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Board fellowships to Harvard, the power of public/private partnerships, and our newest BoardChampion are the subjects of June's smorgasBoard.
June 28, 2006
BoardWalk Consulting announces its
Third Annual Governance Fellowships at Harvard Governing for Nonprofit Excellence:
Critical Issues for Board Leadership, November 8-11, 2006, Boston, MA Governing for Nonprofit Excellence (GNE) is the program that Harvard Business School has designed for board chairs and other seasoned trustees destined to become significant board leaders in their respective nonprofit organizations. For the third year, BoardWalk Consulting is pleased to offer up to six fellowships for this compelling program. Our selection criteria are straightforward, and we
require just a simple email as a preliminary
application. Previous recipients have called the
experience "transformational."
A summary of the GNE program and the fellowship
application process are available via the link
below. We are pleased to receive applications until
July 28, 2006.
Laying Down the Law
(and bucking the trend) Earlier this month, the FBI reported that violent crime in the US had risen by 2.5% last year, ending a five-year trend of decreasing crime rates nationwide. Many large cities saw double-digit increases in serious offenses, and last year's rise in the national crime rate was the highest since 1991. Atlanta, however, was one of the bright spots. Bucking the national uptick, violent crime in Atlanta continued to decline another 9% last year. Rape in the city is now at its lowest rate since 1970, and the murder rate is at its lowest since 1963. Atlanmta appears to be on the way of realizing its commitment to becoming the safest city its size in America. The lesson for nonprofits is essential: Committed
individiuals and organizations, working in
partnership, can make a difference....
Cal Darden named BoardWalk's BoardChampion for June
Shortly after the idea of the Atlanta Police Foundation was conceived in 2003 in conversations among Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington and a small group of supportive citizens, the founders knew that broad participation from Atlanta’s largest employers would be critical to the fopundation’s success. Cal Darden, then head of all U.S. operations for UPS, was approached for suggestions of a UPS executive who might be persuaded to join the new organization’s board. After a few minutes of preliminary conversation, he
had but one question: “Why not me?” In the
foundation’s good fortune, it had stumbled
unwittingly upon the one senior UPS executive with a
lifelong interest in law enforcement....
Ongoing engagements at BoardWalk
 Alabama Historical Commission, Montgomery, AL Search Mandate: Executive Director Status: Prospects being developed; inquiries welcomed. (view Leadership Profile)  Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Atlanta Search mandate: President & CEO Status: Formal offer extended & accepted; announcement pending. 
Habitat for Humanity International, Atlanta & Americus, GA Search Mandate: Senior Vice President, US & Canada Operations Status: Client is interviewing candidates or is scheduled to do so. Search Mandate: Vice President of Organizational Learning Status: Client is interviewing candidates or is scheduled to do so. (view Leadership Profile)  Harvest Foundation, Martinsville, VA Search mandate: Executive Director Status: Prospects being developed; inquiries welcomed. (view Leadership Profile)  Literacy Action, Atlanta Search Mandate: President Status: Prospects being developed; inquiries welcomed. (view Leadership Profile) Obici Healthcare Foundation, Suffolk, VA Search Mandate: Chief Executive Officer Status: Search just launched; write-up pending. Regional Atlanta Civic League, Atlanta Search Mandate:Chief Executive Officer Status: Formal offer extended & accepted; announcement pending. Robert Pattillo Enterprises, Atlanta Search Mandate: Chief Financial Officer Status: Prospects being developed; inquiries welcomed. (view Leadership Profile)  Southern Education Foundation, Atlanta Search mandate: Senior Program Officer Status: Client is interviewing candidates or is scheduled to do so. Please click on the pictures below to learn more
about the consultants at BoardWalk.
E-mail: sam@boardwalkconsulting.com
Telephone: 404-BoardWalk (404-262-7392) On the Web: http://www.BoardWalkConsulting.com |
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