Good Business Practices are Essential for Nonprofits!

1242 Remington Road,Schaumburg IL 60173

22 April, 2022

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Hear how implementing processes has changed the impact a local nonprofit, MarcFirst, was able to deliver. The Nonprofit Alliance is BACK and IN PERSON! TOPIC: Good Business Practices are Essential for Nonprofits. Trying to make a bigger impact with your nonprofit? Looking to create a standardized process to align success? Hear from CEO of MarcFirst, Brian Wipperman, as he shares the experience choosing an operating process and the top 4 elements to their success. 1. Aligning "Why we're a business" and changing the mindset among leadership and then staff. 2. The value of pushing an "Economic Impact Study" - Illinois Partners 3. How to sell the business as a Nonprofit 4. EOS as a tool Nonprofits: Last week one of our great participants brought up "no margin, no mission". This makes this month's topic a great transition from last months as Brian shares the story of MarcFirst and their decision to change their internal process and the value passed through to support the mission. *EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) is a complete set of simple concepts and practical tools that help companies who align to this method get more of what they want from the organization. About Our Speaker: Brian Wipperman is the CEO at MarcFirst. Wipperman joined Marcfirst with 19 years of experience in special education, most recently as the Vice President of Education for the Children’s Home Association of Illinois in Peoria. Prior to his role at the Children’s Home, Wipperman was the Supervisor of Special Education for Sewanhaka Central High School District in Floral Park, NY. Wipperman holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Molloy College, a master’s degree in education from Queens College, and is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Leadership Academy for Administrative Certification.