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Volume 2
March 2016
Philanthropy Media and The Michael Chatman Giving Show
Selects America's Top 25 Most Influential Philanthropy Experts

Paul Polizzotto, CEO, Ecomedia CBS (pictured right) is one of America's most influential philanthropy experts. 
AMERICA'S Top 25 Most Influential Philanthropy Experts
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After a month of voting, rigorous research and data analysis, it is time to announce the wildly anticipated list of the Top 25 Most Influential Philanthropy Experts for 2016. We release our newest edition of the Top 25 every Spring - it's a nice way to honor some of the hardest workers in our tight-knit community.
 
We asked our newsletter readers, social media followers and radio listeners to submit the names of Philanthropy Experts who are influencers in the charitable sector.
 
Of course, voting is only one part of the complex, mostly boring (but fun for us!) formula that goes into calculating what makes someone truly influential in philanthropy. Here's how we arrived at the rankings: We measured Vote Totals, Social Impact, and Traditional Influence for each person that received a vote. The Impact scores took into account only what someone has done within the last year to truly stay up-to-date as an influential philanthropy expert.
 
You'll notice that while there are still some movers and shakers from past years, there are quite a few new experts on the list! The competition for being one of the most influential experts in philanthropy is fierce!
 
So are you ready? Let's get to it!
 
The Official Top 25 Most Influential Philanthropy & Social Innovation Experts:

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1. Paul Polizzotto, President, Ecomedia CBS
 www.ecomediacbs.com  

2. Sue Desmond Hellmann, President, Gates Foundation
www.gatesfoundation.org

3. Chris Anderson, Curator, TED
 www.ted.org 

4. Stacy Palmer, Editor, The Chronicle of Philanthropy

5. Jacob Harold, President, Guide Star
 www.guidestar.org


6. Diana Aviv, CEO and President, Feed America
 www.feedingamerica.org  

7. Dr. David King, Executive Director, Lake Institute on Faith and Givng
 https://philanthropy.iupui.edu/institutes/lake-institute/

8. Sally Osberg, President, Skoll Foundation
 www.skoll.org 
   

9. David Biemesdesfer President, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
 www.givingforum.org

10. Emmett Carson, President, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
 www.siliconvalleycf.org  

11. Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Founder, Giving 2.0 & Andreessen Foundation
 www.laaf.org  

12. Eugene Cochran, President, The Duke Endowment
 www.dukeendowment.org

13. Daniel Lee, Executive Director, Levi Strauss Foundation
 http://www.levistrauss.com/levi-strauss-foundation/

14. Eileen Heisman, President, National Philanthropic Trust
 www.nptrust.org

15. Sherry Magill, Jesse Ball Dupont Fund
 http://www.dupontfund.org/

16. Javier Soto, President, The Miami Foundation
 www.miamifoundation.org 

17. Art Taylor, President, BBB Giving Alliance
 www.bbb.org 

18. Linda Evans, President, The Meadows Foundation
 https://www.mfi.org/

19. Kathy Calvin, President, United Nations Foundation
 http://www.unfoundation.org/ 

20. Wendy Steele, Founder of Impact 100 Women Giving Circles 
 http://www.generosity-matters.com/

21. Beth Kanter, Nonprofit Social & Digital Media Expert
 
22. Audrey Kintzi, Vice President of Development, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
 
23. Antonia Hernandez, President, California Community Foundation
 
24. Valaida Fulwood, Founder, Giving Back Project
 
25. Judy Belk, President, California Wellness Foundation
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Known as "The Philanthropy Connector," Michael Chatman is one of the most listened-to voices in philanthropy and social innovation with 306,000 followers on Twitter; provides market strategy for America's leading thought leaders in philanthropy and social innovation, and positions their message to achieve greater social impact.

Three-time Social Media Influencer of the year in philanthropy; Mr. Chatman, founder of Philanthropy Speakers Agency, host of #WHYiGIVE and The Giving Show, is credited with building one of the most popular brands in the philanthropic sector.
 
Contact Michael Chatman at: www.michaelchatman.com
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