{"id":145422,"date":"2025-10-06T22:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145422"},"modified":"2025-10-06T22:05:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:05:56","slug":"2nd-annual-nonprofit-impact-conference-november-6th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145422","title":{"rendered":"2nd Annual Nonprofit Impact Conference November 6th 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2025 Lehigh Valley Nonprofit Impact Conference Speakers Announced<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allentown, PA \u2013Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley proudly presents the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Lehigh Valley Nonprofit Impact Conference being held on\u00a0<strong>November 6<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>Wind Creek Event Center.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our morning kicks off with our keynote, David W. Brown of Civic Coalition to Save Lives. The title is \u201cStrengthening Connections and Navigating Change\u201d. In addition, we are pleased to share that Sierra McNeill will be our plenary speaker and hosting a workshop designed specifically for direct service staff. Throughout the day, we will have 18 breakout sessions Each session falls under one of three distinct conference tracks, featuring the following speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>People Powered Impact- Engagement, Equity &amp; Wellness<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Laura Otten, Laura Otten Consulting<\/li>\n<li>Missy Wise, United Way of Greater LV &amp; Resilient LV<\/li>\n<li>Cherryann Joseph, Kairos Growth Resources LLC<\/li>\n<li>Tyrone Fisher, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the LV<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Cunningham, Jennifer L Cunningham LLC<\/li>\n<li>Robin Gow, Eastern PA Trans Equity Project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Systems &amp; Strategy- Collaboration, Finance &amp; Leadership<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Jess Edris, The Good Collective\/Meet the Funders<\/li>\n<li>Sean Ziller, City of Bethlehem Government Collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Emily Henry, Valley Youth House<\/li>\n<li>Louis Diez, WIZE<\/li>\n<li>Emilie Carlino, Emily Carlino Consulting\/ Community Action LV<\/li>\n<li>Alisa Baratta, Third Street Alliance<\/li>\n<li>Gretchen Naso, RKL Virtual Management Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mission Amplified- Storytelling, Advocacy &amp; Creative Practice<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Anne Gingerich, Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO)<\/li>\n<li>Mark Wilson, Zoellner Arts Center\/ Lehigh University<\/li>\n<li>Rachel Moyer, Social T Marketing &amp; PR<\/li>\n<li>Terry Knox Ramseur, Center for Humanistic Change<\/li>\n<li>Mike Brady, Camp Fowler, Valley Youth House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just another conference It\u2019s your launchpad for\u00a0<strong>deeper connection<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>smarter strategy<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>greater impact<\/strong>. Whether you are a part of a team or wearing all the hats yourself, this day is designed to recharge your purpose, sharpen your skills, and reignite your passion for the work you do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ticket registration is open<\/strong>. Tickets can be purchased at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/nonprofit-impact-conference-2025\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/nonprofit-impact-conference-2025&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759887978670000&amp;usg=AOvVaw18KHT_hs6f-oTCzAy0eGHT\">Volunteer Center of Lehigh Valley | nonprofit impact conference 2025<\/a>\u00a0to secure a place at the forefront of strengthening connections and navigating change.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley has been serving the community as a capacity builder, resource provider and connector for the nonprofit and business communities, as well as individuals who want to give back, for over 30 years. Our mission is to enhance nonprofit impact by serving as the community connection that promotes volunteerism and prepares tomorrow\u2019s leaders.\u201d Our Vision is: A future where Lehigh Valley nonprofits have the support and resources, they need to achieve their missions and bring positive change to the community.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759887978670000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0QEQ6xPGrDafAIqXsU7SVB\">www.volunteerlv.org<\/a>, email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:vc@volunteerlv.org\">vc@volunteerlv.org<\/a>, or call 610-807-0336.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nChrisdee Lawyer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Lehigh Valley Nonprofit Impact Conference Speakers Announced Allentown, PA \u2013Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley proudly presents the 2nd\u00a0Annual Lehigh Valley Nonprofit Impact Conference being held on\u00a0November 6th\u00a0at\u00a0Wind Creek &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145422\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2nd Annual Nonprofit Impact Conference November 6th 2025<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Volunteer-LV.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=145422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=145422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=145422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=145422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}