equipping nonprofits
The mission of the Amarillo Area Foundation Nonprofit Service Center is to challenge and equip nonprofit organizations to be self-sufficient and accountable through consulting, education, networking, and resources. The NSC provides numerous educational sessions each year presented by local and nationally-known speakers. These sessions are available at very reasonable rates.
Consulting Services offered
The Amarillo Area Foundation Nonprofit Service Center’s goal is to provide an interactive topical experience for participants, address the hot-button issues they are facing, and collectively take advantage of and share their knowledge and experience. These sessions are available at very reasonable rates with some offered free of charge.
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Organizational
Assessment
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Board/Staff
Training
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Strategic
Planning
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Executive
Search
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Specialized
Workshops
Organizations Served
The Nonprofit Service Center has provided consulting services to the following organizations:
- 7 Star Therapeutic Riding Center
- Amarillo Area CASA
- Amarillo Botanical Gardens
- Canadian Community Center
- CCS Connect Community Services
- Friends of Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1024
- Guyon Sanders Resource Center
- Heal the City
- Mission Amarillo
- Panhandle Independent Living Center
- Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners
- Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
- Special Delivery Adoption Services
- Texas Panhandle War Memorial Foundation
- 7 Star Therapeutic Riding Center
- Amarillo Botanical Gardens
- Canadian Community Center
- CCS Connect Community Services
- Friends of Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1024
- Guyon Sanders Resource Center
- Texas Panhandle War Memorial Foundation
- Amarillo Area CASA
- Heal the City
- Mission Amarillo
- Panhandle Independent Living Center
- Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners
- Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
- Special Delivery Adoption Services
Consulting Team
Roxann Ball has over 20 years of nonprofit management, accounting, and fundraising experience and has been a resident of Amarillo for the last 14 years. Roxann served as Business Manager at Marian High School, a nonprofit girl’s academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and in the accounting department of Upper Hudson Primary Care Consortium, providing data for the organization’s Grant Writer. She's been an employee of the Amarillo Area Foundation for the last twelve years and currently serves as Program Officer for the Nonprofit Service Center where she directs the Center’s consulting, education, and peer group activities. Roxann is a member of the High Plains Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, serving as Board President in 2013 and National Philanthropy Day Chair in 2012. She is currently a regent on the board of Ascension Academy. Roxann served as President of the Bravo Board of the Amarillo Opera, a guest reader at Opportunity School and a voting member of the Madge Marmaduke Scholarship Committee. She also served on the Yaddo Artist Retreat Annual Benefit Committee and the Summer Gala Committee for the New York City Ballet. Roxann is committed to using her skills and the resources of the Amarillo Area Foundation in exceptional service to the nonprofit community of the Texas Panhandle. Roxann is a graduate of Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Areas of Expertise
* Board Development and Training
* Grant Database Research
* Feasibility Studies
* Policies Review
* Special Event Planning
* Executive Search
* Organizational Assessments
* Development Planning
* Budget Planning
* Strategic Planning
Resources Available
As a member of the Funding Information Network, the NSC offers free access to the Foundation Directory Online (FDO) which provides information on private foundations across the U.S. and their funding priorities. The FDO computer is available to the general public from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday (except for holidays). FDO orientations are available by appointment.