Erinn Andrews

Erinn Andrews is the Director of Philanthropy Research and Education at Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS). In this capacity, she leads the Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) as well as drives all philanthropy education programs at Stanford PACS. At EPLI, she oversees multiple research initiatives studying donor trends, published two unique resources to support donors (the Guide to Effective Philanthropy and the Philanthropy Toolkit), and developed an executive-style learning program for philanthropic professionals.

Erinn has long been a proponent and practitioner of effective philanthropy and spent several years researching and developing metrics and methodologies to evaluate nonprofit outcomes and impact. As the Chief Operating Officer of Philanthropedia, she led the development and scaling of a methodology to identify high-impact nonprofits. As the Senior Director of Nonprofit Strategy at GuideStar, she developed and launched an overhaul of the GuideStar Nonprofit Profile introducing a new 4-tiered system of recognition (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum) allowing nonprofits to publicly and systematically report their outcomes and impact.

Erinn serves on the Advisors in Philanthropy national board and the Giving Compass advisory board, and is a member of the Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative. Erinn is an alumna of Stanford University, having received an undergraduate degree in History with honors, as well as a graduate degree from the School of Education at Stanford.