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2009-2010 Program Excellence Task Force

Working from January 2009-December 2010, the Program Excellence Task Force took the NRN open-enrollment programming from"good to great." They first developed Standards of Excellence for Workshop Training--the first ever standards developed for adult education seminars. The task force then benchmarked the NRN's core programming, the Essentials of Fundraising Series and the Nonprofit Management Certificate Program, against those standards, making necessary improvements.

During this process, the group learned that PROGRAM EXCELLENCE includes both course content and facilitator skill. Thus, they developed and piloted an RFP process for instructor recruitment purposes. Finally, they made recommendations for ensuring training relevance. Out of these recommendations, the 2011 Market Research Task Force was born.

Many thanks to those who served on the Program Excellence Task Force:

Task Force Force Chair:

Cindy Stewart, Family Health Council of Central PA

Members:

  • Melody Keim, Program Officer, Lancaster County Community Foundation
  • Mary Angela Kenney, Managing Executive, Collaborative Solutions
  • David Koser, Program Associate, Lancaster County Community Foundation
  • Gerald Meck, Affiliated Consultant, North Group Consultants
  • Thomas Neuville, Associate Professor, Special Education, Millersville University
  • Maureen Powers, Executive Director, YWCA of Lancaster
  • Cherie Riggs, Director, Lancaster Alliance
  • Scott Robinson, President and CEO, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
  • Deb Rohrer, Executive Director, Leadership Lancaster
  • Theresa Russell-Loretz, Assistant Professor, Commuications and Theatre, Millersville University
  • Stu Westbury, Community Volunteer
  • Nancy Williams, Community Volunteer
  • Heather Wilson, Major Gifts Officer, Lancaster General Hospital
  • C. Barry Witmer, CEO, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services