Nonprofit Financial Group of the Twin Cities (NFG)
Message
from the President
Dear Fellow NFG Members –
It is my pleasure as your new NFG President to thank Peggy
Farah, our outgoing president, for her time and dedication over the past
year. We had a fantastic program schedule last year and I am looking
forward to another great year for our group this year. The Program
Committee worked diligently during the summer to schedule another series of
timely and interesting discussions for the upcoming program year. I want
to thank each of the program committee volunteers for their contributions to
this important part of our mission. Take a look at the NFG website to see
the details of this year’s program schedule.
I would also like to thank our Steering Committee members,
Peggy Farah, Baron Broschat, Mary Serie, Shannon Chambers, Sheila Gothmann,
Shelley Nehl, La Vang, and Lindy Look for their valued financial management,
leadership and communications roles for our organization. They help keep
our organization running throughout the year.
As members of NFG, you are also resources for each other
through the networking and sharing you do at meetings and through the list
serve. Thank you for continuing to share your expertise with your fellow
NFG members. As you look forward to this new program year, please inform
the steering committee if there are topics that you would like to hear more
about through our monthly meetings. Our goal is to continue to make
the NFG a valuable resource for you as you serve our community.
NFG membership has grown over the years primarily through
the recommendations of current members. With this growth the organization
has developed a broader wealth of expertise (more members = more experiences
and ideas to share). Please help us continue to grow by recommending
membership to some of your colleagues in the nonprofit community who may be
interested in the benefits of NFG. We will again be welcoming our guests
at each meeting with a special drawing. Consider bringing a guest to one
or more of this year’s meetings. They will get an opportunity to network
with other nonprofit finance professionals, hear about a timely nonprofit
finance topic, and perhaps be one of our lucky prize winners!
I look forward to seeing you at our monthly meetings!
Athena Mihas
NFG President 2011 - 2012