Harvard Business School Alumni Club Establishes Scholarship for Nonprofit Leadership with The San Diego Foundation

News Release:
December 2, 2004

Contact:
Laura Simanton, 619-814-1362
Laura@sdfoundation.org

Tammy Deuster, 619-283-2988
Tammy@deuster.com

Scholarship Sends Leaders of Local Nonprofit Organizations To a Strategic Management Seminar at the Harvard Business School.

SAN DIEGO, CA – December 2, 2004 -- The Harvard Business School (HBS) Alumni Club of San Diego and The San Diego Foundation, San Diego's leader in charitable giving, are establishing an annual scholarship to help local nonprofit institutions improve their strategic management.

Each year the scholarship will send one or two Executive Directors from San Diego’s nonprofit organizations to the HBS "Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management" executive education program. The six-day course provides attendees with an intense learning experience that includes immersion with other nonprofit leaders from all over the country, a concentrated focus on sharpening the missions of their organizations, and world-class teaching in management.

“By creating the opportunity for local nonprofit executives to benefit from the expertise of the Harvard Business School, our alumni club is able to provide the opportunity for them to enhance their entire organization and better serve San Diego,” said Miro Copic, president of the club. “This scholarship fosters the mission of HBS to ‘develop leaders who make a difference’ and with the goal of our club to contribute to the San Diego community.”

“We are delighted to be working with the HBS Club to provide another opportunity for nonprofits to better serve their missions,” said Bob Kelly, president and CEO of The San Diego Foundation. “As expectations for our nonprofits grow, so does the need for better and more business-like management skills. The SPNM program addresses a critical need for many nonprofit leaders.”

The next SPNM seminar will be held from July 17 through 23, 2005 on the HBS campus. The scholarship covers the cost of tuition, travel, books, room and board. To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must be the head of a nonprofit organization focusing on the arts, education, health care, human services, community development, the environment, or a related area. Applications are available now at http://nonprofitleadership.org and will be due on March 4, 2005.

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About The San Diego Foundation:

Founded in 1975, The San Diego Foundation is San Diego’s largest nonprofit foundation and leading philanthropic organization. A broad-purpose community foundation, it is built by the people in the community by establishing funds and endowments at The Foundation. The mission of The Foundation is to improve the quality of life in San Diego by promoting and increasing responsible and effective charitable giving. The Foundation today manages over $424 million in over 1050 different funds, of which $200 million are in permanent endowments funds that will benefit the San Diego area in perpetuity. Visit The Foundation on www.sdfoundation.org or call The Foundation on 619-235-2300.

About the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of San Diego:

The HBS Alumni Club was founded in 1970 to serve the alumni and the community in the San Diego area. For the general public, the Club hosts a highly attended monthly CEO Forum in which the CEO of a prominent San Diego company speaks about strategic issues facing his or her organization. For its members, the Club also offers additional educational and social opportunities. Current listing of club events can be found at http://www.hbssandiego.org. For more information on the scholarship, contact Tammy Deuster, VP Social Enterprise, at 619-283-2988.