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About UsIf you would like to receive occasional updates about this project, please say so in an email to info@justphilanthropy.org Steven E. Mayer, Ph.D., Director, Effective Communities, LLC has worked for the past thirty years with the gamut of civic, public and philanthropic organizations – grassroots groups, donors, foundations, agencies, associations, networks, and systems – to help them achieve greater effectiveness consistent with their mission. Mayer concentrates on organizations seeking to level the playing field, reduce barriers and otherwise improve conditions that support fair and equitable progress. Mayer can be reached at steve@justphilanthropy.org. Vanessa McKendall-Stephens, Ph.D., FaceValuEvaluation, Inc. has ten years of local and national experience working as a facilitator, trainer and evaluation consultant with nonprofits, foundations, educational institutions and community-based organizations. Her work focuses on social and community change through addressing issues of access and equity. Using participatory, capacity-building approaches, McKendall-Stephens conducts community research and facilitates organizational processes, development of evaluative practices to assess impact and systematically using evaluation as a learning tool. McKendall-Stephens can be reached at facevaluevaluation@hotmail.com. Betty Emarita, President, Development and Training Resources, is a strategic management consultant. She works with nonprofit institutions, foundations, educational institutions, government agencies and businesses to help them absorb new information, manage change, and move concepts to action. Her firm helps clients to attain targeted results in a changing economic environment with increasingly diverse populations. She works with organizations to design and launch bold initiatives, design curricula, conduct evaluations and assessments, and develop and implement strategic plans. She infuses local action with global thinking in her national and international work. Emarita can be reached at bemarita@aol.com. Melissa Johnson, MSW, Independent Consultant, has 10 years of experience in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors working as a community foundation program officer, grant writer, and technical assistance provider. Her work is centered on issues of racial and social justice, and giving in communities of color. She has successfully advocated, promoted, and furthered the efforts of diversity and cultural understanding in academic and foundation settings. Melissa has a passion for furthering the dialogue, forming solutions, and building the pipeline of leadership in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. She has developed particular expertise in community foundations, donor education, community philanthropy, cultural competency, and giving circles. Melissa can be reached at melissa@justphilanthropy.org.
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