Nicole Boucher (she\/her) leads the strategy and operations of The Just Trust to fight for criminal justice reform. She has a ferocious belief in the power of organizing and movement building\u2014seeing early on in her career that the most brilliant problem solvers were the organizers, coalition leaders, storytellers, and practitioners closest to the challenges. She is committed to strengthening movements by organizing resources amongst a broad constellation of philanthropic funding partners, supporting the development of movement leaders, and cultivating high-impact teams. As the former vice president of Way to Win, she worked on the larger landscape of partnerships to strengthen and create the infrastructure needed to advance transformative policy and build lasting power. Prior to Way to Win, she was the co-executive director of the California Donor Table. She has contributed to the growth and sustainability of a number of organizations focused on racial, social, and economic equity, including Rockwood Leadership Institute, Urban Habitat, and PolicyLink. She serves on the boards of Color of Change PAC and Tides Advocacy Fund.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n
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Rajasvini (Vini) Bhansali (she\/her) is the Executive Director of the Solidaire Network. In a wide-ranging international career devoted to social, ecological, and economic justice, she led Thousand Currents for nine years where she was credited with helping launch a collaborative climate justice fund and an innovative impact investment fund and grow the organization\u2019s grantmaking and partnership practices with social movements in Africa, Asia and Latin America. She has led a national youth development social enterprise; managed a public telecom infrastructure fund addressing digital divide issues in Texas; and worked as a researcher, planner, policy analyst and strategy consultant. Vini also worked as a capacity builder for youth polytechnics in Kenya\u2014motivating her work to transform U.S. philanthropy. Born and raised in India, Vini earned an MPA with a focus on technology and telecommunications policy at the University of Texas at Austin and a BA in Astrophysics and Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities; Social Sciences from UC Berkeley.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n
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