Burn Foundation Workshop
Tuesday, April 21 3:00–5:30 p.m.
Where: WSCFF Ed Conference, Wenatchee –>Blossom Room (next to Harvest) Upper Level
Joining on Zoom? Meet us here
Workshop exercises for those joining online: If you are joining us over Zoom, a desktop/laptop is preferred. If you can only join by phone, please let us know. You can join the exercises via our Miro board here.
What We’re Doing Together
This workshop is a working session for Burn Foundation board members, facilitated by Christina Clark and Jen Pennington at Rhizome Collaborative. Over the past few months we’ve gotten to know your work—through the Burn Camp video, the brochures, and especially the survey you completed. Thank you for that. Your responses shaped what we’re doing on April 21.
The focus of the day is one big question:
What would it look like for the Burn Foundation to grow into a more independent organization?
We’re not here to make any final decisions.
We’re here to think together, get aligned, and leave with a clearer sense of what the path forward looks like.
We’re looking forward to your participation!
Agenda
3:00 — Welcome & introductions, survey highlights (25 min)
3:25 — Why does independence matter? Open discussion + group exercise (25 min)
3:50 — What would independence actually require? Year 1, 2, and 5 (30 min)
4:20 — Break (10 min)
4:30 — Capacity and commitment: who does what? (20 min)
4:50 — Thinking bigger: who are our potential partners and donors? (25 min)
5:15 — Priorities and next steps (15 min)
5:30 — Close
What to expect
The session is a mix of open discussion and short exercises. You don’t need to prepare anything ahead of time—just come ready to think out loud. A couple of exercises will use a shared digital whiteboard (Miro), accessible from any phone, tablet, or laptop.
If you’re joining on Zoom, you’ll be fully included in all activities.
Questions? Reach out to Jen or text her at: 206-409-6932.
Your Facilitators
Christina Clark
Since 2020, Christina has served as a freelance writer, coach, fractional executive and professional trainer. Prior to this, she spent more than two decades in nonprofit and public sector leadership roles. Her tour of duty included serving as Executive Director for Edmonds College Foundation and Rosehedge AIDS Housing & Healthcare, as well as senior management positions with Conservation Northwest and Jefferson Land Trust.
Of all the hats she’s worn, working with words is Christina’s first and most enduring love. As a writer, her particular gift is in finding the story inside the data, and translating complex concepts and ideas to “street level.”
Specialties: Copywriting and editing; brand voice and thought leadership; strategic planning and visioning processes; capital campaigns; sales and marketing; website copy; social media content and SEO optimization.
Christina holds a Bachelor of Art in English Literature and a Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Washington. She is also credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation.
Jen Pennington
As owner and creative director of The Rhizome Collaborative, Jen brings a unique perspective to the marketing arena as a designer and brand strategist with over 25 years of experience designing logos, print, signage and websites. Her work seamlessly integrates brand elements with photography, video and motion graphics, reflecting her conviction that design and communications are an art form as well as a business process.
Jen is also a certified user experience (UX) designer and well versed in Information Architecture. Over the years she has worked with a number of non-profits, including land trusts, environmental organizations, firefighters, and arts programs. She’s also designed websites for government, public libraries and other civic organizations.
Other work from her eclectic past includes work for Columbia TriStar, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and The Metropolitan Opera House in NYC.
Originally from New York, Jen earned her BFA with Honors in sculpture from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. She and her husband Bob have built their house themselves on 7.5 acres of certified forest stewardship land on lovely Whidbey Island. She’s also really good at operating a front-end loader and excavator, should the need arise.