Vincent Stehle
Program Officer for Non-Profit Sector Support Initiative
Surdna Foundation

Vincent Stehle is the Program Officer for the Nonprofit Sector Support Program at the Surdna Foundation, a family foundation based in New York City with assets of roughly $650 million. Surdna also makes grants in the areas of Community Revitalization, Environment, Creating an Effective Citizenry, and the Arts. The Nonprofit Sector Support Program focuses on strengthening the policy and advocacy role of nonprofits, their internal management and their dealing with a changing political, economic and technological environment. It includes support for the creation of new sources of philanthropic dollars and effective collaboration between nonprofits and philanthropy. As part of its efforts to improve nonprofit management, Surdna has focused considerable resources toward the effective use of new information and communications technologies.

Before coming to Surdna, Mr. Stehle worked for ten years as a reporter for The Chronicle of Philanthropy, where he covered fundraising and management issues for the nonprofit sector. In addition, he has written extensively for other publications, including The Washington Post, The Nation, Symphony Magazine, and other magazines and journals.

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