About the Author

Brad Harris is a full professor at Brigham Young University and the Director of the Nonprofit Management Minor. He also directs the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance chapter at BYU as the Campus Executive Director. He advises over 100 students who are pursuing nonprofit careers. Brad teaches courses in the Recreation Management department (Event and Experience Management, Creating a Good Life through Recreation) and the Nonprofit Management minor (Nonprofit Resource Development, Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations). He holds a B.S. in Youth Agency Administration and a Master of Public Administration from BYU. Before coming to BYU in 2003, Brad worked professionally with Boy Scouts of America councils for 22 years in Oregon, California, Colorado and in the National Office in Texas. He currently serves on the executive boards of the Utah National Parks Council - Boy Scouts of America, In Harms Way, and on the advisory board for Humanitarian Experience For Youth. Brad is the author of several books and speaks to audiences all over the country. He and his wife Sandy have six children and eleven grandchildren.