As CEP undertakes a three-year, three-part study of the impact of MacKenzie Scott’s gifts on the nonprofits that have received her gifts as well as their influence on other funders, we are grateful to the individuals listed here for their advice and counsel. This research project will run from 2022-2024; view the first report in the study, Giving Big: The Impact of Large, Unrestricted Gifts on Nonprofits here.
Big Gifts Study Advisory Group
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Ava Willis-Barksdale
Vice President, Advancement
Executive Director, Lincoln University Foundation of PA
Lincoln University - Ramsey Alwin
President & CEO
National Council on Aging - Yvonne Belanger
Director of Learning & Evaluation
Barr Foundation - Brita Blesi
Evaluation Officer
Houston Endowment - Chris Cardona
Senior Program Officer
Philanthropy
Ford Foundation - Elizabeth Christopherson
President & CEO
Rita Allen Foundation - Matthew Forti
Managing Director
One Acre Fund USA - Pam Foster
Chief Operating Officer
Co-Impact - Sampriti Ganguli
Senior Advisor
Arabella Advisors - Shivani Garg Patel
Chief Strategy Officer
Skoll Foundation - Tim Garvin
President & CEO
United Way of Central Massachusetts - Stephanie Gillis
Director, Impact-Driven Philanthropy Initiative
Raikes Foundation
- Kathara Green
Chief of Staff
Skoll Foundation - Bob Hughes
Former CEO
Missouri Foundation for Health - Carol Karutu
Vice President of Programs
END Fund - Shaheen Kassim-Lakha
Director
Strategic Partnerships
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation - Ruth Levine
CEO
IDinsight - Vanessa McDowell
CEO
YWCA Madison - Michelle Ramos
Executive Director
Alternate Roots - Lysa Ratliff
CEO
KABOOM! - Billy Shore
Executive Chair
Share Our Strength - Jehan Velji
Director
Effective Philanthropy Group
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation - Marcus Walton
President & CEO
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations - Melanie Willingham-Jaggers
Executive Director
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