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Please join us on THURSDAY, APRIL 16 at 7:00PM CT for a 30-minute webinar.
From local charities and churches to the world’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs), most – if not all – nonprofits are struggling today as a result of the current crisis. Reduced funding, work-from-home restrictions, and workforce limitations put significant pressure on their ability to stay mission focused: serving others to meet various needs.
As one of the world’s largest NGOs, World Vision finds itself fighting the same battles many of us are facing as leaders today – but on a global scale.
World Vision serves the poorest of the poor. The people in the countries they serve frequently face overwhelming economic, medical, political, and social meltdown. Halftime Alum and President of World Vision, Edgar Sandoval, and his team are working around the clock to stay mission focused and find creative ways to continue serving people, despite the challenges.
Join us during this 30-minute webinar as Edgar, Doug Piper, and I discuss how to stay mission focused, both personally and organizationally. We’ll explore practical tools for prioritizing what matters most during these unique times so that you are well-positioned to thrive as we come out of this season of crisis.
For anyone who is able to join us, we will have an additional 30 minutes of interactive Q&A with Edgar.
This Week’s Featured Alum:
Edgar Sandoval
Edgar has an unstoppable passion to see that every child – especially the most vulnerable – has the opportunity to experience Christ’s promise of life in all its fullness.
Born in Los Angeles, Sandoval grew up in Central and South America, where he first witnessed poverty. His own experience with hardship came at age 18, when he returned alone to the U.S. with only $50 in his pocket. He worked minimum-wage jobs while pursuing his college education, eventually earning bachelor’s degrees in industrial engineering and sociology from Rutgers University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Edgar was recruited by General Electric and later by P&G, where he learned from some of the world’s best practitioners how to lead, collaborate, innovate, and grow large and complex businesses over a 20-year career.
Edgar came to World Vision in 2015. As Chief Operating Officer for three years, he directed fundraising programs that generated over $1 billion, strengthened the organizational brand, and promoted workforce diversity.As President and CEO since Oct. 2018, his highest imperative is to strengthen how the organization bears witness to the Good News of Christ, in alignment with World Vision’s mission statement.
Edgar cherishes faith and family above career achievements. Edgar and his wife, Leiza, live in Black Diamond, Washington, with their four children: Edgar Jr., Andrea, Natalia, and Cristina. Having two daughters with special needs has instilled deep empathy in Edgar for vulnerable children. Now, all the world’s most vulnerable children are his chief concern.
Watch to learn more about Edgar’s Halftime Story:
