There is a broad and growing support for NCRP's Criteria for Philanthropy at its Best ®. NCRP has circulated a summary of the Criteria over the past few months leading up to the release. The following individuals have signed on as endorsers. Leaders from many different sectors think these criteria are important, and that the world would be a better place if more institutional grantmakers lived up to the Criteria. The individuals listed have indicated they want to be listed as endorsers and that they are in substantial agreement with the Criteria. Organizations are listed for identification purposes only and should not be interpreted as signifying an institutional endorsement unless otherwise stated.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION LEADERS
Henry Allen, Executive Director, Discount Foundation
Harriet Barlow, Executive Director, HKH Foundation
Dave Beckwith, Executive Director, Needmor Fund
Lori Bezahler, President, Edward W. Hazen Foundation
Ashley Blanchard, Trustee, Hill-Snowdon Foundation
Cynthia Carey-Grant, Executive Director, Common Counsel Foundation
Sylvia Clark, Executive Director, NEC Foundation of America
Vic DeLuca, President, Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation
Diane Feeney, Director, French American Charitable Trust
Deborah Harrington, former President, Woods Fund of Chicago
Valerie Jacobs, Board Member, Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation
Sharon King, President, F.B. Heron Foundation
Larry Kressley, former Executive Director, Public Welfare Foundation
Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
David Lawrence, President, Early Childhood Initiative Foundation
Jeff Malachowsky, Board Chair, Penney Family Fund
Maria Mottola, President, New York Foundation
Margaret O'Bryon, President and CEO, Consumer Health Foundation
Jane and Howard Oringer, Omnia Foundation
Larry Ottinger, Co-Chair, Ottinger Foundation
Luz Vega-Marquis, President and CEO, Marguerite E. Casey Foundation
Sherece Y. West, President and CEO, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Gayle Williams, Executive Director, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Nat Williams, Executive Director, Hill-Snowdon Foundation
LEADERS OF GRANTMAKING PUBLIC CHARITIES
Nancy Aleck, Executive Director, Hawaii People's Fund
Ivye L. Allen, President, Foundation for the Mid South
Vaughnetta J. Barton, Executive Director, Foundation for Early Learning
Charlie Bernstein, Executive Director, Maine Initiatives
William M. Dietel, President, Pierson-Lovelace Foundation (former Chairman, F. B. Heron Foundation)
Sara K. Gould, President and CEO, Ms. Foundation for Women
Colin Greer, President, New World Foundation
Debi M. Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Women's Fund of Miami-Dade
Trista Harris, Executive Director, Headwaters Foundation for Justice
Judy Hatcher, Executive Director, Environmental Support Center
Hugh Hogan, Executive Director, North Star Fund
Janine Lee, Executive Director, Southern Partners Fund
Michele Lord, Executive Director, Public Interest Projects
Pete Manzo, President and CEO, United Ways of California
Ron McKinley, Project Director, Kellogg Action Lab, Fieldstone Alliance
Nora Lester Murad, Executive Director, Dalia Association
Scott Nakagawa, Interim Executive Director, Social Justice Fund Northwest
Judy Patrick, President and CEO, Women's Foundation of California
Drummond Pike, Founder and CEO, Tides Foundation
Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women
Lee Roper-Batker, President and CEO, Women's Foundation of Minnesota
Chet Tchozewski, President, Global Greengrants Fund
Board and Staff, The Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock
Sandra L. Vargas, President and CEO, Minneapolis Foundation
Kyung Yoon, Executive Director, Korean American Community Foundation
NATIONAL NONPROFIT LEADERS
Christine Ahn, Senior Fellow, Korea Policy Institute
Barbara Arnwine, Executive Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director, Center for Community Change
Bettye Brentley, Executive Director, Neighborhood Funders Group
John Calkins, Director, Direct Action and Research Training Center
Chris Cash, President, National Association of State Charity Officials
Charlie Clements, President and CEO, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Tim Delaney, President and CEO, National Council of Nonprofits
Bob Edgar, President and CEO, Common Cause
Angelo Falcón, President, National Institute for Latino Policy
Marjorie Fine, Director, Linchpin Campaign, Center for Community Change
Lois Gibbs, Executive Director, Center for Health, Environment and Justice
George Goehl, Executive Director, National People's Action
Ernie Gutierrez, former Acting President, Forum for Regional Associations of Grantmakers
Michael Leon Guerrero, Co-Director, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
Wade Henderson, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Matt Howe, Former Executive Director, National Alliance for Choice in Giving
Priscilla Hung, Executive Director, Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training
Rhoda Karpatkin, President Emeritus, Consumers Union
Steve Kest, Executive Director, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Anu Kumar, Ph.D., MPH, Executive Vice President, Ipas
Frances Kunreuther, Project Director, Building Movement Project
Bertha Lewis, Chief Organizer, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Greg B. Macabenta, National Chair, National Federation of Filipino American Associations
Dr. Stephanie McGencey, Executive Director, Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families
Taij Moteellal, Board Member, Funding Exchange (former Executive Director, Resource Generation)
Janet Murguia, President, National Council of La Raza
Kathy Partridge, Executive Director, Interfaith Funders
Joy Persall, Executive Director, Native Americans in Philanthropy
Mark Randazzo, Coordinator, Funders Network on Trade and Globalization
Miles Rapoport, President, Demos: A Network for Ideas and Action
Scott Reed, Executive Director, PICO National Network
Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO, Global Policy Solutions, LLC
Russell Roybal, Deputy Executive Director of External Relations, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Douglas Sauer, CSW, Board Chair, National Council of Nonprofits and CEO, Council of Community Services of New York State
