Funded entirely by donations rather than general Alliance operating funds, the Intellectual Capital Seed Fund must surpass its $150,000 floor in order to fund future projects of significance to the nonprofit human services sector. (See main article for more information about the Intellectual Capital Seed Fund.)
Neuroscience Impact on Human ServicesThe Alliance has published a series of three reports that examine how advancements in neuroscience will impact the ability of nonprofit human service providers to organize and deliver future behavioral health services. The reports are available as
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Donations to and questions about the fund can be made by contacting Patrice A. Heinz, director of resource development for the Alliance, at 202-429-0400, ext. 17.
Support from the following parties has made possible the first dispersal of funds: Duncan Campbell; Doris H. Chortek, a member of the Alliance Development Committee; Greater Milwaukee Foundation; Len P. Iaquinta, a member of the Alliance Development Committee and Resource Development Services Advisory Committee; and Joseph M. Reibman, a member of the Alliance Board of Directors and the Strategic Positioning Committee.
Members of the fund’s steering committee include:
B. Scott Finnell, Ph.D., president and CEO of Alliance member Pressley Ridge, Pittsburgh, is the designated representative from the Alliance Board of Directors, which he chairs. He is also vice president and secretary of the board for Families International, the Alliance’s holding company, and a member of the Families International Audit Committee.
Stephen C. Mack, Inverness, Ill., is the designated representative from the Alliance Finance Committee, which he chairs. He’s also treasurer for the Alliance Board of Directors, a member of the Families International Board of Directors, and chair of the Families International Audit Committee.
Jane L. Polin, philanthropic advisor, New York, is an independent committee member.
Joseph M. Reibman, attorney, Allentown, Pa., is the designated representative from the Alliance Strategic Positioning Committee. He also serves on the Alliance Board of Directors.
Edward Skloot, director of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civic Society at Duke University’s Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Durham, N.C., is an independent committee member.
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