Vivian Penny Southward
Focused on helping clients increase their credit score, reduce debt, and increase savings as well as gain access to resources needed to achieve their financial goals
- Role
- Financial Wellbeing Coach at Operation HOPE
- Location
- Birmingham, AL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vivian Penny Southward
Extensive professional experience providing consultation, startup and transitional leadership to housing authorities, universities and nonprofit organizations seeking to improve their fund development, staff and board performance and community engagement strategies. Community engagement includes schools, neighborhoods, churches, public housing communities, nonprofit initiatives and beauty salon/barbershop settings. Broad understanding of socioeconomic trends, methods for assessing service needs, and effective approaches for development and delivery of services and supports for low and moderate income families and individuals. Proven record of accomplishment working with teams to enhance communication and collaboration intended to maximize collective community impact and operational excellence. Development of health communication materials and Community Health Advisor (CHA) training focused on cancer screening and early detection.
Experience
Financial Wellbeing Coach
Jul 2018 — Present · Birmingham, AL, US
Our mission is to advance economic opportunity by providing the tools they need to reach their goals. We help individuals of all ages by offering financial education, one-on-one coaching, courses on credit score improvement, as well as pathways toward homeownership and starting a business.
Education
Birmingham-Southern College
MPPM, Public Administration
1988 — 1990
University of Alabama at Birmingham
BS, Psychology
1976 — 1979
Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education®
Accredited Financial Counselor®, Finance and Financial Management Services
Skills
- Leadership Development
- Nonprofits
- Research
- Connecting People
- Board Development
- Staff Development
- Management
- Community Organizing
- Community Development
- Program Management
- Resource Development
- Survey Design
- Volunteer Management
- Non-Profits
- Team Building
- Business Planning
- Budget Management
- Public Speaking
- Event Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Capacity Building
- Fundraising
- Leadership
- Change Management
- Training & Development
- Budget Development
- Community Outreach
- Grants
- Employee Training
- Program Evaluation
- Strategic Communications
- Qualitative Research
- Grant Writing
- Analysis
- Health Communication
- Program Development
- Start-Ups
- Budgets
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Strategic Partnerships
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