Resume and Vita - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies



Resume and Vita

John Francis O’Kane

Professional Home and Business

Professor of Practice

Outreach Director 2483 Rockwood Way

Nonprofit Studies Program Stone Mountain, Georgia 30087

Department of Public Management and Policy (678) 428-8738

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies jokconsulting@

14 Marietta Street

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

(404) 413-0128

jokane@gsu.edu

SUMMARY

In a 45 year career in the nonprofit sector, John has served as a staff member, executive director, consultant, volunteer, board member and professor, and worked with literally hundreds of nonprofit organizations. He has had experience with management, human resources, organizational development, public relations and fund raising.

PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER EXPERIENCE

JOHN O’KANE CONSULTING LLC

Stone Mountain, GA

Principal 2013 - Present

• Philanthropic adviser to donors and nonprofit organizations

• Strategic advice and counsel to established nonprofits

• Training in nonprofit fundraising essentials; roles of boards, volunteers and staff in fundraising; and how to ask for gifts

• Assistance to donors seeking to focus and maximize their philanthropy

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, ANDREW YOUNG SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND POLICY

Atlanta, GA

Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Practice 1990 - 2013

Professor of Practice (Half-time) 2014 to present

• Instructor, Fund Raising for Voluntary Nonprofit Organizations/Nonprofit Financial Resources

• Co-Instructor, Financing and Resource Development for Nonprofit Organizations

• Member of several faculty committees, supervisor of independent study, and advisor to research projects

• Faculty Advisor to the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

• Member of the Nonprofit Program Advisory Committee

• The Science of Philanthropy Practitioner Advisory Board (2012-2013)

COXE CURRY & ASSOCIATES

Atlanta, GA

Senior Vice President and Senior Consultant 1988 - 2013

• Campaign director and consultant for more than 350 nonprofit fund-raising campaigns and organizations

• Founder and lead trainer for the Institute for Fund Raising Leadership

• Member of management committee

• Trainer and mentor to a fifty member staff

• Lecturer, trainer and consultant to community groups

UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA

Atlanta, GA

Vice President, Human Resources 1984 – 1988

• Responsible for the personnel, training and volunteer resource functions of a 115 member staff and volunteers

• Member of management committee

• Responsible for planning, designing, coordinating and delivering training and consultation to volunteers and staff of metro Atlanta nonprofits and United Ways throughout the Southeast

• Served as internal consultant and trainer in areas of team building, managing change, training and needs assessment, planning and orientation of staff and volunteers

• Designed and conducted training for campaign volunteers and loaned executives; staffed corporate and pacesetter units

• Faculty Member, National Academy of Volunteerism

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA

Atlanta, GA

Executive Director 1978 – 1984

• Chief professional officer of a United Way member, voluntary health agency serving a two million population metro area

• Managed a $350,000 budget, eleven-member staff, 1,500 members and a

49-member Board of Directors

• Convened and chaired the Residential Services Coalition that lobbied and secured funding of community programs for the mentally ill

• Served regularly on committees of the National Mental Health Association

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO

Hamilton, OH

Executive Director 1974 – 1978

• Chief professional officer of a United Way member, voluntary health agency servicing a county with a population of 225,000

• Managed a $40,000 budget, two-member staff and worked with a

21-member Board of Directors

• Co-founder and first president of the Butler County Human Services Council

CAMILLA B. DUNN MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 1970 – 1972

Richmond, IN

• Provided individual and group counseling to youth and families

• Assistant to the clinic director for community, public and Board relations

OPERATION UPBEAT/UPWARD BOUND 1969 – 1970

Marian University, Indianapolis, IN

• Administered tutoring and summer program to assist “disadvantaged” high school students in gaining post high school education

INDIANA UNIVERSITY – PURDUE UNIVERSITY

AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Research Assistant, Office of Sponsored Programs 1969 – 1970

• Part-time position with a grant to assess the role of the university in the urban community, including accessibility of minority students

STUDENT INTERNSHIPS

Graduate School MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

September 1973 – May 1974

MADISON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, ALTON, ILLINOIS

January 1973 – August 1973

Undergraduate JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE BUREAU, CINCINNATI, OHIO

Careers in Social Work Intern, Summer 1967

EDUCATION

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, MSW, 1974

Marian College, Indianapolis, Indiana, BA, 1969 Major: Sociology

Honors: 3.75/4.00 grade point;

Delta Epsilon Sigma

National Honor Society

Carroll High School, Dayton, Ohio, 1965 Honors: President and Member

of the National Honor Society

CERTIFICATIONS AND HONORS

• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) 1988 - 2021

• Friends of the League/The Atlanta Junior League 2008

• Certified Association Executive (CAE) 1986 – 1989

• Leadership Atlanta 1983 – 1984

• Personality of the South 1982

• Outstanding Young Man in America 1974

• Who’s Who Among American College and University Students 1968 – 1969

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Grand Rounds for Community Leaders, St. Joseph’s Hospital System 2004

• AFP Executive Leadership Institute I, Indiana University Center on Philanthropy 2002

• Georgia State University Nonprofit Executive Roundtables and Issues Forums 2002 -Present

• AFP Southeast Interstate Conferences 1988 – 2003, 2007, 2012

• AFP/NSFRE International Conferences on Fund Raising 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2006

