Executive Leadership Initiative Mentoring and community for executive directors in their first three years of leadership. We believe successful leaders are supported leaders. With the Executive Leadership Initiative we have created a safe space where you can find tools and resources to help you grow into your role as executive director. During this program you will strengthen your board relationship, explore management and planning strategies with an experienced mentor, and learn from a network of peers. Applications are due December 7. The program starts January 30. Apply today! Why participate in the Executive Leadership Initiative? Community: You will meet fellow executive directors who are committed to creating a supportive environment as you all focus on organizational culture, your board relationship, and the day-to-day operations of running a successful nonprofit. Board Support: Your relationship with the board… Read more »

The Foraker Group is expanding our team! We are seeking a Controller to help strengthen the nonprofit sector as part of our consolidated accounting services team. Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to assisting the VP of Finance / CFO in ensuring that the accounting and financial reporting needs of Foraker and the affiliated nonprofits who are users of Foraker’s Financial Shared Services are met in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with Foraker’s purpose, values and goals. The Foraker Group offers competitive pay and benefits. For more information the complete job description detailing responsibilities, necessary qualifications and directions on how to apply, please visit the job posting.  The position will remain open until qualified candidate is selected, yet the first round of applicants will… Read more »

Executive Leadership Initiative Mentoring and community for executive directors in their first three years of leadership. We believe successful leaders are supported leaders. With the Executive Leadership Initiative we have created a safe space where you can find tools and resources to help you grow into your role as executive director. During this program you will strengthen your board relationship, explore management and planning strategies with an experienced mentor, and learn from a network of peers. Applications are due December 7. The program starts January 30. Learn More. … Read more »

Create a more fulfilling and engaged work life. Do you want to discover your unique strengths as a leader and how to apply them more fully for better results? Do you understand how your sense of purpose drives your work or connects to mission? We invite you to apply to the Catalyst in Nonprofit Excellence program. Apply today! What is Catalyst? Catalyst is a results-oriented personal and professional development program designed to help you discover your intrinsic ability to create excellence and grow your network of support. With a cohort of peers, you will explore tools that will elevate your leadership. The series is broken into five sessions that build on each other. Each step is separated by some time to allow you to integrate and apply your learning and prepare… Read more »

Every two years we ask you to tell us how you compensate your staff. With your participation in the Foraker Salary & Benefit Survey, we are able to create a tool for Alaska nonprofits to use in making important personnel decisions. The survey is designed to help you establish a salary for a new position, evaluate salary norms within the Alaska nonprofit sector, and compare your organization’s benefit offerings and total compensation competitiveness. The report can be used to find information relevant to you – breaking the data down by job titles, organization budget size, and by sub-sector. Again this year, we are asking organizations to specify staff gender in order to gauge pay equity in our sector. The link to the survey will take you to a secure online area… Read more »

Foraker has a team of more than 20 consultants ready to help you strengthen your organization. Meet a few of the most recent additions to our team: Sammye Pokryfki has joined our consulting team and is available for board facilitation and executive consultation. Sammye has worked in the nonprofit sector as a staff, board member, volunteer, and mentor for 35 years. Before joining Foraker as a consultant, she experienced a yearlong sabbatical that included outdoor adventures in some of the most beautiful places on earth (including Alaska). Sammye’s most recent professional position was at Rasmuson Foundation where she worked from 2005-2017. Sammye is a proud UAA Alumnus with bachelor’s degrees in English and Social Work, and a master’s degree in Social Work. She received UAA’s Alumni of Distinction Humanitarian Award in 2016 and… Read more »

Join us for a thought-provoking session with Building Movement Project Co-Director, Sean Thomas-Breitfeld,as he leads us through the Race to Lead findings, which challenge the way the nonprofit sector has been approaching the racial leadership gap.  Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018 Time: 8:30am – 11:30am Where: Campfire Conference Room @ the Mountain View Services Center – Anchorage, AK Event Background: The Building Movement Project has surveyed more than 4,000 respondents nationwide about their current nonprofit job, interest in leading a nonprofit, training/supports, views of leadership, and personal background. The findings from the survey, found in the report, Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap, challenge the way the nonprofit sector has been approaching the racial leadership gap. They show more similarities than differences in the background and preparation… Read more »

We are pleased to announce that Wendy Lindskoog has joined the Foraker Governance Board. Wendy is the Vice President of Communications and External Affairs at BP Alaska. She is an accomplished executive with 30 years of community and government affairs experience and extensive legislative, agency, and policy expertise. Wendy is no stranger to the nonprofit sector – she is a dedicated community member and serves on the boards of the Resource Development Council and the Alaska SeaLife Center. Wendy’s participation on the Governance Board marks another example of the generous support from BP and its employees for Foraker’s mission to strengthen Alaska nonprofits. We have been honored to have six BP employees serve on either the Governance or Operations Boards. And we greatly appreciate BP’s support both as a long-time… Read more »

In our May newsletter we let you know about changes that are occurring in the Pre-Development Program, or what has become known at Pre-D. Pre-D was launched in 2006 with the goal of helping to plan sustainable capital projects – or those that contribute to the long-term viability of the organization and the community it serves. Pre-D has been supported by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, Denali Commission, Mat-Su Health Foundation, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, and Rasmuson Foundation. We want to remind you that even though Pre-D is not accepting new projects, a wealth of information has been gathered over the 12 years of the program and much of it is available on our website. Included on this page is a handbook we developed – Preparing to Fund Your Capital Project… Read more »

We have two new series for you to take this summer: Managing Your Nonprofit – The Essential Toolkit A  webinar series featuring courses on sustainability, human resources, board development, finance, and fundraising. Are you new to a management position or to the nonprofit sector? Are you looking to apply nonprofit best practices to your workplace? In this series we’ll explore the core framework for running a nonprofit and the elements that will help you to make sound management decisions. The series will include five courses – each two hours in length – to enhance your nonprofit management skills. The fee is $200 for the series; $125 for Foraker Partners. Learn more here.  Your Guide to Media Relations: The Strategies & Techniques for Effective Communication Join us for a webinar series… Read more »