Competent Assistance for Nonprofits was started from Linda Akey’s personal passion to assist nonprofit organizations in the pursuit of their nonprofit passion. Linda loves nonprofit organizations and what they offer their community and world at large. She works passionately to improve the development and success of nonprofit organizations, including yours.
Linda Akey
After college, she worked in the corporate workforce in the telecommunications and banking industries. She has been a national account manager and corporate trainer. and in the past obtained Series 66, 6 and Series 7 investment industry licenses. Her background in organizational and financial management have provided credited experience in organizational development, budgeting and finance, speaking, writing, and strategic planning.
Linda has decades of nonprofit volunteer experience beginning with her participation in her youth with her church and a nonprofit community theater where she served performed and served on a youth advisory board. Linda has volunteered her singing and organizational expertise for many nonprofit chorale and theater organizations, having performed in dozens of musicals and numerous choirs.
She was a member of the Colorado Association of Family Child Care and served as zoning chairperson obtaining licensing changes for the benefit of child care providers in Colorado communities. Linda served on the Colorado Children’s Coalition fighting for pro-child legislation in the State of Colorado. While in college studying sociology and public administration, Linda was employed with the Wildwood Child Care Food Program where she obtained a large grant from the State of Colorado to hold mandatory licensing training for child care providers.
She moved to Florida in 1994 and, while continuing her work in the telecommunications industry, served on the founding board of directors for the Gandy Friendship Bridge nonprofit organization which saved the Gandy Bridge from destruction and made it a green-friendly walking and biking bridge between Tampa Bay and St Petersburg Florida.
Linda continued her nonprofit work upon her return to Colorado in 1998, particularly with community theater organizations and served as President of the Board of Loveland Opera Theatre. Linda served on the Community Marketing Commission for the City of Loveland. Later, she was co-founder and President of the Northern Colorado Nonprofit Resource Center. Linda continues volunteer work in numerous nonprofits in addition to assisting her clients.
Her parents are retired in California and 2 brothers work in education. Linda’s sister and adult son, in addition to their careers, are also involved in their communities and have done charity work in Mongolia.
Linda enjoys the mountains of Colorado, singing and performing, time with friends and family, adventure, traveling and easy going downtime.
Linda is a registered notary public and holds an IRS PTIN for her business.
