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ACE Seeks New Executive DirectorThank you all for your commitment and support of Arkansas Coalition for Excellence. Click here for application information.
Dear ACE Members, Partners, and Friends,
Thank you for all you do within your nonprofit organizations to strengthen Arkansas and its communities. It has been my privilege and honor to serve as Executive Director of Arkansas Coalition for Excellence (ACE) since January 2006. Together with our members and partners, we have built a vibrant association of nonprofits from across the state committed to strengthening Arkansas’ nonprofit sector.
I will leave my current position as Executive Director of ACE to pursue my doctoral degree at the University of Central Arkansas in January of 2012. In the fall of this year, I joined the inaugural class of the PhD program in Leadership Studies. I am excited about the opportunity to continue my studies through this important new program in Arkansas.
ACE is in a great place for this transition. ACE has wonderful leadership in the Chairperson of the Board, Diane LaFollette, and fellow board members who focus upon the organization’s governance, fund development, and strategic visioning. ACE also maintains five regional advisory councils in Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Central Arkansas that help ensure ACE is providing resources and services that are meeting the needs of nonprofits locally and regionally. ACE’s nonprofit government advisory council, comprised of state agency leaders and legislators, helps connect the dots of resources for nonprofits on the state level.
The foundation for much of our future work has been laid through the federal DHS Administration for Children and Families Strengthening Communities Fund grant which enabled us to offer free training to 100 nonprofits and a year of free technical assistance to 30 nonprofit organizations in all five regions of Arkansas. Future nonprofit professional development, organizational training, and resources can build upon these established statewide relationships.
In 2011, the ACE Board and staff developed a business plan that envisions ACE’s continued growth, sustainability, and strategic focus. As part of the business plan, the board revised the mission, vision, and core values of ACE to reflect ACE’s focus.
Mission: Strengthen Arkansas Nonprofits
Vision: A strong, vibrant, united and effective nonprofit sector that is well positioned to meet the diverse needs of all Arkansans.
Our Core Values: Best Practices; Inclusive; Unity in Diversity; Connecting & Equipping; Statewide Vision & Regional Approach
Arkansas Coalition for Excellence: Helping Nonprofits Help Arkansas
The ACE Executive Director Search Committee needs your help to ensure we have the best candidate who will continue to build ACE as a strong and supportive association for all charitable nonprofits in Arkansas. The job description and application information are available online at www.acenonprofit.org in the employment center.
I am excited for ACE’s future. ACE has steadfastly grown since its founding in 2003, but there is much work yet to be completed. We need your continued support and help to strengthen the nonprofit sector in Arkansas. Together we can be at the table to develop critical public policy issues, strengthen our individual nonprofits through training and resources, and connect region by region to meet local needs!
Many thanks to those who have partnered to accomplish ACE’s vision, especially to the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Charles A. Frueauff Foundation, Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation, Foundation for the Mid South, Delores F. and Thomas A. Bruce Endowment, Walton Family Foundation (through support of the Arkansas Latino and Marshallese Academy), Arkansas Community Foundation, Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation, Munro Foundation, Morris Foundation, Windgate Charitable Foundation, Senator David Johnson, DHS Division of Nonprofit and Community Support, Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and Ross Foundation. And of course we would not be an association of nonprofits without our members - you are ACE! Thank YOU for your involvement and investment.
Feel free to contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone at (501) 375-1223 or (501) 804-0679. I look forward to continuing my work with ACE into January. Thank you for your membership, leadership, and support everyday!
In Service,
Executive Director 
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