Dr. Adria D. Goodson

Contact Information

Name: Dr. Adria D. Goodson
Address:
City: Cambridge
State: MA
E-Mail Me
Website: http://www.huntalternatives.og

Leadership Development

Current leadership development work (Roles and/or Positions):

I am the director of Hunt Alternatives Fund's national program, Prime Movers: Cultivating Social Capital. Prime Movers supports established and emerging leaders who are engaging masses of people to create a more just society. We currently have twenty leaders who are sparking positive social change across the country. For more information, please visit our web site: www.huntalternatives.org

What do you hope to gain from and contribute to the learning community:

I hope to learn how funders are evaluating their leadership development programs and to contribute lessons from our work.

Personal areas of interest or expertise:

• Collaboration
• Curriculum Development
• Evaluation
• Networking and social capital
• Program Design
• Public leadership
• Recruitment and Selection

Other:

Inter-generational transfer of leadership knowledge

Regional Learning Circles:

Boston Area

Interest-oriented Learning Circles

• Evaluation Learning Circle
• Funders Learning Circle
• Social Media and Leadership
• Sustaining Networks Learning Circle

More About You

Other Interests:

Current Questions about Leadership & Leadership Development:

When you have a small cohort of grantees, how do you gather sufficient data to inform the direction of the program?

Favorite Quotes:

"A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King Jr. or Mahatma Ghandi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you." Marian Wright Edelman