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Governance has become a central issue in the 21^st century. This talk focuses on governance in partnerships and collaborations. How do they go about making the important decisions that determine what the partnership actually does? Which governance structures and processes seem more effective than others? And, what implications do answers to these questions hold for practice? A great deal of public problem-solving and policy implementation occurs through partnerships, yet we know very little about how they are governed. Through a comparative analysis of three cross-sector partnerships, Dr. Stone will present a framework and initial design principles from which to understand effective, collaborative, governance systems.

Keynote Speaker: Melissa M. Stone, Gross Family Professor of Nonprofit Management, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Melissa Stone’s teaching and research focus on governance of nonprofit organizations and cross-sector partnerships as policy implementation tools. She has published widely in scholarly journals and books in the fields of nonprofit studies, public management, and strategic management. She holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Yale University.

Panelists:

• Karen L. Paty, Director, Georgia Council for the Arts
• Cynthia Searcy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Management and Policy, Georgia State University

8:30am-9:00am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00am-11:45am
Keynote Address & Panel Discussion

Sponsors
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Foundation Center–Atlanta
Georgia Humanities Council
Southeastern Council of Foundations
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
Woodruff Arts Center

With the support of Alston + Bird

Please RSVP by January 27.

• Email: nonprofitstudiesprogram@gsu.edu
• Phone: 404-413-0133

For questions or further information, please contact nonprofitstudiesprogram@gsu.edu.