{"id":10435,"date":"2013-12-17T15:48:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T20:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=10435"},"modified":"2013-12-17T15:48:47","modified_gmt":"2013-12-17T20:48:47","slug":"12th-annual-myers-brettholtz-inaugural-25000-unite-award-to-be-presented","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2013\/12\/17\/12th-annual-myers-brettholtz-inaugural-25000-unite-award-to-be-presented\/","title":{"rendered":"12th annual Myers, Brettholtz & Company nonprofit seminar announced; Inaugural $25,000 UNITE Award to be presented"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2013) \u2013 Myers, Brettholtz & Company, PA<\/a>, Certified Public Accountants & Business Consultants, will hold its 12th<\/sup> annual nonprofit workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, from 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Since 2001, Myers, Brettholtz & Company, PA has sponsored seminars focused on the needs of nonprofits in the areas of human resources, fundraising, accounting practices and finance.<\/p>\n

The seminar, \u201cOn Board: Leading the Way to Good Governance,\u201d will take place at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre located at 1380 Colonial Boulevard\u00a0in Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

Myers, Brettholtz hosts the annual seminar in partnership with the Southwest Florida Community Foundation and the United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades County. More than 130 nonprofit leaders and staff, and board members attended last year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s program will include information on what every board member should know including the three legal duties of board members, the 10 responsibilities of board members, the role of the staff versus the role of the board, what structures can be changed to improve governance, recruiting and retaining board members and the role of board members in fundraising.<\/p>\n

Emily Furlong, senior program manager of the Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center and Crummer Graduate School of Business for Rollins College, will serve as the day\u2019s guest speaker.<\/p>\n

During the event, the inaugural UNITE (Uniting Nonprofits In Teaming for Excellence) Award collaboration winner will be announced. The UNITE Award is a private\/public partnership established by Myers, Brettholtz & Company, PA and supported by the Southwest Florida Community Foundation and the United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades County. The winner will receive $25,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJust as collaboration has been encouraged among our various local nonprofits, The UNITE Award is a collaboration that began with our firm and evolved into community funders, including the Southwest Florida Community Foundation and the United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades County, adding support to the project,\u201d added Steve Brettholtz, principal of Myers, Brettholtz. \u201cOur goal is not only to provide an annual cash award to a successful collaboration effort but also to inform the nonprofit community about collaborative models that have succeeded in our area and to share proven effective practices for nonprofits working together.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be eligible for the award, a collaboration must:<\/p>\n