Press Release
James Carville to Speak to Community Leaders
Georgia Nonprofit Summit set for June 3
Atlanta, GA - 5/15/2003 -
On Tuesday, June 3, leaders from Georgia's nonprofit, business and government sectors will meet in Atlanta for the 12th annual Georgia Nonprofit Summit. Presented by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, the Summit will offer presentations and workshops that explore ways the nonprofit sector can weather crises and innovate solutions to community problems. James Carville, political consultant and cohost of CNN's Crossfire, will deliver the keynote address.
"Now more than ever, the nonprofit sector is at a defining moment of converging pressures and decreasing capacity," says Karen Beavor, executive director of the Georgia Center for Nonprofits. "Our collective response to tough choices will define our sector for the foreseeable future in terms of its credibility, accountability, and leadership position in society.
This year's Summit will explore the factors that are defining our work and strategic interests, and will press us to define our moment, rather than have it define us."
Fifteen workshops will cover current trends, innovative management practices and important policy issues for nonprofits. Topics include:
- Forming effective public-private partnerships
- Keeping nonprofits relevant in a changing South
- Responding to Georgia's social-services crisis
- Using online strategies to improve nonprofit effectiveness
Other highlights include a panel discussion, "War & Peace: A Dialogue on American Democracy and Our Place in the World"; 15 issue roundtables led by community leaders; and a luncheon keynote, "James Carville Looks at American Politics."
Event sponsors include Bank of America, Delta Air Lines, and UPS.
About the Georgia Center for Nonprofits
An all-in-one resource for and about Georgia's nonprofit sector, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits works to serve, strengthen and support nonprofit, charitable organizations statewide. The Center provides nonprofits with the resources and tools they need to be most effective, promotes partnership between the nonprofit sector and the business and government sectors, and speaks on behalf of nonprofits to enhance policy-makers' and the public's understanding and support of charitable work.
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