Help Your Board Thrive: Board Roles, Responsibilities & Fundraising 101

A program of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties' Social Impact Institute Learning Lab series

Dates: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

(coffee/networking/check-in 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.; program begins at 9:00). Lunch included.

Location: In person at the Claude Moore Nonprofit Training Center (714 East Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176)

Audience: Nonprofit executive leaders and board members

Fee: $60 per attendee

Program Description

From board care and feeding, to best practices, to development and fundraising – this full-day, in-person workshop offers tools to keep your board engaged, invested, and included. Attendees should plan to attend the full session.

Designed for nonprofit leaders and board members to attend together, this Learning Lab workshop will help participants explore the following:

Effective care and feeding of the board:

• Board and staff roles and responsibilities
• The importance of the board chair and executive director relationship
• Board assessment
• How to make the best use of your board meeting
• Board governance

Board best practices:

• The board's fiduciary responsibility
• The board's role in policy development
• Strategic planning
• Board committee structures
• Board administrative practices

The role of board members in fundraising:

• The importance of board leadership and why it is essential to successful fundraising
• How to build an effective fundraising board
• How to orient the board to prepare them for their role in fundraising

And much more!

About the Presenters

Amy Owen, consultant with Zelos, LLC and founder of AEOwen LLC, and Nicole Acosta, President & CEO of The Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, have 40+ years combined of nonprofit experience, including development, nonprofit management, board governance, grant writing, and grant making.

With a successful career dedicated to fundraising, and twelve years in leadership at one of the nation's top fundraising consulting firms, Victoria Dietz, Founder and CEO of Empower Charitable, is passionate about strong partnerships. Victoria specializes in helping her clients strategically grow overall fundraising capacity and has a track record of success with clients and volunteers to thoughtfully raise significant gifts. Joining Victoria this year is her colleague, Lisa Herzog, Principal Consultant with Empower Charitable. Lisa Herzog is a strategic advancement leader with nearly two decades of experience driving transformational philanthropic growth for world-class nonprofit institutions. Recognized for her collaborative leadership and ability to build high-performing teams, Lisa is a sought-after advisor and presenter on campaign strategy and advancement innovation.

Accommodation Requests

The Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including people with disabilities, to engage fully. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability or need language assistance in order to participate in our program), please contact Joanne Trimmer at joanne@communityfoundationlf.org or 703-779-3505, x1 /TTY-711). Three business days advance notice is requested.