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Michael Maguire

Community Nonprofit Leadership; Fundraising & Development; Strategic Planning; Volunteer Management/Engagement; Nonprofit Budgeting & Finance; Mindfulness; Professional/Personal Wellness.

Faculty Associate - School of Human Ecology School of Human Ecology Work: 608-262-5239 — Home and cell phones available upon request mcmaguire@wisc.edu Home page

Topics

  • Nonprofit Special Event Planning: Defining Purpose; Developing Goals - Friends & Funds; Assigning Goal-Oriented Tasks; Special Event Budgeting; Staffing & Volunteer Coordination.
  • Nonprofit Volunteer Management/Engagement: Recruitment Strategies (developing position descriptions); Orientation & Training; Organizational Planning; Supervising; Recognition Ideas & Programs; Volunteer Leadership Development.
  • Nonprofit Strategic Planning (SP) includes: Organizational Preparation (esp. personnel) ; Mission/Vision/Values Development; SP Assessment; SP Goals & Priorities; SP Writing, Implementation, Monitoring/Evaluating.
  • Fundraising & Development: All-staff ownership; Annual fund; Special Events; Donor Stewardship; Major Gifts; Grant-Writing; Planned Giving; Corporate Sponsorship; Time, Talent & In-Kind Donations.
  • Community Nonprofit Leadership includes staff recruitment, hiring, supervision & professional development with emphases on leadership training, mid-career leadership change, mentoring, nonprofit employee recognition & promotion.

Achievements

  • Dr. Brenda Pfaehler Award of Excellence: honors an individual’s commitment to providing equal opportunity and equity in education to disadvantaged students.
  • Diversity Dialogues Facilitator: trained via UW-Extension and Univ. of Michigan "National Intergroup Dialogue Institute," to facilitate student, faculty, staff, and administrator intergroup dialogues.
  • Blended Learning Fellow: Nominated by peers, selected for year-long training and advocacy of learning-centered technology-integrated teaching and active, deep learning experiences for students.
  • Teaching Fellow - UW-Madison Teaching Academy: honor for individuals demonstrating and advancing teaching excellence, recognized and nominated by students and peers.