Tamisha Major is assisting her non-profit organization in advancing its goals by using the skills she acquired via Orange County’s Capacity Building Seminar Program.
According to Major, who manages training for Center for Change, Inc., a non-profit organization that offers health services and education to underserved and uninsured populations in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties, the seminar was an eye-opening experience for him personally and professionally. They guided us step-by-step through everything, including creating a SWOT analysis, strategic planning, executive leadership, and the specifics of submitting a grant application.
After finishing the program, the Center for Change teamed up with one of the top healthcare organizations in the area to launch a new pilot program that offers a variety of services to at-risk pregnant and postpartum women. Future plans for the organization include working closely with Orange County and receiving grant money from the county in order to establish a permanent presence in the lives of Central Floridians. Major was able to put many of the leadership and management skills she learned from the course to use when the Center for Change increased its employee base.
The Capacity Building Seminar, a core recommendation of the Citizens Safety Task Force, works to improve internal business processes for small, regional charities. These organizations either presently receive grants from Orange County or may soon receive county support.
In order to secure the long-term success of the social service providers that the public relies on, Orange County mentors non-profit leaders in corporate best practices, entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. Additionally, the County is making efforts to guarantee that taxpayers get a superior return on their grant funding investment.
The capacity-building seminars consist of two separate programs. One is conducted by non-profit specialists at the Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Non-profit Leadership at Rollins College’s Crummer Graduate School of Business. And the other is taught by academics from the Center for Public and Non-profit Management at the University of Central Florida.
The program at Rollins College provides training to sharpen organizational priorities, individualized mentoring, and chances to network with more than 350 NGOs. Organizational growth, board management, fundraising, marketing, leadership, and volunteer management are some of the potential coaching specialties.
Tamisha Major graduated from the University of Central Florida’s program last year as a member of the first graduating class. They were equipped by the course to meet the demands of a significant government contract and organizational expansion.
The Citizens’ Commission for Children, a branch of Orange County’s Community and Family Services Department, which manages the seminar program, states that because these organizations have such a big impact on people’s lives, they are heavily involved in their success. They added that Orange County is committed to the growth and ongoing strength of non-profit social service providers inside the community by working in partnership with the two most prestigious educational institutions in the area.
