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Nora Silver

Nora Silver

Director and Adjunct Professor
Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership
1-510-642-1625
Email: click on the envelope icon below for full email address
Academic Status: On duty
Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday by appointment, F490
Personal Homepage:
Program Homepage: http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/nonprofit/
Curriculum Vitae (in PDF format, Acrobat Reader required)


Education

BA, Education and Spanish, George Washington University
MA, Human Relations, San Francisco State University
Ph.D., Psychology, Professional School of Psychology, San Francisco


Positions Held

At Haas since 2003

2007, Visiting Professor, University of Klagerfurt, Vienna Dialogic

2003-present, Adjunct Professor, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
1998-present, Trainer, Peter F. Drucker Foundation
1990-2003, Founder and Director, The Volunteerism Project, San Francisco, CA
1985-1989, Founder and Director, PAVE Alameda County
1982-1985, Executive Director, Tri-Valley Haven for Women, Livermore, CA
1975-1982, Instructor, Chabot College, Hayward, CA


External Service and Assignments

  • Strategy Consultant: American Red Cross, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Consumers Union, Corporation for National Service (AmeriCorps), Georgetown University, Government of Singapore, Hong Kong Junior Chamber of Commerce, National Judicial College, Office of the Governor of Hawaii, United Way of America, UPS Foundation, Walter and Elise Haas Fund, YMCA of the USA and others
  • Editorial Committee: BoardCafé.org


Current Research and Interests

  • Organizational culture and change
  • Managing inclusiveness and diversity
  • Nonprofit and public leadership
  • Cross-sector collaboration
  • Community involvement in diverse ethnic communities


Selected Papers and Publications

  • “Cultural Competency,” the Journal of Volunteer Administration (2002)
  • “The Promise and Pitfalls of Technology in Creating an Engaged Citizenry,” The Grantmaker Forum on Community & National Service Session Highlights (2000)
  • Positioning the Profession: Communicating the Power of Results for Volunteer Leadership Professionals, Association for Volunteer Administration (1999)
  • At the Heart: The New Volunteer Challenge to Community Agencies. The San Francisco Foundation (1989)


Teaching

  • MBA 292A, Strategic Management of Nonprofit Organizations
  • MBA 292N, Social Sector Solutions - Nonprofit Consulting Projects
  • UGBA 196.2, Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations
  • MBA 294.9, Education Leadership Speakers Series
  • UGBA 98/198, Microfinance Decal

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