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About Us
 Contact Usbob@bobkardon.com Phone: (831) 425-7300 Fax: (831) 425-7950 235 Washburn Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Resume Summary Profile Bob Kardon is an advisor to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. With over 30 years of executive director experience in the nonprofit sector, his work centers on helping nonprofits strategically plan and re-envision their organizations.
He has extensive experience in board development, fund raising, program creation, training design and delivery, retreat facilitation and proposal writing. He has worked with a wide range of organizations, including, human service providers, nonprofit management assistance centers, grant makers, school districts, universities, county agencies, and community organizations The scope of his projects has included international, national, and state-level organizations, as well as regional groups and local nonprofits. Employment August 2005 - October 2005, Interim Executive Director, San Jose Jazz Society 2003 - 2004, Interim Executive Director, Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley. 1997 - July 2002, Executive Director/President, Center for Excellence in Nonprofits—a leadership support and development center for nonprofit executive directors in the Silicon Valley. 1994 - 1996, Principal, Kardon and Associates—a nonprofit consulting group serving nonprofits and educational institutions in California and nationally. 1989 - 1991 Co-founder and first Executive Director of National Council of Nonprofit Associations, Washington DC—A national association of state associations representing 35,000 nonprofit organizations in US. 1984 - 1994 Co-founder and Executive Director--California Association of Nonprofits (CAN). The largest association in the US representing 2000 nonprofits. CAN provides advocacy, benefit programs, training and a statewide conference for nonprofits in California. 1973 - 1983 Co-founder and Executive director Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center, Inc.(SCCCC, Inc)--A multi-service nonprofit providing drug abuse, youth, Head Start, mental health transition, and other social services countywide. 1971 - 1972 Director, Touchstone Tutorial—a private, progressive, middle school in affiliation with University of California, Santa Cruz. 1958 - 1970 Probation Officer, Los Angeles County, Secondary school teacher for Merced County School District Education 1957 Temple University--Bachelor of Arts 1969 UCLA Graduate School, English/Education -- Lifetime California Secondary School Teaching Certificate 1980 California State University, Hayward -- Masters in Public Administration 1997 Harvard Business School – Certificate: Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management Selected Publications "A Study in Participative Management". Employee Ownership, June 1982 "Communication and Consensus", Workplace Democracy, Summer 1983 "Character of a Participative Organization: A Case Study". Used with permission in University of California at Santa Cruz course, Fall 1982. "Use of an Employee Satisfaction Climate Survey in a workplace democracy", Workplace Democracy. Summer 1983 "Democratic Management: A Case Study", Workplace Democracy. Spring 1983 Selected Seminars and Presentations Instructor in nonprofit management for University of California at Santa Cruz extension. Facilitator for Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, Executive Director Roundtables and BoardMatch. Trainer for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Western Regional Training Center, California State University at Northridge. Managing the Small Nonprofit Speaker NCNB National conference Professional Affiliation and Civic Involvement Member, Santa Cruz County Law Enforcement Complex Committee Chairperson, board of directors, Community Foundation of Santa Cruz Vice-President, Northern California Drug Programs Alliance Member, Santa Cruz County Drug Abuse Commission Member, Santa Cruz County Criminal Justice Systems Advisory Group Member, Santa Cruz County Forum of Mental health Providers Member Santa Cruz County Children’s Commission, US Department of Health Education and Welfare, Task force on Drug Abuse Prevention Awards 1983 Outstanding Contribution – Field of Drug Abuse Treatment California Association of County Drug Program Administrators 1983 Proclamation from Mayor of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, "Bob Kardon Day". January 21, 1983 Interests Gardening Walking |
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