CEO
Resume:
Nancy Heskin – Rakness
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Girl Scouts of the USA Nationally Certified Executive Director
Visionary leader – ethical oriented executive presenting a steady record leading regional organizational development, strategic planning teams within a volunteer environment. Recognized for skills in assessing the organization and developing a clear vision for the future and guiding successful teams to desired outcomes. Accustomed to interacting with nonprofit boards, executive leadership and stakeholders across community, industry and cultural lines.
Areas of Expertise
• Strategic Planning / Organizational Review • Organizational Design / Development
• Business Planning / Finance • Facilities Management and Design
• ND/SD Council Merger Team • Computer Integrated Communications
• Nonprofit Mentor / Conference Presentations • Internal Controls
• Operations / General Management • Grant Writing
• Fund Development and Marketing • Profit and Loss Management
• Commitment to Diversity • Board Relations
• Community Relations • Staff Development and Supervision
Career Highlights
Minot Commission on Aging – Minot North Dakota
Executive Director July 1, 2007 to present
Regional nonprofit organization serving 7 counties in North Dakota with an annual operating budget $2.4M, 67 employees, Federal, State and Local grants. Older American Act Title III Programs (Health, Nutrition and Outreach) for Senior Citizens plus ADA transportation.
Girl Scouts of Northwest North Dakota Inc. – Minot North Dakota
Regional nonprofit organization serving 14 northwest counties in North Dakota including two Indian Reservations with an average annual budget of $265,000, 5 employees with facilities and endowment funds in excess of $1 million.
Chief Executive Officer May 1985 to June 30, 2007
Accountable to the board of directors to develop a strategic plan, oversight of budget and finance, risk management, human resources, fund development, property management, communications, membership and program.
Key Accomplishments:
• Conducted strategic evaluation of council financial data resulting in the purchase of our 7,000 square foot program center and corporate offices to cut fixed costs and add program space.
• Developed a donor database and donor records management system resulting in increased community support from $27,000 to $91,000
• Actively shared the vision of creating a foundation resulting in $508,000 in principle to date.
• Successfully created a sole purpose nonprofit 501-c-3 foundation to support the Girl Scouts in the 14 northwest counties indefinitely. Serving as a consultant, development director and strategic planner for the foundation board resulting in continued growth of the principle fund.
• Developed volunteer training program to focus on diversity and needs of girls resulting in improved retention of volunteers and girls.
• Achieved operational improvements through reorganizing staff structures to support the strategic plan, introducing accounting software, utilizing intranet communications and implementing ongoing upgrades of Small Business Server network, computers and software.
• Cultivated relationships with Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Business Council and Three Affiliated Tribes Business Council resulting in program support of $25,000, office space and funding.
• Responsible leadership resulted in 100% unqualified financial audits and 100% unqualified Girl Scout charter reviews. (Membership, program, governance and management standards)
Education
Minot State University BA in Business Administration Major: Management
Major: Executive Secretarial
Professional Development
• Executive Leadership – Wharton University
• National Society of Fund Raising Executives
• Society of Human Resource Managers
• Girl Scouts of the USA National Management Certification
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