2008 Executive Roundtable
The 8th Annual Nonprofit Roundtable was held Wednesday, April 2, 2008. It featured Dr. Kevin Kearns, who spoke on "Grantmakers and Grantseekers: The Tower of Babel in Outcome Measurement."
Keynote Speaker
Kevin Kearns is Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), University of Pittsburgh. He is also Director of the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership in GSPIA, a program that promotes ethical leadership in public and nonprofit institutions. Dr. Kearns has held a variety of leadership positions in higher education and philanthropy. While on leave from GSPIA, he served as President of The Forbes Funds, a supporting organization of the Pittsburgh Foundation devoted to capacity-building in nonprofit organizations.
He has published books and articles in leading research journals on topics of interest to nonprofit leaders including accountability, strategic planning, board development, revenue strategies, and general management. His articles have appeared in journals such as Public Administration Review, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, and Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. His third book, Private Sector Strategies for Public Sector Success, published in 2000 by Jossey-Bass, was honored with the Terry McAdam Best Book Award by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. Kearns has won many awards for outstanding teaching, including the 2005 Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at the University of Pittsburgh. On three occasions, the students have named him “Teacher of the Year” in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Dr. Kearns was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to teach nonprofit management in the Czech Republic in 2007. Recently, he has taught courses on nonprofit management in the Republic of Macedonia and in Brazil.
Dr. Kearns has served on the boards of directors of many nonprofit organizations, large and small, and is actively engaged in national speaking and service to professional societies that are advancing the art and science of nonprofit management. He holds a bachelors degree from the University of Dayton and masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Pittsburgh.
Panel Discussion
The second half of the morning was devoted to a panel discussion on program evaluation and outcome measurement moderated by Deon Locklin, Director, Public Performance and Management, AYSPS. Panelists included Rick Aranson, COO of Jewish Family and Career Services of Atlanta, Martin Lehfeldt, President of the Southeastern Council of Foundations, and Ted Poister, Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies, AYSPS.
Attendees:
2008 NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE
Normer Adams
Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children
Irene Aguebor
Public Administration & Urban Studies
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Len Al Haas
Haas Consulting
Rich Aranson
Jewish Family and Career Services
Shena Ashley
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Douglas B. Ammar
Georgia Justice Project
Lila Blake
Southeast Energy Assistance
Bill Bolling
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Judith Brauer
Challenged Child and Friends, Inc.
Kathy Bremer
Boardwalk Consulting
Thomas Carroll
Tiffany and Company
Bradley Currey, Jr.
Rock-Tenn Company
Larrie Del Martin
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
William Doerr
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Charisse Durham
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Calvin Edwards
Calvin Edwards & Company
Emily Ellison
Literacy Action, Inc.
Rachel Epps Spears
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta
Lewis Faulk
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
John Floyd
The Marcus Institute
Douglas Gatlin
Faith and the City
Greg Gerhard
SunTrust Bank
Matthew Gries
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
Nicholas Harvey
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Joe Iarocci
CARE
Janet Johnson
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Pattie Johnson
The Foundation Center Library
Janelle Kerlin
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Betti Knott
American Friends Service Committees
Julia Knox
Zoo Atlanta
Shira Ledman
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Martin Lehfeldt
Southeastern Council of Foundations
Christina Lennon
Georgia Lighthouse Foundation, Inc.
Vermell Lighter
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Deon Locklin
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Kevin Lynch
CHRIS Kids
Nicholas Marudas
CARE
Robert Meier
Northern Trust
Michael Mescon
Cynthia Moreland
Cool Girls
Harvey Newman
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Helen Nugent
Northern Trust Bank
John O’Kane
Coxe Curry & Associates
Stuart Oglesby
Northern Trust Bank
Abena Otudor
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Kathy Palumbo
Community Partnerships
The Community Foundation
Joseph Piffaretti
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Georgia State University
Theodore Poister
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Eric Robbins
Camp Twin Lakes
Lindsay Romasanta
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Curt Rousseau
UPS Foundation
Mohammad Saleem
Partnership for Community Action, Inc.
Bruce Seaman
Economics
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Allen Shakian
Refugee Family Services
David Sjoquist
Economics
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Amanda Smith
The Goizueta Foundation
James Stokes
The Georgia Conservancy
Fred T. Elsberry Jr.
The Better Business Bureau
Eric Twombly
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Aaron Uddin
Zoo Atlanta
Pat Upshaw-Monteith
Leadership Atlanta
Beth Vann
Decatur Cooperative Ministry
Almel Williams
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
Linda Williams Woodworth
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
Frank Windom
Action Ministries Inc.
Dennis Young
Nonprofit Studies Program
AYSPS/Georgia State University
