1642 Results for “community”

Tara Brown directs Hidden Leaf Foundation. Hidden Leaf’s mission is to expand inner awareness within social change organizations in order to enhance the effectiveness of the progressive movement. Tara and Hidden Leaf helped launch and sustain the Seasons Fund for Social Transformation. After ten years working in international community development, Tara began her work for transformational social change with a Read More

Teresa Odendahl has 25 years’ experience in the foundation and nonprofit community as a board member, CEO, critic, employee, trainer and researcher. From 2004-2005, she was the Waldemar A. Neilsen Chair in Philanthropy at the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. She is also Co-Founder of the new Institute for Collaborative Change and was recently Senior Program Officer Read More

The Alabama Black Belt Foundation was founded by Hunter Lewis, co-founder of Cambridge Associates, LLC, and Cooper Holmes, a long-time resident of the region. In 2011 Lewis, interested in purchasing good land for organic farming, visited Perry County and found not only the rich land he was looking for but also astounding natural beauty, ecological biodiversity, historical significance, and a Read More

Suzanna Stribling has served as executive director of The Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation since 2010. From 2004 –- 2010, she held several positions at the Southeastern Council of Foundations, a regional association of 300+ family, corporate, community and independent foundations from across 11 states. From 1990 – 1997, Suzanna served as the founding director of the Georgia Center Read More

Susan Dobkins joined The Russell Family Foundation in May of 2008. Susan serves as the Foundation’s Program Officer and manages various aspects of the foundation’s regional leadership development work and is focused on building relationships with partners and the northwest community. Her portfolio includes responsibility for the Jane’s Fund Team and Jane’s Fellowship Program, amongst other efforts. Susan brings over Read More

Susan Schwartz has served as executive director of The Cemala Foundation since 2006. The Cemala Foundation is a family foundation based in Greensboro, NC and established by Martha and Ceasar Cone II. The mission of the foundation is to continue the family tradition of enhancing the quality of life of the community. Prior to her work at the foundation, Susan Read More

Steven Lawrence joined the Foundation Center’s research staff in 1991 and currently serves as  director of research. He manages the publication of numerous annual and special project reports. He also develops and delivers public presentations and trainings on foundation trends; facilitates custom consulting services for external clients; and promotes Foundation Center research activities to the media, grantmakers, and the nonprofit Read More

Sue Miller is co-founder of the John and Susan Miller Fund, established in 2013 at The Oregon Community Foundation. Sue currently serves as the OCF’s chair of the board. In addition to serving as Mayor of Salem from 1983-88, Miller was the executive director of Family Building Blocks from 2001 through 2012, and has won many awards for community service, including Read More

Shirish I. Dayal is the Executive Vice President of Tarsadia Foundation, a multi-generational family foundation which works to improve lives in the areas of health, education, and economic empowerment. Prior to joining Tarsadia Foundation as its first Executive Director in 2009, Shirish led sales and marketing for a wholesale tour operator, Distinguished Resorts. Shirish has had a diverse career including Read More

Sindhu is passionate about promoting more collaborative, equitable and community-centered philanthropy through her consulting. She brings nearly 20 years of experience leading facilitation, strategy, business planning and assessment projects for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. In her role, Sindhu also co-leads strategy and business planning for The Giving Practice (TGP). She has launched special initiatives for TGP and Philanthropy Northwest including Read More