2003 Executive Roundtable

The third annual Nonprofit Executive Roundtable was held Tuesday, May 6, 2003 in the Senate Salon of the Georgia State University Student Center in downtown Atlanta. Over fifty community nonprofit leaders and scholars met to discuss some of the latest analysis of the sector, and to reflect on how to use this knowledge to shape the future of the sector. Dr. Michael Rushton of the Nonprofit Studies Program served as Master of Ceremonies for the event, and Mr. John O’Kane, SVP at Coxe, Curry & Associates and a NSP Affiliated Program Fellow, facilitated the Roundtable discussion that followed the presentations.

Keynote Speaker

Our featured speaker was Dr. Lester Salamon, Professor at Johns Hopkins University and Director of the Center for Civil Society Studies. Dr. Salamon is a leading expert on nonprofit-governmental relations, viewing the two sectors as partners in public service. He elaborated on his latest book, The State of Nonprofit America (2002), and led a discussion of how the latest concepts in nonprofit sector development could be relevant to the Atlanta community.

Nonprofit Studies Program Research Presentation

Dr. David Van Slyke and Dr. Janet Johnson of the Nonprofit Studies Program presented the final results of a study sponsored by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta on giving, volunteering and trust among metro Atlantans. This study was introduced at last year’s roundtable, where first quarter 2002 survey data were compared to previous survey data collected prior to the September 11th tragedy. The fifth and final quarter of the survey was completed during the first quarter of 2003, and the final analysis reflected a total of over 2,400 interviews over a period of 15 months.

Participants

Len Al Haas
Haas, LLC

Karen Beavor
Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Roy Bahl
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, GSU

Ken Bernhardt
Robinson College of Business, GSU

Suzanne Boas
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Atlanta

Bill Bolling
Atlanta Community Food Bank

Wendy Bowman-Littler
Atlanta Business Chronicle

Jacqueline Brown
Atlanta Children’s Shelter, Inc.

Susan Carter
Georgia Power Foundation

Bobbi Cleveland
Tull Foundation

Ann Cramer
IBM Foundation

Lisa Cremin
Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund

Stephanie Davis
Atlanta Women’s Federation

Lee Echols
The Echols Group

Sally Fowler
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, GSU

Robert Franklin
Harvard Divinity School & Candler School of Theology

Ronni French
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, GSU

Scott Geller
TechBridge

Doug Halleen
American Heart Association

Russ Hardin
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc.

Virginia Hepner
Wachovia Securities

Stephen Hochman
The Carter Center

Ira Jackson
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Janet Johnson
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, GSU

Patti Johnson
Foundation Center Library

Bev Jones
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Ayesha Khanna
YWCA of Greater Atlanta

Charles Krautler
Atlanta Regional Commission

Martin Lehfeldt
Southeastern Council of Foundations

Larrie Del Martin
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity

Jack McMillan
TechBridge

Harvey Newman
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, GSU

Mark O’Connell
United Way

John O’Kane
Coxe Curry & Associates

Michael Owens
Emory University

Linda Parrish
King & Spaulding

Nancy Peterman
Georgia State University

Alicia Philipp
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Michael Rich
Emory University

Frances Root
Offitbank

Michael Rushton
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, GSU

Pat Showell
Families First, Inc.

Dave Sjoquist
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, GSU

Charles Stephens
Skystone Ryan

Tally Sweat

Pat Upshaw
Monteith Leadership Atlanta

David Van Slyke
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, GSU

Patricia Willis

Linda Woodworth
Metro Atlanta Corporate Volunteer Council

Jamil Zainaldin
Georgia Humanities Council

Previous Nonprofit Roundtables

2002 Nonprofit Roundtable
2001 Nonprofit Roundtable