Uma Viswanathan Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

New Pluralists is a funder collaborative focused on supporting the growing field of practitioners, storytellers, researchers, and innovators working to foster a culture of pluralism in America. We are committed to the vital work of healing our divisions by helping Americans recognize our shared humanity, embrace our differences, and solve challenges together. We believe that humanizing our neighbors and making room for diverse values and viewpoints are steps along the path to a healthier… Show more New Pluralists is a funder collaborative focused on supporting the growing field of practitioners, storytellers, researchers, and innovators working to foster a culture of pluralism in America. We are committed to the vital work of healing our divisions by helping Americans recognize our shared humanity, embrace our differences, and solve challenges together. We believe that humanizing our neighbors and making room for diverse values and viewpoints are steps along the path to a healthier democracy and a more just society in which each of us feels we belong. Through grantmaking, convening, and other activities, New Pluralists is supporting practice, building evidence, and fostering innovation in cultural change — on shifting the norms, values, skills, and behaviors that shape the way we see each other and ourselves. In deep partnership with a diverse set of Field Builders, we are supporting and knitting together people and organizations working across domains in this growing field — from depolarization, social healing, bridge building, and racial reconciliation to immigrant inclusion, collaborative problem-solving, civic skill-building, and interfaith engagement. Show less

Princeton, Nj

I invest resources in people and networks who work together to ensure that everyone in every community has the agency, power, access and abilities to influence shape how they live, learn, work, and play. I shape programming to help philanthropy learn how to honor, trust, and invest resources in the collective and diverse forms of leadership, which exist both within and outside traditional systems and organizations.

Battle Creek, Michigan

As part of a passionate, multiracial team focused on racial equity, leadership and community engagement, I invested $40 million in grants to organizations led by Latino, API, Native, African and African-American communities, to galvanize cross-racial movements and cross-sector coalitions rooted in cultural and historical integrity, to strengthen democracy, and to build collective power towards racial equity.WKKF believes that people have the inherent capacity to solve their own problems… Show more As part of a passionate, multiracial team focused on racial equity, leadership and community engagement, I invested $40 million in grants to organizations led by Latino, API, Native, African and African-American communities, to galvanize cross-racial movements and cross-sector coalitions rooted in cultural and historical integrity, to strengthen democracy, and to build collective power towards racial equity.WKKF believes that people have the inherent capacity to solve their own problems and that social transformation and racial equity is within the reach of all communities. We partner with diverse communities, amplifying their voices and helping them to create conditions in which all children can thrive. Show less

Oakland, Ca

As Director of Leadership Development, I designed and implemented innovative initiatives to further Urban Habitat's mission of advancing regional equity by building power in low-income communities and communities of color. I directed the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI), which recruits, trains, and places social and racial justice advocates onto local and regional boards and commissions through the Bay Area. As Director, I expanded and strengthened the BCLI curriculum… Show more As Director of Leadership Development, I designed and implemented innovative initiatives to further Urban Habitat's mission of advancing regional equity by building power in low-income communities and communities of color. I directed the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI), which recruits, trains, and places social and racial justice advocates onto local and regional boards and commissions through the Bay Area. As Director, I expanded and strengthened the BCLI curriculum, facilitated the BCLI Learning Community, integrated best practices, strengthened Alumni engagement and programming, and replicated our model. Show less

As part of the executive leadership team, I designed and implemented strategies and best practices for IAHV-US around: branding and communications, operations, development, and strategic partnerships. I consulted with IAHV Program Directors and teams on program strategy, operations, communications, fundraising, partnerships, monitoring and evaluation and stakeholder engagement plans. My programmatic areas of focus for IAHV-US were: at-risk youth and school culture, veterans resilience, prisoner… Show more As part of the executive leadership team, I designed and implemented strategies and best practices for IAHV-US around: branding and communications, operations, development, and strategic partnerships. I consulted with IAHV Program Directors and teams on program strategy, operations, communications, fundraising, partnerships, monitoring and evaluation and stakeholder engagement plans. My programmatic areas of focus for IAHV-US were: at-risk youth and school culture, veterans resilience, prisoner rehabilitation, and global community-driven development. Show less

Founded and directed Nouvelle Vie Youth Corps, IAHV's sustainable development program in Haiti, including: program development and management, fundraising and partnerships, training, recruitment and staffing, and communications. Developed 350 Haitian youth leaders in 5 cities to implement community empowerment through trauma relief, sustainable agriculture, sexuality education, and street child mentorship. Developed 19 of those youth leaders as local leadership and empowerment trainers… Show more Founded and directed Nouvelle Vie Youth Corps, IAHV's sustainable development program in Haiti, including: program development and management, fundraising and partnerships, training, recruitment and staffing, and communications. Developed 350 Haitian youth leaders in 5 cities to implement community empowerment through trauma relief, sustainable agriculture, sexuality education, and street child mentorship. Developed 19 of those youth leaders as local leadership and empowerment trainers. Impacted nearly 10,000 Haitians in 3 years. Oversaw US and Haiti team activity, and managed board and donor relations. Developed and implemented communications strategy, including marketing, media, and PR, including publications in: Washington Post, Huffington Post, Triple Pundit, and Care2. Show less

Organized and facilitated youth empowerment programs, teaching stress-management and leadership for high school and university students. Implemented stakeholder engagement and strategic partnerships withs school district administrations, teachers unions, principals and teachers, student leaders and groups, university administrations and academic departments, the media and corporate sponsors. Trained student and community volunteer teams in: team leadership and management, stakeholder… Show more Organized and facilitated youth empowerment programs, teaching stress-management and leadership for high school and university students. Implemented stakeholder engagement and strategic partnerships withs school district administrations, teachers unions, principals and teachers, student leaders and groups, university administrations and academic departments, the media and corporate sponsors. Trained student and community volunteer teams in: team leadership and management, stakeholder engagement, marketing and outreach, and planning and logistics. Developed service initiatives, including: national Kids-for-Kids program, a school-based random acts of kindness initiative; the Miami Haiti Relief Drive, in partnership with Miami Dade Public Schools; gang and juvenile prisoner rehabilitation in Washington DC and the Bronx; trauma relief post school shooting at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University. Mentored new trainers in youth empowerment, group facilitation, program strategy and management, and community engagement. Show less

Coordinated counseling and violence prevention program in an inner city New York. Educated 25 fifth-graders about violence and its prevention through weekly meetings and projects exploring conflict resolution and images of. Trained group to direct workshops on trauma and coping with peers and parents. Conducted individual and group counseling and conflict mediations with children exhibiting emotional and behavioral reactions to death, foster care, learning disabilities, domestic violence and… Show more Coordinated counseling and violence prevention program in an inner city New York. Educated 25 fifth-graders about violence and its prevention through weekly meetings and projects exploring conflict resolution and images of. Trained group to direct workshops on trauma and coping with peers and parents. Conducted individual and group counseling and conflict mediations with children exhibiting emotional and behavioral reactions to death, foster care, learning disabilities, domestic violence and parental neglect. Developed strong ties with the home and school through frequent teacher and parent conferences. Show less

B.A., Psychology

Activities and Societies: Mission Hill After School Program - Program Coordinator, Research assistant - Cognitive Social Psychology Lab.

Masters Of Arts, History Of Science