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Allison Fine is among the pre-eminent guides to the social media revolution. Her gift is for converting uncertainty over rapid change into excitement over remaking organizations by the least expensive and most profitable means available: connecting with others. She is author of Matterness: Fearless Leadership for a Social World. In addition, she is the author of the award-winning Momentum: Igniting… Read More

Allison Sole is an advisor, speaker and writer on issues related to strategic philanthropy and humanistic medicine. Allison most recently served as deputy director of 21/64, the generational consulting division of the Andrea & Charles Bronfman Philanthropies. Prior to 21/64, she served as director of programs for the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a public foundation dedicated to fostering the relationship… Read More

Sparks (she/they) values and is deeply committed to promoting equity based on her experience as a queer, multi-racial, next-generation, woman in the field of philanthropy. She is Executive Director of Masto Foundation, a US-based family foundation rooted in the Japanese-American community. Before taking on leadership at her family’s foundation, Sparks worked as a Program Officer for 12 years and founded Queer… Read More

Alicia Philipp is president of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. With assets of more than $930.8 million, The Community Foundation strengthens the 23-county Atlanta region by providing quality services to donors and innovative leadership on community issues. Named as one of the “100 Most Influential Atlantans” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and one of 175 “Emory History Makers” by… Read More

Alisa Robbins Doctoroff is Chair of the Board of UJA-Federation of New York, the world’s largest local philanthropy. Ms. Doctoroff is the past president of the Abraham Joshua Heschel School and was instrumental in founding its high school division in 2002, as well as in the current expansion of its other divisions. She is active on the boards of a… Read More

Albert Mueller is the president of Excellence in Giving. During his career at Morgan Stanley and UBS, Mr. Mueller had responsibility for evaluating and recommending investments in virtually every asset class. Mr. Mueller’s professional experience on Wall Street and personal experience as a major donor and board member have prepared him to provide Excellence in Giving clients with valuable insight into… Read More

Alexis Marion, in addition to being a trustee, is the Program Officer and Junior Board Advisor for the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation. In her role, she oversees the day-to-day grant administration and guides the Junior Board members (ages 8-21) in their grantmaking. Alexis considers her journey in philanthropy much like that of the delta symbol Δ: 3-sided and focused… Read More

Ali Sirkus Brody, M.A., is a Senior Philanthropic Advisor at the San Francisco Foundation where she partners with donors on their philanthropic journeys and connects them to giving that brings meaning and purpose.  Ali helps individuals and families create giving plans and grantmaking strategies that maximize philanthropic impact. She centers equity in her work, supporting donors to move resources into the… Read More

Mrs. Adele Simmons is vice chair of Metropolis Strategies and President of the Global Philanthropy Partnership. From 1989 to 1999, she was President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Mrs. Simmons is a member of the boards of the Economic Club of Chicago, the Field Museum of Chicago, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Union… Read More

Adrian Bordone is vice president for strategic partnerships at GuideStar, a nonprofit that compiles and disseminates information about nonprofit organizations… Read More