Alison Carlman

As Senior Director of Strategic Learning and Innovation, Alison helps GlobalGiving generate evidence, share learning, and collaborate with peers to explore key research topics in philanthropy and development. She also helps GlobalGiving understand and accelerate its own social impact and the impact of its inspiring nonprofit partners. In her former work as GlobalGiving's Director of Marketing and Communications, she helped develop GlobalGiving's brand voice and ethical storytelling principles. Born and raised in Colorado, Alison studied communication at Pepperdine University and received graduate degrees in community development and monitoring and evaluation from South Africa's Stellenbosch University.