Speaking
Events and Topics
Toni is a sought-after speaker in the areas of nonprofit, leadership, women in business, management, health and healthcare. She speaks to local, regional and national organizations.
Speaking Topics
Business Leaders Are Best for Nonprofits:
Out of the more than 1.5 million nonprofits organizations in the U.S., half are in jeopardy of failing at any given time, more than 10% close within five years and nearly 20% shutter within ten years. It’s not because their mission isn’t important, or because good-hearted people aren’t committed to improving the lives of others. It’s because these organizations are missing vital expertise at the very top–business acumen. In her talk, Toni Pergolin will discuss why business leaders are critical in today’s environment and the difference it makes in whether a nonprofit will thrive and survive.
Not a Lemonade Stand–Nonprofit Organizations Are Real Businesses:
The belief that nonprofit organizations are soft and don’t need to generate a “profit” is misguided, and worse, dangerous. For nonprofits providing essential life supporting or life changing services, the absence of an operating margin threatens the existence of the organization and the people it serves. In this talk, Toni Pergolin will dive into how to lead with the mantra of “no margin, no mission” to empower nonprofit leaders to operate their organizations like any other business.
Other speaking topics:
- Leading through a Time of Crisis
- Nonprofit leadership to achieve results
- Career path to Real Purpose: Nonprofit Leadership
- Creating, nurturing and sustaining healthy nonprofits
- Developing future women leaders
- Effective nonprofit boards
- Nonprofits are businesses, too
- The mission vs. margin balancing act
- Turnarounds don’t happen in the finance department
Speaking Engagements
June 15, 2022 | Webinar
Mutual of America – Too Important to Fail
April 27, 2022 | DoubleTree by Hilton Tinton Falls, Eatontown, NJ
Keynote Speaker – HFMA New Jersey Chapter – Leadership Lessons for Nonprofits
April 26, 2022 | Variety Club Board Retreat
Variety, the Children’s Charity of the Delaware Valley – Too Important to Fail
March 23, 2022 | Conversation with the Dean Adya, School of Business
Rutgers University Women’s History Month – “How I Became” Series
December 3, 2021 | Virtual
BIO NJ – Inspiring Women in STEM Conference – Journey to the C-Suite
November 20, 2021 | Keynote
Nursing Organizations’ Alliance – Mission/Margin Balancing Act
April 8, 2021 | Monthly Woman’s Lunch Webinar
Flaster Greenberg, Women in Leadership
February 16, 2021 | Virtual Format
National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children Annual Leadership Conference
October 28, 2021 | Moderator and Panelist
Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey – Journey to the C-Suite
January 13, 2021 | Virtual Format
American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) Monthly Webinar
November 18, 2020 | Virtual Format
Association Headquarters’ Annual Leadership Forum
October 28, 2020 | Virtual Format
2020 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat
October 23, 2020 | Virtual CEO Roundtable
Leading Through the Unknown
October 20, 2020 | Virtual Format
New Jersey Business and Industry Association
September 23-24 | Virtual Platform
Pennsylvania Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association (RCPA) Annual Conference
August 11, 2020 | Webinar (click here)
Live Virtual Author Event – Toni Pergolin, Too Important to Fail ~ Leadership Lessons for Nonprofits
June 11, 2020 | Virtual Event sponsored by Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey (www.chambersnj.com)
CCSNJ Women’s Council – Leading Through a Time of Crisis
February 21, 2020 | Woodcrest Country Club, Cherry Hill, NJ
Southern New Jersey Chamber of Commerce TD Bank Leaders Series
January 16, 2020 | Philadelphia
HMFA Professional Development Workshop
December 9, 2019 | The Mansion in Voorhees, NJ
SJ Magazine – Women’s Empowerment Series Panel Discussion on a New Kind of Girl Power
December 6, 2019 | Riverton Country Club, Riverton, NJ