Sydney Rogers of Nashville Alignment to Address Greenville Nonprofit Leaders

GREENVILLE, SC – DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with the Hollingsworth Funds, the Community Foundation of Greenville, the Graham Foundation and United Way of Greenville County is bringing Sydney Rogers of Alignment Nashville to Greenville for a workshop entitled “Expanding Leadership Beyond Your Walls.” This event, which is part of the Shine the Light Leadership Academy, will take place on September 9 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Kroc Community Center.

Sydney Rogers, Executive Director of Alignment Nashville brings over 30 years of collaborative leadership and nonprofit experience to her work. She is currently developing Alignment USA, a national network of collective impact organizations that adopt Alignment Principles, Structure, Process and Technology. The focus of her work has been in developing effective practices for creating new learning environments using authentic experiences, especially in the workplace, and modeling effective methods for engaging businesses in education by using the “How People Learn” framework.

The Shine the Light session will focus on the key elements of collaborative leadership, such as crafting a shared vision and goals; to distributing power, decision making and rewards equally; and establishing open and frequent communications between partnering organizations. Attendees will also have the opportunity to hear from a group of local nonprofit leaders who have been part of successful collaborations. Panelists will include: Liberty Canzater of The Butterfly Foundation, Tony McDade of GAIHN, Sean Dogan of Long Branch Baptist Church and Susan Sachs of Project HOPE Foundation.

The fourth and final session of this year’s Shine the Light Leadership Academy, Leading for Sustainability, will be on Wednesday, November 19.

For more information on Shine the Light or to register, visit www.NonprofitForums.org or call Elissa Visotski at (864)235-0959 ext. 8.