For Season 1, Episode 2 of the Nonprofit Thoughts Podcast we are joined by Dayna Del Val the President/CEO of the Fargo Arts Partnership. Del Val is a proven leader in arts advocacy and arts administration. She has transformed her current organization into a dynamic, responsive arts advocacy powerhouse. A compelling communicator, her diverse writing platforms, radio and television interviews and in-person presentations consistently highlight the myriad and reciprocal benefits of investing in the arts for economic, community-based placemaking, cultural and quality of life aspects.

Del Val is a true collaborator, bringing various voices from across many sectors to the table to ask big questions and solve real problems. Additionally, she is a consistent and vocal champion for issues and people who often go unnoticed and under-appreciated.

In 2018, Del Val received the Emerging Leader award from the North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations (NDANO).

Additionally, she is a professional stage and commercial actor. She launched the original Legendary tourism ads for the state of North Dakota, but for some reason, everyone seems to focus on the Josh Duhamel ones instead.

In this episode, Del Val and I talk some of the great strengths of the nonprofit sector, some of the biggest misconceptions (hint, good feelings don't pay mortgages). We dive into how we can reinvent the role of nonprofit boards and begin to reimagine what nonprofit leadership looks like.

I also make a big announcement about the future of Nonprofit Thoughts.

 

Mentioned in This Episode

• The Arts Partnership
• Do Good Better Consulting
• Nonprofit Thoughts Podcast: Drew Hanson
• Nonprofit Thoughts Podcast: Dana Schaar Jahner
• North Dakota Legendary (without Josh Dumhal)
• Be sure to check out Del Val's other contribution to NonprofitThoughts.com, Finding Joy in the Small Wins