LSUS course to cover
leadership for minority nonprofits 07/09/03

The LSUS Institute for Human Services and Public Policy, in partnership with Service Connection, is offering “Leadership for Minority Nonprofit Organizations,” the third course in the four-part Nonprofit Colloquium Series.

The course, presented by Dr. Jennifer A. Wade, will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 24, on the third floor of the LSUS Noel Memorial Library. Wade is an assistant professor of nonprofit and public management at the University of Colorado at Denver’s Graduate School of Public Affairs.

Within the United States, efforts to improve the social, economic and political condition of minorities has been a direct result of the leadership provided by nonprofit organizations that have anchored their mission within minority communities. This exploratory seminar will examine the concept of leadership, along with different leadership models, as applied to minority based nonprofit organizations. This seminar is an effort to understand how nonprofit organizations can increase their organizational capacity – staff and resources, for example – as they embark upon creating, improving and/or sustaining their organizations over the next decade.

Wade received a Bachelor of Arts degree in American government from Wesleyan University (Conn.) and master’s and doctoral degrees in public administration from the University of Georgia. She serves on the board of directors of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) and the Colorado Resource Center.

The final installment of the Nonprofit Colloquium Series, “Teambuilding,” presented by Ann Simmons, will be Thursday, Sept. 25.

The registration fee for each course is $15, which includes a box lunch and course materials.

For more information about the Nonprofit Colloquium Series, contact Amanda Joy Bell at 318-795-4262 or abell@lsus.edu.