The New America Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of the first HAND Foundation Philanthropy Fellow, Dr. Lucy Bernholz. With the generous support of The HAND Foundation, based in Redwood City, Dr. Bernholz will analyze key trends in the philanthropy sector, with a focus on the reforms and regulations that will determine its future.
"The face of philanthropy has changed dramatically in the last several decades and will evolve more significantly in the coming years. As more and more people look to philanthropy to solve the biggest problems facing humanity today, a nuanced understanding of the philanthropic landscape, trends, and possibilities is needed," said Noosheen Hashemi, President and Co-Founder of the HAND Foundation. "The HAND Foundation shares Lucy's commitment to furthering scholarship on the social economy and is hopeful that this fellowship enables a deeper and wider public discourse."
Dr. Lucy Bernholz is President and Founder of Blueprint Research & Design, Inc., a strategy consulting firm that provides research and design services for philanthropic grantmaking organizations in several countries. She is also the publisher of Philanthropy 2173, a blog dedicated to the business of giving. Dr. Bernholz is a noted analyst of the philanthropic industry and has published numerous articles in the trade and general press, edited collections, and scholarly journals. Her most recent book, Creating Philanthropic Capital Markets: The Deliberate Evolution, was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2004. She is currently writing a book on the "giving commons."
"Lucy is a keen observer of the philanthropy field and we are excited to embark on this new collaboration with the HAND Foundation," said Leif Wellington Haase, Director of the California Program at the New America Foundation. "California is home to some of the largest philanthropic organizations in the country, as well as the most dynamic younger donors. We feel this is the perfect time to join the conversation in this area."
Please contact Elizabeth Wu with press inquiries at (510) 295-9859 or wu@newamerica.net.
About the New America Foundation
The New America Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States. http://www.newamerica.net
About the HAND Foundation
The HAND Foundation is a private foundation that engages in research and education aimed at advancing the philanthropic sector, building a global middle class, and preventing child sexual abuse. http://www.thehandfoundation.org/
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