Frameworks for 21st Century Foundations

Melissa Berman is the founding President and CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc., an innovative nonprofit philanthropy service launched by the Rockefeller family in 2002. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors' mission is to help donors create thoughtful, effective philanthropy throughout the world. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors annually manages or facilitates about $200 million in giving to more than 20 countries. Ms. Berman has led Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors since its inception, building it into one of the world’s leading philanthropic advisory, grantmaking, research, and project management services. Under her leadership, RPA developed and published the “Philanthropy Roadmap” series of donor guides with support from the Gates Foundation. She developed and leads RPA’s research initiative, “The Theory of the Foundation,” and is the author of three reports in that initiative. Ms. Berman is an adjunct Professor at Columbia University Business School, where she also serves on the Advisory Board for the Social Enterprise Program. Ms. Berman holds a B.A. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. She spoke at the Sanford School of Public Policy March 7, 2018. The conversation was moderated by Professor Joel Fleishman. The Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society hosts five Foundation Impact Research Group seminars each semester. These seminars recruit and disseminate information from leading national philanthropic organizations. They intend to foster communication, collaboration, and problem-solving around pressing issues of public policy and philanthropy. Find out more: http://cspcs.sanford.duke.edu/ Watch the 2017-2018 series here:    • 2017-2018 Foundation Impact Research Group