Partner Shout-Out: Milan Homola

Milan Homola, moved to Minnesota with his family in 2018 and was immediately connected to Amplify because of his role as a nonprofit CEO. He quickly jumped into our community, sharing his gifts and skills to amplify other organizations.

In the past year, Milan has generously shared his strategic thinking and planning skills with The Haven and Print the Love, working one-on-one with the organization's leaders to conduct strategy sessions.

Milan shared about his work with The Haven, "The Haven captured my attention because of their leadership structure and story. Having been a co-founder and growing an organization for 17 years nationally, I knew the challenges of shared leadership amongst passionate people. I had a desire to serve The Haven by helping them take the next steps in organizational clarity while not losing the relational DNA. It was clear they needed to evolve their leadership structure in a major way."

Milan was able to help the co-founders consider options for their leadership structure and address the natural "founders' concerns." Once a target was in place, he managed their project proposal process for the board meeting where they would consider moving forward with hiring an Executive Director, which included elements such as budgeting, job descriptions, vision narratives, founder roles, and investment needs.

Bethany O'Reilly, cofounder of the Haven shared, "Milan has met with us regularly and been extremely helpful! We are really excited for some big staffing changes coming in 2024 that should allow us to grow even more!" With Milan's guidance, The Haven team recently presented their plan and the board unanimously voted to move ahead with hiring an executive director!

Ceallaigh Smart, founder of Print the Love shared, "Milan recently facilitated a strategy session for our board and he was fabulous! He did a great job setting us up for 2024! Another win that has come out of my time at Amplify."

Thank you, Milan for so generously giving your time and talent to bring meaningful impact to The Haven and Print the Love. You can learn more about Milan and his work at milanvictor.com.

Mentorship Matters

Thank you to our many mentors who guide, support, and encourage nonprofit leaders through our network!

Mentorship is offered to each presenting ministry leader and each nonprofit leader enrolled in our Learning Academy. Amplify currently has 38 active mentorships!

George Gabrielson, founder of Jesus Driven, was recently paired up with Ray Van Gilst as a mentor and had this to say, "Ray has been a huge help for me personally in my role at Jesus Driven. He has really helped me stay grounded and focused on what really matters. He has helped us put some things in place that will help us remain Spirit-led. He has a lot of experience coaching leaders who don't have much experience, which is exactly what I needed!"

Are you interested in serving as a mentor or finding a mentor for your leadership journey? Send us a quick note and let us know!

reAMP Program Launch

Amplify is launching a new program this spring!

Through the reAMP program, past presenting ministries are invited to reengage with Amplify to find additional support and resources. 

The reAMP process pairs the Director of a past presenting ministry with an Amplify partner for the purpose of encouragement, support and/or guidance in addressing a current challenge or opportunity in front of the organization.

Julie Eide, President of Amplify shared, "Most nonprofits who have presented to our network, came to us early in their organizational life. We know opportunities and issues continue to present themselves throughout the growth stages of organizations. The reAMP program provides a unique opportunity to provide support at a point where the presenting ministries are a little bit farther down the road and encountering new obstacles. Amplify is also in a position where we can offer additional resources we didn't have when they first came to us through our increased partner base and bandwidth."

The reAMP program will open to past presenting ministries in April. We are currently in the process of identifying Amplify partners who are interested in working alongside a past presenting ministry Director as a coach, mentor, or consultant.

Are you a partner or past presenting ministry who is interested? Send us an email and let us know!

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