Ashley Blanchard

Education: BA: Stanford University, in Anthropology and Latin American Studies, MPP: University of California, Berkley, Goldman School of Public Policy
Service Expertise: strategic planning, governance, and grantmaking
TCC Practice Area: Philanthropy

Publications:

• "Strategic Philanthropy: Maximizing Family Engagement and Social Impact"
• "Funding for Impact"

Presentations & Speeches:

• Presenter, "Strategic Philanthropy: Maximizing Family Engagement and Social Impact", National Center for Family Philanthropy Teleconference series, and Northeast Regional Family Philanthropy Conference
• Panelist, "Engaging the Next Generation: Social Change Philanthropy," Family Foundation Conference, Baltimore

Ashley Blanchard, Consultant, has been with TCC since 2004. Since joining the firm, Blanchard has been involved in a number of strategic planning projects for a variety of funders, including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the William Penn Foundation, the John R. Oishei Foundation, the Henry H. Kessler Foundation, the Cargill Foundation, the Benton Foundation, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and the Erie Community Foundation. She helps manage the day-to-day operations of the Ohrstrom Foundation, a mid-sized family foundation, and also provides long-range planning and program development assistance. For clients such as the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers Foundation she has conducted governance assessment and planning. She has also worked with a number of non-profit clients, including strategic planning for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Boys and Girls Harbor, and the Arts Council of Silicon Valley.

Blanchard is a graduate of the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, where she completed her Masters in Public Policy. She concentrated her studies on social welfare policy and nonprofit management. As part of her graduate coursework, Blanchard authored a report on the evaluation of public policy grantmaking for Northern California Grantmakers. Prior to her graduate work, Blanchard developed marketing strategies for the advertising firm of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Blanchard received her B.A. with Honors in Anthropology and Latin American Studies from Stanford University.

Blanchard serves on the board of the Ms. Foundation for Women, and on advisory committees for the Council on Foundations and Changemakers. She is President of the Board of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation, which supports social justice efforts throughout the U.S. Through programs in Youth Organizing and Economic Justice, the foundation seeks to create a fair and just society by helping low-income families and communities develop the capacity and leadership skills necessary to influence the decisions that shape their lives.

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