Alice Hill

Education: BA: Indiana University, MA: Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, in International Relations and Economics
Service Expertise: designing and managing capacity-building programs, strategic planning, and grantmaking

Alice Hill, Senior Consultant, has over twelve years of experience in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, with specific expertise in program design and implementation and nonprofit organizational capacity building. She has domestic and international program expertise in the fields of civil society development, human rights, media, public policy, and education.

Since joining TCC in 2007, Hill has managed a number of long-term capacity-building initiatives, including the Strengthening Organizations to Mobilize Californians program funded by the Irvine, Packard, and Hewlett Foundations, and the Challenge Fund for Journalism, funded by the Ford, McCormick, Knight, and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundations. Both of these programs combine grantmaking with technical assistance in the form of coaching on issues of organizational development and financial sustainability. In addition to her work in this area, Hill has also provided strategic planning and evaluation services to clients, such as the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, the American Assembly, Northwest Area Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, International Planned Parenthood Federation, and others.

Prior to joining TCC Group, Hill served in leadership positions at the Eurasia Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. At Eurasia, Hill was Senior Program Development Officer where she oversaw fundraising and capacity-building efforts for local staff in 11 international field offices, as well as the development of new programs. She directed a number of special initiatives, including a major program funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to promote strategic philanthropy in Russia. At MacArthur, Hill served as Associate Director of the Moscow office where she helped run the grantmaking program in human rights, independent media, environmental conservation, and security. She also specialized in the development of the nonprofit sector in the region and ran a monthly NGO roundtable for local and international organizations devoted to building a strong third sector in the former Soviet Union.

Hill graduated cum laude from Indiana University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Slavic Languages and Literature. She received a Master's degree in International Relations and Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. Hill is fluent in Russian.

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