Join us on June 2nd for a session designed to strengthen your organization’s leadership and fundraising capacity by building a more informed, engaged, and effective board. This program provides practical guidance on board roles, responsibilities, and governance best practices that support strong oversight, strategic partnership, and mission-driven decision-making. Participants will gain tools to clarify expectations, strengthen accountability, improve communication, and foster meaningful board engagement. Designed for nonprofit leaders, the session will be led by Lisa Specter-Dunaway of Specter-Dunaway Consulting, and emphasizes actionable strategies that help boards move beyond compliance to become active ambassadors, advocates, and fundraising partners who advance organizational impact and sustainability. 

Pending approval for CFRE credit.

Our Presenter

Lisa Specter-Dunaway, Specter-Dunaway Consulting 

Lisa Specter-Dunaway, MPA, has spent more than 35 years in service to children, families, and communities, working in the nonprofit and public sectors. For 15 years, Lisa served as CEO of CHIP of Virginia and led its merger with Prevent Child Abuse Virginia, resulting in the formation of Families Forward Virginia. Throughout her career, three governors appointed Lisa to serve on boards and commissions, volunteered with many organizations, and chaired the boards of Circles RVA, Virginia Family and Children's Trust, SCAN, Second Presbyterian Child Care Center, and CHIP of Richmond. Lisa is committed to supporting nonprofit organizations and professionals as a trainer and consultant and is a certified Nonprofit Lifecycles Consultant. Most importantly, she is incredibly excited for the arrival of her first grandchild in October.

Our Schedule

• 11:30 a.m. In-person Registration & Networking begins
• 12 p.m. Lunch and Annual Meeting 
• 12:30 p.m. Program begins
• 1:45 p.m. Session concludes, Adjourn

Registration Fees

• In-person registration is $20 for members of VAFRE ($0 for those with a Season Pass or $12 for those with a Virtual Season Pass), $25 for Central Virginia Chapter AFP members and nonmembers who work at a member organization, and $30 for guests. All in-person registrants should select their meal during the registration process.
• Virtual registration is $8 for members of VAFRE ($0 for those with a Virtual Season Pass), $11 for Central Virginia Chapter AFP members and nonmembers who work at a member organization, and $15 for nonmembers. The virtual registration fees help support the technology costs associated with offering a hybrid event.

If you are not a VAFRE member and do not work in the office of a member, consider becoming a member of VAFRE in order to access reduced registration fees.