PHILADELPHIA – The Broad Street Ministry Board of Directors announced May 9 that Michael J. Dahl, senior vice president of The Philadelphia Program, Technology and Planning at The Pew Charitable Trusts, will become executive director of Broad Street Ministry beginning June 13.
Dahl will the vacancy created when Bill Golderer, founder of Broad Street Ministry, resigned in November 2015 to run for U.S. Congress. Golderer will remain on the ministry’s Board of Directors through the transition to new executive leadership.
Broad Street Ministry’s Board is pleased to welcome Dahl to the ministry said its chair, Jeffrey P. Libson. “In the first decade of Broad Street Ministry, we expanded our services to our city’s most vulnerable individuals in thoughtful and meaningful ways. We believe that Michael has a drive to solve society’s toughest problems as well, and that his broad experience will be able to further maximize our impact on the communities we serve.”
“It is an honor to join Broad Street Ministry,” Dahl said of his new appointment. “I am humbled by the breadth and depth of their services. From the Faith Community to the Hospitality Collaborative, Broad Street Ministry is welcoming, inspiring, and seeks to be life changing. In short, they give a voice to the voiceless, and I want to be part of that. I look forward to serving in this new capacity because Broad Street Ministry provides vital human services, faith programming, and enriches the quality of life in our community.”
Michael J. Dahl joined Pew in 2001, bringing experience in strategic planning, public policy, health care and finance. His current portfolio includes program planning and evaluation, research, information technology and institutional planning. Between 2001 and 2007, he served as managing director, Planning and Evaluation. In this role, he led the team responsible for institutional and programmatic planning, research, government affairs and evaluation. In the summer of 2007, he took on the role of managing director and general counsel, where his responsibilities included managing Pew’s legal affairs, its executive office, as well as its ongoing programmatic assessments.
Prior to Pew, Dahl was involved in two business start-ups. He co-founded SAI, a strategic advisory firm eventually purchased by Perot Systems, which served a number of the nation’s largest nonprofit health care providers and insurers. He also served as Vice President for Strategic Planning and Corporate Development for Channelpoint, an Internet-based software company serving the insurance and financial services sectors.
About Broad Street Ministry
Broad Street Ministry seeks to break down barriers to affect a positive impact on Philadelphia’s social fabric. Broad Street Ministry began as a broad-minded faith community and over time expanded into an organization that helps Philadelphians living in deep poverty stabilize their lives through a unique offering of meals and social services that is welcoming to everyone, and seeks to be life changing.
Begun in 2008, the ministry’s Hospitality Collaborative incorporates stabilizing services that not only meet basic human needs, but also strive to move lives forward. Along with nutritious meals, guests can benefit from a mailing address, change of clothes, and personal care items. The ministry partners with other nonprofit organizations to offer medical and behavioral health care, legal assistance, and assistance with housing, public benefits, and personal identification.
Broad Street Ministry’s Faith Community offers worship services, faith programming, and pastoral care in the Christian tradition to everyone – regardless of where they are on their faith journey or if they feel like they do not belong anywhere else.
For more information on Broad Street Ministry visit www.broadstreetministry.org and www.broadstreethospitality.org.
– Cari Feiler Bender, Relief Communications.
