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COVID-19 Pandemic: Virtual Panel Series

[5/1/20] - Best Practices for Nonprofit Leadership during the Current COVID-19 Pandemic
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Recorded 5/1/20 at 12:00pm–1:00pm

The purpose of this panel event is to provide participants with information and knowledge, from leading experts, about current issues affecting nonprofit organizations. For example, how are organizations making difficult, COVID-19-related decisions, such as event postponements, furloughs or layoffs, decreases in donorships, and reduced services to their primary stakeholders? What are some of the key issues leaders face as they consider the short-term and long-term sustainability of their organizations?
Panel Introduction by:
- Chris Westley, Dean of the LCOB and Professor of Economics, FGCU
Panel Moderator:
- Katherine (Kitty) Green, VP University Advancement, FGCU
Panel Participants:
- Jeannine Joy, CEO, United Way
- Maria Jimenez-Lara, CEO, Naples Children Education Foundation
- Sarah Owen, CEO, Southwest Florida Community Foundation
- Richard LeBer, President and CEO, Harry Chapin Food Bank of SW FL
- Laura Simmelink, Sr. Program Director, Community Foundation of Collier County
Panel Organizer:
- Bryan Schaffer, Associate Professor of Management, FGCU
[4/30/20] - Managing the Current COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects and Implications for SMEs and the Regional Economy in SW Florida
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Recorded 4/30/20 at 12:00pm–1:00pm

The purpose of this virtual panel presentation and discussion is to provide participants with an update about the current COVID-19 pandemic and related information regarding the effects and implications for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the Regional Economy in Southwest Florida. Representatives of FGCU’s Lutgert College of Business, the Small Business Development Center, and regional leaders will discuss the following topics: an update on opening Southwest Florida for business in May, the regional economic impact of COVID-19, federal and state support for SMEs and related resources, current state and future outlook of the regional economy in Southwest Florida, and best practices for managing the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Panel Introduction by:
- Chris Westley, Dean of the LCOB and Professor of Economics, FGCU
Panel Moderator:
- Tom Smythe, Professor of Finance, FGCU
Panel Participants:
- Penny Taylor, Collier County Commissioner
- Michael Dalby, President and CEO, Greater Naples Chamber
- Amir Borges Ferreira Neto, Assistant Professor of Economics, FGCU
- Lois Knox, Regional Director, SBDC
Panel Organizer:
- Daniel Rottig, Professor of International Business and Global Strategic Management, FGCU

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