Registration Dates
Early Bird: December 11, 2024 – January 21, 2025 - $120.00
Regular: January 22, 2025 – April 2, 2025 - $140.00
Last-Minute: April 3, 2025 – April 9, 2025 - $160.00
Date: Thursday April 10, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Temple University Ambler Campus
Parking: Free on-site parking will be provided for conference attendees by Temple Ambler.
Join us for Empowering Nonprofits, where Temple University brings together nonprofit leaders for expert-led workshops, tools and strategies to enhance their effect. This conference is your opportunity to amplify your impact, explore Temple’s resources and position your organization for success.
David W. Brown: Keynote Speaker
Asst. Dean of Community & Communication at Klein College, TU & Exec. Dir. of Coalition to Save Lives
has over 40 years in Philadelphia’s advertising and public relations industry. He founded BrownPartners, a leading minority-owned ad agency. The firm earned prestigious awards, including PRSA Pepperpots, a Gold Addy and a Mosaic Award. Brown is a recipient of PRSA’s David Ferguson Award for contributions to public relations education and the Ofield Dukes Educator Award from the National Black Public Relations Society. He is also Founder and Managing Director of CommonSoul Communications, offering strategic marketing to mission-driven organizations. Brown serves as Assistant Dean at Temple University’s Klein College and was named a “Champion of Change” by the Obama Administration. He leads the Civic Coalition to Save Lives, tackling gun violence in Philadelphia. An ordained United Methodist Reverend, Brown frequently contributes to the Philadelphia Inquirer and WHYY, offering insights on urban and social issues.
Veronica Rae Adams
Fundraising Consultant
is a nature enthusiast, community-focused resource mobilizer and advocate of mutual aid. She has worked in community spaces, nonprofits, grassroots movements and gardens for over ten years and is the founder of Veronica Anne Rae Consulting, a community-centered resource mobilizing consultancy. Her life’s work is to mobilize resources into the hands of those who are fostering community growth. Adams has executed and led campaigns ranging from $5,000 to $10 million for national non-profits, community spaces, grassroots movements, individuals and more. Using her personal ethos of equity, her holistic and unique education and her lived experience, Adams strives to strengthen community bonds and help shape the just and thriving world we all deserve.
Amanda Finnell
Nonprofit Consultant and Temple University Non-Credit Instructor
has nearly 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, with a focus on organizational sustainability, leadership development, and grants development and management. She began her journey at Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, where she partnered with Fortune 500 companies to implement cause marketing initiatives. Amanda has since served in leadership roles with Summer Search, Philadelphia Futures, American Heart Association, and Bebashi - Transition to Hope. Most recently, Amanda served in leadership at New Voices for Reproductive Justice, where she lead the organization's policy, development, and communications teams.
Christina Reardon, MSW, LSW
Senior Research Associate, Temple University Harrisburg
is Senior Research Associate at Temple University’s Harrisburg Campus, where she specializes in qualitative methods and contributes to various evaluation projects. She brings a unique combination of expertise in writing, social work and research that allows her to effectively communicate complex information to diverse audiences. Her recent projects have focused on evidence-based practices in community supervision, the training needs of probation and parole officers and the prevalence of racial and ethnic disparities in pretrial justice. A former full-time journalist, she has written articles on many topics, including behavioral health, aging, criminal justice and social work education. She earned her master’s degree in social work from Temple University and her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Marquette University.
Timothy Welbeck, Esq.
Director, Temple University Center for Anti-Racism
is the Director for the Center of Anti-Racism at Temple University. A Civil Rights Attorney by training, he is a scholar of law, race and cultural studies. He earned his JD from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and his BA from Morehouse College. His scholarly work focuses on contemporary issues of racial identity in America and the intersection of racial classifications and the law in the American context, in addition to contemporary African and African American culture. His work as a scholar of law, race and cultural studies has allowed him to contribute to various media outlets, such as the CNN, CBS, BBC Radio 4, NBC News, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, NPR, The Huffington Post, WHYY, and REVOLT TV. He lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife and three children.