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Gd Causes.Better Eects.

2010-2011 Annua Reprt

2010/11

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Dane LaFollette

Incoming Board Chairperson

Hunte P. Goodman

Executive Director

Dear ACE mebers and Friends:

Greetings rArkansas Coalition or Excellence (ACE)! we are ver peasedt present ur 2010 Annua Reprt highighting the an accpishents ur assciatin, qutes ur ebers at rk, and the genersit ursupprters h have ade it a pssibe.

As e k back n 2010-11, e are reinded the act that there are tsides t ever str. Fr an us in the nnprt cunit, 2010 as aturbuent and unpredictabe ear. Deand r nnprt services cntinuedt increase, hie unding surces cntinued t change. Te ingeringecnic dnturn sti reains at the ver rernt ur thughts andcncerns, bth r ur n rganizatins and the pepe e serve.

Despite the ver rea and signicant chaenges arund us, nnprtspushed rard t ne eves ipact in 2011, nce again denstratingh the nnprt sectr is s essentia t the Arkansas cunities.Te nnprt sectrs undeniabe spirit, resiienc, and dedicatin tiprving and strengthening the ives Arkansans capture the truepicture Arkansas nnprt sectr.

In respnse t the changing nnprt envirnent in ur state, ACErevised its issin and visin stateent. we are dedicated t strengtheningArkansas nnprts b buiding a strng, vibrant, united and eectivennprt sectr that is e psitined t eet the diverse needs aArkansans.

It is as ur great peasure t share ith u a revie the 2010-2011sca ear, in rds, pictures and vide. our ebership ver 300charitabe nnprts has grn thrughut the ear. mst iprtant,ACE is prviding eadership r, and supprt t, Arkansas nnprtcunit hich is s vita t a heath and sustainabe nnprt sectr.with a diverse and inuentia ebership base and a brad arra prgras and services, e k rard t 2011-12 and bend ithuch ptiis.

ur ebers and supprters, e thank u deep r ur engageentand investent inArkansas Coalition or Excellence. wethank u r a that u d n beha urissins and the cunities u serve, and rthe inspiratin u prvide t us a.

In Service,

Hunter Phiips GdanExecutive Director

Diane laFetteBoard Chairperson

About ACE

Since 2003, theArkansas Coalition or Excellence(ACE) has prted a strnger, re vibrant nnprt

in Arkansas. In ther rds, ACE heps gd causes achieve even better eects. we d this thrugh adv

and pubic pic, access t ardabe prducts and services, educatin and technica assistance, research

inratin sharing, and netrk buiding.

our CorE Mission Strengthen Arkansas Nnprts

CorE VAluEs Best Practices; Incusive; Unit in Diversit, Cnnecting and Equipping; Stateideand Regina Apprach

Vision A strng, vibrant, united and eective nnprt sectr that is e psitined t eet the divneeds a Arkansans

At ACE, We help nonprots help Arkans

ACE New Msson and Vson, Hunte P. Goodman, Executve Decto

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CE ebers a have ne iprtant thing in cn the are passinate abut a

d cause. Te jin ACE t be a part a gring caitin nnprts, undatins,

vernent agencies, businesses and individuas a invested in buid ing a strnger, rebrant nnprt sectr in Arkansas. Tese ebers r the undatin r everthing

hat ACE des.

create a strng and eective caitin, gd cunicatin is crucia. ACE cnsistent

eeps ebers abreast nnprt pubic pic issues, unding pprtunities and therepu resurces.

To lean moe about

ACE membe benets

o to jon, please

CLiCk HErE

mEmBERSHIP &CommUNICAIoN

Value o Membeshp; Geoga Mjatan wth Ou House, Lttle roc

MEMbErship EffECts

Increased membership to over 300, representinga ur crners the state and everhere inbeteen

Welcomed 54 ne ebers as a resut ne

prgras and services

Signicantly increased awareness of the ACEissin arund the state

Added new member benets such as Gifts InKind Internatina and ree jb pstings n theACE Jb Bard

CoMMuniCAtions EffECts

Updated the ACE website ith a meber EventsCaendar, expanded FAQs, ninepaent ptin and ther useu resurces

Revised ACE email communications andprvided additina eek eais ithtraining aerts and ther iprtant andtie inratin

Strengthened connections to members, partnersand the genera pubic thrugh scia edia ts

such as Facebookand YouTube Partnered with the Clinton School of Public

Service t create a Nnprt media Guideritten b Cintn Sch student, JeeraatNa Taang

Maa Ebelne at the hstoc Albet Pe Hotel n downtown Lttle roc.

Maa played Eva Peon n Aansas repetoy Theates poducton o Evta.

