Dr. Elizabeth Bolton

Elizabeth Bolton

Professor
Community Development
3026-A McCarty Hall D
PO BOX 110310
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
(352) 392-1987 x 254
e-mail: ebbolton@ufl.edu
Web site:Nonprofit Organization

The Practicum

Areas Of Specialization

Community Development to include:

Leadership Development

Nonprofit Organizations

Volunteer Management

Workforce Development

Educational Background


Business Administration – University of Florida

Adult Education – University of South Florida

Post Secondary Education – Florida State University

Academic Distinctions


Epsilon Sigma Phi: Visionary Leadership Award 2001

Association of Leadership Educators: Visionary Leadership Award 2002

Professional Affiliations


Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)

Association of Leadership Educators (ALE)

Epsilon Sigma Phi

Profile


Elizabeth B. Bolton is a professor of community development in the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences.

In that capacity she is an Extension specialist working with county Extension faculty in the areas of leadership education, nonprofit organizational development, volunteer management systems, JobStart (job readiness training) and workforce development.

In each of these areas she has delivered in service education and developed curriculum materials. In addition to her Extension work, she teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses and has developed the curriculum for the nonprofit undergraduate and the graduate minors.

She has authored fact sheets and journal articles in the areas listed above. She has served on many major university wide committees both elected and appointed.

Selected Publications

Journal Publications

Bolton, E.B. (2004). Perceptions of leadership skills as an indicator of a community’s social capital. Journal of Leadership Education. 3 (1) 61-71.

Bolton, E.B. (2004). A model for sustaining participation with hard-to-serve clients: The learning continuum. Journal of Extension. 42(3).

Extension EDIS Series

JobStart

Volunteer Management

Leadership Development

Elder Companion

Courses Developed


FYC 4409 – Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Based Settings

FYC 6421 – Nonprofit Organizations

FYC 6422 – Case Studies and Policy Issues in Nonprofit Organizations

FYC 6423 – Nongovernmental Organizations

Extension


Leadership Development

Volunteer Management

Nonprofit Organizational Development

Entrepreneurship Education

JobStart