Speaker: Callan Brown, Interim CEO, Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida
Callan Brown serves as Interim CEO of the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, where she leads regional efforts focused on nonprofit capacity building, collaboration, advocacy, research, and innovation. Over the past decade, she has helped guide strategic initiatives supporting hundreds of nonprofits across the region through leadership development programs, board governance consulting, sector research, and community partnerships.
Callan currently leads several innovative initiatives focused on sustained collaboration and shared services, helping organizations explore new models for partnership, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability. She has facilitated strategic planning and governance retreats for nonprofits of all sizes and regularly convenes leaders, funders, and community stakeholders around emerging challenges and opportunities facing the social sector.
A passionate advocate for strengthening the nonprofit ecosystem, Callan is known for bridging practical strategies, systems thinking, and collaborative leadership approach to conversations about community impact.
Topic: How Nonprofits Can Partner Instead of Compete
Small nonprofits often face similar challenges—limited capacity, increasing community needs, funding pressures, and staff burnout. But collaboration can unlock opportunities that no organization can achieve alone. Join Callan Brown, Interim CEO of the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, for a practical discussion on how nonprofits can partner instead of competing through shared programs, collaborative grant opportunities, volunteer sharing, referral networks, and collective impact initiatives. Learn real-world strategies to strengthen your mission, expand your reach, and create greater community impact together.
Partners Advancing Community Together (PACT) meetings are held every quarter and is a collaborative space for nonprofit leaders across St. Johns and Putnam Counties.