Kaye Beall and Jon Chapman work on an exercise in the “Build a Championship Board Team” session, the first in the nonprofit training series offered by the Community Foundation of Pulaski County.

Kitty Gutwein and Darlene Mellon participate in a board member recruitment exercise.

This important training is required for individuals interested in attaining a Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Management. Amy Beechy, Project Matters, LLC and Kimberly Pinkerton, Kimberly’s Business by Design, LLC will facilitate the four-hour interactive session.

The workshop will cover the importance of planning, organizations’ unique strengths, board roles, measuring and showing impact, and using the plan.

Participants in the first session, “Build a Championship Board Team,” said this about the June training:

 “Many take-aways!  So much valuable and applicable information.”

Another said, “Happy that I came and will share with our other board members. Very helpful.”

Also, “Thank you! Can’t wait for the next one.”

Registrations are being accepted now through the Community Foundation of Pulaski County website at www.cfopc.org or Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cfopc.

All sessions will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Winamac. Social distancing will be maintained between attendees and sanitizer and masks will be available.

The training series is the first program under the Community Foundation’s recently announced Forward Thinking Leadership Initiative which launched in response to the community’s desire for visionary leadership and forward momentum for Pulaski County.

For more information, email the Community Foundation at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 574.946.0906.