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In this interactive session, Liz will guide you through her distinctive Liz Ngonzi Transforms personal branding and storytelling approaches.  She will help you achieve greater clarity about your purpose and tell compelling stories that will increase supporter engagement, fundraising support, and your organization’s impact.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Dr. Maya Angelou

Your ability to attract the right opportunities that will enable you to reach your potential and thrive depends on how effectively you can clarify, develop and share your story with the right audiences.  Although you may have been taught to be humble and to let your results speak for themselves, the reality is that if you lack clarity about what you uniquely bring into this world and/or if keep it to yourself, you rob those who could potentially support, partner with or celebrate you of the opportunity to do; as a result, you could ultimately end up settling for opportunities (and a life) that are less than what you could have had.  Owning your personal narrative depends on the ability to understand your purpose and communicate it with precision and tact - first, to ensure that it resonates with you, and second, to make sure it is understood by the audience or community with whom you share your story. 

In this highly interactive workshop, you will:

• Discover the importance of storytelling and personal branding
• Reflect on your own purpose and identify your “special sauce”
• Learn how to craft a personal story using the Liz Ngonzi Transforms ICAT (Inspire, Connect, Activate and Transform) framework and her approach to storytelling (Problem, Solution, Impact, Ask)
• Explore how to communicate your story to different audiences (e.g., prospective employers) for impact.

  About Pre Professional Programs (P3)   P3 is a programming and support initiative housed in the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI) at Cornell University for the purpose of recruiting, preparing and graduating underrepresented and/or, economically disadvantaged students to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Professional fields.

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Dr. Maya Angelou

In our increasingly “insta” world in which we are continually bombarded with information, make split second decisions about the content we are exposed to, can “cancel” people with one click, and seek out “likes” for the posed and filtered photos that we post, we risk losing the art and skill of cultivating genuine relationships with those in our professional and personal networks.  Such relationships require forming mutually beneficial connections with people who are aligned with our purpose and our personal story.  To forge such connections you must -- before requesting help or favors from a new professional acquaintance -- take the time to discover who that person is, to assess whether their values are aligned with yours, and to identify how you might be of service to them.  Doing that will allow you to develop longer-term relationships that are based on respect and mutuality rather than on quick transactions.  It will also create the kind of good will that leads to opportunities you might otherwise have missed out on.

In highly interactive this webinar, you will:

• Learn how to establish and maintain mutually beneficial relationships through purposeful networking.
• Discover strategies and techniques for digital networking
• Explore how to manage relationships for impact 
• Acquire the skills for developing a strong personal brand based on your story and on how you manage relationships

  About Pre Professional Programs (P3)   P3 is a programming and support initiative housed in the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI) at Cornell University for the purpose of recruiting, preparing and graduating underrepresented and/or, economically disadvantaged students to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Professional fields.

In this popular virtual and highly interactive seven-week course students will learn:

1. Strategies, tools, and tactics to enable their nonprofits to leverage digital platforms to effectively and efficiently raise awareness about their causes, diversify their fundraising, and innovate to become more relevant.
2. Emerging tech, including cryptocurrencies, virtual events, virtual reality, and WhatsApp messaging.

Students will develop an actionable digital strategy to increase fundraising and improve supporter engagement for their respective organization, based on the trends, best practices, tools, and strategies presented in the course. This course is eligible towards the completion of the  Certificate in Digital Fundraising developed by Liz Ngonzi or the Certificate in Fundraising.

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time” - Dr. Maya Angelou

As a Cornell student and eventually an alum, you will have many opportunities to interact with dining companions ranging from fellow students, to professors, to prospective employers and maybe even a Fortune 100 CEO or a head of state.  Such interactions can have a significant effect on your professional and even personal life.  To bring your best to those interactions, you must be prepared with an understanding of how to make an outstanding first impression, how to share your personal story for impact, how to make another person feel comfortable and valued in conversation by listening and contributing effectively, and how to observe proper dining etiquette (including how you to treat the restaurant staff).

In this highly interactive dinner workshop, you will:

• Practice the art of active listening 
• Identify ways of communicating your story and networking while dining
• Learn proper table manners
• Discover how to gather information from potential network connections during social events
• Learn how to conduct effective follow-up to build upon the relationships established through a shared dining experience.

  About Pre Professional Programs (P3)   P3 is a programming and support initiative housed in the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI) at Cornell University for the purpose of recruiting, preparing and graduating underrepresented and/or, economically disadvantaged students to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Professional fields.