NONPROFIT CENTER OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA INC

THE NONPROFIT CENTER OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY WITH A MISSION TO CONNECT, STRENGTHEN AND ADVOCATE FOR A STRONG NONPROFIT COMMUNITY. IT IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF NONPROFITS. WE CREATE AND CURATE DATA, PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, CONSULTING, RESEARCH, COACHING, CONVENING, AND ADVOCACY WITH THE INPUT OF OUR MEMBERS AND BASED ON OUR TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE. IN NAVIGATING A DRAMATICALLY SHIFTING MARKETPLACE, THE NPC HAS LED THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY AND CIVIC LEADERS TOWARDS A FOCUS ON MISSION SUSTAINABILITY OVER ORGANIZATION SUSTAINABILITY. THROUGH DIVERSE PROGRAMS, WE HAVE INTRODUCED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND MERGERS AS POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE GREATER IMPACT AND ARE ADVANCING COLLABORATIVE PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS TO SEED THE INVESTMENTS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THIS NEW STRATEGY. THE NPC RECENTLY COMPLETED OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN WITH THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF: 1. CURATE INNOVATIVE OFFERINGS TO HELP NONPROFITS THRIVE IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.2. LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE TO ACCELERATE OUTCOMES FOR MEMBERS.3. BE THE REGIONAL LEADER AND TRUSTED CONVENER TO AMPLIFY NONPROFIT IMPACT.4. ENSURE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUCCESS THROUGH INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS.CURATE ACCELERATE AMPLIFY INNOVATETHE NONPROFIT CENTER IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH 342 DIVERSE NONPROFIT MEMBERS REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES AND SERVING A COMPLEX SET OF CONSTITUENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA. WE KNOW THAT NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP IS A BAROMETER OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RELEVANCE AND ARE PROUD TO HAVE PROVEN OUR VALUE TO BOTH OUR LONG-TIME MEMBERS AS WELL AS OUR NEW AND GROWING CONSTITUENTS.THE SERVICES WE OFFER INCLUDE THE HIGHEST-QUALITY NONPROFIT PROGRAMMING, CONSULTING, ADVOCACY, AND RESOURCE-SHARING. LIKE OUR MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS, OUR INDICATORS OF PROGRAM SUCCESS ARE OUTPACING PRIOR YEARS. TH TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ATTENDING A NONPROFIT CENTER PROGRAM LAST YEAR WAS 1,846 AND THE AVERAGE SATISFACTION RATING OF 4.8 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 5. OUR ANNUAL MEMBER SURVEY REPORTED THAT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE, VIA PHONE CALL, EMAIL, OR ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, AND WEBINARS, WAS OUR MOST VALUED MEMBER RESOURCE. NONPROFITS ARE OUR PRIMARY CUSTOMERS, BUT THE BROADER COMMUNITY IS ALSO AN AUDIENCE THAT WE TRY INFLUENCE WITH COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING AND ADVOCACY. THROUGH OUR MONTHLY RESOURCE NEWSLETTERS, NUGGETS AND BRIDGING THE SECTOR, WE EDUCATE BOTH OUR MEMBERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY ON CRITICAL ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR A HEALTHY AND RESILIENT SECTOR THAT IS PREPARED TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. KNOWING THAT DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING IS ESSENTIAL FOR BOTH THE NONPROFIT SECTOR AND THE CIVIC, PHILANTHROPIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT IT, OUR COMMITMENT TO DATA AND EVALUATION HAS LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF CATALYST NORTHEAST FLORIDA 2.0, A COLLABORATIVE DATA INITIATIVE CREATED BY AND FOR THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COMMUNITY. THE CATALYST DASHBOARD FEATURES 200+ COMMUNITY INDICATORS, DEVELOPED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE SEVEN COUNTIES THAT COMPOSE THE NONPROFIT CENTER'S MEMBERSHIP AREA. THE CATALYST PROJECT IS MORE THAN A USEFUL TOOL FOR DECISION-MAKERS IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NONPROFIT, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS TO BUILD SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS. WE ARE NOW MOBILIZING COLLABORATION AROUND SIX KEY PRIORITY AREAS THAT INCLUDE: YOUTH AND EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITY, HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS, OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND COMMUNITY AND CIVIC VIBRANCY. THE NONPROFIT CENTER HAS COMPLETED YEAR 2 OF OUR 5-YEAR RESEARCH AGENDA FOR THE RENA COUGHLIN RESEARCH FUND (RCRF). OUR FOCUS ON DATA AND EVALUATION CAPACITY FOR THE SECTOR AND SHARED SERVICES HAS BEEN EXPLORED AND SUPPORTED BY THE RCRF. NONPROFIT CENTER CEO, DAWN LOCKHART, AND THE NPC SHARED SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED THE RESEARCH TO EVALUATE REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SHARED SERVICES MODELS AND WILL LAUNCH A SHARED SERVICES PLATFORM FOR OUR MEMBERS IN THE YEAR AHEAD. SHARED SERVICES WILL FURTHER ADVANCE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE IMPACT AND REDUCE BACK-OFF EXPENDITURES WHILE ENSURING HIGH QUALITY OPERATIONS.THE NONPROFIT CENTER CONTINUES TO EVALUATE HOW TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF THE SOCIAL SECTOR BY EXPLORING INNOVATIVE SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES TO INCREASE IMPACT. WE KNOW THAT WHEN ORGANIZATIONS WORK COLLABORATIVELY, THEY CAN INCREASE THEIR IMPACT WHILE REDUCING COSTS. THE BENEFICIARIES OF OUR MEMBER'S MISSIONS DESERVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICE, AND THE NONPROFIT CENTER IS PROUD TO BE THEIR PARTNER IN ACHIEVING THAT GOAL.