Launching a Non Profit

Have a dream of starting a non-profit but not sure where to start? Check out this panel of 3 professional nonprofit-ers! Through their experience launching and managing 3 of Tulsa’s amazing nonprofit organizations, they have acquired years of knowledge and expertise on what it takes to run a successful nonprofit. Hear their stories and ask all your questions! Plus- stick around afterwards to meet some of the other nonprofits making waves in Tulsa!

Speakers:

Lindsay Jordan is the Founder and CEO of Write On Fundraising, a fundraising firm that exclusively serves nonprofits throughout the country. In 2020 and 2021, Lindsay was recognized as a Most Admired CEO by The Journal Record and named the “Small Business Person of the Year” by the Tulsa Regional Chamber in 2021.

Emily Harden is the Executive Director of the Techlahoma Foundation. Emily actively participates in Toastmasters, OKWIT, TYPROS Tech Crew, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals. If she isn’t out representing Techlahoma and Json the Bson, she can be found playing board games, video games, traveling, or hanging out with her husband and two dogs.

Mikeal Vaughn is a North Tulsa native. After almost a decade of living in Tokyo, he returned home to found Urban Coders Guild, an organization that exists to provide equitable access to computer science education to historically underrepresented youth in tech. He is committed to ensuring that Black and brown from his community – and communities like his own – have the opportunities and resources to thrive in a city that is transforming itself into the next great tech and entrepreneurship hub.

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. During one week each November, GEW inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators.