Press Release

15th Annual Georgia Nonprofit Summit Set for June 7th

Atlanta, GA - 4/20/2006 -

On Wednesday, June 7, leaders from Georgia’s nonprofit, business and government sectors will meet in Atlanta for the 15th annual Georgia Nonprofit Summit. Presented by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, the Summit will feature programs that address nonprofits’ management and leadership issues. Diana Aviv, president and CEO of Independent Sector, will deliver the keynote address.

Eighteen workshops will cover current trends, innovative management practices and important policy issues for nonprofits. Topics include:

· Understanding and fostering nonprofit leadership
· The changing nature of philanthropy
· Encouraging strategy at the board level
· Innovating nonprofit fund-raising and marketing
· And more

Other highlights include a panel discussion, “Nonprofit Leadership: The Power of You,” on the  changing leadership needs of nonprofits; one-on-one consulting clinics; a keynote address by Diana Aviv of Independent Sector; and presentation of the first-ever Evelyn G. Ullman Innovative Leadership Award.

Event sponsors include Bank of America, Delta Air Lines, and The Coca-Cola Company.

Details and registration are online at www.gcn.org.

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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Media Contact
Laura Caligan
678-916-3005
lc@gcn.org