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Edward T. Weaver, MSW, MPA, DPA Dr. Weaver was the Founding Director of the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at the Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he was Distinguished Professor of Nonprofit Management and Leadership. His skills lead to his appointment as executive of the American Public Welfare Association in Washington, DCk and appointment by the Governor of Illinois as Director of the Department of Children and Family Services and Director of the Department of Public Aid. He has been Vice President, Office of the Chairman at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The Kauffman Foundation is often referred to as one of the largest foundations in the United States—or as the world's largest foundation devoted to entrepreneurship. Both are true. Dr. Weavers was a Senior Associate and project manager for Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., an international management consulting firm which privileged to take part in, and catalyze many key events in the spheres of both business and government. Concurrent with his various executive responsibilities, Dr. Weaver has been a lecturer for the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois and the University of Utah, and a visiting professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University (St. Louis). He taught courses in management of nonprofit organizations and social policy. He has given numerous presentations on nonprofit management and leadership including ethics and values, strategic planning and program and organizational evaluation. Dr. Weaver was a director of Independent Sector (the leading organization of national nonprofit organizations, philanthropic foundations and corporate philanthropic programs) where he also served on and chaired the Government Relations and Leadership and Management committees. As a board member and chair of two of Independent Sector's key committees, Weaver was a participant in the original development and implementation of a values and ethics process to assure the integrity of organizations in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. This initiative was revisited again recently and Weaver was asked to participate again in updating the association= s ethical standards and practices. Dr. Weaver is now the principal of Weaver & Associates, leadership and organization development consultants to several nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. Dr. Weaver is presently President of Midwest Care Centers and Treasurer of MidAmerica Care Foundation, regional health care organizations. In the past, he served on more than 15 non-profit boards of directors. Among these were, National Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Inc. (Vice President), Trustee of the Lois and Samuel Silberman Fund (NY), the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, American Humane Association, Samuel U. Rogers Community Health Center, American Public Welfare Association (Treasurer).
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