Conversation with Alex Counts, Founder, Grameen Foundation (Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits, 5/30/2019)
Posted: 5/29/2019 (Local Events)
Please join the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy in a conversation with Alex Counts, Founder, President and CEO of the Grameen Foundation. Alex will discuss his forthcoming book: Changing the World Without Losing Your Mind.” Drawing on his decades of experience as an acclaimed nonprofit leader, Alex Counts offers practical advice on such vital activities as fundraising, team-building, communications, and management. He shows you how to run an organization—and your own life—both effectively and sustainably, giving joyfully to those around you while also caring generously for yourself.”
Alex Counts founded the Grameen Foundation and became its President and CEO in 1997, after having worked in microfinance and poverty reduction for 10 years. Initially as a Fulbright Scholar, he trained under Professor Muhammad Yunus, the founder and managing director of Grameen Bank, and co-recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. He is currently a Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland College Park and sits on the Advisory Council of the Center for Financial Inclusion.
Date: 05/30/2019
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM
Location: CDH 309C