Pablo Eisenberg
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Pablo Eisenberg is a leading scholar and advocate for greater accountability and commitment by philanthropy
in the United States
to the poor, people of color and social justice issues. As Robert Jaquay, associate director of The George Gund Foundation
, has observed of Pablo, "His influence is attributable in no small part to his great talent for writing and public speaking. From his basic theme of social change from the bottom up, Eisenberg has woven dozens of variations – functioning as a trenchant, polemical commentator on America’s nonprofit sector, philanthropy and the community development movement. Both tongue and pen have been purposefully pointed in order to provoke critical examination of and by those in the nonprofit world." Stacy Palmer of the Chronicle of Philanthropy has described Pablo as "one of the most influential and outspoken voices in philanthropy."
He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Georgetown University
's Public Policy Institute. Prior to his coming to Georgetown in January 1999, he served for 23 years as Executive Director of the Center for Community Change
, a national technical assistance and advocacy organization
working with low income
and minority
organizations and constituencies throughout the country.
Pablo served two years in the U.S. Army and over three years in Africa as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Information Agency. He then spent two years as Program Director of Operation Crossroads Africa
before going to work as Director of Pennsylvania Operations for the Office of Economic Opportunity
(OEO) in Washington, D.C.
He subsequently became Deputy Director of the Research and Demonstration division at the Office of Economic Opportunity. After leaving OEO, he served as Deputy Director for field operations at the National Urban Coalition. After almost five years with the Coalition, he worked as a freelance consultant for a variety of nonprofit organizations and foundations.
Pablo has published many articles and chapters of books and has been a regular columnist for The Chronicle of Philanthropy
for the past seventeen years. His book, Challenges for Nonprofits and Philanthropy: The Courage to Change, was published by the New England Press and Tufts University
in December 2004. In 2003 he wrote, with Christine Ahn and Channapha Khamsvongsa, the hard-hitting report, Foundation Trustee Fees: Use and Abuse (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership, September 2003).
Eisenberg is a founder of Committee of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
and is President of Friends of VISTA
. He serves on the boards of Youth Today, Eureka Communities, the Milton Eisenhower Foundation, ICChange and the University College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, and New Faculty Majority Foundation. In addition, he is a trustee of Citizen Funds, a socially responsible mutual fund.
Pablo is a graduate of both Princeton University
and Merton College, Oxford University, where he earned a BA and a B.Litt, respectively. He received a German Marshall Fund
fellowship in 1989 to study the nonprofit sectors in Great Britain
, Holland and France
. He was a nationally ranked tennis
player and was captain of both the Princeton and Oxford tennis teams. He was a visiting professor at both the University of Notre Dame
and New Orleans University
.
He is the recipient of the 1989 award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Service from the Alliance for Justice
; the Weston Howland Jr. Award for Distinguished National Leadership from Tufts University; a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 by the National Society of Fundraising Executives; and the 1998 John Gardner Leadership Award sponsored by Independent Sector
. In June 2004, he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Princeton University.
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to the poor, people of color and social justice issues. As Robert Jaquay, associate director of The George Gund Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The George Gund Foundation was established in 1952 and provides grants in the areas of education, human services, economic and community development, the environment and the arts...
, has observed of Pablo, "His influence is attributable in no small part to his great talent for writing and public speaking. From his basic theme of social change from the bottom up, Eisenberg has woven dozens of variations – functioning as a trenchant, polemical commentator on America’s nonprofit sector, philanthropy and the community development movement. Both tongue and pen have been purposefully pointed in order to provoke critical examination of and by those in the nonprofit world." Stacy Palmer of the Chronicle of Philanthropy has described Pablo as "one of the most influential and outspoken voices in philanthropy."
Biography
Pablo Eisenberg was born on July 1, 1932 in Paris, France. He came to the United States at age 7 in 1939 and grew up in New Jersey.He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
's Public Policy Institute. Prior to his coming to Georgetown in January 1999, he served for 23 years as Executive Director of the Center for Community Change
Center for Community Change
The Center for Community Change is one of the larger community building organizations in the United States. It was founded in 1968 in response to civil rights concerns of the 1960s...
