The Power and Precedent of Countercyclical Grantmaking
Posted on April 20, 2020 by Ryan Schlegel

Ryan Schlegel is the Director of Research at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP).
Before joining NCRP in April of 2014, Ryan worked at Cultural Tourism DC, where he nurtured a love for all things in the District, and at the University of Maryland’s student affairs division. At NCRP Ryan has produced research on family foundation grantmaking, nonprofit leadership development and a 10-year philanthropic landscape study. He also supports NCRP’s connection to the economic equity movement. He’s passionate about economic justice, RuPaul’s Drag Race and starting – but never finishing – books about history.
Ryan holds a B.A. in government and politics from the University of Maryland and is a native of Columbus, Ohio.
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