Ted
Lord
Director
Northwest Giving
Project at Philanthropy Northwest
Ted Lord is Director of the
Northwest Giving Project, a collaborative philanthropy promotion initiative
whose partners include the Oregon Community Foundation, The Seattle
Foundation, and Social Venture Partners. He is also a partner in Philanthropy
Northwest's Giving Practice, working with individuals, families, and
businesses as they establish or retool their giving programs.
Ted recently finished served
as Acting Director of the Center for Nonprofit and Social Enterprise
Management at Seattle University. As executive director of The Pride
Foundation from 1992-2000, he helped increase grants and scholarships
to organizations dedicated to strengthening the region's lesbian and
gay community from $35,000 to over $600,000 annually. He began his work
in human services as Director of Public Relations for Community Services
for the Blind.
Ted currently serves on the
board of United Way of King County, where his previous volunteer work
includes community needs assessment rating, strategic plan communications,
and work as a loaned executive. He was Vice President/Program for Philanthropy
Northwest, the regional association of grantmakers in the Northwest,
in 1998 and 1999, and chaired their 2000 Strategic Plan. Other board
service includes work with Funders Concerned About AIDS, and as Treasurer
of the Northwest Development Officers Association. He served in the
Peace Corps as a teacher trainer in Mauritania. His poetry has appeared
in literary journals including Carolina Quarterly, The Southern Poetry
Review, and The Indiana Review. In 1999 he was named by the Greater
Seattle Business Association as Community Leader of the Year.
