KDK-Harman Foundation

MEDIA ALERT:
GREENLIGHTS FOR NONPROFIT SUCCESS TAPS TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS

WHO:  Ms. Janet Harman, President and Founder of KDK-Harman Foundation 
           Mr. John Grimes, Past President of Austin Ribbon & Computer Supplies (“ARC”)

WHAT: Greenlights for NonProfit Success’ Board of Directors

WHEN: Effective January 2009

WHERE: Austin, Texas

WHY: Ms. Harman and Mr. Grimes, community leaders with strong achievement records, will work on the Greenlights board to strengthen the services they provide to the Central Texas nonprofit sector and to ensure the long-term sustainability of Greenlights.

HOW: Elected to Greenlights’ 21-person board of directors

QUOTE: “We are thrilled to have Janet and John join our Board of Directors,” Matt Kouri, executive director of Greenlights for NonProfit Success, said. “The expertise and energy they bring to Greenlights will undoubtedly have a great impact on Greenlights and on the nonprofit community we are working to strengthen.”

About Greenlights

Greenlights for NonProfit Success is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that catalyzes extraordinary nonprofit performance in Central Texas. Focusing its services on five key “pain points” felt by nonprofits — Financial Management, Resource Development, Strategy & Planning, Board Excellence, and Leadership Advancement — Greenlights serves 800 organizations and more than 2,500 individuals annually through professional development workshops and conferences, individualized consulting, outsourced financial management services, and by serving as the “help line” for any and all nonprofit management questions. www.greenlights.org  

About KDK-Harman Foundation

KDK-Harman Foundation was founded by Janet E. Harman in December 2004. The Foundation provides financial and capacity-building resources to education-focused nonprofits that assist disadvantaged Central Texas families, with a focus on women, to help them achieve educational success. The ultimate goal of such funding is to transform their lives from poverty to financial independence to enable a better life for themselves and future generations. The Foundation supports programs within Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell, Burnet and Llano counties.