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Our January smorgasBoard features comments and pictures from our recent visit to New Orleans, a new CEO appointment in Louisiana, an article on succession planning, a book on meeting management, and info on five new executive searches at BoardWalk, three of them national in scope, one regional and one local.
January 27, 2006
"Thank you, Jesus, for the problems I've got."
Earlier this month, BoardWalk's Sam Pettway traveled
to Louisiana as part of a group of philanthropic
and charitable executives from across the country
assembled in support of the
disaster relief efforts being spearheaded by the new
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation.
Sam was so smitten by what he saw that he
returned with his two sons the following week for a
similar tour, expanded to include the
Gulf Coast of Mississippi.
His take-away? You cannot begin to appreciate the
impact of the disaster until you've seen it with
your own eyes....
New Louisiana foundation names Sherece West CEO
The recently formed Louisiana Disaster Recovery
Foundation, "Louisiana's Fund for Louisiana's
People" has named Sherece
West, formerly the president of The Carrier
Foundation, as its first CEO. BoardWalk is pleased to
have advised the LDRF search committee on the
search and the selection.
Sherece combines strong academic grounding in
public policy (she'll receive her PhD. in May 2006)
with some 13 years with the Annie E. Casey
Foundation and the Rebuilding Communities
Initiative. Her commitment to community
development, her experience in grantmaking and her
passion for Louisiana make her exceptionally well
suited for LDRF.
LDRF was the organizer of the New Orleans visit
described in the first article above. Early support of
an
enviable list of leading foundations nationwide has
ensured that every dollar contributed from this point
will go to the recovery effort.
Successful succession planning
In several recent issues, the Chronicle of
Philanthropy has run a series of articles on
leadership transition. We thought the recent piece
on succession planning important enough to
highlight here:
Planning Successful Successions Preparing for a leader's departure can prevent problems Mark Aubel has spent the past quarter century running Once Upon a Time, a dance school and arts program for young people in Queens, N.Y., that was founded by his wife, a former ballerina. At age 58, Mr. Aubel says he is eager to move into a new role and allow a new executive director to take over the day-to-day business operations. That would free him to do what he cares about most: teaching kids with the talent and drive to become professional dancers. "It takes a minimum of eight years, six days a week, 52 weeks a year to make a dancer," says Mr. Aubel. Unfortunately, it may take just as long for Once Upon a Time to find his successor. 
Books we wouldn't be without
The Secrets to Masterful Meetings
Michael Wilkinson One of the more popular features of the Resources section of our website is entitled "Books & other readings we wouldn't be without." Michael Wilkinson's latest home run, "The Secrets to Masterful Meetings," is our latest addition. Nonprofit executives and board members have way too much experience with bad meetings. In this highly pragmatic book, Wilkinson, a facilitator we hold in great regard, eliminates all the excuses you've ever heard (or made!) about the lousy meetings you've endured. By the time you've finished this easily accessible work, you'll be ordering copies for every board you're on and every manager you know. The downside? You'll have to think up new excuses for why your own meetings are so dull and dysfunctional! New executive search assignments at BoardWalk Consulting
We are pleased to have been engaged on several
news
assignments since the last newsletter. Some are
brand new, and thus lacking full details, while
others have full write-ups to share. Click the
links below to get (or to request) more
information.
Habitat for Humanity International Search Mandate: Executive Vice President, US & Canada Operations Status: Search just launched; write-up pending (request more info) Search Mandate: Vice President of Organizational Learning Status: Search just launched; write-up pending (request more info)  Presbyterian Church (USA) Search mandate: Executive Director, General Assembly Council Status: Search just launched; write-up pending (request more info)  Southern Education Foundation Search mandate: Senior Program Officer Status: Prospects being developed; inquiries welcome Ongoing executive searches
 Foundation for the Midsouth Search mandate: President Search status: Offer is being negotiated. (view Leadership Profile)  Hazelden Foundation Search mandate: Senior Vice President, Minnesota region Status: BoardWalk is interviewing prospects. (view Leadership Profile)  Tropics Foundation (American arm of CATIE) Search mandate: Executive Director Status: Client has met the full slate of endorsed candidates; decision pending. (view Leadership Profile) The BoardWalk Team
Click on the pictures below to learn more about the
consulting team at BoardWalk
 Kim
Anderson  Sam
Pettway 
Margaret Reiser
E-mail: sam@boardwalkconsulting.com
Telephone: 404-BoardWalk (404-262-7392) On the Web: http://www.BoardWalkConsulting.com |
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