| October highlights: BoardWalk's six new Governance Fellows, tips nonprofit boards can borrow from the corporate world, three new assignments and a new Leadership Profile. |
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Announcing our 2007
BoardWalk Governance Fellows
Continuing an annual program that celebrates BoardWalk's founding in October 2002, we are pleased to announce six new BoardWalk Governance Fellows.
Read more about our six Fellows» |
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Board governance: How to mean business
The Philanthropy Journal recently asked Kathy Bremer, of BoardWalk Consulting, to suggest three tips nonprofits could borrow from the business world to achieve best practices in board governance. Read Kathy's suggestions on how nonprofits can shape up their boards with some business practices - and vice versa.
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New assignments and Leadership Profiles
Southeastern Council of Foundations
Mandate: President & CEO
Status: Search just launched; write-up pending.
The Southeastern Council of Foundations is a membership association of grantmaking foundations and programs that promotes excellence throuhgout the field of philanthropy as well as the creation of new philanthropic resources to benefit the region. SECF's 370 members are based in 11 southern states from Louisiana to Virginia. Collectively, SECF's members account for approximately half of the $61 billion in philanthropic assets managed by foundations in the area.
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
Mandate: Vice President, Early Learning Commission
Status: Search just launched; write-up pending.
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
Mandate: Chair, Early Learning Commission
Status: Search just launched; write-up pending.
Building on its seven year effort to increase awareness and make improvements in the area of early learning which started in 1999 with the Georgia Early Learning Initiative (GELI), UWMA formed an Early Learning Commission (ELC) to oversee its effort to achieve its overall goal of ensuring young children have the tools needed to learn once they begin kindergarten.
Modeled after the regional Commission on Homelessness, which UWMA developed in 2002 at the request of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, the ELC has developed a regional plan - a blueprint - for early learning by joining people from 13 counties - representing government, business, faith-based, and nonprofit groups. The first commission has identified the strategies outlined in the blueprint and a second commission is in the process of convening to implement these strategies.
Global Impact, Washington, D.C.
Status: Prospects being developed; inquiries welcomed.
Global Impact is dedicated to helping the poorest people on earth. With revenues of over $140 million, it is a recognized national leader in raising awareness and funds at the workplace for its 50 member charities, including such organizations as Doctors Without Borders, CARE, Heifer International and UNICEF, and for corporate and other partners. |
 Active assignments
To view all of our current assignments, please click here to be redirected to our website.
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