Bites & Insights //
Bites & Insights //
Join nonprofit professionals across the Big Bend for an evening of learning, community, and inspiration.
Hosted by INIE and sponsored by Donorbox, this in-person event is your opportunity to connect with peers and fuel your fundraising strategy.
A Community Conversation Series
June 12th, 5:30pm - 7pm
TSC Workforce Development Building
444 Appleyard Drive, Building 38, Room 105
Join INIE for our upcoming Bites & Insights – a laid-back, high-impact micro seminar series designed with Big Bend nonprofiteers in mind. Over delicious small bites, we're serving up fresh perspectives on storytelling, strategy, and leadership. Join us at the new INIE offices located at TSC’s Workforce Development Building.
This session features powerhouse consultants:
Maria Bryan – a national speaker and specialist in trauma-informed storytelling, bringing heart-forward messaging to the forefront of nonprofit narratives.
Leah Wiley – offering practical insights into strategic operations and sustainable growth.
A special thank you to Donorbox, who is sponsoring this community connection.
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Connect. Learn. Eat. Repeat.
We’re not just talking theory — we’re giving you tools.
At this Bites & Insights, learn how to emotionally connect with your audience through trauma-informed storytelling, then turn that connection into action using tools like Donorbox.
We’ll walk through smart strategies to make your donation forms more effective, more compassionate, and more you. Fundraising doesn’t have to feel icky — let’s do it right.
This Bites & Insights marks a special milestone — INIE’s first in-person event since aligning with Tallahassee State College. We’re inviting our nonprofit community back together, not just for snacks and seminars, but to celebrate a fresh start.
Come meet Kyndra Light, INIE’s new Executive Lead, and be part of the conversation about where INIE is headed next. This is more than just a meetup — it’s a moment to reconnect, reimagine, and reignite what’s possible for the nonprofit sector in the Big Bend.
Meet The Speakers
Maria Bryan
Maria Bryan Consulting
Maria Bryan is a trauma-informed storytelling trainer. Her work helps nonprofit leaders tell powerful and impactful stories that resist harm. Maria hosts the When When Bearing Witness® podcast and facilitates the When Bearing Witness® Trauma-Informed Storytelling Certification Program.
Leah Wiley
TOC Consulting
Leah Wiley is a fundraising and transformative organizational coach. She is dedicated to liberating under-resourced communities through community-building, education, truth-telling, and outreach. Leah partners with institutions, congregations, nonprofit organizations, corporations, and community members to further the work of equity and care.