Third Plateau
Carly Straus Chan is an experienced program director at Democracy Funders Network since August 2021 and has held various roles at Third Plateau since November 2018, advancing from Associate to Director. Carly's previous experience includes a grants and administrative assistant position at Metta Fund, where responsibilities included grants management and program assistance. Additional positions include Database Administrative Assistant at Neighborhood Funders Group, Summer Fellow at New Sector Alliance, CDFI Program Intern at Beneficial State Foundation, and intern roles at Alliance for Justice, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and Bend the Arc. Carly holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies with a focus on Human Rights from the University of California, Berkeley, and has participated in training focused on nonprofit finance and project management.
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Third Plateau
Third Plateau is a full-service social impact and philanthropy consulting firm that partners with bold visionaries in the social and philanthropic sectors to drive meaningful and sustainable change. Our comprehensive services include strategic planning, philanthropic advising, foundation management, program design, research and evaluation, leadership development, network management, and back-office support. In 2023, Hirsch Philanthropy Partners – one of the first philanthropic advising firms in the U.S. – joined with Third Plateau, uniting two industry-leading teams. Together, we work with the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors to craft enduring strategies that achieve transformative, community-centered impact.