Leaders of local non-profit agencies recently completed a 10-month executive education series held at Elon. Details...
The Good Hearts, Good Skills Executive Education Series was sponsored by the Hayden-Harman Foundation of Burlington, NC, and was a joint venture between the foundation, the Duke University Non-Profit Management Certificate Program, the Elon Center for Public Affairs and Elon’s Office of Professional Development.
Executives from non-profit agencies in Alamance County were chosen to participate in the program, which began in September 2004. Participants attended a meeting one morning per month to learn about management topics such as strategic planning, marketing and fundraising, and mentoring. The sessions were facilitated by Don Wells from Duke and Mary Santiago, director of professional development at Elon.
Executive directors and board chairs from the participating organizations took part in the Elon-hosted sessions. Participating groups included:
- Alamance County Meals on Wheels
- Alamance County YMCA
- Alamance Partnership for Children
- American Red Cross-Alamance County Chapter
- Burlington Boys Choir
- Burlington Day School
- Family Abuse Services of Alamance County
- Kernodle Center for Service Learning
- Positive Attitude Youth Center
- The Center for Lifelong Learning
- The Volunteer Center of Alamance County
- United Way of Alamance County
- Alamance County Women’s Resource Center
Pictured, from left, are Jerry Horton, Director, The Center for Lifelong Learning; Deborah Miles ’95, Director, The Volunteer Center of Alamance County; Peggy Shaw Teague, Ed.D., Director, Alamance Partnership for Children; Heidi Norwick, Director, Women’s Resource Center; Don Wells, Director, Duke University Nonprofit Certificate Program; Dave Knotts, Executive Director, Alamance County United Way; Jean Anderson, RN, President, Women’s Resource Center; Debbie Murphy, Director, American Red Cross, Alamance County; Anne Haberly ‘ 92, Director, Meals on Wheels; and Larry Vellani, MPA, Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Elon University.