Nonprofit Studies Program
2002 Executive Roundtable
The second annual Nonprofit Executive Roundtable was held Friday, May 10, 2002 at the Capital Suite of the Georgia State University Student Center in downtown Atlanta. CEOs, Executive Directors, foundation executives, and other prominent nonprofit leaders and scholars in the region convened for a morning of in-depth discussion of critical issues in the nonprofit sector. Dr. David Van Slyke served as Master of Ceremonies for the Roundtable, ushering in Dean Roy Bahl to discuss the development of the Nonprofit Studies Program, Dr. Michael Mescon, holder of the Ramsey Chair of Private Enterprise, to introduce the keynote speaker, and Ms. Alicia Philipp, Executive Director of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, to introduce the NSP research presentation.
Keynote Speaker
The keynote speaker for this year’s roundtable was Dr. Burton Weisbrod, John Evans Professor of Economics and Fellow of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University, and one of the nation’s best known and respected nonprofit economists. Dr. Weisbrod led a conversation about the classic distinctions among institutional forms (private, public, nonprofit) in the U.S., including their relative strengths and limitations in accomplishing various goals, the increased blurring of these sectors, and what this trend suggests about new partnership opportunities and arrangements for building social capital in a community.
Nonprofit Studies Program Research Presentation
Dr. David Van Slyke and Dr. Janet Johnson of the Nonprofit Studies Program presented the first quarterly results of a study sponsored by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta on individual philanthropy and social capital. The study is based on detailed telephone surveys of metro Atlanta households, and will continue for a total of five quarters. Using two previous studies conducted by the Andrew Young School as “benchmarks”, evidence was presented regarding how metro Atlanta’s giving, volunteering, and levels of trust have been affected by the September 11th tragedies and the recent downturn in the economy.
Participants
Roy Bahl
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Bennie Boswell
Wachovia Bank
Wendy Bowman
Littler Atlanta Business Chronicle
Jacqueline Brown
Atlanta Children's Shelter, Inc.
Bobbi Cleveland
Tull Foundation
Ann Cramer
IBM Foundation
Lisa Cremin
Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund
Stephanie Davis
Atlanta Women's Federation
Larrie Del Martin
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
Margaret Dickson
Harland Charitable Foundation
Martha Ferguson
American Red Cross
Sally Fowler
Nonprofit Studies Program
Ronni French
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Scott Geller
TechBridge
Doug Halleen
American Heart Association
Russ Hardin
Woodruff Foundation
Harriett Hessam
Girl Scouts
Janet Johnson
Nonprofit Studies Program
Bob McGinnis
Georgia State University Foundation
Michael Mescon
Nonprofit Studies Program
Gary Nelson
Healthcare Georgia
Mark O'Connell
United Way
John O'Kane
Coxe Curry & Associates
Alicia Philipp
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Michael Rich
Emory University
Michael Rushton
Nonprofit Studies Program
William Schwartz, III
Offitbank
David Sjoquist
Georgia State University
Pat Upshaw-Monteith
Leadership Atlanta
David Van Slyke
Nonprofit Studies Program
Patricia Willis
Bell South Foundation
Jamil Zainaldin
Georgia Humanities Council
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