Adelphi University to Host the 2009 Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership Summit

Garden City, NY
May 5, 2009

Summit 2009: The Future of Nonprofit Organizations—A Brave and New World, will be held at Adelphi University’s Ruth S. Harley University Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, New York, on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Summit, hosted by the Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership, addresses the challenges and opportunities that nonprofit organizations face today. Nonprofit executives, board members, funders, consultants, emerging leaders, and development professionals will participate in workshops led by national experts.

The Summit features two renowned authors and speakers on nonprofit issues: Kim Klein and Peter Brinckerhoff. The morning keynote address, The Best of Times, will be delivered by Ms. Klein, founder and publisher emerita of the Grassroots Fundraising Journal. Executive Director of the Long Island Community Foundation, Suzy D. Sonenberg M.S.W. ’76, will be honored during the Summit luncheon. The day will conclude with the Joseph L. Vigilante lecture, Generation Change: Leading in a New Nonprofit World, introduced by Adelphi President Robert A. Scott and delivered by Peter Brinckerhoff. Mr. Brinckerhoff is an award-winning author and three time recipient of the Best Nonprofit Book award from the Alliance for Nonprofit Management.

For more information and to register, please contact Catherine Papandrew at (516) 877-4415 or cpapandrew@adelphi.edu, or visit http://www.adelphi.edu/linonprofit/summit2009/.

About the Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership: The Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership is a university-based, community-responsive leadership development center. The Center’s mission is to build organizational effectiveness through excellence in leadership, providing resources for executive directors, boards of directors, and new and emerging leaders. With the support of Adelphi University, the Long Island Community Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, the Bethpage Federal Credit Union, and the Roslyn Savings Foundation, the Long Island Center has established itself as a regional expert in nonprofit leadership. To learn more about the Long Island Center, visit http://www.adelphi.edu/linonprofit.

About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.


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