Mandy Van Deven is a philanthropic advisor, public intellectual, and writer. She is a contributor to Inside Philanthropy and Nonprofit Quarterly, has a chapter in Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st Century Social Movements, co-authored “Hey, Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in School and on the Streets” (2011) and was the editor of Polyphonic Feminisms: Acting in Concert. She has written for The Center for Effective Philanthropy, Salon, The Guardian, Refinery29, GlobalPost, Marie Claire (India), and Newsweek.
Background Van Deven was raised in Athens, Georgia and attended Georgia State University in Atlanta, where she got involved in social justice activism and independent media, including Clamor Magazine and Altar Magazine She moved to New York City in 2003 and became a community organizer at Girls for Gender Equity (GGE).Girls for Gender Equity: An interview with Mandy Van Deven She was part of the feminist blogosphere in the early 2000s and was the founder of Elevate Difference. She has a Master of Social Work (Organizational Management and Leadership) from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.Social Work Alumnae Attack Sexual Harassment in the Schools and on the Streets
Career Van Deven has written about many topics, including philanthropy,Van Deven, Mandy. Inside Philanthropy author page narrative infrastructure and power building,Van Deven, Mandy. (February, 27 2024) Cultivating the Conditions: Philanthropy’s Role in Fortifying the Infrastructure for Narrative Power Grantmakers in the Arts making humanitarian aid more accountable to local communities,Van Deven, Mandy. (Winter 2014) Why Good Intentions Aren’t Enough Herizons poverty in America,Van Deven, Mandy. (October 17, 2013) To End Poverty, Fight for a Progressive Tax System The Progressive women's safety in public spaces,Van Deven, Mandy. (October 9, 2012) How to stop sexual harassment on public transportation.' The Guardian and global health.
She was the guest editor of the Summer 2010 issue of Barnard Center for Research on Women's online journal, “The Scholar & Feminist Online.” The issue was entitled Polyphonic Feminisms: Acting in Concert.
In 2011, she co-authored “Hey, Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in School and on the Streets” with Girls for Gender Equity's founder and executive director, Joanne N. Smith, and former director of community organizing, Meghan Huppuch.
Van Deven has spoken to audiences throughout the United States, including at Barnard College and Sarah Lawrence College. She has been featured in The Philanthropist Journal, Philanthropisms podcast, Salon, In These Times,Doyle, Sady. (October 3, 2011) SlutWalk NYC: Real Empowerment, Corsets and All. In These Times Progressive Radio, and Alternet.Bader, Eleanor J. (May 13, 2013) Men Step Up to Support Women's Rights and Fight Violence.
Selected bibliography “Hey, Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in School and on the Streets” (2011). Feminist Press.
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