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Sarah Cavanaugh serves as president of The Russell Family Foundation and as a past board member of the National Center for Family Philanthropy. She is a trustee of the Jini Dellaccio Collection, preserving and promoting the work of the master photographer. She is also a member of the Honorary Council of Philanthropy Northwest and a trustee of The Merwin Conservancy… Read More

Sarah Stranahan has more than 30 years of experience in family philanthropy, mission-related investing and community organizing. Sarah is a board member of the Stranahan Foundation and a member of Council on Foundation’s Finance Committee. As a long time Board member of the Needmor Fund (1976-2010) she helped design and oversee its grant program insupport of community organizing and its… Read More

Ruth Purcell-Jones is the Director of Philanthropic Services at the Central Indiana Community Foundation. As Director of Philanthropic Services, Ruthie works to ensure that CICF is doing its utmost to help the individuals, families, and organizations that partner with the organization. In short, her charge is to help them make the biggest difference possible with their philanthropic dollars. For families… Read More

Ryan Schlegel is the Director of Research at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). Before joining NCRP in April of 2014, Ryan worked at Cultural Tourism DC, where he nurtured a love for all things in the District, and at the University of Maryland’s student affairs division. At NCRP Ryan has produced research on family foundation grantmaking, nonprofit leadership… Read More

A vision for California: The S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation envisions a productive, vibrant, and sustainable California that is a model of success and a source of innovation. A commitment to now: California faces many critical challenges, which require resources and imaginative solutions. In response to this reality, the Board of Directors decided to invest all the Foundation’s assets by… Read More

Sahar Afrakhan is a third-year undergraduate at UC Berkeley studying Economics and Buddhism. Insatiably curious, she questions if “everything” can be her passion. She has been involved in family philanthropy since she was a fourth-grader on a junior board and was also part of the conception of Youth Philanthropy Connect (YPC). Since she’s been away from home, she’s continued to… Read More

Sally Boulter is Senior Officer for Strategic Development at ImpactAssets. Sally’s responsibilities include enhancing client experience and raising philanthropic capital for strategic initiatives. Prior to joining ImpactAssets, Sally was responsible for individual constituent relationship building and capital raising at the Wilson Center, Calvert Foundation, and the Bonner Group. Sally also served as the Development Director for the Child Guidance Center… Read More

Sally O’Brien is a senior vice president with The Pew Charitable Trusts and leads its collaborations with philanthropists to address the most pressing challenges of the day in the United States and around the world. Pew is a global nonprofit organization that works to make long-lasting, powerful, positive change—always based on solid research and tangible goals. We find the facts… Read More

Sally Kleberg is an independent philanthropy professional… Read More