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Jennifer Smyser

"As someone who has worked in the Iowa nonprofit sector for nearly 30 years, it is an honor to be part of launching an organization that will make it possible for nonprofits to achieve more in my home state. The Iowa Nonprofit Alliance’s efforts will make Iowa a better place for all through our work to unify and serve nonprofits as they do their best work to positively impact people and communities statewide."


JENNIFER SMYSER
Vice President Director of Policy Programming Strategy
Stanley Center for Peace and Security


Matt Unger

"It has been a humbling experience to be a part of the group leading this work for the past five years from a conversation of "Don't you think there should be..." to shaping an organizational future and our launch now in December 2022. The opportunities for the sector as a whole around advocacy, networking, and education - both internally for employee and organizational development and externally about the great value Iowa nonprofits bring to our state are huge!"


MATT UNGER
Chief Executive Officer
Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)

Jordan Degree

"The Iowa Nonprofit Alliance is such a powerful tool to help nonprofits in Iowa have a unified voice, access critical tools and resources, and, most importantly, have a forum to learn best practices from a community of peers. This truly is a by nonprofits, for nonprofits grass-roots organization."


JORDAN DEGREE
Founder & Executive Director
IdeaBright





Sheriffa Jones

"The nonprofit sector contributes an immense amount of value to communities and the State of Iowa as a whole. It is because of this, and years of experience, that I knew the Iowa Nonprofit Alliance was needed – to support nonprofits throughout the state and enable them to operate at their best."

SHERIFFA JONES  
Executive Directory
Spencer Chamber of Commerce






Ras Smith

"As a non profit professional and former Iowa legislator, I am thrilled about the creation of the Iowa Nonprofit Alliance. I truly believe that a statewide collective to help amplify the voices of those who are doing the work to prop up our communities is key to true equity in policy, services and quality of life across the state of Iowa."


RAS SMITH MA
Director
Iowa Consultant for Community Engagement and Resource Development Communities In Schools of Mid-America


Emily Shields

"Iowa’s nonprofit sector offers invaluable services to our communities statewide. We need the voices of those in that sector in public policy decisions and the Iowa Nonprofit Alliance helps to facilitate that."


EMILY SHIELDS
Executive Director
Community Colleges for Iowa








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