Ryan Ginard, CFRE, is currently a Senior Advisor to the Minderoo Foundation, with his career in organized philanthropy having seen him lead dedicated efforts in civic engagement, p...view moreRyan Ginard, CFRE, is currently a Senior Advisor to the Minderoo Foundation, with his career in organized philanthropy having seen him lead dedicated efforts in civic engagement, public policy, operations, and fundraising at the University of Texas at Austin, Philanthropy California, The San Diego Foundation, and as Chief of Staff for a $185 million philanthropic program across early education and charitable giving, impacting over 11 million students and 22,000 schools across 20 countries including the top 10 school districts in the U.S.Ryan is a best selling and international award-winning author with titles including Future Philanthropy: The Tech, Trends & Talent Defining New Civic Leadership and Nonprofit Moneyball, How To Build And Futureproof Your Team For Big League Fundraising. He is also the founder of Fundraise for Australia, a social enterprise whose mission is to identify, recruit and train over 1000 new fundraisers by 2030, leveraging an additional $120 million in charitable donations as the Federal Government of Australia seeks to double giving by 2030.An active writer and thinker about future directions in philanthropy, Ryan has had his work highlighted in numerous sector-leading publications and has been a speaker at internationally renowned conferences such as South By South West (SXSW), the Public Relations Society of America's International Conference (PRSA ICON), Good Tech Fest and Social Media Week, on themes focused on civic technology and immersive storytelling.Ryan's work has leveraged over $2.5 billion in community infrastructure funding and raised over AUD $50 million for charity and groundbreaking academic research including transformative gifts in machine learning, computational oncology, and social justice efforts.view less