{"id":2629,"date":"2023-01-18T14:22:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T19:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:04:59","slug":"amanda-mayer-speaks-about-mpnl-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/2023\/amanda-mayer-speaks-about-mpnl-program\/","title":{"rendered":"“MPNL plays a key role in the growing professionalization of the sector and in attracting top talent, research and resources.” –Amanda Mayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n "MPNL plays a key role in the growing professionalization of the sector and in attracting top talent, research and resources." –Amanda Mayer\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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Amanda Mayer was a graduate student in the MPNL program<\/a> in 2013, the program’s inaugural year, and is a member of the Editorial Board<\/a> for PANL Perspectives<\/em>. She’s been with the Lawson Foundation<\/a> as Program Director and Chief Operating Officer since 2014. Previous roles include Manager of Governance & Executive Office at Imagine Canada and Director of Operations & General Coordinator of the National Alliance for Children and Youth. Last month, on the 10th anniversary of the MPNL program, she spoke with PANL Perspectives<\/em> about her years in the program and the relevance of the program to our sector. (The interview has been shortened and edited.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Why did you apply to the MPNL program?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mayer:<\/strong> What attracted me to the MPNL program was the opportunity to learn the theory behind the practice — and the fact that it provided a sector-wide and national view of our philanthropic sector. It also brought together experienced and aspiring professionals and had the potential to help professionalize our sector, and by that, I mean help to acquire the specialized skills and knowledge that professionals require to lead organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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