Workshop to Focus on Coalition Building in Nonprofit Sector

By Illinois Prairie | July 3, 2025

Registration Now Open for Aug. 13 Event

BLOOMINGTON — Illinois Prairie Community Foundation will host its annual Nonprofits Workshop focusing on coalition building on August 13 at ISU’s Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal.

The workshop for staff, board members and volunteers of nonprofits entitled “Better Together: Coalition Building in the Nonprofit Sector” will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Through a panel presentation and roundtable conversations, participants will explore how current economic and administrative realities offer compelling opportunities for nonprofits to create alliances for a common cause – including agreements between fellow nonprofits, government entities, education providers and for-profit businesses.

Panelists will be:

  • Sharon Chung, Illinois State Representative
  • Matt Burgess, CEO at Home Sweet Home Ministries
  • Paige Buschman  and Rachel Waring-Sparks, ISU’s Center for Civic Engagement
  • Patrick Hoban, CEO at B-N Economic Development Council
  • Kate Piatt-Eckert, Nonprofit & Grantmaker Advisory at BDO Chicago

Erik Rankin, IPCF CEO/President, and local nonprofit professional Hannah Johnson will co-moderate the workshop.

Cost of the workshop is $20 for an individual or $30 for 2 people from the same nonprofit organization. For more information or to register, visit ilprairiecf.org/nonprofits-workshop, email IPCF at [email protected] or call 309-662-4477. Reservation deadline is August 6.

About Illinois Prairie Community Foundation

Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, now in its 27th year, encourages and facilitates philanthropy in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties by connecting donors who care with causes that matter to them. The Foundation manages funds including endowments and donor advised, fiscal sponsorship and scholarship funds.

Community Partners for Illinois Prairie Community Foundation are: Fox N Hounds Salon & Day Spa, Onward Injury Law, Renaissance Wealth Management B-N, Westminster Village and WGLT.

Contact:
Michele Evans, Vice President (Programs)| 309-662-4477

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