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Executive Program for Philanthropy Leaders

2008 Dates: July 27 - August 2, 2008
Still accepting applications. Limited space available.
Program Tuition: $7,300 USD

This groundbreaking executive program provides an opportunity for you to explore cutting-edge ideas in social innovation and develop essential skills that can help you address a wide range of organizational and managerial challenges.

Content Overview

Led by Stanford's world-class faculty, the Executive Program for Philanthropy Leaders focuses on the strategy and management of grantmaking institutions, with a special emphasis on vision, power, governance, and collaboration.

Participants have a unique opportunity to engage in deep, reflective discussion around issues in today's philanthropic environment — such as strategy and organizational performance, building and maintaining productive relationships, effectively managing power, and board leadership.

The rigorous curriculum offers a mix of case studies, lectures, exposure to groundbreaking research, experiential learning, guest speakers, and small group reflection. The program has been designed to broaden the sharing of ideas and to develop cross-sector networks.

Center for Social Innovation

The mission of the Center for Social Innovation (CSI) is to foster innovative solutions to social problems by enhancing the leadership, management and organizational capacity of individuals and institutions pursuing social value creation. The center's core activities of research, teaching and community engagement focus on social entrepreneurship, nonprofit leadership and management, philanthropy, corporate social responsibility and public policy.


Stanford's executive program helped our foundation re-think our entire business model and lead us on a course of success.

David Edwards
Executive Director
San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation


Programs, dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change.

SU Seal Brett Cicerone
Associate Director, Programs
Office of Executive Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Phone: 650.723.0544
Toll Free: 866.542.2205 (US and Canada)
Fax: 650.723.3950
Email: cicerone_brett@gsb.stanford.edu