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Zach Whitten has been engaged with philanthropy since the age of 10 as a member of the Lumpkin Family Foundation. Last year, Zach became a founding member of the Lumpkin Family Foundation’s Junior Board. He has a strong interest in education and education reform… Read More

William Graustein‘s initial career was in the earth sciences. From 1981 to 1996 he was a research scientist in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale studying the behavior of natural radioactive elements in the environment. In 1996 Mr. Graustein left scientific research to devote his time to work in the nonprofit sector. He led the reorganization of his… Read More

William M. Dietel is a former teacher, dean, and principal who ventured into philanthropy in 1970 with the Rockefeller family serving as the Executive Vice President and President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) in New York City. Prior to his time with RBF, Bill was Headmaster of the Emma Willard School, the nation’s oldest private independent school for girls… Read More

Bill Ryan has changed the way nonprofit leaders approach governance. In 2005, Bill and his co-authors challenged conventional wisdom with their seminal book Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards (Wiley and Sons, 2005). Since then, Bill has consulted with dozens of nonprofits, helping make lasting improvements in their governance. Bill also spent 10 years as principal and… Read More

The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) is part of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. WPI increases understanding of women’s philanthropy through rigorous research and education, interpreting and sharing these insights broadly to improve philanthropy. The Women Give series is its signature research project… Read More

Using a collaborative approach that emphasizes strong relationships as the basis of meaningful change, Youth on Board supports the power of young people to infuse their voice on issues and policies that work towards social and educational justice. Youth on Board also publishes resources and provides assistance to organizations that aim to support youth voice at every level in decision making… Read More

Youth Philanthropy Connect (YPC), a program of the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation from 2011 to 2017, was a youth-led program for youth involved in philanthropic work to connect through a peer advisory network… Read More

Wayne Muller is an executive leadership mentor, therapist, minister, community advocate, consultant, public speaker, and bestselling author of several books. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, he has spent the last thirty-five years working with people suffering abuse, alcoholism, poverty, illness and loss.  … Read More