Lisa Barr is Regional Director of Development, West based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Lisa joined National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) in January 2020. She provides charitable planning expertise to donors and their advisors to accelerate giving and unlock non-cash assets for social good. Lisa brings more than 14 years of philanthropic experience to her role, previously serving as Director of Philanthropic Entrepreneurship at Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Lisa has also held executive director and development positions in nonprofit arts organizations.
EXPERIENCE, INVOLVEMENT, AND EXPERTISE
Lisa earned a Master of Business Administration from Boston University Questrom School of Business and a Bachelor of Music from Vanderbilt University and is currently pursuing the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) designation. Lisa frequently speaks at industry conferences with audiences of financial, legal, tax and nonprofit professionals on topics including donor-advised funds, charitable gifts of non-cash assets and nonprofit revenue stream diversification.
PROFESSIONAL BYLINE
Lisa has written articles for NPT on topics including impact investing and strengthening client-advisor connections in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Business development
Relationship management
Advanced philanthropic planning
FROM LISA
“I am continually amazed by the generosity of NPT’s donors and their diverse philanthropic interests. It’s a privilege to help these donors and their advisors put philanthropy first, often in the midst of complex and fast-moving business transitions.”
ABOUT NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
NPT is a public charity dedicated to providing philanthropic expertise to donors, foundations and financial institutions, enabling them to realize their philanthropic aspirations. NPT has made more than 400,000 grants totaling $12.4 billion to charities all over the world and ranks among the largest grantmaking institutions in the United States.
- Regional Director, West
- National Philanthropic Trust
- USA
- California
- California
- San Francisco