HAND Foundation

The H.A.N.D. Foundation "began its work in 2003 with the mission of advancing the philanthropic sector, preventing child sexual abuse and building a global middle class."

Founded by Noosheen Hashemi and Farzad Nazem.


 * Radha Blackman - Executive Director

Staff
Accessed December 2008:


 * Kaveh Majlesi - Fellow
 * Leena Datwani - Fellow
 * Reza Salehnejad - Fellow
 * Mohammad Mansouri - Former Fellow

Grantees
The H.A.N.D. Foundation has awarded grants to the following organizations:


 * Afsaneh Art & Culture Society
 * Americans for Oxford, Inc.
 * American India Foundation
 * ARCS Foundation
 * BAIVOTER
 * College Track
 * Community Foundation Silicon Valley/SV2
 * Computer History Museum
 * Creating Hope International
 * Darkness to Light
 * Developments in Literacy
 * Digital Data Divide
 * Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
 * Friends of the River
 * Global Fund for Women
 * Global Philanthropy Forum
 * Half the Sky Foundation
 * Hoover Institution, Stanford University
 * IFWC Youth Scholarship Fund
 * Institute of International Education
 * International Women’s Media Foundation
 * Iranian Scholarship Fund
 * Iranian Studies Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 * Knowledge Diffusion Network
 * KQED
 * Looking Beyond
 * National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Foundation
 * National Iranian American Council (NIAC)
 * National Legal Sanctuary for Community Advancement
 * New America Foundation
 * PARSA Community Foundation
 * Planned Parenthood
 * Relief International
 * Sacred Heart Schools
 * Save the Children
 * Schools Online
 * Science and Arts Foundation
 * Society of Iranian Professionals
 * Special Olympics
 * Stanford Hospital and Clinics
 * Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University
 * Parkinson's Institute
 * Stanford Institute for International Studies (SIIS), Stanford University
 * Wheelchair Foundation

Contact

 * Web: http://www.thehandfoundation.org