His students call Dr. Marco Tavanti as "DMT" or "Professor T." Did you know that the rock in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam represents the mountain of La Verna near Dr. Tavanti's hometown, Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy.
Marco Tavanti, Ph.D.
Professor, University of San Francisco (USF), School of Management (SOM)
Program Director, Master of Nonprofit Administration (MNA)
Co-Founder, World Engagement Institute (WEI)
President, Sustainable Capacity International Institute (SCII)
Program Director, Master of Nonprofit Administration (MNA)
Co-Founder, World Engagement Institute (WEI)
President, Sustainable Capacity International Institute (SCII)
Bio of Dr. Marco Tavanti
Dr. Marco Tavanti has more than 25 years of experience working with nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations in countries around the world including United States, Mexico, Jordan, Kenya, Italy, the Philippines and Tanzania. He is the founder and president of two international NGOs and has served on the board of directors of numerous nonprofits, charities, associations and alternative social movements organizations. His field of expertise includes sustainable leadership practices and socially responsible management. He is an internationally recognized expert in poverty alleviation and indigenous rights. He is an international expert for the United Nations and has consulted for intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations on leadership development, global responsibility and participatory assessments and sustainable human security. His research on system thinking provides integrated and sustainable approaches to leadership, intercultural relations and international development. Prior to his appointment as Full Professor and Director of the MNA Program at the University of San Francisco, Dr. Marco Tavanti (or DMT, has his students call him), was chair and founder of the Master of Science in International Public Service at DePaul University in Chicago, the largest Catholic University in the county. He is a native from Italy, trained in sociology and cross-cultural theology, and a graduate from Loyola University Chicago.
Dr. Tavanti's International Biography
Dr. Marco Tavanti is an international development scholar whose experience stretches over 25 years and whose work has taken him to more than 18 countries in Europe, East Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Dr. Tavanti’s teaching in sustainable development, leadership ethics, intercultural diversity, and NGO management is grounded in Jesuit values and his scholarship is an embodiment of the University’s mission to be of service to humankind. Professor Tavanti is the Nonprofit Administration Program Director.
Dr. Tavanti is a systems thinker whose scholarship aims at providing practical and integrated solutions to issues in international development and poverty reduction. His research methods are participatory in nature and directed at building international capacity in leaders, organizations, and institutions. Through his teaching he inspires globally engaged leaders while building professional capacity through international managerial skills across sectors.
He is President of Sustainable Capacity International Institute (SCII-ONLUS) and founder of the World Engagement Institute (WEI), two international organizations providing capacity development services for sustainable human security. He designed and directed various professional training programs on sustainable community development, indigenous human rights, anti-human trafficking and refugee service management. He has been consulting and collaborating with United Nations agencies such as the Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Compact (UNGC), the Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
Dr. Tavanti is a systems thinker whose scholarship aims at providing practical and integrated solutions to issues in international development and poverty reduction. His research methods are participatory in nature and directed at building international capacity in leaders, organizations, and institutions. Through his teaching he inspires globally engaged leaders while building professional capacity through international managerial skills across sectors.
He is President of Sustainable Capacity International Institute (SCII-ONLUS) and founder of the World Engagement Institute (WEI), two international organizations providing capacity development services for sustainable human security. He designed and directed various professional training programs on sustainable community development, indigenous human rights, anti-human trafficking and refugee service management. He has been consulting and collaborating with United Nations agencies such as the Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Compact (UNGC), the Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
Contact Information
Dr. Marco Tavanti,
University of San Francisco - Downtown Campus
101 Howard Street, 604
San Francisco, CA 94105
mtavanti@usfca.edu
University of San Francisco - Downtown Campus
101 Howard Street, 604
San Francisco, CA 94105
mtavanti@usfca.edu
Contact Dr. Marco Tavanti via Skype
Request to be in contact with me via Skype at "mtavanti". I maintain contact with a number of international colleagues through Skype.
Request to be in contact with me via Skype at "mtavanti". I maintain contact with a number of international colleagues through Skype.
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Websites and Social Media
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Dr. Marco Tavanti faculty profile
Teaching profile for the University of San Francisco, School of Management. Click on the logo or access it here |
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Dr. Tavanti on Academia Network
This site includes my academic profile along with some publications and links to academicians in related institutions and field of expertise. Click on the logo or access it at http://depaul.academia.edu/MarcoTavanti |
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Via Sapientiae, Digital Commons, Berkley University Press
Digital Commons, Powered by BePress, hosts Via Sapientiae, a digital (sustainable!) institutional repository at DePaul University. I have a link to some of my publication there (click on publications for more information). See DePaul Via Sapientiae group here. Access Dr. Tavanti Selected Work site at http://works.bepress.com/marcotavanti/ |
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Marco Tavanti on Google+
I use Google+ as a platform for connecting with colleagues and sharing other Google applications and services. Connect with me for Hangouts and collaborative opportunities. The Google+ account is linked to communities for the UN seminar, IPS courses and international NGO activities. Click here |
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Dr. Tavanti on LinkedIN
I use LinkedIN to share job announcements and for networking with colleagues. The groups I maintain link International Public Service alumni and international scholars. See my profile and connect with me and my large global network. Click on the logo or access it at http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcotavanti |
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Marco Tavanti on FaceBook
I use FB to share relevant international news and for updating colleagues, friends and family on my international activities. The site includes photo albums on the activities related to the Manila, Chiapas, Jordan, the United Nations and others in connection with DePaul University. Click on the logo or access it here |
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Dr. Tavanti on Twitter
I use Twitter to share relevant international news stories. Click on the logo or follow me #mtavanti https://twitter.com/mtavanti |
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Dr. Marco Tavanti' Global Values Channel on YouTube
This YouTube Channel includes video interviews with international leaders on subjects including globalization, social responsibility, conflict resolution, human rights and international development among others. I also have several videos used in my teaching and international programs.Click on the logo or access it at http://www.youtube.com/user/mtavanti |
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Dr. Tavanti on Pinterist
We know about that saying... a picture is worth a thousand words. These images are windows to my interests, concerns and amusement of the world. Enjoy. http://pinterest.com/mtavanti/ |
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Dr. Tavanti's profile on Idealist.org
This site is well known for career opportunities in the international field, nonprofits and community organizations worldwide. Click on the logo or access it here |
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Dr. Tavanti's profile on Dev-Ex
DevEx is the largest network for development professionals worldwide. It provides business intelligence and recruitment services to the development community; serving a majority of the world’s leading donor agencies, companies, NGOs and development professionals. Join my network and see my profile here. |
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Wiser Earth
Wiser is a global village for sharing and kinship-building for people who believe in a more just and sustainable world. Access my profile http://www.wiser.org/user/mtavanti |