• Georgia Annual Nonprofit Summits 1994 - Present

• Georgia Planned Giving Council Conference 2001, 2009, 2011

• American Management Association, Principles of Personnel Management 1988

• American Society for Training and Development National Conference 1987

• National Academy for Voluntarism: 1984 - 1986

▪ Consultation Skills for United Way Professionals, 1984 (student), 1986 (faculty)

▪ Building Your United Way Management Assistance Program, 1984

▪ Fund Raising Concepts and Practices, 1985

• Leadership Atlanta 1983 – 1984

• IBM Community Executive Program 1982

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Institute for Organization Management 1979 &1981

• Mental Health Association Staff Institutes 1975 – 1977

• Alliance Management Institute, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance 2015 -2019

• NASPA Annual Conference 2018

• Public Finance and the New Economy, Andrew Young School, GSU 2018

PUBLICATIONS

“What’s Working”, Advancing Philanthropy, May/June 2003.

“Atlanta Study Finds That Developing Strong Relationships Is a Best Strategy in Tough Times” with Frances D. O’Brien, The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Fund Raising, Spring 1992.

“Really Educating the Public About Mental Health and Mental Illness”, Exploring Mental Health Parameters, Volume III, Atlanta 1980.

“The Mental Health Association in the 1980’s – Recapturing a Vision”, MHA Staff Council Professional Journal, November 1983

Creator of the “Stress Scale”

Writer and editor with high school, college and neighborhood newspapers and publications; photographer and filmmaker.

TEACHING AND PRESENTATIONS

• Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Practice and Guest Lecturer,

Georgia State University 1990 - Present

• Volunteer Presenter and Mentor, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance 2012 - Present

• Faculty, Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofits (ELPNO) 2008 – Present

• Member Research Advisory Network, National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise 2017 –Present

• Podcast: Fundraising and the Board of Directors-Habitat International 2017

• Panel of Fundraising Experts, Philanthropic Giving Index, Indiana University,

Center on Philanthropy 2003- 2009

• North American YMCA Development Organization Conference 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005

• Annual Georgia Nonprofit Summit/Georgia Center on Nonprofits

• Presenter, “Navigating Contemporary Governance in An Era of Change

and Uncertainty”, Georgia Center for Nonprofits, CEO Central 2005

• Multiple Presentations to The Foundation Center/Atlanta, GA 2006 - Present

▪ “Preparing Your Business Plan”

▪ “Wise Decision Making in Uncertain Times”

▪ “Effective Program Planning for Start-up Organizations (Webinar)

• Presenter, Kennesaw State University, Cox Family Business Forum 2012

• Presenter, Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Conference,

“Making the Case to Your Constituency” 2013

• Preparing Your Board for Fundraising” Nonprofit Resource Center 1996 - 1998

• Instructor NSFRE/AFP Survey Course, First Course and

Funders Roundtable 1995 - 1998, 2006, 2012

• Presenter NSFRE/AFP International Conference 1989, 1990, 1995

• “Essentials for Nonprofits,” Columbus State University 1998

• Curriculum Coordinator, National Center for Professional Training,

Designed 300 hour Fundraising Professional Program

• “Building Better Boards” Georgia CASA Conference 1998

• “Working with Fundraising Volunteers”, Georgia Council of Volunteer Administrators 1997

• 8th Annual Rocky Mountain Philanthropy Institute

• National Alzheimer’s Association 1989

• Faculty member, National Academy of Voluntarism 1986 - 1988

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

• Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, Member, Board of Directors and President 1999 - Present

• Kiwanis Atlanta Foundation, Board Member 2007-2010; 2013 - 2016

• Georgia District Kiwanis Foundation 2017 -Present

• Junior League Advisory Committee, Member and Chair 2005 - Present

• Commerce Club of Atlanta 1998 - 2013

• Masters of Public Administration and Non Profit Center Advisory Committees,

Department of Public Management and Policy, Georgia State University 2001 - Present

• Giving: A Shared Inheritance, A Study of African-American Philanthropy,

Advisory Committee, The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta 2004 - 2005

• NSFRE/AFP Georgia Chapter 1991 - Present

▪ Member Board of Directors and Board Committees

▪ Mentor, Diversity Fellows Program: 2008 - 2017

▪ Philanthropy in the Classroom: 2012 - 2017

• Georgia and American Societies of Association Executives 1978 - 1989

▪ Member of Georgia Board of Directors: 1987 – 1989

• American Society of Training and Development, Atlanta Chapter 1984 - 1988

• Toastmasters International, United Way Atlanta Chapter 1987 – 1988

▪ Charter Member and President

• College of Health Services, Georgia State University Advisory Committee 1980 – 1984

• United Way of Metro Atlanta Volunteer Enterprise Board

• National Mental Health Association Staff Council 1978 – 1983

▪ Board Member and Treasurer

• Ohio Mental Health Association Staff Council 1974 – 1978

▪ Board Member and President

• Human Services Planning Advisory Council 1978 – 1984

▪ Atlanta Regional Commission Member

• Northern Ireland Summer Youth Program, Area Coordinator 1986 – 1992

• Village of St. Joseph, Atlanta 1990 – 2000

▪ Member and President, Board of Directors

• Board of Visitors, Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Conyers, Georgia 2004 - Present

• Mustard Seed Communities, U.S. Board of Directors 1999 – 2004

• Active in Corpus Christi Catholic Church and Member of the

Parish Finance Council 1978 - Present

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