising
• Review and adapt tools and strategies to recruit, train, mentor, and redirector board members to support overall fundraising

Cost: $50

Facilitator:

Bill Stanczykiewicz
Director and Rosso Fellow
The Fund Raising School IU
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Serving as assistant dean for external relations, Bill Stanczykiewicz oversees communications and fundraising for the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy while directing The Fund Raising School. Bill also serves as a core faculty member, teaching graduate and bachelor’s level courses
on philanthropy, fundraising, and leadership. Bill’s professional career spans the philanthropic, public, and private sectors.

He served for 17 years as President & CEO of the Indiana Youth Institute, a statewide nonprofit devoted to healthy youth development and academic achievement. This opportunity followed his leadership position in the mayor’s office in Indianapolis, where he served as policy director for community renewal, designing and implementing The Front Porch Alliance.

Bill earned a doctoral degree in interdisciplinary leadership, and his dissertation examined methods for increasing board engagement with fundraising. His master’s degree is in public administration from George Mason University, which followed his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Bill also has attained post-graduate credentials from Vanderbilt University and The Fund Raising School.