Made in Loveland Non-Profit Day! | featuring: Sosamma Samuel-Burnett

The Nonprofit sector is known for many causes and services. But the Nonprofit sector is also an economic engine in communities, and particularly in our own community. In this session, we will learn how nonprofits in our community create both economic impact as well as social impact in both direct and indirect ways. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn:*The significance of the Nonprofit sector for our overall community health and growth.*The direct economic impact of Nonprofit organizations in our community.*The social impact of the work of nonprofits in serving our community and addressing needs in the community.

About the speaker-

Sosamma Samuel-Burnett, J.D., is Founder/President of G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice. She has 30+ yrs experience as a human rights advocate & policy professional, nearly 20 yrs as a university professor, and 35+ years leading nonprofit organizations She holds a BSFS from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service & JD from the University of Minnesota Law School..She directed many advocacy & policy organizations and served as a Fellow at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. She developed and will be teaching this spring the Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management course for Aims Community College, and also regularly serves as an Adjunct Faculty member developing and teaching courses at Bushnell University, Colorado Christian University, and Trinity Law School. She previously served as a Fellow, Geopolitics/Global Justice, Centennial Institute, Colorado Christian University.

She has served on many Boards and Advisory Groups, including as Board Director and Board Chair for Agape International Missions, a leading international anti-human trafficking organization, for 13 years.. She was Founder/Chair, Public Policy Dept & Public Policy Institute, William Jessup University in CA. Locally, she also served on several school district committees including the TSD Gifted & Talented Advisory Comm, Strategic Planning Committee, and WCMS & TVHS School Accountability Committees. She advises many organizations on justice, human rights, leadership, and faith, and is an international commentator & speaker. She was the 2023 BizWest Woman of Distinction in the Nonprofit category, the 2022 Loveland Chamber of Commerce Mikki Roth Eagle Spirit award recipient, the 2018 Dr. Joan King International Woman of Vision honoree from Colorado Women of Influence, 2017 & 2018 Nominee for the L'Oreal Woman of Worth, and 2019 Nominee for the Martin Luther King, Jr. award in CO. She has also received numerous other recognitions in CA, MN, and DC through academic, business, and policy organizations. She resides in Loveland with her husband, 3 children and a "Shepsky" dog.