Leslie Crutchfield

Leslie Crutchfield is coauthor of the award-winning book "Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits," on how to maximize nonprofit effectiveness. "Forces for Good" was named one of The Economist's Best Books of 2007 and is in its eighth printing.

Leslie's new book is "Do More Than Give: The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World." Coauthored with John V. Kania and Mark R. Kramer, this book demonstrates how donors can go beyond check writing to become proactive catalysts for change by rising to meet the challenges of our increasingly interdependent world.

She speaks on high-impact philanthropy, adaptive leadership, effective nonprofit management, social entrepreneurship, and women's leadership.

In presentations based on "Forces for Good" and "Do More Than Give" and FSG's decade of experience advising corporations, foundations, nonprofits and governments on how to achieve greater impact, Leslie Crutchfield offers practical guidance on how to improve the effectiveness of your nonprofit or evaluate the nonprofits you are interested in funding. Leslie also conducts workshops and facilitates private training sessions for groups of nonprofit leaders, philanthropists and social sector thought leaders.

Leslie is a seasoned philanthropy advisor and nonprofit leader who has launched, led, funded, and advised top nonprofit and philanthropic groups. She is a senior advisor at FSG, the global social impact consulting firm founded in 1999 as Foundation Strategy Group by Mark Kramer and Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter. Leslie is a recent managing director of Ashoka, the world's oldest and largest venture philanthropy group.

In the 1990s, she co-founded a national magazine for social entrepreneurs and leaders of growing nonprofits (circulation 50,000). Both Newsweek and Self magazines have featured her as one of America's top leaders under 40. She has appeared in or contributed to The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, and she appeared on ABC News Now, NPR, PBS and other media.

Leslie currently serves on the board of the SEED Foundation and Kiva. She volunteered with Crossroads Africa in the Gambia. She holds an MBA and AB from Harvard University.

Leslie serves as a philanthropic advisor and strategic consultant to a range of foundations, nonprofits and private philanthropic clients.