Nonprofit Sector Development

Nonprofit organizations play a key role in improving and maintaining the quality of life in communities. They provide important services, such as meeting critical needs of families in distress, responding in times of need, providing job training, feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless and displaced and much more. Nonprofit organizations are consistently on the front lines, providing immediate services in the wake of tragedy and disaster and sticking around long after public interest has waned.

The Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana supports leadership development in the nonprofit sector. Developing excellence in nonprofit organization promotes honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, trust, responsibility and accountability. Part of this initiative is the Nonprofit Sector Development Series.

The Family Foundation assists nonprofit organizations with information, training and education in key organizational areas, including:

  • Mission-Driven Programming

  • Active Governance

  • Ethical Performance

  • Leadership and Human Resource Development

  • Transparent Financial Practices

  • Strategic Fund Development

  • Inclusive Civic Participation in Public Policy

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