, a national technical assistance and advocacy organization
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
working with low income
Income
Income is the consumption and savings opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame, which is generally expressed in monetary terms. However, for households and individuals, "income is the sum of all the wages, salaries, profits, interests payments, rents and other forms of earnings...
and minority
Minority group
A minority is a sociological group within a demographic. The demographic could be based on many factors from ethnicity, gender, wealth, power, etc. The term extends to numerous situations, and civilizations within history, despite the misnomer of minorities associated with a numerical statistic...
organizations and constituencies throughout the country.
Pablo served two years in the U.S. Army and over three years in Africa as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Information Agency. He then spent two years as Program Director of Operation Crossroads Africa
Operation Crossroads Africa
Operation Crossroads Africa is a non-profit, non-governmental organization working to build links between North America and Africa. It was founded in 1957 by the priest James Herman Robinson. OCA annually sends groups of young volunteers from North America to work on projects in Africa. At its...
before going to work as Director of Pennsylvania Operations for the Office of Economic Opportunity
Office of Economic Opportunity
The Office of Economic Opportunity was the agency responsible for administering most of the War on Poverty programs created as part of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society legislative agenda.- History :...
(OEO) in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
He subsequently became Deputy Director of the Research and Demonstration division at the Office of Economic Opportunity. After leaving OEO, he served as Deputy Director for field operations at the National Urban Coalition. After almost five years with the Coalition, he worked as a freelance consultant for a variety of nonprofit organizations and foundations.
Pablo has published many articles and chapters of books and has been a regular columnist for The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is a biweekly newspaper that covers the nonprofit world. Based in Washington, DC, it is the top news source for charity leaders, foundation executives, fund raisers, and other people involved in philanthropy...
for the past seventeen years. His book, Challenges for Nonprofits and Philanthropy: The Courage to Change, was published by the New England Press and Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
in December 2004. In 2003 he wrote, with Christine Ahn and Channapha Khamsvongsa, the hard-hitting report, Foundation Trustee Fees: Use and Abuse (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership, September 2003).
Eisenberg is a founder of Committee of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy , established in 1976 and based in Washington, DC, is a privately-funded non-profit organization that conducts research on and advocates for greater accountability, transparency and a focus on social justice in the philanthropic sector...
and is President of Friends of VISTA
Volunteers in Service to America
VISTA or Volunteers in Service to America is an anti-poverty program created by Lyndon Johnson's Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as the domestic version of the Peace Corps. Initially, the program increased employment opportunities for conscientious people who felt they could contribute tangibly to...
. He serves on the boards of Youth Today, Eureka Communities, the Milton Eisenhower Foundation, ICChange and the University College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, and New Faculty Majority Foundation. In addition, he is a trustee of Citizen Funds, a socially responsible mutual fund.
Pablo is a graduate of both Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and Merton College, Oxford University, where he earned a BA and a B.Litt, respectively. He received a German Marshall Fund
German Marshall Fund
The German Marshall Fund of the United States is a nonpartisan American public policy and grantmaking institution dedicated to promoting greater cooperation and understanding between North America and Europe....
fellowship in 1989 to study the nonprofit sectors in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, Holland and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He was a nationally ranked tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player and was captain of both the Princeton and Oxford tennis teams. He was a visiting professor at both the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
and New Orleans University
New Orleans University
New Orleans University, was a historically black college that operated between 1873 and 1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church and affiliated with a number of preparatory schools located in various parts of the state of Louisiana...
.
He is the recipient of the 1989 award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Service from the Alliance for Justice
Alliance for Justice
Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations in the USA....
; the Weston Howland Jr. Award for Distinguished National Leadership from Tufts University; a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 by the National Society of Fundraising Executives; and the 1998 John Gardner Leadership Award sponsored by Independent Sector
Independent Sector
Independent Sector is a coalition of nonprofits, foundations and corporate giving programs. Founded in 1980, it is the first organization to combine the grant seekers and grantees....
. In June 2004, he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Princeton University.