Armando Rayo

Armando Rayo is vice president of engagement at Cultural Strategies in Austin.  Mr. Rayo’s experience is deep rooted in the community and nonprofit sector. He specializes in building capacity, creating change with a focus on Hispanic engagement, project management, leadership development, and social innovation. He has developed innovative engagement strategies (grassroots to social media) multicultural programming and trainings for many nonprofits and businesses including, RISE Global,  Lance Armstrong Foundation, Goodwill Industries of Central Texas, CASA of Travis County, OneStar Foundation, Active Life Movement and Austin Independent School District.

Mr. Rayo serves on the national Points of Light/Hands On Network’s Neighboring Taskforce, is a board member of Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations, is a frequent panelist/presenter at local and national conferences.  He writes for GivingCity Magazine, blogs at ElMundodeMando.com and TacoJournalism.com and has been featured in numerous publications.

Saturday, October 15
8:00-9:30 am

C4   Engagement 101: Need More Diverse Representation in Your Community Organization?
Armando Rayo, Vice President of Engagement, Cultural Strategies, Austin, TX
Learn how to create advocates, volunteers, board members and donors by building culturally sensitive assets that will broaden your nonprofit’s perspective.  Mr. Rayo will provide multicultural engagement strategies to help your organization form a bridge to diverse communities.  Participants will learn strategies to build trust among diverse populations. These strategies will help your organization develop “authentic board leadership” that goes beyond tokenism with increased awareness and relevance in a growing multicultural Texas.

Track: S, B       Room Name: Veramendi I       CEU .15