Tamara Schweitzer Raben

(Knowledge Management Associate)

Tamara Schweitzer Raben joined GPN in December 2011 as the Knowledge Management Associate. She comes to the nonprofit sector from a journalism and editorial background, and brings several years of experience writing about the social impact space for leading online and print publications. Prior to GPN, Tamara was the executive editor of Socialbrite.org, a website that provides nonprofits with the resources to make better use of social media to advance their missions and become more effective organizations. In her role at Socialbrite.org, Tamara worked closely with a variety of growing NPOs and helped guide them to relevant resources on the site, as well as provided them with a platform to share best practices.

Additionally, Tamara is a contributing writer for Dowser.org, a website dedicated to publishing solutions-focused stories in the social change community. Tamara’s media background also includes a year working with start-ups and social ventures as an independent communications strategist. Tamara brings to GPN a deep knowledge of the private sector; she started her career as a staff reporter for Inc. Magazine, where she covered entrepreneurship and small business for both the magazine and website.

Tamara received a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan. She is excited to be playing a role in knowledge building for the social impact sector.