Council of Michigan Foundations Annual Conference and Interviews with Diana Aviv from Independent Sector

Council of Michigan Foundations is scheduling interviews for Diana Aviv, CEO of Independent Sector.

Independent Sector, is the leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs with a nonpartisan coalition of approximately 600 organizations. Independent Sector has partnered with the Council of Michigan Foundations for the “Challenging Times, New Opportunities” Annual Conference to take place November 4-6, 2009 at the Detroit Marriott, Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan.

Diana Aviv is available:

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 from 8 – 10 AM ET and 4 – 6:30 PM ET

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from 11:30 - 12:30 PM ET and 4 – 5:30 PM ET

Diana Aviv is a noted expert on the major issues affecting the national nonprofit community including; emerging trends, the financial state of the nonprofit community, public policies affecting charities and foundations, the role of civil society in democracy, and civic engagement.

Some quick facts

• In 2005, nonprofits employed 12.9 million individuals, or approximately 9.7 percent of the U.S. economy.
• In 2006, there were over 1.9 million nonprofit organizations in the United States.
• Employees of nonprofit organizations account for 8.1 percent of wages paid in the U.S. in 2006
• In 2006, the nonprofit sector accounted for 5.0 percent of GDP.

If you are interested in talking with Diana Aviv or attending a portion of the conference in Detroit, please call or email:

Johanna Ramos-Boyer

JRB Communications, LLC

703.646.5137

johanna@jrbcomm.com