The Cary Center and Dr. Joree Jones, Nonprofit Consultant & Grant Writer, to Provide FREE Virtual Training for Nonprofits

The Auburn University College of Human Sciences’ Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies will feature Dr. Joree Jones, Nonprofit Consultant & Grant Writer, in a virtual program, titled “Keys to Strategic Planning,” which will take place on Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm CST via Zoom. Registration is FREE
but required and can be made at: http://www.linktr.ee/carycenterau

Dr. Joree Jones is currently a consultant and grant writer working with nonprofits. Dr. Jones retired as Dean of Institutional Advancement and Effectiveness from Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City Alabama in August 2020. She spent 24 years in higher education working in the areas of institutional effectiveness and accreditation, marketing, grant
writing, fundraising, and strategic planning. Dr. Jones has provided numerous workshops and sessions on accreditation, fundraising, and strategic planning. She served on statewide committees in Alabama’s two-year college system and as an evaluator for the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in the area of institutional effectiveness. Dr. Jones worked with several college foundations and non-profits in fundraising initiatives and planning.

Dr. Jones earned a Certificate in Fundraising Management from The Fund Raising School at IUPUI. For six years, she was an adjunct instructor for Auburn University Montgomery teaching a graduate course in Grantsmanship and Fundraising. In addition to her work in higher education.
she also worked for the Masonite Corporation, worked in the banking industry, and owned her own business. Dr. Jones has worked and serves in the community in a variety of ways including Civic, Church, School, and Non-profits.

The presenting sponsor for this virtual program is the Walker Area Community Foundation. This program was made possible by the generosity of these Cary Center Community and Collegiate program sponsors: Auburn University Outreach; East Alabama Community Foundation; River
Region United Way; Auburn University Outreach-Office of Public Service; Social U; Drummond Thorne Stukes Fund for Excellence in the Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, and a community service grant made possible by state senator Randy Price and
state representative Joe Lovvorn.

The Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies is an academic center in Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences with a focus on financial wellness, philanthropy engagement, and nonprofit studies. The Cary Center inspires its participants to discover their purpose through learning, giving, and growing while empowering all generations to
leave an enduring legacy.

The Community and Collegiate division of the Cary Center provides capacity-building resources to nonprofits to include educational programming, professional development, and networking.

For more information, visit carycenter.auburn.edu or contact Brittany Spillman at spillbl@auburn.edu or 334-844-3557.