Mandy Van Deven is a philanthropy consultant — with particular emphasis on gender, racial, and economic justice and fortifying the infrastructure for narrative power. She is a contributor t
Inside Philanthropy
the co-author o
“Hey, Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in School and on the Streets”
(2011) and the editor o
Polyphonic Feminisms: Acting in Concert
She has written for

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(India), and

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Background

Van Deven was raised in

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and attended

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in Atlanta, where she got involved in social justice activism and independent media. She moved to

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in 2003 and became a community organizer a
Girls for Gender Equity (GGE)
She has a Master of Social Work (Organizational Management and Leadership) from the Silberman School of Social Work at

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Career

Van Deven has written about many topics, including philanthropy, making humanitarian aid more accountable, race, poverty in America, child marriage, women's safety in public spaces, and global health. She was the guest editor of the Summer 2010 issue of

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's online journal, “The Scholar & Feminist Online.” The issue was entitle
Polyphonic Feminisms: Acting in Concert
In 2011, she co-authore
“Hey, Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in School and on the Streets”
with Girls for Gender Equity's founder and executive director, Joanne N. Smith, and former director of community organizing, Meghan Huppuch. Van Deven has spoken to audiences throughout the United States, including at

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and

Sarah Lawrence College Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York, United States. Founded as a Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in 1926, Sarah Lawrence College has been coeducational ...

. She has been featured in Mic,

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, Progressive Radio, and

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.Bader, Eleanor J. (May 13, 2013) Men Step Up to Support Women's Rights and Fight Violence

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Selected bibliography

“Hey, Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in School and on the Streets”
(2011). Feminist Press.

References

External links

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Inside Philanthropy

The Guardian

Salon

Newsweek

Refinery29
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