Sanda J. Balaban

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  Nonetheless, "There's definitely a noticeable generational difference in the way people approach philanthropy," said Goldman Sachs Foundation Associate Sanda Balaban, a panelist at the same Council session.
  
  There's also a burgeoning network of organizations and projects forming a nascent "young donor organizing movement"-including Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP), Foundations for Change, Changemakers, Resource Generation, Reciprocity, Active Element Foundation, Aegis Donor Circle and the Making Money Make Change annual conference.
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  Sanda Balaban, 29, Associate, Goldman Sachs Foundation, New York City
  
  "If you made a movie about my life, you would have to call it The Accidental Philanthropist," says Sanda Balaban, an "English Lit" major as an undergraduate at Swarthmore College.She taught secondary school humanities in New York City and Boston-simultaneously attaining her master's degree in education from Harvard University.
  
  In 1999, after a couple of education-related jobs-Balaban landed a two-year term as a Ford Foundation program associate focused on K-12 education reform.In 2001, she moved to the Goldman Sachs Foundation, an all-education-oriented grantmaker, where she manages a portfolio in alternative and public school education and is involved in teacher development and induction."I've heard philanthropy called the 'research and development' wing of society," said Balaban.

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  "We're looking to create 'philanthropolgy'" says Sanda Balaban, 30, a member of the national steering group and program associate at the Goldman Sachs Foundation, in New York.

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  Sanda J. Balaban is a Network Leader for 21 Empowerment Schools, a bold initiative of the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) through which schools are given more flexibility and decision-making authority in exchange for reaching high levels of academic achievement, financial integrity, and educational equity.In her role, she and her network team support their schools in all instructional and operational capacities.Other roles and responsibilities with the NYCDOE include work with the Office of New Schools developing and supporting new, small secondary schools and their leaders and serving as the Special Assistant to the East Bronx Regional Superintendent developing instructional priorities and supporting strategies for improving teaching and learning in the 116 schools in the region.Prior to joining the NYCDOE, Sanda spent four years working in educational philanthropy, serving as an Associate at The Goldman Sachs Foundation, and as a Program Associate in the Education, Knowledge, and Religion division of the Ford Foundation.Earlier in her career, she worked for The Teachers Network, a nonprofit professional development and policy organization, and for the Boston Private Industry Council , coordinating school-to-career programs and work-based internships for alternative high school students.Sanda taught secondary school-level humanities in New York City and Boston.Sanda graduated from Swarthmore College and received her Masters of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.Most importantly, Sanda loves girls, loves writing, and loves supporting girls' writing.

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  Nonetheless, "There's definitely a noticeable generational difference in the way people approach philanthropy," said Goldman Sachs Foundation Associate Sanda Balaban, a panelist at the same Council session.
  
  There's also a burgeoning network of organizations and projects forming a nascent "young donor organizing movement"-including Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP), Foundations for Change, Changemakers, Resource Generation, Reciprocity, Active Element Foundation, Aegis Donor Circle and the Making Money Make Change annual conference.
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  Sanda Balaban, 29, Associate, Goldman Sachs Foundation, New York City
  
  "If you made a movie about my life, you would have to call it The Accidental Philanthropist," says Sanda Balaban, an "English Lit" major as an undergraduate at Swarthmore College.She taught secondary school humanities in New York City and Boston-simultaneously attaining her master's degree in education from Harvard University.
  
  In 1999, after a couple of education-related jobs-Balaban landed a two-year term as a Ford Foundation program associate focused on K-12 education reform.In 2001, she moved to the Goldman Sachs Foundation, an all-education-oriented grantmaker, where she manages a portfolio in alternative and public school education and is involved in teacher development and induction."I've heard philanthropy called the 'research and development' wing of society," said Balaban.

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  Nonetheless, "There's definitely a noticeable generational difference in the way people approach philanthropy," said Goldman Sachs Foundation Associate Sanda Balaban, a panelist at the same Council session.
  
