Monday, September 29, 2014
Lisa Fasolo Frishman has been named the new executive director of Grantmakers Forum of New York. She succeeds Liz Wilder, who will retire on October 3 after 13 years in that position. Lisa joins as only the third executive director to lead Grantmakers Forum in its 40-year history.
Lisa most recently served as the sole staff person for the undergraduate major at The Maxwell School in Citizenship and Civic Engagement. Prior to joining the Maxwell School, she spent seven years at The Denver Foundation.
Most notably, for over 4 years Lisa was the executive director of Social Venture Partners Denver, a fund of the Denver Foundation. As executive director, she managed SVP-Denver's administration, grantmaking, educational offerings, marketing and communications, events, and coordinated capacity building projects for grantees by training and recruiting volunteers.