Kayte Connelly has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management. A schooled social worker and public administrator, Ms. Connelly became integrally involved in the community development through the pursuit of a public radio station license for songwriters in the Lehigh Valley in the late 70's. Having worked in business, education, with special populations, government and heavily in the arts, Ms. Connelly has honed skills and has acted as a successful change agent, designing systems that assist organizations in dreaming big and accomplishing those dreams. Using a holistic approach, Ms. Connelly enlists your vision to integrate yourself into your respective global community and invites you to stretch that vision.
Never alone, networks of key individuals have served as mentors to her success and are called upon to assist when relevant.
Direct hands-on practical experiences include: strategic planning, market analysis, governance, scheduling, program enrichment, event management and production, training, public relations, grant writing, networking, membership development, volunteer and other administrative related functions. Additionally, systems were created for project management, profit improvement and cost reduction, analysis management information reporting, operation and organizational review, performance management, contracts administration, human resource management, compensation and incentive plan development.
Organizational highlights have included the development of: Low Vision Clinics, Head Start Parent Education Programs, campground capital improvement, creation of two different art galleries (one a co-op), collapsing a parochial chamber of commerce and merging it with a larger economic region, creating a comprehensive board development training program, expanding a major jazz festival from 3 to 10 days (18 to 138 events at 35 different locations), serving as advocate for more than 300 arts organizations, producing a monthly TV show, a major awards ceremony televised for a BET J magazine program, growing an organization from $29,000 in the hole to $1.6 million in 7 years and more.
Past advisory affiliations include: Majority Judge of Elections, Berks County, 15th Precinct; Secretary, Berks County Redevelopment Authority; Reading’s Planning Task Force, 2010; Reading Means Business Team; Governor’s Advisory Council for Latino Affairs, H.O.P.E. Delegation; Berks Coalition for a Healthy Community; Berks Community TV; Reading’s Planning Task Force, 2010; Mentoring in the Arts Program (Police Athletic League); Spanish Speaking Council Latino Heritage Celebration; Center for Community Leadership; Red Cross Youth Marketing Committee; Annual Campaigns for Alvernia College, Reading Musical Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis, Easter Seals; RADPRIN, Great Lehigh Valley Radio Reading Service for the Print Handicapped; S.O.N.G., Songwriters Organizational National Group; PASCAL, PA Association of Songwriters, Composers and Lyricist; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Americans for the Arts; Civic Little Theatre, Theatre Alliance of Berks, among others. Connelly Presents at 2nd National Nonprofit Congress (June 2008) “Kayte Connelly’s quote was selected because it was powerful yet easy to understand. Her idea is relevant to almost every woman in business today.” says Cantando. “Women business owners and those who dream of starting a business will learn so much from Kayte’s advice.” For more information, call 919-841-0401 or visit http://www.WomansAdvantage.biz Summer/Winter 2007 Spring 2007 brought some exciting accomplishments.
Recent accomplishments:
Summer 2008
Connelly Named NAWBO Philadelphia Chapter Member of the Year
Kayte Connelly was presented with the Member of the Year award by the National Association of Women Business Owners Philadelphia Chapter at the Annual Meeting June 19, 2008.
Connelly had been instrumental in the development and adoption of by-laws and articles of incorporation for The NAWBO Greater
In addition, Connelly proposed a membership incentive opportunity to increase first year retention. The SISTORS Program (Sisterly Introduction to Systems guiding you Towards Obtaining Riches Successfully) is designed to provide a safe, welcoming environment encouraging new and existing members to nurture each other in setting and attaining their business and leadership goals.
Kayte Connelly recently joined more than 500 representatives from State Nonprofit Associations and other supporting organizations in Washington DC where she facilitated a roundtable conversation on the Coaching and Philanthropy Initiative. This program, sponsored in part by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is coordinated by Compass Point.
Activities included a robust curriculum of key management, technology and grassroots efforts and included on site visits to several large successful nonprofits in the general vicinity as well as a celebration at the Center for Lobbying and the Public Interest. The convention concluded with a visit by representatives with their elected officials on Capitol Hill.
WomenEntrepreneur.com
Kayte Connelly was featured on January 6, 2008 as the tip of the day on WomenEntrepreneur.com.
Mary Cantando, Growth Expert of The Woman’s Advantage, announced that Connelly’s advice appeared in a prominent place on the homepage of the WomenEntrepreneur.com site.
About Mary Cantando:
Mary Cantando is a nationally-recognized expert on women business owners. She is the developer of the successful Woman’s Advantage line of products, geared specifically to women entrepreneurs. As a member of the National Speakers’ Association, Cantando provides keynotes and workshops for women who want to grow their businesses.
About The Woman’s Advantage:
The Woman’s Advantage is a line of information products including books, workbooks, CDs and calendars designed exclusively for successful women business owners. The Woman’s Advantage Calendar provides sound bites of advice on key business issues including: organization, promotion, sales, and human resources.
Connelly featured in Mary Cantando's "Women's in Business" Advantage tip-a-day calendar.
Recently, Kayte Connelly was selected from among hundreds of submissions to be featured in the 2008 Woman's Advantage Calendar. The calendar will provide advice for women business owners from influential women leaders across the US and Canada.
Jazz Roundtable at the Philadelphia Black Heritage Festival & the Soul-Patrol Convention livestream picked up by PopMatters.com
Connelly receives Certification as a ChangeWorks! Change Management Practitioner
After attending classes through the summer, a three day intensive in Charlotte NC culminated with Kayte Connelly receiving her certification as a ChangeWorks! Change Management Practitioner. Joining Barbara and Ray Giemza, Executive Suite Partners, Raleigh NC; Mike Hourigan CSP, speaker, author and satirist, Charlotte, NC; Maggie Mowery, aka Maggie the Coach, Iowa City, IA; and John Ace Underwood, CMI, Selling Edge, Tuscon AZ, the classes were led by noted author, corporate trainer, human resource expert and thought leader, T. Falcon Napier, who is the creator of the MasterStream Method.
Connelly will be conducting local Days of Learning Showcase events beginning in December that could help you or your staff attain your organizational or personal goals. For more information contact kayte@bestprincipledsolutions.com.
Connelly Elected to Art-Reach Board
- Connelly contributed a chapter, “Build Your Coalition to Expand Your Piece of the Pie” to the Ultimate Success Guide e-book, joining 80 authors providing over 400 pages of simple, direct, and effective advice for improving virtually every aspect of your life.
- She was approved by the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations as one of 13consultants to facilitate the “Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector.”
