Press Release

Expanded support from Georgia Center for Nonprofits

SAVANNAH, Georgia - 5/26/2011 - The Georgia Center for Nonprofits is expanding its support for nonprofit organizations throughout Georgia's lower coastal region with a new Camden County office and dedicated staff, thanks to the generous support of St. Mary's United Methodist Church Foundation, Dana Haza recently joined GCN as senior program manager, leading the expansion and initiatives to strengthen nonprofit capacity in the "Golden Coast" region, which includes Charlton, Brantley, Camden and Glynn counties.

Dana brings two decades of success leading the development and delivery of solutions for large-scale change in both public and private sectors, most recently as Senior Director for Novo Nordisk’s national Changing Diabetes Program (NCDP). She previously held positions at the Secretary of Health and Human Services on health information technology; was appointed by President George W. Bush as Director of the Commission on Systemic Interoperability; and served as Director of Policy for the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.

About the Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Over the past 20 years, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits has become a leading state nonprofit organization through its work to improve the quality of life in our communities and across our state by helping to create higher performing nonprofits. GCN magnifies nonprofit impact in powerful ways—through training, networking, knowledge sharing, advocacy, and collaborations.

As the leading advocate for Georgia’s nonprofit sector, GCN helps policy-makers and the public understand and support the work of nonprofits. We develop effective nonprofit leaders and professionals through our Nonprofit University programs and training workshops, and we encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration with year round learning and networking events. We promote partnerships between nonprofits and foundations, businesses, and government to meet critical needs. We also provide expert consulting services to help organizations build capacity.

Learn more about GCN at www.gcn.org

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