Executive Training Program (ELPNO)
2009
The Nonprofit Studies Program, with its partners, is continuing to offer Executive Program in Nonprofit Organizations (ELPNO) for current and aspiring nonprofit CEOs. The third annual ELPNO training program will be held June 2009. More will be posted closer to the event, but those interested in attending or inquiring about information can e-mail nonprofitstudiesprogram@gsu.edu.
2008
The 2008 Executive Program in Nonprofit Organizations (ELPNO) program was organized by a partnership of the Nonprofit Studies Program and the Public Performance and Management Group of Georgia State University, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits and the Center on Ethics of Emory University. It was held at the Emory Conference Center between June 22nd and 27th, 2008 and was attended by 26 students from a variety of nonprofit fields and locations around the state of Georgia.
Helene Gayle, President of CARE, gave the keynote speech. A panel on governance was led by Sam Pettway of Boardwalk Consulting and featured Michael Kay, President of the Board of The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta, Marjorie Fine Knowles, Professor and former Dean of the Georgia State College of Law, and Cathy Henson, President of the Board of the Georgia State University Foundation. Other special speakers included Ann Kramer of IBM, Trinita Logue of IFF (formerly Illinois Facilities Fund) and John Bare of the Blank Foundation. Participating GSU faculty included Harvey Newman, Mike Mescon, Deon Locklin, John O'Kane and Dennis Young. Also contributing were Edward Queen and Peter Topping from Emory, Virginia Hodgkinson from Georgetown, Janet Greenlee from the University of Dayton and John Bryson of the University of Minnesota.
Read more in the 2008 brochure.
2007
The Nonprofit Studies Program, in collaboration with the Georgia Center for Nonprofits and the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University, offered a new Executive Program in Nonprofit Organizations for 37 current and aspiring nonprofit CEOs, June 24-29, 2007. Nonprofit executives participated from Georgia, Florida, India and Africa.
The faculty included national scholars such as Dr. Virginia Hodgkinson from Georgetown University, Prof. John Bryson from the University of Minnesota and Prof. Janet Greenlee from the University of Dayton, as well as Prof. Peter Topping and Edward Queen from Emory University, and Profs. Harvey Newman, Michael Mescon and Dennis Young from the Andrew Young School. Luncheon and dinner speakers included Dr. John Seffrin of the American Cancer Society, Mr. Sam Pettway of Boardwalk Consulting and Ms. Trinita Logue of the Illinois Facilities Fund. Local expert instructors included John Bare of the Blank Foundation, Karen Beavor of the Georgia Center, Sid Kirschner of the Davis Academy, Bill Bolling of the Atlanta Foodbank, Donna Buchanan of Junior Achievement, Neil Sklarew of the Georgia Center, Laura Lee Clinton of CARE, John O'Kane of Coxe Curry and Janet Rechtman of Rechtman Consulting. The focus of the program was strategic thinking, finance and leadership. The UPS Foundation and several law and consulting firms provided scholarships.
