Tim Hanstad
Encyclopedia
For the past twenty-five years, Mr. Tim Hanstad has led Landesa
's institutional growth. Tim also has more than 20 years of experience in project management
, research
, consulting
, policy advocacy, training and writing on issues of expanding land access, improving land tenure security, and developing land markets for poverty alleviation and economic growth
in developing countries.
Tim has worked in 15 countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America, including four years living in India
. His project experience includes work with numerous international donor agencies and foundations such as the World Bank
, United Nations Food & Agricultural Organization, United Nations Development Programme
, UN-HABITAT, United States Agency for International Development
, DFID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
, Ford Foundation
, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
, Omidyar Network
, and The John T. Templeton Foundation. His work has helped 400,000,000 people attain land rights and has promoted the land rights of women throughout his work with Landesa.
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Hanstad received his law degree from University of Washington School of Law
. Tim also teaches there and he has co-directed a graduate program in Law of Sustainable International Development.
Landesa
Landesa is a non-profit organization working to improve land rights for impoverished farming families in developing countries. Landesa partners with governments and non-governmental organizations to ensure that the world’s poorest families have secure rights over the land they till...
's institutional growth. Tim also has more than 20 years of experience in project management
Project management
Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
, research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
, consulting
Consultant
A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...
, policy advocacy, training and writing on issues of expanding land access, improving land tenure security, and developing land markets for poverty alleviation and economic growth
Economic growth
In economics, economic growth is defined as the increasing capacity of the economy to satisfy the wants of goods and services of the members of society. Economic growth is enabled by increases in productivity, which lowers the inputs for a given amount of output. Lowered costs increase demand...
in developing countries.
Tim has worked in 15 countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America, including four years living in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. His project experience includes work with numerous international donor agencies and foundations such as the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, United Nations Food & Agricultural Organization, United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
, UN-HABITAT, United States Agency for International Development
United States Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development is the United States federal government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid. President John F. Kennedy created USAID in 1961 by executive order to implement development assistance programs in the areas...
, DFID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family"...
, Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund , , is an international philanthropic organisation created and run by members of the Rockefeller family. It was set up in New York City in 1940 as the primary philanthropic vehicle of the five famous Rockefeller brothers: John D...
, Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network is a philanthrocapitalist investment firm established in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam. To date, Omidyar Network has committed more than $290 million to for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations that foster economic advancement and encourage individual...
, and The John T. Templeton Foundation. His work has helped 400,000,000 people attain land rights and has promoted the land rights of women throughout his work with Landesa.
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Hanstad received his law degree from University of Washington School of Law
University of Washington School of Law
The University of Washington School of Law is the law school of the University of Washington, located on the northwest corner of the main campus in Seattle, Washington.The most recent 2012 U.S...
. Tim also teaches there and he has co-directed a graduate program in Law of Sustainable International Development.