Note: Lunch is included with your registration. If you have food allergies or dietary restrictions, please email centexafp@gmail.com and we will be glad to accommodate your needs.
Join us for a panel discussion with three local foundations. Learn best practices for grant submissions and how to set up your organization for success to receive funding. We are excited to have the following foundation staff members on our panel:
Nicole Wynter, Waco Foundation:
Nicole is passionate about improving the quality of life of residents in her community. She joined Waco Foundation in 2010 as the Director of Special Projects. Her role and responsibilities have expanded over time, and today she serves as the Sr. Director of Community Investments. She considers herself fortunate to be able to use the insights gleaned from her ten plus years in the nonprofit sector – including serving as fund development staff - to facilitate the design and management of the Foundation’s responsive Grantmaking Program. She has also spent the last 14 years expanding the Foundation’s Capacity Building program, which supports nonprofit learning and growth through the creation & development, identification and delivery of nonprofit management trainings, guidance, and resources.
Nicole holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Georgia State, a Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from Baylor, and a Master of Professional Studies in Community & Economic Development from Penn State (World Campus). She is a graduate of Leadership Texas Women and Stanford’s Black Leaders Program.
Kelly Ezell, Cooper Foundation:
Kelly Ezell is the Director of Operations and Grants Management at Cooper Foundation, where she oversees the Foundation’s grants process, nonprofit capacity-building programming, and daily operations in partnership with the other wonderful staff members of the Foundation.
Prior to her seven years at the Cooper Foundation, Kelly worked at small nonprofits where she wore many hats but primarily spent her time running programs and applying for grants.Kelly has a Masters and Bachelors in Public Health from Baylor University.
Casey Sadler, Rapoport Foundation:
Casey Sadler is a Program Officer at the Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation, overseeing grants made to Waco partners, the First Gen Rapoport Scholarship program at McLennan Community College, and the Rapoport Scholars program at the University of Texas at Austin.
In 2008, Casey began a career in the banking industry at Central National Bank, where she met Bernard “B” Rapoport, who in 2010 persuaded her to become his Executive Assistant. Within two short years, Casey transitioned to the Foundation as the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Grants Administrator, later transitioning to her current role.