Board Members
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I think the future for the NH Center for Nonprofits is filled with
endless opportunities. I feel privileged to play a role in the "start
up" activities of this organization which can and will strengthen the
nonprofit sector throughout the state."
In 1994 Carolyn joined her
husband, Randy, as a partner with Benthien Associates, a
Goffstown-based consulting firm focusing on leadership development,
strategic planning and organizational assessment and transformation
for corporations, businesses and nonprofit organizations. Benthien
Associates is celebrating its 29th year of operations, having served
over 1400 clients in 33 states including the Virgin Islands.
Throughout
her career, Carolyn has assisted several hundred not-for-profit
organizations develop vision statements, mission statements,
organizational structures, job descriptions and management and
evaluation systems. In the area of fund development, she has directed
and/or designed strategies for fund-raising efforts in annual appeals,
endowment building and capital campaigns, raising more than $80 million
for small nonprofit organizations.
Carolyn has served on more
than 37 boards of directors (both for profit and not for profit) and
numerous committees and task forces. She was a founding board member
of Leadership Manchester, Leadership New Hampshire, and the Women’s
Fund of NH, and is a recent past board member of Citizens Bank New
Hampshire and the Elliot Health System. She is a current member of the
boards of directors of the Manchester Area Regional Community
Foundation, the Global Citizens Circle and The Society for the
Protection of NH Forests.
Carolyn earned a Bachelors degree from
Northwestern University, an M Ed from Ohio University and has advanced
management certificates from Harvard University and the J.F. Kennedy
School of Government. Carolyn and Randy are the parents of two adult
children, Josh and Jessie. |
