Mohawk Valley Nonprofit Leaders Group Steering Committee Meeting August 24th

Attended by:
C. Sonia Martinez, Mohawk Valley Latino Association, Inc.
Lorraine Kinney-Kitchen, Child Care Council of Cooperative Extension
Tim Trent, Future Development

2012 Program Focus
• Discussed Leadership topic focus for next year
o Should approach other organizations
 Mohawk Valley Leadership
• Need more focus on leadership
o Hold regional gathering of nonprofit leaders
o Identify nonprofit priorities for region
o Build visibility and better communication
o Develop middle management
o Other topics under leadership
 Governance
 Succession planning

Upcoming Program
• November 9th
• Partnering for Financial Success
o Will feature programs and organizations that have partnered and been successful
o Topic areas and suggested participants

 Merger
• Center for Family Life and Recovery (Cassandra Sheets)
• Child Care Council of Cooperative Extension (Lorraine Kinney-Kitchen)
o CONFIRMED
• Otsego Land Trust (Peter Hujik)

 Coalition
• Literacy Coalition collaboration (Kathy Rinaldo)
o CONFIRMED by Lorraine

 Outsourcing/Shared Facility or Services
• JCTOD Outreach, Inc., aka Johnson Park Center (Joanne Golden)
• Parkway Senior Center (Kelly Walters)
• United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties (Terry Capuano)

 Regionalization
• Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson (Margaret Roberts)
• American Cancer Society

o Will invite moderator
 Approaching John Zogby

Upcoming Dates
• Oct 12th Steering Committee
• November 9th Program: Partnering for Financial Success
• December 14th Steering Committee