World Savvy
Harben Porter, MPA, has a diverse work experience in various industries. They currently serve as the Executive Director - Western Region for World Savvy since June 2023. Prior to this, they worked as a Strategic Advisor for Still We Rise starting in September 2021. From July 2018 to May 2023, Harben held the position of Director of Development at Seneca Family of Agencies, where they were responsible for fundraising and marketing strategies. They also worked as an Ambassador for Everlane from July 2016 to December 2016.
Before joining Seneca Family of Agencies, Harben worked at the same organization in different roles. From August 2013 to July 2016, they served as a Project Manager - Education Partnerships, where they focused on scaling education programming and building partnerships. From August 2012 to August 2013, Harben worked as an Executive Assistant, providing administrative support and assisting in research initiatives.
Prior to joining Seneca, Harben worked as an Autism Spectrum Specialist for the San Francisco Unified School District from August 2011 to August 2012, and as an Education Specialist at May Institute from August 2009 to July 2011. Harben also completed a 6-month internship at The CityKids Foundation in 2008, where they supported development and fundraising events, maintained a client database, and assisted in communications and marketing.
Harben Porter, MPA, completed a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at San Francisco State University from 2011 to 2013. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor's degree in Community Studies, with a minor in Education, from the University of California, Santa Cruz, between 2005 and 2009. In 2017, they also obtained a certificate in Digital Marketing from General Assembly.
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World Savvy
World Savvy prepares the next generation of leaders to learn, work and thrive as responsible global citizens in the 21st century. We support systemic change in K-12 education to provide every student in every classroom with the content knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to be leaders and changemakers in their diverse communities, locally and globally. World Savvy was founded in 2002 by Dana Mortenson and Madiha Murshed in response to a critical need for youth to acquire global knowledge and 21st century skills within the conspicuous absence of global education programs in K-12 education in the United States. Since that time, we have grown from serving 90 students and 20 teachers in our first year, to reaching nearly 700,000 youth and 5,000 teachers. This growing need for true global competency in our increasingly diverse and interconnected local & global communities has helped to propel World Savvy into a national leader in global education. Our dynamic programs and services help youth in middle and high school learn how to think rather than what to think about critical global and community issues, which are often complex and not addressed in school, and have enormous implications for their local community. Watch Dana's TED talk on global competence here -- http://bit.ly/1DDR5qP.