What If Conference

The What If Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations; especially staff, board members, volunteers, donors, foundations, and corporate donors. Running a nonprofit, delivering excellent programs, and leading a nonprofit board are all critical to mission delivery. You’ll be inspired to do even more; and to do it more effectively thanks to the wisdom and ideas shared by the conference’s speakers and trainers.

Speakers:
Joan Garry
Widely known as the “Dear Abby” of nonprofit leadership, Joan writes a blog for nonprofit leaders read worldwide at www.joangarry.com and hosts the #1 nonprofit podcast: Nonprofits Are Messy. Joan is principal and lead “fixer” at Joan Garry Consulting, working with nonprofit boards and staff as a strategic advisor, crisis manager, change agent and strategic planner. Joan also teaches at the University of Pennsylvania with a focus on nonprofit communications and leadership. Her book, Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership was published in March 2017.

Vu Le
Vu Le (“voo lay”) is a writer, speaker, vegan, Pisces, and the Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps, a nonprofit in Seattle that promotes social justice by developing leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color, and fostering collaboration between diverse communities. Known for his no-BS approach, irreverent sense of humor, and love of unicorns, Vu has been featured in dozens, if not hundreds, of his own blog posts at NonprofitAF.com, formerly nonprofitwithballs.com.

Maria Teresa Kumar
Lauded as one of the most influential American Latinos under 40 and as among the top Latinas in Government and Politics, Maria Teresa (Petersen) Kumar is the founding President & CEO of Voto Latino, a leading national civic engagement organization targeting acculturated American Latino youth. She is also an Emmy-nominated contributor with MSNBC and the host of MSNBC.com’s show, Changing America.