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Spring Series: Strengthening Your Organization's Culture of Belonging through Purposeful Facilitation

  • Thursday, April 17, 2025
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
  • In Person - DuPage County Historical Museum; 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, IL 60187
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Program Description: 

At About Us Consulting, we believe in the power of creating an environment of belonging where professionals can create together, enabling them to strengthen their partnerships and effectively drive their work forward. This program is designed for anyone eager to enhance their abilities and make a greater impact in their work. Whether you are looking to refine your leadership skills, develop stronger and more effective collaborations, or elevate your fundraising strategies, this program is for you. 

During this hands-on workshop, participants will learn four key strategies for effective conversations and meetings to cultivate leadership skills, relationship development and high-functioning teams. By the end of the session, participants will have practical tools to immediately apply in their roles.

Meet Our Speakers from About Us Consulting: 

 

Left to right: Joie Frankovich, Kathy Niedorowski, and Marjory Lewe Brady

Marjory, Joie, and Kathy have created a practice driven model for guiding meaningful conversations to enhance engagement, shared ownership and positive outcomes and impact. Our model is grounded in extensive experience in systems change, coalition building, program development and professional development. As social workers, we are grounded in the vital partnership of people, their communities and the organizations supporting them. 

Marjory Lewe-Brady, LCSW 

Marjory has been in the field for over 40 years. She has clinical experience with families and systems of care. This foundation contributed to her recognition for successful collaboration development, which brings people together across sectors for effective system design work and program implementation. Fundraising and managing grant-based budgets were a key aspect of this work. She has a passion for coaching leaders to utilize their whole selves for rewarding careers.

Joie Frankovich, LCSW MPH

Joie has a proven track record in collective impact frameworks. With extensive experience in systems change, coalition building, and program development, her strengths-based facilitation encourages diverse stakeholders to collaborate for meaningful outcomes. 

Kathy Niedorowski, MSW

Kathy brings experience in shared ownership and co-designing strategies to support the ongoing work of various initiatives. Over the years, she has played a key role in staffing collaboratives, ensuring community input and alignment between the grant seeking and grantmaking spaces.


Registration is open until 1-3 business days prior to the event.

PENDING CFRE Credit 1.25 points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

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