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October 30, 2008
- Are you investing enough in leadership?
- Our 2008 Governance Fellows are off to Harvard Business School
- Recent placements: YMCA, Atlanta Women's Foundation
- New searches & profiles: VMI Foundation, Points of Light Institute, Girl Scouts, CDC Foundation, United Theological Seminary, others
- New board engagements: Women's Funding Network, Sarasota Orchestra, more
- Emory B-school offers 30% scholarships to nonprofit EMBA candidates
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Are you investing enough in leadership?
The current economic crisis has every nonprofit focused on funding. We think leadership is the more important target for attention.
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Seven new BoardWalk Governance Fellows
are off to Harvard
Continuing our investment in the sector we serve, we are pleased to announce seven new recipients of our BoardWalk Governance Fellowships to Harvard. With this group, we will have funded 30 such fellowships over the past five years.
This year's BoardWalk Governance Fellows:
- Robyn Degnan, Vice Chair, St. Jude's Recovery Center, Atlanta, GA.
- Aimee DiCicco, member of the board, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Dallas, TX.
- Ted Florence, Vice Chair of the Board, AID Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
- Gerald Greenwell, Chair of the Board, Community Foundation of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
- Bonnie Harris, Chair of both Agape Community Center and Camp Twin Lakes, Atlanta, GA.
- Ellen Sacchi, Chair, Quality Care for Children, Atlanta, GA.
- Yolanda Sullivan, Board President, YWCA of Central Alabama, Birmingham, AL.
Like our 23 previous Fellows, each of these board members will attend "Governing for Nonprofit Excellence: Critical Issues for Board Leadership," a transformational executive education course offered each fall at Harvard Business School. Read more » |
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Recent placements on the BoardWalk
We are pleased to have advised the following clients on these senior appointments, announced since our last smorgasBoard:
On January 1st, Ed Munster will become CEO of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, succeeding retiring CEO Fred Bradley.
Ed brings 33 years of successful YMCA leadership to the position, including the past 23 years as the Metro Atlanta Y's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He was selected after a national search that produced compelling candidates from across the country and from both inside and outside the Y movement.
A graduate of Loyola University, Ed grew up in New Orleans and has been a member of the YMCA since age 11. "Y staff kept me focused on school, helped me to set goals and pointed me in the right direction," he says. "While in the teen leader program, I chose the YMCA as a career."Read the Y's announcement »
Deborah Ryan, an experienced fundraising and communications professional, has been named Vice President of Philanthropy at The Atlanta Women's Foundation. Deborah reports to Barbara Mosacchio, the new CEO whom BoardWalk also recruited to AWF.
Deborah brings more than 16 years of experience in nonprofit management and administration, most recently as Director of Development at Oglethorpe University. Prior to Oglethorpe, she was Senior Director of Development and Communications at Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.
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New search assignments since our last smorgasBoard:
Chief Professional Officer, VMI Foundation
Lexington, VA
For over 60 years, The VMI Foundation has supported Virginia Military Institute, the nation's oldest state-sponsored military college. With over $400 million in endowments, VMI has for years enjoyed the highest per-student endowment of any public undergraduate college in the US, a fact that reflects enormous alumni and donor commitment to a school that consistently ranks among the nation's top public liberal arts colleges.
Click here to receive the VMI Foundation Leadership Profile (expected late November).
Chief Financial Officer, Points of Light Institute
Atlanta, GA
The Points of Light Institute is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to volunteer engagement and civic infrastructure. Formed by the 2007 merger of Hands on Network and the Points of Light Foundation, the Institute each year mobilizes millions of volunteers through some 370 affiliates nationwide.
Click here to receive the Points of Light Institute Leadership Profile (expected early November).
New Leadership Profiles since our last smorgasBoard:
Chief Development Officer, Open Hand
Atlanta, GA
Open Hand is the country's largest distributor of home cooked meals, providing Comprehensive Nutrition Care™ (CNC) to more than 3000 clients each day. CNC is a combination of nutritional therapy, education and home delivered meals assisting individuals with chronic disease in their efforts to achieve optimal health outcomes.
Click here to view the Open Hand Leadership Profile.
 1) Chief Development Officer
2) Group VP of Major Gifts, Arthritis Foundation
Atlanta, GA
Arthritis Foundation is the only national organization supporting the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.
Click here to view the CDO Leadership Profile.
Click here to view the GVP of Major Gifts Leadership Profile.
CEO, Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA
Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. GSHPA serves well over 50,000 scouts and adult volunteers in 30 counties in central and northeastern Pennsylvania.
Click here to view the GSHPA Leadership Profile.
Vice President of Administration, CDC Foundation
Atlanta, GA
The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do more, faster by forging effective partnerships between CDC and individuals, foundations and corporations to fight threats to health and safety.
Click here to view the CDC Foundation Leadership Profile.
President, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
New Brighton, MN
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities prepares women and men for effective ordained and lay leadership in church and society; to pursue theological inquiry and shape theological understanding; to serve as a sustaining resource for religious leaders; and to foster spiritual formation and ethical development.
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New board enrichment and leadership strategy engagements since our last smorgasBoard:
Board Development, Women's Funding Network, San Francisco, CA
The Women's Funding Network comprises 135 organizations that fund women's solutions across the globe, providing women the money and tools to transform ideas into lasting change. November, 2008.
Board Restructuring, The Fund for Theological Education, Atlanta, GA
The Fund for Theological Education encourages young adults from diverse backgrounds on their journey to become pastors and scholars-the next generation of leaders for the church. October-December, 2008.
Board Retreat, Jacksonville Public Education Fund, Jacksonville, FL
After a decade of support for schools in America's largest city, the Alliance for World Class Education is morphing into the new Jacksonville Public Education Fund, with an enlarged mandate, new funding, a new board and a new President. BoardWalk led the new board's first retreat. November, 2008.
Volunteer and Staff Leadership Workshop, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, New York, NY
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide. Its mission is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. November 2008.
Fall Conference, Generations of Hope, Oak Brook, IL.
Generations of Hope Development Corporation is an innovative nonprofit that created Hope Meadows, an intergenerational community that supports families who have adopted children from foster care. Generations of Hope has become a national model for addressing social challenges. November 2008.
Board Retreat, Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota, FL
For more than 60 years, the Sarasota Orchestra has been entertaining music lovers from around the region, and visitors from around the world. October 2008.
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To view all of our active assignments, please click here.
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Supportive friends of the Sector:
Goizueta Business School recognizes the value that non-profit executives bring to the community, both locally and internationally. In support of the sector, the Executive MBA program at Goizueta Business School offers a 30% scholarship to non-profit EMBA candidates who are admitted to the program.
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Please click on the pictures below to learn more about the consultants at BoardWalk.
Kim Anderson
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Kathy Bremer
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Sam Pettway
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Margaret Reiser
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About smorgasBoard®
smorgasBoard is the mostly-monthly newsletter of BoardWalk Consulting, a firm committed to building strong foundations for nonprofits ® through executive search, board enhancement and strategic facilitation.
Contents © 2008 by BoardWalk Consulting LLC. Dissemination and reproduction encouraged, if accompanied by attribution to BoardWalk Consulting; all other rights reserved.
"BoardWalk Consulting," "building strong foundations for nonprofits" and "smorgasBoard" are registered trademarks ® of BoardWalk Consulting LLC.
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Deborah Ryan, VP of Philanthropy
