2024-2025 Nonprofit Training Program

The Los Alamos Community Foundation and United Way of Northern New Mexico are pleased to announce our 2024/25 nonprofit training series: “Managing your NonProfit in a New Era”. The following training sessions are designed for nonprofit organizations located in or serving Los Alamos and Rio Arriba Counties. Thanks to the generous support of TRIAD, LLC and the Community Partnerships Office sessions are offered at no cost to participants. 

Sessions are offered in person with remote/video option as needed. To encourage in person participation and networking, travel will be reimbursed for those traveling more than fifteen miles. 

These trainings are appropriate for staff, board members and volunteers. 

TRAINING #1: Mission With Mindfulness 

Date: Thursday, November 7th, 2024
Time:  11:00am-2:00pm
Location: University of New Mexico, Los Alamos-Room 505
Presenters: Groundworks NM-Faith Kelly and Kristi Dorr

Register Here:Focus on Nonprofit Wellbeing

Join us for this information-packed workshop and gain actionable ideas for balancing work with self-care and family responsibilities. 

Kristi Dorr is the executive director of Groundworks New Mexico, the statewide organization charged with connecting, strengthening, and advocating for New Mexico’s social sector. Kristi is a licensed attorney and published author with over twenty years of experience in nonprofit management and law. Leveraging her diverse leadership experience, Kristi oversees execution of Groundworks’ vision and mission with a keen focus on the core values of racial equity, collaboration, community, and impact.

Kristi holds a Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School, a Master of Resource Law Studies from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado at Denver. Kristi’s informal education includes living and working abroad (Scotland, France, and Belgium) and volunteering with refugee and children’s organizations.

Faith Brainerd Kelly joined Groundworks New Mexico with a wealth of experience in the nonprofit sector, both as a staffer and board member. Faith’s role as Senior Manager of Training and Education draws upon her unique background to support the advancement of causes that matter to New Mexico. After attaining a BA in Fine Art at Mount Holyoke College, Faith left New England and made her way to Anchorage, Alaska. This meandering road trip included a few weeks in New Mexico, with a lasting impression that called her back years later.   

Faith spent nearly two decades advocating for Alaskans with developmental disabilities, work that is foundational to her ethos and a passion for human rights. In a pivot to academia, she led operations for a statewide public health COVID response with the University of Alaska Anchorage Project ECHO. Faith then joined the University of New Mexico, where ECHO originated. At UNM, Faith applied her project management and facilitation skills to upscale ECHO replication by training university and hospital leadership in Africa, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.  

TRAINING #2: Finding the Right Funder

Date: TENTATIVE: Thursday, December 12th, 2024
Time: TBD
Location: McCurdy Ministries and Community Center, Española, NM
Presenter: TBD

This session will help organizations identify relevant funding streams and understand the importance of collecting data to meet funder requirements. It will be split into two parts, both occurring on the target date of December 12th, 2024. 

  • Part 1: A panel of regional funders will discuss their funding priorities, the types of grants they offer, the data they require, and what encourages them to fund an organization.
  • Part 2: Participants will apply insights from Part 1 to explore practical approaches to measuring impact/outcomes, evaluation, and data collection in order to write a successful application. 

TRAINING #3: Marketing and Advertising

Date: TENTATIVE: January or February 2025
Time: TBD
Location:  TBD
Presenter: TBD

Participants will learn how to reach their target audience in this new era of communication.  With the proliferation of social media, this session will cover how organizations can stand out and effectively navigate communication methods to reach their target audience. (January/February 2025).