Join us for " Board Members: Equipping, Engaging and Educating your Board for Volunteer Service!" Is your nonprofit organization seeking to maximize the impact of board members in their volunteer roles? Join this workshop to learn steps you can take to equip, engage and educate board members so they thrive in leading your organization to fulfill its purpose. Attendees will leave with actionable steps to support board members in their role and tools to empower board members to succeed.
Sarah Mackey has over 20 years’ experience leading in the nonprofit sector
and is the Executive Director of Women in Security and Privacy, a nonprofit
advancing women and underrepresented communities to lead the future of
privacy and security. Sarah oversees the global organization’s strategic
planning, operations, volunteer engagement, fundraising, community building
and programs. She is also a university instructor for nonprofit and social
justice courses, and is passionate about putting research and theory into
practice in nonprofit organizations.
Sarah previously served as the Chief Network Development Officer at
National Court Appointed Special Advocates/Guardians ad Litem
(CASA/GAL) Association for Children where she led the national training,
communications, and technical assistance across the U.S. network. And as
Vice President, US Transformation & Volunteer Programs with Habitat for
Humanity International, Sarah led the strategy development, change
management and implementation for initiatives and services supporting the
success of 1,200 Habitat for Humanity organizations across the United States.
Sarah earned a doctorate in public administration, master of public administration, and graduate certificate in nonprofit management from University of Illinois Springfield, and earned a B.A. in economics from Hanover College. Sarah holds professional credentials including Certification in Volunteer Administration (CVA) and Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).
Sarah has been honored with the Affiliate Impact Habitat Hero Award from Habitat Illinois, Nonprofit Director of the Year Award and ATHENA Leadership Award from the Springfield (IL) Chamber of Commerce, Woman of the Year Diamond Award from Illinois Women in Leadership, President’s Volunteer Service Award, and multiple Clarion Awards from the Association for Women in Communications. Sarah lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is a volunteer with the National Center for Civil & Human Rights, a board member of Georgia Association for Volunteer Administration, and has volunteered to build homes with Habitat for Humanity in 10 countries around the world.
We look forward to seeing you at this NOVAA event, however, if you need to cancel, please refer to our Cancellation Policy and contact admin@novaa.org with any questions.
