News Release
March 1999
Mrs. Frances Hesselbein, one of the best-known leaders
in the nonprofit sector, will participate in an interactive talk show
program at Moravian College on Monday, March 22, at 7:00 p.m. in Prosser
Auditorium. Hesselbein is CEO/president of Peter E. Drucker Foundation
and former CEO of Girls Scouts of U.S.A. She has brought attention to
high-quality management excellence in the not-for-profit sector, as
well as business and government. The program will focus on Mrs. Hesselbein’s
professional background and achievements, the not-for-profit sector
and its relationship with the business and government sectors, and the
challenges and competencies of the organizations and leaders of the
future.
During her 13 years as CEO of Girls Scouts of U.S.A.,
Hesselbein was credited with transforming the organization with an effective
management structure and a strategic vision for the 21st century. As
Drucker Foundation president, Hesselbein has been instrumental in fulfilling
its mission to lead social sector organizations toward excellence in
performance. One of the tenets to which Hesselbein ascribes is that
non-profits should not be isolated from expectations of high-quality
management or from seeking opportunities available in the for-profit
sector. Two of the characteristics of visionary leadership that Hesselbein
possesses are her ability to leverage her experiences for the benefit
of the nonprofit sector and her enlightened concept of leadership.
"A conversation with…Frances Hesselbein"
is sponsored by The Moravian MBA and the Not-For-Profit Advisory Board
of Moravian College. The lecture is open to the public and admission
is $10. Moravian alumni pay $5. Prosser Auditorium is located in the
Haupert Union Building at Locust and Monocacy streets, Bethlehem. For
more information, call (610) 807-4444.
