Putnam Barber
The Evergreen State Society
Putnam Barber is president of The Evergreen State Society., a non-profit organization which supports efforts to improve the policy environment within
which nonprofits work and provides access to useful information for leaders, organizers and observers of nonprofits. Mr. Barber teaches in the Master
of Public Administration program at Seattle University, and is a regular columnist in "The Chronicle of Philanthropy." He also serves as the project
manager for the "Extended Learning Community" project of Seattle University's Master in Not-for-Profit Leadership. His recent publications include
Nonprofits in Washington 1999, and The New Era of Accountability: Challenges for Nonprofits and Regulators.