Delores Morton is the president of Points of Light’s Programs Division, where she is responsible for developing program initiatives and models to address the organization’s core impact areas – education, economy, environment, emergency response and preparedness, and veterans and military families.
Prior to joining to Points of Light, Delores served as the director of the Center for Nonprofit Resources at Volunteer Baton Rouge, executive director of the Louisiana Association for Community Economic Development and chair of the Mid South Collaborative for Nonprofit Development.
She began her career in the voluntary sector in 1994 as an AmeriCorps member and is recognized for her expertise in supporting nonprofit effectiveness, designing and implementation of systems for knowledge management and development, and the design and delivery of training programs. Delores joined the Points of Light team in 2003 and, in her first eight years, developed a training and consulting practice to support nonprofits, government entities and companies to build and improve volunteer engagement strategies, managed national service programs and provided strategic direction and vision for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service.
Delores is an active volunteer with numerous local and national organizations and sits on the board of directors for the Council for the Certification in Volunteer Administration.
Delores received her bachelor’s degree in literature with a concentration in writing and culture from Louisiana State University.