AFP Houston August 2024 Education Session 

Friday, August 16, 2024
11:30 a.m. - Noon - Networking and Lunch
Noon - 1:00 p.m. - Program

Location:
United Way of Greater Houston
50 Waugh Drive
Houston, TX 77007

Great Leaders Leading Great Organizations with a Clear Path Forward
An organization rises and falls with the strength of its systems and processes but can only rise to the level of leadership. Join us on August 16th to talk through how you, as a leader, are a critical part of the DNA of your organization. Utilizing your leadership strengths and the organizational funnel, prepare your organization for a clear path forward. Every leader is naturally stronger in some of the components of the organization and must surround themselves with structure, vision, and goals to chart the path forward.

Learning Objectives: 
1. Gain functional knowledge of the organizational funnel: Mission, Vision, Core Values, Goals, Strategy, Tactics, and Behaviors.
2. Identify how you, as a leader, can develop the organizational funnel or influence it.
3. Learn more about how boundaries and communication are at the core of a leader's success.

Speakers:
Lindsay Lewis, CFRE, Vice President of Programs, Evaluation, and Membership YMCA of Greater Houston
Bio: Lindsay Lewis has served in organizational leadership roles for the last 16 years. In 2015, Lindsay helped lead the merger with the YMCA of Southern Illinois and in 2016 she moved to the YMCA of Greater Houston and currently serves as the Vice President of Programs, Evaluation, and Membership, developing strategic membership, program, and fundraising efforts and efficiencies using data-guided decisions. Lindsay holds a master's degree in organizational leadership from Concordia University and a bachelor's degree in communications from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She completed her Fund Development Certification through Rice University in 2023 and obtained her CFRE in 2023.

Avice Chambers, Senior Vice President of Youth Development at YMCA of Greater Houston
Bio: Avice Chambers is the Senior VP of Youth Development at the YMCA of Greater Houston, with 20 years of experience being an advocate and champion for youth. Avice specializes in strategic planning and program development and is passionate about impacting change to better outcomes for youth in underserved communities.  In her current role, she oversees 500+ employees supporting over 230 afterschool, camp and early care programs, with a $20 million budget. After spending 8 years as the Assistant Director of the local out-of-school intermediary, Avice transitioned to the YMCA of Greater Houston as the Executive Director of Afterschool as a way to get back to youth program operations.  Avice has a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University and decided to follow her passion for youth development and earned a MS in Nonprofit Management from University of Maryland.

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