Instructor: PHYLLIS BARBER HOCKETT

PHYLLIS BARBER HOCKETT

Phyllis Hockett is a dedicated philanthropist, and believes in the transformative power of generosity, the generosity of volunteers and of donors. Her philosophy of nonprofit sustainability is founded on the principle of abundance and the enormous potential that generosity holds for our world and the nonprofit organizations that serve it.

With almost thirty years experience, Phyllis has worked for and consulted with over one hundred organizations, many for multiple years, while coaching and guiding them to more sustainable futures. She has worked with her clients through the many challenges and opportunities presented during the natural evolution of nonprofits. From founding to maturity, from financial insecurity to sustainability, from volunteer founders to engaged board and professional staff - she's experienced these stages first hand. Under her passionate leadership, these organizations have become sustainable and better able to meet their missions. In collaboration with her clients, she has raised over $260 million.

Phyllis is a veteran social sector consultant who focuses on aligning organizational mission with strategic objectives, then setting clear pathways to accomplish those objectives. She accomplishes this through:
1. collaborative Board and staff engagement
2. comprehensive organizational strategic planning
3. fundraising strategic planning
4. Board of Directors policies and procedures that clearly define roles and responsibilities, and,
5. financial resource planning for long-term organizational sustainability.

Hockett holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and French from Florida State University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Utah. Following her undergraduate work, Hockett was a White House Fellow. She has since pursued extensive postgraduate training in nonprofit studies and strategic planning. Recently, she was a Fellow at the internationally recognized Stanford University Graduate School of Business Nonprofit Leadership Institute. In 2014, Hockett was accepted into the one year Graduate Certificate in Mediation and Conflict Resolution program at the University of Utah.

An accomplished teacher and lecturer, Hockett speaks frequently on nonprofit issues including strategic planning, board development and fundraising at local and national conferences. She was a co-founder of and teaches at the Academy for Nonprofit Excellence program at the University of Utah. She serves as a guest lecturer in the University of Utah Master of Public Administration and Master of Business Administration programs, in the Westminster College Master of Community Leadership. Hockett has been a member of the Wells Fargo Nonprofit Economic Summit steering committee for five years and the statewide coordinator for the Fieldstone Foundation Executive Director Leadership Coaching Program.

Hockett is a committed volunteer, currently serving as a board member of the Girl Scouts of Utah, executive committee of the Nonprofit Academy for Excellence at the University of Utah, and is a past chair of the Utah Nonprofits Association Board of Directors, Utah Society of Fund Raisers, and a member of the Western Museums Association Fundraising Committee, among others. She is a director of the philanthropic foundation, The Good Works Institute.

PHYLLIS BARBER HOCKETT is currently teaching:

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PHYLLIS BARBER HOCKETT has previously taught:

  • The Leadership Forum for the Engaged Executive Director
  • The Utah Economic Summit for Nonprofits presented by Wells Fargo
  • Fundraising for Nonprofits: Strategies for Raising $50,000 in Six Weeks
  • Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Fundraising
  • Major Gifts