SmarterGive provides strategic philanthropic advice to help donors maximize impact.
With creative strategies and approaches to social issues, we believe philanthropists can transform our world.
Christine is an expert in strategic philanthropy and the Founder of SmarterGive. Christine believes that rigor, data, and strategic thinking leads to higher impact philanthropy and greater effectiveness. Christine developed her knowledge of social impact and strategic philanthropy as a strategy consultant at both LEK and FSG. She uses the analytic and strategic tool kit she developed as a strategy consultant to guide her work with her clients.
Christine brings her strategy experience to any social issue. She has worked on a range of issue areas including education, healthcare, the environment, and global development. She also has broad geographic expertise. She has worked on many projects focused locally in Boston, as well as nationally. She also has extensive global experience having worked on projects across the world including in Africa, Asia and South America.
Christine is passionate not only about making an impact herself, but in helping the entire social sector be more effective. She has seen first hand the power that donors can have and the type of social change they can drive through highly effective grantmaking.
Our clients are looking to increase the impact of their philanthropic dollars by increasing their understanding of the social sector.
Charitable donations, grantmaking, direct donations—individuals, foundations and businesses all have unique challenges and opportunities to affect positive change. Smarter Give can help to refine strategy and measure impact.
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