Piper Academy
Piper Trust brings experts in fundraising, board development and other topics of interest to nonprofits. Piper Academies offer professional development opportunities for executive directors, other nonprofit staff and board members. Piper Academies feature experts from across the country and provide a forum to share insights with professionals doing similar work. Many Piper Academies result in follow-up training for staff and volunteer leaders or funding for cohorts of nonprofits.
2011: A Year of Resilience
The 2011 academies are bringing wide-ranging experts to Maricopa County, Arizona. From an international poet who spoke on the “core conversations of work and leadership,” to key presenters from the Center for Mindfulness, and the leading national experts on nonprofit governance and board development, BoardSource.
Past Piper Academies
2011
Poet David Whyte Presents “The Core Conversation” & “Crossing the Unknown Sea”
A Day with BoardSource: Board Governance Project Kickoff
BoardSource Professional Development Training for Local Consultants
The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society: A Mindful Leadership Retreat
Dan Pallotta: Uncharitable—How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential
2010
Nonprofit Finance Fund: Recession Fundamentals Workshop
MissionWise: Generating Immediate Revenue for Nonprofits: Earned Income
MissionWise: Business Planning for Your Social Enterprise
2009
Reynold Levy: Nonprofit Leadership in Good Times and Bad
Victor d’Allant: Web 2.0. Social Media & Storytelling for Nonprofits
Craig Coppola: What Nonprofits Should Know about Real Estate
Kay Sprinkel Grace: Getting Ready for the Next Decade
2008
Chip Heath: Switch — Changing Things When Change Is Hard
2007
Kay Sprinkle Grace: Build the Relationship and the Money Will Come
Frank Luntz: It’s Not What You Say — It’s What People Hear
2006
Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center: How Nonprofits Can Incorporate World-Class Customer Service
Maureen Curley: What Baby Boomers Can Do for You
Diane Aviv: Governance, Transparency and Accountability
2005
Andy Goodman: Storytelling as Best Practice
2004
Peter Senge: Building a Learning Community