The Cary Center and Dr. Emilie Socash, Founder and CEO of the Nonprofit Help Center, 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. Emilie Socash, Founder and CEO of the Nonprofit Help Center, in a virtual program, titled “Courageous Self Care: Nurture Your
Capacity, Your Career, & Your Self-Compassion,” which will take place on Thursday, July 11, 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.

Emilie founded the Nonprofit Help Center in 2018, after working in the nonprofit sector for over 20 years. She holds a masters in nonprofit management and a doctoral degree in organizational
and leadership psychology, and her doctoral dissertation focused on psychological factors related to donor behavior. In 2021, her company launched the Merit® Nonprofit Professional
Development platform, an online capacity-building system that is designed just for nonprofit teams, which now supports over 400 nonprofits (and the thousands of people who work at them)
nationwide. She has published two books on personal mission statement development, and works to use her words to improve the world. Emilie is an avid traveler, reader, and believer in the
power of people to make great things happen.

This program was made possible by the generosity of these Cary Center Community and Collegiate program sponsors: Auburn University Outreach; Community Foundation of East
Alabama; United Way of Central Alabama; River Region United Way; Auburn University Outreach-Office of Public Service; 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.