Description: Nonprofits thrive through meaningful partnerships, but articulating what you need and aligning with the right collaborators can be complex. This session will help participants distill their mission needs into compelling, values-based asks. Facilitated by Kristy K. Boone, the workshop focuses on the interpersonal side of partnership-building, emphasizing clear communication, curiosity-driven outreach, and emotionally intelligent relationship management. Through real-world scenarios and improvisational exercises, attendees will practice confidently engaging potential funders, partners, or community allies and co-creating high-impact outcomes.

Date: June 17, 2026

Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location: OKCNP, 701 N. Lindsay, Oklahoma City, 73104

Cost: OKCNP Members: $90, Nonmembers: $180

Meet Your Facilitator

Kristy K. Boone is a solopreneur and an improvisation-informed trainer who builds practical soft-skill capability across teams: self-awareness, emotional regulation, dynamic listening, conflict resolution, and collaborative execution. 

Since 2014, she has designed and delivered interactive, research-informed trainings for corporate groups, career tech schools, and healthcare systems—including year-long certifications and custom programs. Her methods merge SEL, mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, and applied improv with workplace realities, ensuring skills transfer into frontline conversations, cross-functional projects, and leadership moments. 

Kristy’s background includes corporate wellness leadership (personal training, yoga, kickboxing, smoking cessation, large-scale health screenings and goal-setting/support) for American Fidelity, OKCPS, OPUBCO, etc., as well as business development and liaison work with Cox Communications onboarding complex partnerships Ideal Homes, Tinker AFB, FAA). 

She also facilitates workforce re-entry programs for individuals with at-risk, trauma-impacted histories—helping participants build safety, confidence, and professional presence.