About Us

Our mission is to deliver an organic and common sense approach for the future of giving, volunteering and philanthropy to the next generation. We will invest our knowledge in the youth of America through our lectures, senior seminars, mentoring programs and youth philanthropy camps.

Board of Directors

• Dave Aldrich, Founder and CEO, Grab The Torch, MA
• Alexis Boian, Founder, Young Philanthropists Foundation and Penny Harvest, CO
• George M. Isdale Jr. Chairman IYRS and UBS Financial (ret.) CT and RI
• Christiane Leitinger, Non-Profit Executive, Washington, DC
• Paul Schervish, Director, Boston College Wealth and Philanthropy Institute, MA
  
  

Curriculum Advisors

• Peter Curran, Dean of Students, Fountain Valley School, CO
• Luana Nissan, Glenn Institute for Philanthropy and Service Learning, GA
• Caroline Walsh, Head of Lower and Middle School, Lincoln School, RI
• Kim Blanchard, Dean’s Office, Ethel Walker School, CT
• Louisa Jones, Development Officer, Pomfret School, CT
• Charlie Cahn, Headmaster, Suffield Academy, CT
• Paul Miller, Global Initiatives, NAIS, DC
• Seymour Fliegel, CEI-PEA and New York City Charter Schools, NY
• Elizabeth Cochran, Rocky Hill School, RI
• Nan Peterson, Blake School and 6 Billion Paths to Peace
• Jim Toole, Compass Institute
  
  

Finance Committee

• John Griswold, Common Fund Institute, CT
• Denise Manning, UBS Financial, CT
• Michael Hickey, US Equity Investment Director, Fidelity M&R, MA
• Michael Cronin, CFO, NYYC, NY