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Nonprofit Boards Become Bolder Thanks to Training by Dan Pallotta

Nonprofit Boards Become Bolder Thanks to Training by Dan Pallotta

120 people from 32 nonprofits from throughout Southwest Florida gathered on Saturday, Nov. 3 for Dan Pallotta’s Bolder Board Training at Collaboratory located in midtown Fort Myers. The event was made possible by the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, philanthropist Scott Fischer of the Scott Fischer Enterprises Fund and SEI.

The daylong seminar featured lectures and exercises for board members to work on during their time together. Dan brought his message and his passion for nonprofit leadership to our region to encourage board members to think big, dream big and make big audacious plans to create change in our community.

Dan’s iconic TED 2013 Talk has been viewed more than 4 million times  It is one of the 100 most-viewed TED Talks of all time. It generated tremendous conversation, and is one of the twenty most-commented TED Talks of all time. It is one of the featured talks in the book, “TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking,” by Chris Anderson, Head of TED.

Check out the gallery of photos from the day here.

 

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