William F. Schulz, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Sophia Silao, Associate Director, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
Michael Slater, Executive Director, Project Vote
Gary Snyder, Founder, Nonprofit Imperative
Rusty Stahl, Executive Director, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
Catherine Tactaquin, Executive Director, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
John Taylor, President and CEO, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Philip Tegeler, Executive Director, Poverty & Race Research Action Council
Richard Williams, President, American Indian College Fund
Akaya Windwood, President and CEO, Rockwood Leadership Institute
Karen Zelermyer, Executive Director, Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues
LOCAL NONPROFIT LEADERS
Rev. John Aeschbury, Lead Organizer, Building Responsibility Equality and Dignity-BREAD (OH)
Andrea Alexander, Coordinator, Northwest Native Asset Building Coalition (WA)
Drew Astolfi, Organizer, Faith Action for Community Equity-FACE (HI)
Faith Bautista, President and CEO, Mabuhay Alliance (CA)
Lorna Bourg, Executive Director, Southern Mutual Help Association (LA)
Chris Brown, Director of Education Programs, Local Initiative Support Coalition-Chicago (IL)
Diana Bustamante, Executive Director, Colonias Development Council (NM)
Sonia Diaz-Rangel, Associate Director, Southwest Youth Collaborative (IL)
Daniel Dodd-Ramirez, Executive Director, Step Up Savannah (GA)
Robert F. Edwards, Founder and Executive Director, Civic Formation, Inc. (NJ)
Rev. Ryan Eller, Lead Organizer, Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment (NC)
Patricia B. Fennell, President, Latino Community Development Agency (OK)
Ronald Garcia-Fogarty, Executive Director, El Vinculo Hispano, Hispanic Liaison of Chatham County (NC)
Cynthia Guyer, Executive Director, San Francisco Schools Alliance (CA)
David Jones, President and CEO, Community Service Society of New York (NY)
Matt Leber, Organizer, The Nashville Movement, A Coalition for Economic and Racial Justice (TN)
Daniella Levine, President and CEO, Human Services Coalition of Dade County (FL)
Virginia Lynch, Executive Director, Richmonders Involved in Strengthening our Communities-RISC (VA)
Jan Masaoka, Director and Editor-in-Chief, Blue Avocado (former Executive Director, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services) (CA)
Pam McMichael, Executive Director, Highlander Center (TN)
Nadia Moritz, Executive Director, Young Women's Project (DC)
Terry Odendahl, President, New Mexico Association of Grantmakers (Incoming President, Global Greengrants Fund)
Rev. Robert Owens, Lead Organizer, Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together-CLOUT (KY)
Ian Palmquist, Executive Director, Equality NC
Dan Petegorsky, Executive Director, Western States Center (OR)
Jon Pratt, Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MN)
Angela Reyes, Executive Director, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation (MI)
Max Rodas, Executive Director, Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center (OH)
Maria Rodriguez, Founding Director, Florida Immigrant Coalition (FL)
Robby Rodriguez, Director, Southwest Organizing Project (NM)
Kathleen Sanchez, Co-Director, Tewa Women United (NM)
Rev. Donna Schaper, Judson Memorial Church (NY)
Madeline Talbott, Lead Organizer, Action Now (IL)
Helen Vinton, Assistant Executive Director/Life Quality Director, Southern Mutual Help Association (LA)
Bill Watanabe, Executive Director, Little Tokyo Service Center (CA)
Melinda Wiggins, Executive Director, Student Action with Farmworkers (NC)
Haeyoung Yoon, Executive Director, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities (NY)
SCHOLARS, AUTHORS, CONSULTANTS, AND NOTABLE SECTOR LEADERS
Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Professor of Public Health, Lehman College, City University of New York
Shay C. Bilchik, Director, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University Public Policy Institute
Hodding Carter, University Professor of Leadership and Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (former president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation)
Louis Delgado, Independent Consultant (former Graduate Program Director for the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Sector Program at Loyola University)
Michael Edwards, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Demos (former director of the Ford Foundation's Governance and Civil Society Program)
Pablo Eisenberg, Senior Fellow, Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Diane Evia-Lanevi, Fundholder, Tomorrow Fund, Triangle Community Foundation
Elenore Garton, Senior Researcher, Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy, Brandeis University
Steve Goldin, President, Goldin Consulting Services
Andrew Hahn, Director, Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy, Brandeis University
Claudia Jacobs, Director of Capacity Building, Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy, Brandeis University
Kim Klein, author, consultant (founder of Grassroots Fundraising Journal)
Kathy Kretman, Director, Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Paul Light, Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, New York University
Spence Limbocker, consultant (former executive director of the Neighborhood Funders Group)
Steven Mayer, Director, Effective Communities, LLC
Marcy Murninghan, INSPIRE Fellow, Institute for Global Leadership, Tufts University
Susan Ostrander, Professor of Sociology, Tufts University
john a. powell, Executive Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Ohio State University
Gladys Santiago, CFRE, President, Unitivity, Inc.
Tom Shapiro, Pokross Professor of Law and Social Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
Edward Skloot, Director of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society, Duke University (former President and CEO, Surdna Foundation)
Paul Speer, Associate Professor of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University
Bill Spriggs, Chair, Economics Department, Howard University
Heidi Swarts, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University
Jon Van Til, Professor of Urban Studies and Community Planning, Rutgers University
Richard Wood, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of New Mexico
