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The
Mission
of HandsOn Northwest North Carolina
HandsOn NWNC mobilizes the people and organizations that inspire community change in Northwest NC.
The
Vision
of HandsOn Northwest North Carolina
HandsOn NWNC envisions a Northwest North Carolina where citizens and nonprofits are equipped and engaged in creating thriving, healthy communities.
Core Values
of HandsOn Northwest North Carolina
Innovation & Relevance
– effective programming and assistance to nonprofits within our network and compelling volunteer experiences to make sure their work is visible and relevant to the broader communities we serve.
Responsiveness
– proactive and reactive in our work with nonprofits and community volunteers, so that we respond to the emerging needs of the community.
Collaboration & Connectedness
– collaboration is at our core, as we believe none of us alone will be as effective as all of us working together.
– we “make it easy to make a difference,” and aim to remove barriers so that nonprofits and volunteers can access our services, whether through program pricing or ensuring our technology is user-friendly.
Inclusivity & Transparency
– we “practice what we preach,” modeling best practices in nonprofit management and governance, while making our decision-making, planning, and programmatic work as transparent as possible to our funders, our nonprofit partners, and the wider community.
Excellence
– we can only be effective when we are at our best. We want to provide “best in class” professional and leadership development opportunities and managed volunteer experiences.
Staff
Descriptions
Amy Lytle
became the first
Executive Director
of HandsOn Northwest North Carolina in October 2007, bringing with her over ten years of professional nonprofit management experience. Amy came to HandsOn from
The Volunteer Center of Greensboro
, where she served as
Assistant Director for more than eight years. She was
the lead staff member providing training and technical assistance to the nonprofits with which the Center worked. She has developed and presented workshops throughout the state of North Carolina on a variety of volunteer management and nonprofit governance topics. In the past, Amy served on the board of NCYT, a statewide organization of young, non-profit professionals, and as President of
NCAVA
, the North Carolina Association of Volunteer Administrators, and continues to serve as a volunteer with numerous other professional, educational, nonprofit, and community groups. Amy is also proud to be a founding member of the Fondue Fund, a Triad-wide giving circle comprised of diverse young women
, which merged with
The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem
in 2010. She
now serves as a member of its Leadership Development committee. For all of these efforts, Amy was honored to be recognized in 2006 as one of the
Forty Leaders Under 40
by the Triad Business Journal
. Amy graduated from
Guilford College
, received her
CAVNC
(Certified Administrator of Volunteers in North Carolina) credential from
NCAVA
in 2001, and graduated from
Duke University’s
Certificate Program in NonProfit Management
in 2003.
Kathy Davis
started with HandsOn NWNC as Program Director in October 2008 to lead our professional development and leadership training efforts, and is now our
Deputy Director
.  A Winston-Salem native, Kathy has an
MPA
from
UNC-Chapel Hill
. She has extensive experience building capacity with small nonprofits and governments from nine years of community and economic development work in upstate South Carolina, where she wrote grants and managed infrastructure, housing, building renovation, and construction projects for marginalized communities. Kathy also has experience in budgeting and program evaluation from her tenure with the
City of Charlotte
. She has a certification in community development from the
University of Central Arkansas’s Community Development Institute
and spent several years helping local nonprofits in the Charlotte area with grant writing and project development.  Kathy is a 2015 graduate of Leadership Winston-Salem.
Board
Members
Name
Title
Company
Nikki Burris
Strategic Sales Advisor
Love & Company
Sarah Carter
Branch Manager
Fidelity Bank NC
Troy Dibley
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Federal Reserve Board
Anna Donze
Assistant Director of Community Engagement
Wake Forest University's Office of Civic and Community Engagement
April Durr
Director, Governance and Engagement
The Winston-Salem Foundation
Alexa Edwards
Associate Vice President of Strategic Planning
Forsyth Technical Community College
Naijla Faizi
Community Volunteer
Walter Farabee
Senior Manager of Community Engagement
Reynolds American
Shawan Gabriel
Director of Community Investment
NC Community Foundation
Leslie Garvin
Executive Director
NC Campus Engagement
Bruce Haywood
Community Volunteer
Henry Hilston
Attorney
Blanco Tackabery
Martha Larson
Piedmont Triad Regional Director
Forsyth Tech Small Business Center
Duane Long
Owner & Founder
Long Insurance Company
Daisy Rodriguez
Community Volunteer, Retired Nonprofit Leader
Renee Shipko Rohrer
Marketing Director
Goodwill Industries of NWNC
Shantele Williams
Director of Economic Services
Forsyth County Department of Social Services
HandsOn NWNC
History
HandsOn NWNC has its roots in two separate unincorporated initiatives – NonProfit Connections and Volunteer Connections. In 2007, the two quasi-organizations merged to become NonProfit and Volunteer Connections (NPVC) and incorporated as a local 501(c)3 nonprofit. In 2008, we adopted the HandsOn name to align more closely with other affiliates within the
Points of Light Global Network
, of which we have always been a part.
NonProfit Connections was created to help build and strengthen nonprofits in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area, providing area nonprofits with the tools to fulfill their missions and ultimately enhance the vitality of our community. Volunteer Connections evolved out of the work of the ECHO (Everyone Can Help Out) Council of the
Winston-Salem Foundation,
with a mission to serve as a focal point for mobilizing and connecting both new and established volunteers and individual community leaders. Combining the two organizations created HandsOn with a combined mission of mobilizing people and organizations that inspire community change. The merger allowed for the opening of a dedicated office in Winston-Salem and the hiring of full-time staff in October 2007. Since then, HandsOn NWNC continues the work and goals of its two predecessor groups while working to expand services into other counties to the north and west of Forsyth County. We now serve a network of nonprofits, volunteers, and companies throughout central NC, stretching roughly from Boone to Charlotte, while maintaining our offices and core focus in the Triad.
Location
and
Directions
HandsOn’s offices
are located in the Senior Services Intergenerational Center for Arts and Wellness at 114 West 30th Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27105.
Please
email us
to schedule your appointment before you visit so we can ensure staff are
available to meet with you. The majority of our workshops and meetings are also held in this facility, and free parking is available for workshop and meeting attendees.