Kari Dunn Saratovsky is Director, Social Investment for the Case Foundation. There, she focuses on strengthening civic engagement and volunteerism, developing cross-sector partnerships, and accelerating new approaches to giving and philanthropy, particularly among young people. Before joining Case, Kari served as Executive Director of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. And before that, she was White House Liaison and Senior Advisor to the CEO at the Corporation for National and Community Service. Kari started her career in addressing national policy issues as a Legislative Assistant on Capitol Hill, and received her B.A. in political science and public policy at Indiana University.
Allison Fine is a social entrepreneur, writer, and blogger dedicated to helping grassroots organizations and activists successfully implement social change efforts. As a Senior Fellow on the Democracy Team at Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action in New York City, she researches and writes about the future of social change and civic engagement in the digital age. Allison also serves on the board of directors of Just Vision and OneWebDay. Her book Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age won the Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Terry McAdam Book Award and an Axiom Business Book Award. Allison’s articles have also been published in The Boston Globe, the San Jose Mercury News, and the San Francisco Chronicle, and she is a frequent contributor to the Personal Democracy Forum and The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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