Dianne Calvi
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| 🎓 Alma mater | Stanford University (BA), Bocconi School of Management (MBA) |
| 💼 Occupation | Nonprofit Executive and Writer |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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Dianne Calvi is an American nonprofit executive and writer. Since 2010 she has been President and CEO of Village Enterprise, a non-profit working in Africa to end extreme poverty.[1]. She is also a member of the board of directors of InterAction, the largest alliance of international NGOs in the United States.
Early Life[edit]
Dianne Calvi grew up in Palos Verdes Estates, California and was a member of National Charity League. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Stanford University in 1984 and a Masters of Business Administration from Bocconi University’s SDA Bocconi School of Management (Milan, Italy) in 1987 on a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship.
Career[edit]
After graduating from Stanford University and Bocconi School of Management, Calvi worked across multiple sectors — including an 11-year stint[2] at Microsoft Corporation — before joining Bring Me A Book in 2004. From 2004 to 2009, Calvi served as the President of Bring Me A Book Foundation, an early literacy nonprofit. While President, she led the organization’s expansion[3] including setting up a franchise in Hong Kong[4].
Village Enterprise[edit]
In 2010, Calvi became the first outside CEO of Village Enterprise. During her tenure, she has led the organization’s expansion across Sub-Saharan Africa, successfully implemented the first development impact bond for poverty alleviation[5], and completed two randomized control trials with positive results[6].
The organization has been recognized for excellence and high impact by Charity Navigator,[7] GuideStar,[8] The Life You Can Save,[9] Founders Pledge,[10] and the Million Lives Collective,[11] and was a finalist for the Druckers Institute Award [12], the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Next Century Innovators Award, and the Larsen Lam ICONIQ Impact Award [13] for its Dreams for Refugees program.
She has written articles and op-eds for The Hill,[14] Huffington Post,[15] Center for Effective Philanthropy,[16] Next Billion,[17] and The World Bank,[18] and has been featured in the New York Times, [19] NPR,[20] Essence, [21] Nonprofit Chronicles,[22] and in other international publications. She has been a guest on numerous podcasts and spoken at several universities including Stanford University[23] and Harvard University [24]
Boards[edit]
Since 2018, Calvi has served on the board of directors of InterAction.[25] Previously, she served on the boards of LifeMoves, Wings Learning Center, and Theater Schmeater.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Changing the World One Business at a Time". Easy Reader. 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "Making change at scale means cross-sector work and changing policy". Microsoft Alumni Beyond the Blue Badge. 19 May 2021.
- ↑ "MV non-profit promotes literacy". Los Altos Town Crier. 28 March 2007.
- ↑ Clem, Will (6 October 2007). "Charity hopes to immunise against illiteracy". South China Post.
- ↑ Rossingh, Danielle (15 March 2022). ""Village Enterprise's development impact bond lifts thousands out of poverty"". Impact Investor.
- ↑ Cheney, Catherine (15 February 2018). "Ultra-poor graduation model results show more than just cash is needed". Devex.
- ↑ "Charity Navigator - Rating for Village Enterprise".
- ↑ "Village Enterprises - GuideStar Profile".
- ↑ "Village Enterprise".
- ↑ "Women's Empowerment Executive Summary".
- ↑ "Village Enterprise Graduation Model — Million Lives Collective".
- ↑ "Announcing 2019 Drucker Prize Top Ten Finalists". Drucker Institute.
- ↑ "Larsen Lam ICONIQ Impact Award Grants Over $24M to Five Non-Profit Organizations to Create Long-Term Transformational Change for Refugees". Nasdaq. 4 May 2021.
- ↑ "Providing opportunity is the key to lifting families out of poverty". 16 July 2018.
- ↑ "Dianne Calvi | HuffPost".
- ↑ "The Future of Results-Based Funding, Part One: Adapting to a New Normal". 14 February 2023.
- ↑ "Dianne Calvi - NextBillion".
- ↑ "Dianne Calvi | Dianne Calvi".
- ↑ "New Rating System for Charities Aims to Measure Impact of Gifts". New York Times. 22 November 2019.
- ↑ ""Pigs for Profit" featured on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders". Wisconsin Public Radio. 13 February 2012.
- ↑ Browley, Jasmine (3 April 2023). "A $7M Donation From MacKenzie Scott Is Poised To Help End Hunger For 20 Million People In Africa". Essence.
- ↑ Gunther, Marc (11 November 2017). "Village Enterprise: Alleviating poverty, delivering results". Nonprofit Chronicles.
- ↑ "A conversation with Dianne Calvi addressing the empirical evidence for poverty alleviation approaches". Stanford King Center on Global Development.
- ↑ "Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Evidence to Drive Poverty Alleviation". Center for International Development at Harvard University.
- ↑ "Board of Directors".
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