By Peter C. Chatel BoardWalk Consulting co-sponsors an annual Nonprofit Leadership Conference in Atlanta each fall, attended by nonprofit Board chairs, CEOs and foundation, corporate and nonprofit executives. This year’s event, held at Atlanta Botanical Garden, attracted 200 leaders for the 8th annual conference, themed...
KEEP READING »
Eden Theological Seminary has appointed Deborah Krause as president. Click here to read the press...
KEEP READING »
Rebecca Dixon has been selected as the new Executive Director for the National Employment Law Project (NELP). Rebecca is a national leader recognized for her commitment to racial, gender and economic justice. She will lead NELP’s work to build and contribute to a strong workers’ rights movement that dismantles structural...
KEEP READING »
Career Pathways, a terrific “talent pipeline expansion program” of the Council on Foundations, is now in its sixth year of bolstering inclusive practices and diversity in philanthropic decision-making. (BoardWalk has been pleased to be a supporter from the beginning.) A number of early participants (primarily women and...
KEEP READING »
David Dodson, President of MDC in Durham, NC, has announced his plans to retire at the end of June, 2020. In a statement sent via email, Dodson praised "the powerful work underway in support of our mission to advance equity and opportunity across the South." Dodson joined MDC in 1987 and has been leading the organization as...
KEEP READING »
On September 6, the long-time CEO of New Mexico's largest private foundation announced his impending retirement after 25 years of service. Announcement text here; more info on the foundation and its impact across Lea County and beyond here. BoardWalk Consulting is honored to lead the search for Mr. Reid’s successor. To...
KEEP READING »
The Board of Directors of the YWCA Central Alabama is delighted to announce that LaRhonda Magras, EdD., has been elected CEO of the organization, effective September 1, 2019. Currently Senior Vice President, Program & Operations with YWCA Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Magras succeeds Yolanda Sullivan, who retired as...
KEEP READING »
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta (Federation) is pleased to announce that Christy Butler Eckoff, J.D., L.L.M., will join the non-profit organization as chief foundation officer and managing director of the Atlanta Jewish Foundation (AJF) on August 12, 2019, following an extensive national search for candidates. “We are...
KEEP READING »
By Crystal Stephens and Ayanna Grady-Hunt In our work with nonprofit organizations, many board leaders express a desire to diversify their leadership team. At BoardWalk, we know that a commitment to diversity is never as simple as one key hire. It requires a willingness to listen and adopt new approaches, a desire to...
KEEP READING »
After an extensive nationwide search, Year Up has named Cyril Turner as its next President. Turner will succeed Garett Moran, who led the organization's growth and expansion for more than 5 years. Turner comes to Year Up from Delta Air Lines, Inc., where he was President of Delta Global Services and Delta Private Jets. He...
KEEP READING »
