Branding Your Nonprofit Mission

2015 Old Minden Road,Bossier City LA 71111

12 April, 2023

Description

Nonprofits operate in a competitive environment and have to compete for public support. Join us as experienced nonprofit leader, Verni Howard, walks us through how to develop your staff and board to understand programmatic outcomes and brand your mission to funders and the general public. Leave with strategies to document successes and share the results of your mission in a meaningful way. About our Speaker: Verni Howard is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana and the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Williams. She is a 1987 graduate of Caddo Magnet High School and furthered her studies at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. After earning a BS in Microbiology (1993) and a MPA (1997), Verni began the Commercial Banking Training program with SunTrust Bank in Atlanta, GA. After more than 18-years of corporate and non-profit banking experience including Regions Bank, Whitney Bank, Hancock Bank and JPMorgan Chase, Verni became the Executive Director of Providence House in December of 2015. Verni returned to her hometown of Shreveport in 2013 in the role of Senior Vice-President/Relationship Manager of Public and Institutional Banking at JPMorgan Chase. Her love and service to the community was quickly felt. In 2015 she was recognized for her outstanding achievements and was honored with an African American Achievement Award. In 2017 Verni received the Angel Award from Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation and a year later she was a Virginia Shehee Influential Woman Award and Athena Award finalist. Verni is a 2021 recipient of the Shreveport Chamber’s Minority Business Organization’s Non-Profit Professional of the Year and Providence House received recognition as one of the best places to work in Shreveport. She and her team are relentless when it comes to serving and caring for homeless families in northwest Louisiana. Verni Howard is a Paul Harris Fellow (Shreveport Rotary Club) and a member of Christus Highland’s Quality Committee and Strategic Planning/Finance Committee, City of Shreveport’s Choice Neighborhood Implementation Advisory Group, a trustee of LifeShare, and Board Chairman of Louisiana State University’s Institute for Non-Profit Administration and Research. In August of 2022, Verni was appointed by Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins and confirmed as a Commissioner with the Historic Preservation Commission. That same year she was tapped as an advisor to Charity Navigator, a national research firm, that connects donors to charitable causes. She is busy lending her time and talent to ensure that Louisiana leads the charge in changing the landscape for homeless families. Above all, Verni Howard is committed to God and family! Verni and her husband Don, have been married for 24-years and together they have the joy of parenting two AMAZING children: Hannah Elizabeth (age 15 ) and Matthew Reed (age 11). She and her family live by the belief that, “We are our brother’s keeper. “ Early Bird Cost: Member - $25 if you preregister by Tuesday, April 11, 2023; $30 at the door *Please note members must have member promo code to receive member discount. Code will be sent via email. If you need the code, please email Lynn Stevens at [email protected] Nonmember - $40 if you preregister by Tuesday, April 11, 2023; $45 at the door.