As a member o ACE,Arkansas RepertoryTheatre has access to loand web-based trainingon a variety o topics.As the states largestnonprot proessionaltheatre company, The R

is proud to support ACEthe organization whosemission is to strengthenArkansas nonprots.- Fran Carter, Arkansas Repertory Theatre,

Little Rock

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EDUCAIoN & PRoGRAmSGd causes, n atter h iprtant, are n as strng as the charitabe rganizatinsehind the. Sustainabiit, eective eadership and efcient business practices are a vita

nnprt success. Tats h ACE prvides high qua it training, technica assistancend ther educatina prgras t ebers. Tese educatina pprtunities are based n aundatin best practices prvided b the Arkansas Diamond Standards.

duCAtion EffECts

Provided over 30 trainings throughout the state onperatina best practices that supprt the ArkansasDiand Standards

Hosted three regional mini-conferences onBuildinga Sustainable Nonprotin the Nrthest, Centraand Sutheast regins

Partnered with theAssociation o FundraisingProessionals (AFP) Arkansas Chapter t hstnth ebinars

Utilized national partnerships to provide advancedtraining n tpics such as scia edia and ninegiving r nnprts

Partnered with the Grant Proessionals Associationt present training n grant riting and nanciaanageent

fast factWth the ght slls

and tools, you can

measue you nonpots

efectveness and

communcate the value

you nonpot bngs

to you communty.

progrAM EffECts

Oered statewide training to 100 nonprots(20 per regin) and technica assistance t 30nnprts (6 per regin) thrugh a StrengtheningCommunities Fund Nonprot Capacity BuildingProgram grant

Provided training and technical assistance to 16latin and marshaese ed nnprts thrughtheArkansas Latino Nonprot Academy undedb the watn Fai Fundatin and winthrpRckeeer Fundatin

The naugual class o the Aansas Latno Nonpot Academy

ACE has been a valuable

resource to Hispanic

Community Services throug

their support o the Arkansa

Latino Nonprot Academy;

as well as a vehicle in helpin

us nd available unding

to support the programsand services we ofer the

Hispanic community.- Gina Gomez, Hispanic Community Services

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NEwoRKING &CollABoRAIoNwhen nnprts rk tgether the eects a re expnentia strnger. ACE buids reatinshipshat pen the ines cunicatin beteen nnprts, undatins, business eaders andate representatives. Tis pen cunicatin creates strnger partnerships - and strnger

artnerships ead t grth and change.

Etworking EffECts

Created Table for Ten Roundtables and monthlyNetrk lunches t give nnprt peers a tieand pace r inra discussin and inratinsharing

Formed Arkansas Regional Councils in Northeast,Nrthest, Sutheast, Suthest and Centraregins the state t better understand nnprtneeds and earn h t rk tgether t svesectr-ide issues

fast factThee ae ove

13,000 egsteed

nonpots n the

state o Aansas

Bette Collaboaton

Cory S. Anderson, Vice President

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

Worked with the Little Rock Chapter of the YoungNonprot Proessional Network (Y NPN) t prvidetraining, supprt and netrking pprtunities rung nnprt pressinas

Sponsored the DHS Division of VolunteerismAnnua Suit Cnerence

Launched the rst Arkansas Latino NonprotAcademy in partnership ith Te Center rleadership Innvatin and oneCunit

We eel it is so important to surroun

yoursel with others who eel the sa

and understand the importance o

the work o nonprots. ACE has the

resources to pull that together.

The programs ofered through ACE

help us network with the other

organizations while learning rom

speakers who have a diferentperspective on the world o

nonprots. We believe that

knowledge is power.- Vickie Burlsworth, Brandon Burlsworth Foundation, Harrison

The Bandon Bulswoth Foundaton hosts a Football Camp each yea.

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FINANCIAl INFoRmAIoNTe generus supprt ACEs unders, ebers, state eaders, and bard eadership have ade

ur grth pssibe.

iNCOME

EXPENSES

with spECiAl thAnks to:

e Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

e Charles A . Frueau Foundation

omas and Delores Bruce Charitable Fund

Arkansas Community Foundation

Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation

Walton Family Foundation through support ofthe Arkansas latin Nnprt Acade

Foundation for the Mid South

Munro Foundation

Morris Foundation

DHS Div ision of Volunteerism and StateGenera Iprveent Funds

DHS Strengthening Communities Fund,ade pssibe b the AR Gvernrs ofceand supprting state agencies

Arkansas Congressional Delegation andofce Sta

ACE ofers a go-to or

nearly anything I need

help with while managi

our nonprot. There is

no better value or your

training/proessional

association dollar.- Jill Whittington, Harvest Texarkana RegioFoodbank TexarkanaI had the opportunity to

attend two programs ofered

by ACE this year. The rst was

a Table or Ten roundtable

discussion or nonprot

executive directors - what a

great meeting and sharing o

minds! Many o us were rom

similar organizations and were

able to share our issues with

a great understanding o each

others limits. The secondprogram, entitled New Rules or

Engaging Corporate Sponsors,

met the same high standards

that I associate with all ACE

trainings. Two A+s or ACE!- Jann Farmer, Main Street Dumas, Dumas

Man Steet Dumas s evtalzng ts hstoc downtown.State and

federal

51%

program

58%

fundraiSing

26%

adminiStrative

16%

foundation

31%

memberShip

and programS

17%

ontributionS

1%

other

0.4%



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Je Augur (ACE Chairpersn)Erer Pndexter (Secretar)Patrick oSuivan (Iediate Past-Chairpersn)Diane laFette (Incing Bard Chairpersn)Barbara Akinslisa Bndurant, APRBarr J. Ce, PhDlee GrdnSenatr Steve HarresnDanie l. HerringtnStephanie JhnsnPat lie

w. ar marshamar mcKinnemarcia A. mntger

stAff Hunter P. Gdan, Executive Directr

Ei C. Ingra, mebership & Cunicatins Directr

Saantha Bde, AeriCrps*VISA r mebership

ACE ContACt inforMAtion

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