Chebeague leaders from our nonprofits and the Town
just returned from the ILead Island NonProfits workshop held by the Island Institute in
partnership with The Recompense Fund. Read some of their
comments about this valuable learning experience. Write kburns@islandinstitute.org if you
are interested in participating in another one.
Selected
comments
Donna Damon, President the Chebeague Historical Society
ÒJust a quick note to thank the Island
Institute and all involved for the fabulous weekend at the I Lead Non-profit
Retreat. It was incredibly
organized, relevant and engaging - and entertaining..
All of the speakers were inspiring and made
even the most novice in the group believe that they could move their non-profit
forward.
This is one -if not the very best -
Island Institute programs that I have attended over the last 30 years! (And
I have been to many!!)
While many of us have founded many
non-profits - there is still much to learn in this ever
evolving field. That said, we may have done it but rules change as do best practices so we really
need this type of event!!. Ò
Kelley Rich, Director Chebeague Recreation Center
ÒThe seminar was amazing. Every
topic on the agenda was relevant and beneficial to my positionÉ The speakers
were full of knowledge and the energy of the Island Institute staff was
incredible..
Having the opportunity to attend this
seminar with people that truly understand what it takes to run a nonprofit on
an island was priceless.Ó
Carrie Ridgway,
Director The KidsÕ Place
ÒIt was an incredibly enlightening and educational
experience.. I learned an incredible amount about fundraising, building boards,
organization culture and many other aspects of working in the non-profit
worldÉ.As director of The Kids' Place, I came away feeling determined, driven and
ready to try and make some major changes.Ó
Christopher Loder, Town of Chebeague
Selectman
ÒI
found it to be highly relevant to many topics before the board of selectmen and
for the many non-profits on the island. The topics covered included Mission /
Vision, Fundraising, Meeting Facilitation, Grants, Bylaws and Governance,
Strategic Planning, Budgeting, Tax
Prep/Endowments, and Board Development.
Each
of these topics was well presented, many with exercises to expand our thinking.
The topics I found to be most valuable (and they all had value) were
Board Development, Mission/Vision, Meeting Facilitation and Bylaws.
I can imagine that
this content would be relevant to all of our boards.Ó
Beverly
Johnson Board Member, Chebeague Island Hall
ÒI have to tell
everyone that the ILead conference was probably the
best one I have ever attended. We were engaged in the program from noon on
Friday until afternoon on Sunday. I am still whirling from all I have
learned. It was nice to get away from the island and meet people from other
islands and hear similar stories and share and learn from their experiences.
The Island Institute did such a fantastic job in
putting this program together and bringing in experts when needed who were able
to share valuable information. I would love to see us do something similar on Chebeague gathering all the non-profits together.Ó