Divya Khandke Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Blue Meridian Partners is a pioneering philanthropic model for finding and funding scalable solutions to the problems that limit economic and social mobility for America’s young people and families in poverty. ​As Portfolio Manager, I contribute to Blue Meridian’s investee selection process, support individual investee relationships, including developing scaling plans, and help assess investee and portfolio-wide performance. I also collaborate on innovative initiatives to expand Blue Meridian’s work, with a focus on Nationwide Solutions.

Washington Dc

Created and lead the analysis with the WHC Social Impact Screening Tool analyzing of over 30 indicators for social impact implications and tradeoffs of potential WHC multi-family property acquisitionsManage WHC’s human capacity and wealth building strategy work plan establishing partnerships and leveraging resident social capital for resident services, supports, and economic mobility opportunitiesCo-develop strategic initiatives including WHC’s Stakeholder Council convenings, thought leadership, and fundraising applications

Washington Dc

Washington Dc

Projects: Energy Allies, The Vibrant Neighborhoods Forum, The Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Iniative (YTILI) Fellowship Program, DC Small Events, and Bilbao Urban Innovation and Leadership Dialogues (BUILD) Conference.Co-Authored URP’s 10-Year Impact Report noting the impact of GMF Cities programs on people, places, and policies with graphics, statistics, and story highlights utilizing Adobe Creative SuiteResearched and co-wrote 4 Energy Transition City Case Studies for the Energy Allies project gleaning best practices for strategic partnerships and policies around climate and energy action at the municipal levelCo-Designed the Vibrant Neighborhoods Forum bringing together six transatlantic cities to explore community engagement strategy for purposeful policy-making and planning practiceCoordinated content, data, and logistics on more than 17 three-day workshops and conferences on civic engagement, energy transition, entrepreneurship, and economic development topics under grants from The Kresge Foundation, The U.S. Department of State, Compagnia di Sao Paolo, and Bank of America, among othersDirected and developed the GMF Cities communications strategy for the website, social media, newsletters, and advertisementsSupervised the URP internship program, oversaw the program database, and managed administrative operations including budgets up to $1,000,000

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Greater Boston Area

Researched and presented on 15 Roxbury development projects to track community benefits, costs, job opportunities, and community impact Campaigned with Roxbury community organizers to conduct over 150 gentrification surveys and collect petitions for Just Cause Eviction as part of the Roxbury Right to Remain Campaign for housing justiceUpdated and maintained ACE’s Ebase database of members to accurately track donations and membershipProduced monthly membership update materials

Davidson, Nc

Collected and analyzed data for Davidson’s STARS assessment to track Davidson’s sustainability initiatives in education, operations, research, and planning and administrationEnsured the success of zero-waste sporting events on campus

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Collected data for the ACUPCC Greenhouse Gas Inventory and STARS reporting tools to measure Furman’s sustainability efforts Created a Furman University Sustainability Progress Report and facilitated Furman’s achievement of Gold STARS rating

Master'S Degree, City Planning (Mcp) | Housing, Community, And Economic Development Concentration

Weitzman School of Design Student Planning Association Representative | Inclusion in Design Executive Board Member

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Cum Laude, Sociology

Honors Sociology Thesis: “Profit Over People: Investigating Cases of Environmental Racism in Roxbury, MA and Flint, MI” Omicron Delta.

Study Abroad In Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentine Environment and Culture, Urban History of Buenos Aires, Drugs and Violence in Latin America, Community Service Learning, Spanish

Study Abroad In Cape Coast, Ghana

Davidson in Ghana Summer Program