A new weeklong training program for potential leaders of nonprofit organizations wrapped up today in New York City, financed by American Express as part of the credit card company’s ancillary philanthropic mission. The first American Express Nonprofit Leadership Academy included 24 students from national and local cause-related groups and was created in partnership with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). “We worked with nonprofit partners and empowered them to identify who they felt were really poised to be leaders of a nonprofit organization within the next five to ten years,” said Leslie Berland, American Express’ corporate communications director. The students,… Read More