Michelle Smith Email & Phone Number

Asheville, North Carolina Area

I coach and facilitate groups in transformational skill-sets and processes for collaborative governance. For more than two decades I have worked with for-profit and non-profit businesses that are contributing to a vision of prosperity, vitality and peace for the whole community.

Asheville, North Carolina Area

Michelle coaches and facilitates groups in collaborative governance. Since first encountering the foundations of Circle Forward she has immersed herself in practicing and training groups in this collaborative, consent-based governance system including completion of Advanced Facilitation with John Buck and Governance Alive!

Michelle Smith calls herself a Societal Transformationist working to create a world that works for all in the tradition of Shariff Abdullah. As Principal and Co-founder of Circle Forward, Michelle Smith provides coaching, facilitation and consultation for organizations and networks seeking to design their own inclusive and equitable governance systems based on the the Consent Principle For more than twenty-five years she has worked with for-profit and non-profit businesses that are contributing to a vision of prosperity, vitality and peace for the whole community.

Asheville, North Carolina Area

As a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant and an Inter-Faith Minister I collaborate with people to create and perform personalized ceremonies that reflect your beliefs, personality, philosophy of life, and sense of beauty.

Asheville, Nc

We work with forward-thinking leaders who are engaged in their communities and who value collaborative leadership. Our clients and partners respect systems-thinking. In an increasingly complex and interdependent world, they look beyond business as usual.Whether they are providing leadership and resources in non-profits, for-profits or networks, our clients have social missions that contribute to a vision of resiliency, health and prosperity for all. They understand that creating powerful impact takes great people, processes and plans. We help facilitate, plan, and re-tool structures so they can achieve it.Social Profit Strategies provides:--training and implementation for those who are innovating powerful new social and organizational structures through the practice of Circle Forward.--strategic planning for collective impact and organizational transformation including key documentation of the process results i.e., planning docs, assessment results, theory of change docs, purpose statements and docs (vision, mission, aim).--knowledge of and access to leading-edge tools and resources: i.e., collective impact; board best practices; network mapping; and collaborative technology such as Trusted Sharing.--facilitation for meetings and retreats using leading-edge methods and tools including Circle Forward and TOPS.--support for developing measures and processes that create transparency, accountability and trust.--1:1 consultation and coaching.--capacity building and support in fundraising, development, and social media.Contact us for a free, no-obligation one hour consultation.We would love to hear about your vision for prosperity + social change.

Asheville, North Carolina Area

Michelle brings expertise in online, major gift and grant fundraising experience as well as communications, marketing, volunteer and donor relations from a broad range of organizations dedicated to community vitality and social change. Throughout her career Michelle has helped small business owners with customized project planning and coaching services.

Oversaw all aspects of individual contributions, both major and general donors including face to face asks for gifts of up to $25,000. Increased major donor donations by 33%. As senior staff member, participated in all strategic and annual planning and budget development.

Oversaw all aspects of individual contributions for nationally awarded and recognized public radio station, NPR affiliate. Individual contributions represented more than $250,000 annually--over 40% of WNCW's annual operating budget. As senior staff member, assisted Station Manager in long- and short-range planning and budget development. Directed bi-annual on-air fundraising drives Developed strategies for donor acquisition and retention including letters, articles and on-air copy. Managed direct mail fundraising, donor billing and acknowledgement. Created major donor program Supervised database transition to Raiser's Edge. Supervised and trained membership staff and volunteers for development and promotional projects. Designed promotional materials including t-shirts and bumper-stickers. Steered station staff through state of NC system-wide purchasing system change.

Oversaw all aspects of individual contributions for nationally awarded and recognized public radio station, NPR affiliate. Individual contributions represented more than $250,000 annually--over 40% of WNCW’s annual operating budget. As senior staff member, assisted Station Manager in long- and short-range planning and budget development. • Directed bi-annual on-air fundraising drives• Developed strategies for donor acquisition and retention including letters, online and print articles and on-air copy.• Managed direct mail fundraising, donor pledge fulfillment and acknowledgement.• Created major donor program• Supervised database transition to Raiser’s Edge.• Supervised and trained membership staff and volunteers for development and promotional projects. • Designed promotional materials including t-shirts and bumper-stickers.• Steered station staff through state of NC system-wide purchasing system change

Developed and presented education programs and in-service training for diverse audiences including students, churches, businesses and civic organizations. Developed and coordinated publicity and marketing, including media interviews, media events, news articles, press releases, billboard and ad design. Developed educational materials including brochures, classroom handouts and workbooks. Recruited, trained and coordinated volunteer peer-educators. Wrote proposals and obtained grants for funding of programs. Served as co-chair for North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault Conference Planning Committee. Member, Wilkes County Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Task Force.

Ba, Literature

Bachelor Of Art, Literature

Certification, Life-Cycle Celebrant

Bachelor Of Art, Literature