Rajasvini Bhansali
AUTHOR

Rajasvini Bhansali

Business & Careers
Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
Rajasvini Bhansali is the Executive Director of Solidaire Network and Solidaire Action, a community of donor organizers mobilizing critical resources to the frontlines of social justice. She is a passionate advocate for participatory grassroots-led power building and a lifelong student of social movements. In a wide-ranging career devoted to racial, economic and climate justice, she has previously led an international public foundation that funds grassroots organizing in Asia, Africa and Latin America; grown a national youth development social enterprise; managed a public telecommunications infrastructure fund addressing the digital divide in the Southern United States; and worked as a community organizer, researcher, planner, policy analyst and strategy consultant. Born and raised in India, Rajasvini earned a Master’s in Public Affairs with a focus on Telecommunications and Technology Policy from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor′s in Astrophysics and Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences from UC Berkeley. Vini also spent several years working in rural Kenya with community leaders, an experience she credits as having inspired her to work to transform philanthropy and international development. To that end, she currently serves on the Board of Directors of Tides Advocacy, Swift Foundation, General Services Foundation and the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). Vini teaches courses on solidarity and movement building approaches to leadership through the University of Vermont’s Master’s in Leadership for Sustainability Program and also advises Gameheads Oakland, an innovative startup that uses video game design to engage, prepare and train low-income youth of color to fundamentally transform technology and video game industries. She is also a published poet, essayist, popular educator, yoga instructor and leadership coach. When not engaged with community organizations, Rajasvini can be found nesting with her family, taking long naps in the garden or plotting the next dance party with friends.
Read less

The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

Featured Article: The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

Best Sellers

Product list
  • Leading with Joy cover art

    Price: $20.15 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: $20.15 or 1 Credit

    Try for $0.00