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SUMMARY:Author Event with Michelle Foster
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LOCATION:123 Capitol Street\nCharleston WV 25301
ROOM: Main 311C (A/B) GKVF Meeting Room
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michelle Foster, president and CEO of The Greater Kanawha 
 Valley Foundation, will be celebrating the release of her book, Maximizing
  Impact. Maximizing Impact is both a personal narrative and a guide to sta
 rting, running, and maintaining a successful nonprofit. Topics in the book
  include funding sources and acquisition, grant proposal preparation, and 
 even getting the right people on your team. \r\nMichelle Mickle Foster is
  an engineer, nonprofit leader, philanthropy executive and public speaker.
  Born in Guyana, South America, Michelle immigrated to New York at 17 to p
 ursue the American dream. Moving to Charleston, West Virginia, she discove
 red her purpose and passion while volunteering at a local church. This dis
 covery led to Michelle leaving corporate America for the nonprofit sector,
  developing a faith-motivated nonprofit organization.\r\nMichelle transfor
 med the organization into one of the most impactful and enterprising commu
 nity-based initiatives in West Virginia. For this achievement, Michelle wa
 s recognized as a Champion of Change by President Barack Obama. A lifelong
  learner, Michelle completed master's and doctorate degrees in commun
 ity economic development while running the nonprofit full-time.\r\nMichell
 e is currently the president and CEO of the largest community foundation i
 n Central Appalachia. In addition, she is a sought-after speaker on leader
 ship, nonprofit operations, diversity, equity and inclusion.\r\nRegistrati
 on is not required to attend this event. 
URL:https://www.kcpls.org/event/author-event-michelle-foster
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