CATALYST - SPRING 2019 VOLUME 2 NO 2 | Page 16

CATALYST Georgia health nonprofits learn the nuts and bolts of effective Boards. N onprofit representatives from 10 health organizations throughout the state of Georgia gathered in Atlanta in April 2019 for their final capacity building and peer learning workshop through their EmpowerHealth grants. The goal of EmpowerHealth, Healthcare Georgia Foundation’s capacity building program, is to help health nonprofits strengthen their organizational capacity and improve the ability of both staff and board members to operate at an optimal level. Jackie Sherman, Terri Theisen, Debika Shome, Samantha Hackney, and Andrea Young Kellum, Senior Program Officer . Some of the topics included Board Recruitment; CEO Performance and Evaluation; Succession Debika Shome and Samantha Hackney of TCC Group kicked off the first of a two-day meeting Camp Kuzdu’s CEO and Board Chair presented the organization’s grant challenges and successes. 16 HEALTHCARE GEORGIA FOUNDATION