Happy Black History Month! 
Enjoy these news updates from AABLI: The premier organization that prepares African American professionals for board service. 

Faculty: (bottom left) Brickson Diamond, COO, Executive Leadership Council; head faculty, Latonya Slack, Slack Global Consulting; Virgil Roberts, managing partner, Bobbitt & Roberts; (top left) Zachary Green, Ph.D., associate director, University of San Diego, School of Leadership and Education Sciences; Paul C. Hudson, Paul C. Hudson Consulting.
Board Leadership Program: Register Now! 

 

 

Registration is open for the upcoming Board Leadership Program (BLP), set for Friday and Saturday, April 4-5, 2014! This two-day intensive program will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the major building blocks involved in effective board governance. BLP will help prepare participants to resolve issues often faced by board members of color and it will introduce them to an array of ongoing resources and a lifelong network of support.

 
Who should attend? Individuals ranging from those who require more in-depth knowledge of effective board governance to experienced professionals who would like to refine their skills. Each graduate will receive a certificate of completion and assistance with placement on a governing board.

 

Spots are filling up quickly! For more information and to apply, please click here. 

 
Deadline for Application: Wednesday, March 26
Deadline for Payment: Friday, March 28
Thank you to all who supported our Year End Campaign!

Our heartfelt thanks go out to all who responded to the African American Board Leadership Institute's year-end appeal! We have a great 2014 ahead of us, so please stay in touch!  

 

Contributors: 

Albert F. Davis

Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.

Brickson Diamond

Candace Crawford 

Charles Taylor

 Christopher Mack

 Deborah Irmas

 Debra Hammond

Delvecchio Finley 

Erik Ramanthan

Ivan Houston

Jerold Smith

Kaci Patterson

Kafi Blumenfield

Marc Washington

Reginald Ingram, Jr.

Sally Fairman

Sierra Smith

Sonia Isaacs

Thyonne Gordon

 

  

 
Placements 
Capri Maddox
Special Assistant City Attorney was appointed to serve on the Board of Visitors at the Pepperdine School of Law.  
Vincent Jones

CEO & Chief Strategist of Reinvent Communications and AABLI Board Member was appointed to serve on the City of Los Angeles Quality and Productivity Commission. 
Faye Tillery
Manager of Legal Affairs at ABC Entertainment was elected to serve on the board of Black Women for Wellness. 
Ange-Marie Hancock
Associate Professor of Political Science & Gender Studies at USC was elected to serve on the board of Community Partners.
Robert Shives
Associate General Counsel at Fujitsu America, Inc. was elected to serve on the board of San Jose Jazz.
Rhonda Adams
Government Affairs, Corporate Representative at Southern California Edison was elected to serve on the board of Community Health Councils. 
Edgar Arceneaux
Lead Artist and Designer at Studio Arceneaux has been appointed to serve as Arts Commissioner of District 4 in the city of Pasadena.
D. Malcolm Carson
General Counsel and Policy Director for Environmental Health at Community Health Councils was appointed to serve on the California Building Standards Commission.  
Spotlights
Member Organization Spotlight
The Craft & Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) engages people through its diverse exhibitions and programs that challenge established ideas about craft and folk art and inspire a sense of inquiry and creativity within all people. 

 

The Museum's dynamic exhibitions feature established and emerging artists whose works are rooted in craft and design. A venue where art is accessible to all audiences, it serves as a forum in which art can be presented and described by the artists and communities who create it.

 

 

Upcoming Event:

 

Timothy Washington's work appeared in the first exhibition of black artists produced at the Los Angeles County Art Museum. Washington's first solo museum exhibition is currently on view at CAFAM, where he will speakat 3 p.m., March 16. RSVP to rsvp@cafam.org.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Board Member Spotlight
Beverly Ryder is president of The Wellington Ryder Group. She is a retired corporate executive, most recently serving as vice president and corporate secretary of Edison International. Ryder is board president of the National Women's Hall of Fame and serves on the boards of Claremont Graduate University, the Stanford University School of Education, Civic Ventures, and The Colburn School. Past board experience includes the Stanford University Board of Trustees, the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System (LACERS), United Way of Greater Los Angeles, CORO, YWCA of Greater Los Angeles, and the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Ryder earned a B.A. in economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. 
President's Library
Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards

Written by noted consultants and researchers Richard P. Chait, William P. Ryan, and Barbara E. Taylor, who are attuned to the needs of practitioners, Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards redefines nonprofit governance. It provides a powerful framework for a new covenant between trustees and executives: more macrogovernance in exchange for lessmicromanagement. Informed by theories that have transformed the practice of organizational leadership, this book sheds new light on the traditional fiduciary and strategic work of the board and introduces a critical third dimension of effective trusteeship: generative governance. It serves boards as both a resource of fresh approaches to familiar territory and a lucid guide to important new territory, and provides a road map that leads nonprofit trustees and executives to governance as leadership.

 

Winner of the 2005 Skystone Ryan Prize for Research from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the 2005 John Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Education from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. 

 

Available for purchase via BoardSource.com. 

 

 
Apply now for Executive Service Corps Developing Development Program!
Trying to get an individual giving program off the ground? Tired of one-shot workshops that are too rushed to instill lasting change in your fund development culture? Wish you had a skilled partner to help your organization create a compelling Case for Support?

Created in partnership with Weingart Foundation, Executive Service Corps' Developing Development Program (DDP) is a comprehensive 18-month institute that provides the depth, substance and practical assistance your organization needs to implement transformative fund development strategies.

Applications are due March 10. 
The program begins April 28.

 

 

Click here to learn more and to apply!

 
"What's important... is that there's a real need in our community and beyond for what we have to bring. This institute brings clarity and competence to the work. I look forward to seeing what the students and great leaders are going to bring to the world."

Zachary Green, Ph.D., associate director, University of San Diego, School of Leadership and Education Sciences & AABLI Faculty Member 

 

 
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