April 2: Diana will speak at Philanthropy NY on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. Beyond the Cause: The Art and Science of Advocacy in New York, NY.
April 5: Independent Sector and Knight Foundation will host a free webinar on best practices in financial oversight on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 1 p.m. ET. Register now.
April 11: Monthly Legislative Update, 2 p.m. ET - Staff from IS member organizations can participate in our Monthly Legislative Update sessions to learn about the latest federal policy developments affecting our community and strategies for sharing solutions and concerns with Congress and the administration. Email publicpolicy@independentsector.org to learn more.
April 24: Diana will speak at the Georgetown Law Center event Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. on Nonprofit Governance: Advancing Your Mission Through Lobbying in Washington, DC. Staff at IS members can register and receive a $75 discount.
Staff Changes
Pam Bowman was promoted in March 2013 to Manager, Government Relations and Advocacy Engagement. Pam has been a Senior Associate on our government relations team for the past year and a half. Like Jamie, Pam has been a key contributor to the direction of our legislative work, and has been an effective advocate on behalf of our members. In her new role, Pam will take on the additional responsibility of advancing Independent Sector’s efforts to expand and improve the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector’s engagement in the policy making process. This will include continuing to find opportunities to share the findings of our recent advocacy study, as well as working to develop training programs and products for nonprofit organizations based on the study’s findings and recommendations.
Amanda Broun joins Independent Sector in April 2013 as our new Vice President for Programs and Practice. Amanda dedicated more than 25 years to supporting nonprofits through policy, program, and capacity building, most recently at Public Education Network (PEN), the nation’s leading network of community-based public education advocacy organizations. Prior to PEN she served as Chief Education Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Her broad and varied understanding of programs, operations, and government, coupled with her experience in creating and executing scalable programs that increase the capacity and effectiveness of nonprofits will be a great asset to IS.
Paul Marchione left Independent Sector in March 2013 become the Managing Director of NETWORK, the national Catholic social justice lobby organization (most famous for last summer’s “nuns on the bus”). Paul joined Independent Sector in July 2009 to oversee community outreach and the advocacy engagement of our members. During his tenure, Paul effectively managed the Public Policy Action Institute held in conjunction with our annual National Conference, and under his leadership, the annual measures for PPAI registration, fundraising, and attendee satisfaction have all increased. Paul also helped develop outreach practices to better engage IS members in our policy and advocacy work. More recently, he assumed responsibility for sharing with the nonprofit community the findings of IS’s recent study Beyond the Cause: The Art and Science of Advocacy.
Mikaela Seligman leaves IS in April 2013 to join AchieveMission, a consulting firm that focuses on strengthening leadership and human capital management in the nonprofit sector. Mikaela joined IS in early 2010 as the Vice President, Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership and Practice. She led our efforts on impact and effectiveness, ethics and accountability, leadership and workforce, and the design and implementation of the annual conference. As a key member of IS’s senior management team, Mikaela has made important contributions to organizational strategy, and worked closely with her team in their collaboration with IS members and stakeholders. During her tenure, we saw the work of Charting Impact come to fruition, with her skillful inclusion of key partners at GuideStar and BBB Wise Giving Alliance helping to bring this important resource to the attention of others in the field. She worked with key partners in the sector on our leadership work, and she also worked closely with her very able IS colleagues on our NGen programs.
Jamie Tucker was promoted in March 2013 to Associate Director, Government Relations. Jamie has served as part of the public policy team for more than 5 years, most recently as Manager, Government Relations. During his time here Jamie has helped shape our legislative strategy and has represented IS in meetings with key congressional offices. In his new role, Jamie will take on the additional responsibility of managing some of the processes through which we conduct our advocacy work, including developing Hill outreach strategies, coordinating the participation of IS members in our Hill meetings, and leading the preparation of talking points and other materials for our meetings.
