{"id":330,"date":"2020-10-14T16:54:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T16:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sanford.duke.edu\/mppstudents\/?page_id=330"},"modified":"2023-08-11T16:05:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:05:58","slug":"sanford-board-leadership-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.sanford.duke.edu\/mppstudents\/sanford-board-leadership-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanford Board Leadership Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Sanford Board Leadership Initiative (SBLI) places Duke Masters in Public\u00a0Policy students as non-voting members on local nonprofit leadership boards for one calendar year.\u00a0<\/strong>This partnership offers nonprofits strategic support from graduate students with policy-specific knowledge and the opportunity for students to learn about nonprofit governance.<\/p>\n Modeled after the business school\u2019s Fuqua on Board Program out of the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, the SBLI was launched in the fall of 2010 to better connect Sanford students with the nonprofit scene in Durham. The program places first-year Master of Public Policy (MPP) students on the boards of local nonprofits for a full calendar year as non-voting members, and generally requires about 8-12 hours a month. SBLI is a two-semester commitment that begins in January of an MPP\u2019s first year and continues through the fall of their second year. This timeline is designed with the MPP academic schedule in mind, maximizing involvement and developmental opportunities.<\/p>\n The Sanford Board Leadership Initiative (SBLI) places Duke Masters in Public\u00a0Policy students as non-voting members on local nonprofit leadership boards for one calendar year.\u00a0This partnership…<\/p>\n