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Nanette Fridman

Nanette Fridman

Nanette Fridman, MPP, JD, is a catalyst, consultant, coach and author. She speaks about leadership, philanthropy, the nonprofit sector and the American Jewish community.

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About

Nanette Fridman, MPP, JD, is a seasoned consultant and coach, and a catalyst for values-driven organizations and leaders. Known for her good humor and high energy, Nanette speaks about empowered leadership, philanthropy, the nonprofit sector and the American Jewish community. She is the author of On Board: What Current and Aspiring Board Members Must Know About Nonprofits & Board Service.


Programs

1
Culture of Ambassadorship
Is your organization the "best kept secret"? Are you getting the word out on the multiple communication channels available and cutting through the noise? Come learn how your organization can nurture a culture of ambassadorship, and train and empower your individual members to be ambassadors for your community and programs. Unleash the power of word of mouth marketing!
2
Empowering Board Members for Successful Leadership
Is your board empowered? Come learn my formula for activating your board. Discover how to empower your board from the start by identifying and cultivating the bests leaders and designing valuable onboarding and board development training. Discuss the key components and behaviors of engaged boards and their leaders. Become aware of red flags and pitfalls that discourage active leadership.
3
Gen What? Generational-Centric Engagement
We’ve talked for years about donor-centric approaches to giving but what about generational centric approaches to engagement? How do our messages, methods and communication channels need to be adjusted for Boomers, Xers, Millennials and Post-Millennials? Come share lessons learned and challenges encountered in dealing with generational differences.
4
Leadership Succession: Planning with Intentionality
Do you know who your next leaders will be? Learn how to identify, recruit and onboard successors in order to develop a deeper leadership bench.
5
Finding Your Voice and Telling Your Story
How do we rally the courage to find our inner voice and speak our truth? And how can we use our voice to tell our and other people’s stories? Storytelling is used by leaders, organizations, companies and causes to inspire action and raise funds. Audience members begin to formulate their stories and leave with the tools for memorable and impactful storytelling.
Genres
  • Business

Endorsements

"I attended the NATA conference in New Orleans. Nanette not only conveyed information about being creative, she offered suggestions and handed out material that would be easily replicated. She has a magical way of imparting information with humor and a sense of reality. I was excited to come back to work armed with all kinds of valuable information and ideas thanks to Nanette."

— Elyse Hyman, Executive Director, Temple Beth Avodah and NATA, New Orleans, LA

"Nanette, your energy and expertise added so much to the conference, and we heard from many that your sessions were incredibly valuable to their day to day work. We were most grateful to you for your wonderfully interesting, thought-provoking and interactive sessions."

— Beverly Woznica, Managing Director, FRD, Jewish Federations of North America, JFNA Professional Institute, Atlanta, GA

“Nanette engages her audience from the moment she walks to the front of the room. She has a magnetic presence that provokes both awareness and action. She fosters new ideas and shifts ideas from ho hum to wow. She awakens her audience’s superpowers and makes people think differently and more importantly, walk away knowing how to take action.”

— Jill Goldenberg, Former Executive Director, PEJE, Generations GFA, Day School Conference, , Many

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Books
On Board
On Board
What Current and Aspiring B...
2014
Fridman Strategies
Articles
eJewishPhilanthropy 24 July, 2018:
Start the Year Off Right: Foundations for Development Success
eJewishPhilanthropy 18 July, 2018:
Six Actions to Take Now to Optimize Your Board for the Year
eJewishPhilanthropy 17 May, 2018:
Nonprofit Executive Committees: Striking the Right Balance
eJewishPhilanthropy 28 February, 2018:
Partnership, Prosperity, and Peril
eJewishPhilantrhopy 9 January, 2018:
Board Chairs Behaving Badly
Videos
Recipe for Success
Booking Our Speakers

Weekday/Sunday programs are approximately one hour. Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence usually includes two talks, sometimes three.

Usually: The event price includes honorarium and all expenses, including international and domestic airfare and local expenses. We ask venues to provide home-hospitality for one night (for weekday/Sunday programs), or two nights (for Shabbat programs), or for multi-day programs, one night for each day of the event. If your venue is unable to provide home hospitality, an additional charge of $150 per night will be assessed to cover speaker expenses.

Need a special program for Shavuot, Holocaust Remembrence Day, or July 4th? We have suggestions.

Interested in booking Nanette Fridman to speak at your next event? Contact Jewish Speakers Bureau (infREMOVEo@jewREMOVEishspeakerREMOVEsbureau.com), America's only speakers bureau for Jewish-interest speakers, authors, entertainers, and experts.

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