Jonathan Peizer

Summary

ICT4D specialist with a passion for tackling complex issues globally for organizations needing to increase their program or operations performance -- and always with a focus on desired impact, collaboration and evaluation metrics. As a 'C'-level executive, consultant and board chair I've delivered results in the following areas: • Creative and Innovative Strategic Development of Programs & Projects • IT (ICT4D) Project Managment & Implementation Support • Proposal Development & Grant Writing • Evaluation of Proposals and Projects • Research & Surveys Having worked in foundations, NGOs, the private sector and e-commerce, I can apply a variety of experiences and an extensive Rolodex to help your project succeed. I've overseen projects in 75+ countries including sustainable start-ups & spin-offs, have raised $30 million+ in funding and developed resource strategies for many organizations. Let me do it for yours. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: As its first CIO/CTO I developed Open Society Foundation's operational IT strategy, and created one of the first globally recognized ICT4D programs using the Internet to facilitate open societies -- it provided connectivity, training and content to over 1 million people globally and set up social mission ISP's that evolved into sustainable ventures. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Peizer) • Founder/Board Chair of Aspiration (http://aspirationtech.org): Supporting nonprofit tech efforts. • Created Greentealovers.com: A socially responsible ecommerce business. • Developed Capaciteria.org: A searchable online directory of resources for nonprofits. • Authored: The Dynamics of Technology for Social Change and numerous manuals & articles on technology, venture philanthropy and organizational capacity. SELECT CLIENTS: Foundations: Gates, Carnegie Corporation, Kauffman, Templeton, Ford, Doris Duke, Hewlett, Clark, Eurasia, Council on Foundations. Also Microsoft, Paladin, IDRC, US Govt, CEE, iEarn, Telecentre.org & NPower.