  There's also a burgeoning network of organizations and projects forming a nascent "young donor organizing movement"-including Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP), Foundations for Change, Changemakers, Resource Generation, Reciprocity, Active Element Foundation, Aegis Donor Circle and the Making Money Make Change annual conference.
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  Sanda Balaban, 29, Associate, Goldman Sachs Foundation, New York City
  
  "If you made a movie about my life, you would have to call it The Accidental Philanthropist," says Sanda Balaban, an "English Lit" major as an undergraduate at Swarthmore College.She taught secondary school humanities in New York City and Boston-simultaneously attaining her master's degree in education from Harvard University.
  
  In 1999, after a couple of education-related jobs-Balaban landed a two-year term as a Ford Foundation program associate focused on K-12 education reform.In 2001, she moved to the Goldman Sachs Foundation, an all-education-oriented grantmaker, where she manages a portfolio in alternative and public school education and is involved in teacher development and induction."I've heard philanthropy called the 'research and development' wing of society," said Balaban.

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  Sanda BalabanSanda Balaban is a Program Associate in the Education , Knowledge , and Religion division of the Ford Foundation--New York City , where her work focuses on K-12 education reform.Prior to joining the Foundation , she worked for IMPACT II--The Teachers Network , an organization that recognizes and rewards innovative public school teachers and engages them in professional development and education policywork.Balaban also worked for the Boston Private Industry Council , coordinating school-to-career programs for alternative high school students.She has taught secondary school humanities in New York City and Boston.Balaban received her B.A. in English Literature , with minors in education and theatre , from Swarthmore College , and her Masters of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
  
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  Sanda BalabanSanda Balaban is a Program Associate in the Education, Knowledge, and Religion division of the Ford Foundation--New York City, where her work focuses on K-12 education reform.Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked for IMPACT II--The Teachers Network, an organization that recognizes and rewards innovative public school teachers and engages them in professional development and education policywork.Balaban also worked for the Boston Private Industry Council, coordinating school-to-career programs for alternative high school students.She has taught secondary school humanities in New York City and Boston.Balaban received her B.A. in English Literature, with minors in education and theatre, from Swarthmore College, and her Masters of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
  
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  Sanda BalabanSanda Balaban is a Program Associate in the Education , Knowledge , and Religion division of the Ford Foundation--New York City , where her work focuses on K-12 education reform.Prior to joining the Foundation , she worked for IMPACT II--The Teachers Network , an organization that recognizes and rewards innovative public school teachers and engages them in professional development and education policywork.Balaban also worked for the Boston Private Industry Council , coordinating school-to-career programs for alternative high school students.She has taught secondary school humanities in New York City and Boston.Balaban received her B.A. in English Literature , with minors in education and theatre , from Swarthmore College , and her Masters of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
  
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  Sanda BalabanSanda Balaban is a Program Associate in the Education , Knowledge , and Religion division of the Ford Foundation- - New York City , where her work focuses on K-12 education reform.Prior to joining the Foundation , she worked for IMPACT II- - The Teachers Network , an organization that recognizes and rewards innovative public school teachers and engages them in professional development and education policywork.Balaban also worked for the Boston Private Industry Council , coordinating school-to-career programs for alternative high school students.She has taught secondary school humanities in New York City and Boston.Balaban received her B.A. in English Literature , with minors in education and theatre , from Swarthmore College , and her Masters of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
  
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  Sanda BalabanSanda Balaban is a Program Associate in the Education, Knowledge, and Religion division of the Ford Foundation--New York City, where her work focuses on K-12 education reform.Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked for IMPACT II--The Teachers Network, an organization that recognizes and rewards innovative public school teachers and engages them in professional development and education policywork.Balaban also worked for the Boston Private Industry Council, coordinating school-to-career programs for alternative high school students.She has taught secondary school humanities in New York City and Boston.Balaban received her B.A. in English Literature, with minors in education and theatre, from Swarthmore College, and her Masters of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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