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2006 Annual Meeting - Philanthropy: Art or Science?
Dr. Emmett Carson's Biography
Dr. Emmett D. Carson is internationally recognized as a catalyst
for progressive social change. A renowned speaker, he has published
over 75 works on philanthropy and social justice. Currently, Dr.
Carson is president and CEO of The Minneapolis Foundation. Since
his arrival in 1994, the Foundation has received national recognition
for its grantmaking and communication efforts as it increased
its assets from $186 million to over $640 million. Previously,
Dr. Carson was the first manager of the Ford Foundation’s
worldwide grantmaking program on philanthropy and the nonprofit
sector. He also has worked for the Joint Center for Political
and Economic Studies and the Congressional Research Service.
Dr. Carson serves on several nonprofit boards including the Southern
Education Foundation (Board Chair), Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Minnesota, and the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute
of Public Policy, among others. He is the former Board Chair of
the Council on Foundations and the recipient of several nonprofit
leadership awards including being named by The Nonprofit Times
as one of the 50 most influential nonprofit leaders in the United
States.
Dr. Carson received his Ph.D. and M.P.A. degrees in public and
international affairs from Princeton University and his Bachelor’s
degree in economics (Phi Beta Kappa) from Morehouse College. Married
to Jacqueline Copeland-Carson, Ph.D., together they have the privilege,
pleasure and occasional challenge of raising a teenage daughter.
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