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Melanie is a nationally-recognized speaker and writer on advancing equity in philanthropy.
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Women Funded 2019, San Francisco, CA, Women’s Funding Network.
2021 Speaking Engagements
FEBRUARY
UNC Carolina Center for Public Service, Chapel Hill, NC
JANUARY
I Be Black Girl, Omaha, NE
International Day of Education, Global Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2020 Speaking Engagements
NOVEMBER
Women Leaders for the World Fellowship Program, San Francisco, CA
OCTOBER
Community Investment Network (CIN) Conference
SEPTEMBER
ReCity Network Funding Justice Speaker Series
Welcome to the Neighborhood: American University East Event
AUGUST
Foresight 20/20: I Be Black Girl Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month Live Event
Taco Bell Foundation, Live Mas Scholars Event
London School of Economics: United States Centre 2020 Election (to be aired at a later date)
Previous Speaking Engagements:
Alumni of Color Conference, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
American University, Washington, D.C.
Association for Black Foundation Executives, Napa Valley, CA
Cuba Platform, Havana, Cuba
Education Writers Association, Boston, MA
Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA
Grantmakers for Education, various locations
Grantmakers in the Arts, Houston, TX
International Inequalities Institute, Cape Town, South Africa
London School of Economics, London, UK
National Governor’s Association, Little Rock, AR
Rhodes Trust, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Washington Area Women’s Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Women’s Funding Network, San Francisco, CA