Carter MacNamara

Biography
Carter is a nationally recognized expert in organizational development and change.

He has 25 years of real-world management experience in a variety of organizations, including startup, public-private, nonprofit and corporate.

He is founder and developer of the Free Management Library(sm), one of the world's largest collections of well-organized, free, on-line resources for personal, professional and organizational development at [www.managementhelp.org]. He is also founder of the Free Micro-eMBA (for-profit and nonprofit versions) available from the Library.

He pioneered development of the peer coaching group process, a format of Action Learning, which can be used to solve problems and achieve goals, enrich training programs, cultivate strong networks, quickly spread core coaching skills and structure action-oriented support groups.

In 1999, Carter won the University of St. Thomas’ Business Excellence Award for donating over 200 hours a year for four years to local nonprofit organizations. In 2004, the Minnesota Organization Development Network awarded Carter, “OD Practitioner of the Year,” in part for his many contributions to nonprofits and the profession of OD.

Carter holds a BA in Social and Behavioral Sciences, BS in Computer Science, MBA from the University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis), and a PhD in Human and Organization Development from The Union Institute (Cincinnati).

Among his many publications are:


 * Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development (for Business and Government)
 * Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business
 * Field Guide to Developing and Operating Your Nonprofit Board of Directors
 * Field Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation
 * Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation
 * Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff
 * Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development With Nonprofits

Meeting - 03/15/12
Attendees: Marcin Jakubowski, Carter MacNamara, Aaron Makaruk

Topic: Resource Development and Strategic Planning