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James P. Joseph represents clients on tax litigation and planning matters for Arnold & Porter LLP. Mr. Joseph represents tax-exempt organizations (including public charities, private foundations, international nongovernmental organizations, and trade associations) on business ventures, structuring and implementing complex programs, lobbying, and political activities. He represents corporate and individual donors on charitable, advocacy-related, and political giving, and also works with… Read More

Jamie Forbes is the founder and principal of Forbes Legacy Advisors, a philanthropy advising firm for individuals, families and businesses. Jamie grew up in an old New England family imbued with a strong sense of belonging, good fortune and a clear understanding that with privilege comes responsibility. This experience taught him the importance of family culture, tradition, mentoring and stewardship… Read More

Jan Jaffe worked at the Ford Foundation for thirty years in a variety of positions– in program-related investments, as its first learning director and as a senior director improving grant-making strategies internally and in the field. She created GrantCraft to help foundations exchange tools and skills for supporting social change.  She was on the faculty of The William Alanson White Institute’s… Read More

Jan Masaoka is the CEO at the California Association of Nonprofits. Jan is also editor in chief of Blue Avocado, an e-magazine for the nonprofit community. Jan was executive director of CompassPoint for 14 years, a consulting and training firm for nonprofits based in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, and which is a Blue Avocado charter partner.  … Read More

Jake Sargent is a founding partner of Softmatter, a seed-stage venture fund investing in ideas that shape the future of sustainable design. At Softmatter, Jake seeks out investment opportunities in fashion and consumer goods with a focus on advanced materials, supply chain innovation, and values-based brands. Jake’s passion for sustainable design is informed by five years as the President and… Read More

Ambassador James A. Joseph is President Emeritus of the Council on Foundations where he served as Chief Executive Officer from 1982–1995. He is also Professor Emeritus of the Practice of Public Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Before joining the faculty of the Sanford School in 2000, he served in senior executive or advisory positions… Read More

James Andreoni is a professor of economics at UC San Diego who developed the concept of “warm-glow giving” in 1989, used to differentiate impure and pure altruism in giving… Read More

James Gore joined the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in February 2009 as the program officer who oversees the Social Justice & Equity focus area. James works with grantees on a wide range of issues such as civil and human rights, anti-death penalty and criminal justice reform, immigration, race relations and racial equity, women’s reproductive rights, sexual assault, domestic violence and… Read More