Charise Liburd hails from the Virgin Islands. She is a mother of three and grandmother of two. She is a Certified Nonprofit Professional who holds a Master’s in Public Policy/Nonprofit Management and Leadership and is a PhD candidate. She has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector as a funder, program manager, trainer, speaker, and coach. She specializes in strategic process development, capacity building, impact measurement, and grant management. She has worked with nonprofit organizations locally as well as internationally in several African and Middle Eastern countries. As a funder, she developed a funding process for Orange County, Florida’s government which grew from $4M to over $34M in 3 years. Her passion is helping nonprofits and small businesses gain efficiencies and grow.