Tera Wozniak

4005 Woodland Creek Dr, Apt 202

Kentwood, MI 49512
616.366.7875
terawozniak@gmail.com

Achievements
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• Founded Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Greater Grand Rapids

• Became certified in Authenticity Circle Facilitation from Authenticity Consulting
• Completed Facilitator Training presented by The Delta Strategy
• Became certified in DiSC training
• Co-chaired national conference to bring together over 100 nonprofit professionals to address the ensuing
leadership deficit
• Completed Interpersonal Communications course from Indiana University’s School of Fundraising
• Developed the Voter Guide and Kid’s Candidate Forum for the We Vote project of the Grand Rapids
League of Women Voters

Nonprofit Work Experience

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Grand Valley State University; Grand Rapids, MI Feb 2007 - Present

Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
Program Assistant, Nonprofit Leadership Institute
• Project manage the NP2020 Initiative and NP202 Blog
• Plan series of seminars and develop content for nonprofit executives and emerging leaders
• Coordinate maintenance and research of the Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
• Research good practices for use in a community database
• Design and distribute several marketing tools for department workshops
• Manage student assistants

Heart of West Michigan United Way; Grand Rapids, MI

Major Gifts Assistant, Loaned Executive Jul 2006 – Dec 2006
Intern, Community Investment Jan 2006 – Jul 2006
• Led employee campaigns in various companies as a Loaned Executive
• Coordinated correspondence with the Alexis de Tocqueville Society
• Conducted research for the community investment team
• Coordinated events and meetings for the Women’s Leadership Council

Social Media & Website Experience

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Nonprofit Good Practice Guide: www.npgoodpractice.org October 2008 – Present

The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide is a free online resource library for
nonprofit and foundation professionals. I serve as coordinator of the
website. My duties include website design, research, social marketing, and
content development.

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YNPN of Greater Grand Rapids Website: www.ynpn.org/ggr April 2008 – Present
Ynpn.org/ggr is the website for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
of Greater Grand Rapids. I serve as lead website manager for the
organization.

NP2020 Blog: www.np2020.org July 2007 – Present

NP2020 is a blog about emerging leadership in the nonprofit sector. I created
the blog in July 2007 for the Johnson Center. I am currently head contributor
and lead designer on the blog.

Social Citizen Blog: terawozniak.com April 2007 – Present

Social Citizen is my own personal blog, about my career development in the
nonprofit sector, social innovation, emerging leadership and generational
dynamics. My blog is featured on Brazen Careerist
(www.brazencareerist.com) and has been referenced by various nonprofit
leaders across the sector.

Education
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Grand Valley State University

Masters of Public Administration in Nonprofit Management
Expected Graduation: December 2010

Grand Valley State University

Bachelor of Science Public and Nonprofit Administration
American Humanics Nonprofit Management Certificate

Community Involvement
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• Member, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network National Board January 2009 – Present
• Vice President, League of Women Voters of Grand Rapids May 2008 – Present
• Founder & Board Co-Chair, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Sep 2007 – Present
of Greater Grand Rapids
• Voter Information Lead, We Vote, League of Women Voters Grand Rapids Apr 2007 – May 2008
• Global Outreach Team, Kentwood Community Church Nov 2006 – May 2008
• Member, Kent County Coalition, One United Michigan Jun 2006 – Nov 2006

Technical Skills
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• Knowledge of website development, including CMS and HTML coding, as well Wikispaces
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and InDesign graphic design programs
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office products
• Proficiency in blog development and management
• Proficiency in social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn

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