Doug Yeager is a senior business technology advisor with expertise in developing organizations through technology a... more

Doug Yeager is a senior business technology advisor with expertise in developing organizations through technology and team building. Acknowledged as a leader in the development of systems and practices in foundation management, he brings equal passion to the program and to the efficiency of philanthropy. A unifying theme behind his work is the breaking down of the walls that surround the players in philanthropy: from redefining the way foundations exchange data with custodians, to eliminating paper grant applications, and to improving the transparency of the work done on behalf of donors. His quest is in finding ways for donors to talk to each other, for nonprofits to talk to each other, and for advocates to talk to advocates, and to blend these threads into a philanthropic web.

For over the past four years Doug has managed a $4 million technology collaboration between 45 community foundations. This field-wide initiative set out to build readiness, capacity and infrastructure within