Tony Wang

Current

• Research Associate at Blueprint Research & Design, Inc.

Past

• Consultant at Town and Talent
• Intern at Blueprint Research & Design, Inc.
• Freelance Web Developer at Self-Employed

• Tutor at PrepPoint
• Research Assistant at Hewlett Foundation
• Research Assistant at Stanford University

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Education

• Stanford University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Philanthropy

Websites

• My Company

Tony Wang’s Summary

I am currently a Research Associate at Blueprint Research & Design, a strategy consulting firm in the field of philanthropy.

From my recent experiences in China and the mission investing space, I am also personally very interested in the intersection of education, workforce development, outsourcing, and social venture capital.

Tony Wang’s Specialties:

governance structures, theory of change, social entrepreneurship, product development

Tony Wang’s Experience

• Research Associate

  Blueprint Research & Design, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  November 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

• Consultant

  Town and Talent

  (E-Learning industry)

  September 2008 — October 2008 (2 months)

  Advised a China-based social enterprise on for-profit/nonprofit governance structures, partnerships with US-based organizations, and donor relationship management. Prepared a report for investors and senior management, recommending the separation of nonprofit and for-profit activities. Currently implementing a revenue generating pilot project that teaches and outsources programming work to students in western China.

• Intern

  Blueprint Research & Design, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

  June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)

  Started developing an analytical framework for comparing investment and grantmaking opportunities in the context of MacArthur’s $50M Digital Media and Learning initiative. Worked with a six member team to prototype a web-based product to help foundations understand the context of their grantmaking, analyzing and researching various database designs and drafting different front-end visualizations. Implemented a Wordpress-based redesign of the firm's website.

• Freelance Web Developer

  Self-Employed

  (Internet industry)

  June 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  Created mini-videos of nonprofits as part of CauseTV, a video community platform for personal causes. Edited and published video of the Zero Tradeoff Investment Conference on a custom Wordpress installation. Designed and implemented an RA Wiki for the Department of Residential Education at Stanford University on a custom MediaWiki installation.

• Tutor

  PrepPoint

  (Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  February 2008 — May 2008 (4 months)

  Tutored high school students in Calculus, Physics, Statistics, Chemistry, US History, the ACT and the SAT while exploring issues in education economics, particularly incentives and the role of technology in education.

• Research Assistant

  Hewlett Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Philanthropy industry)

  September 2007 — February 2008 (6 months)

  Researched and edited various topics for a new book on strategic philanthropy, co-written by Paul Brest and Hal Harvey. Helped develop frameworks and re-drafted sections on social entrepreneurship, venture philanthropy, mission and socially responsible investing, and social return on investment.

• Research Assistant

  Stanford University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 6 months)

  Critically evaluated literature on the topic of philanthropy, democracy, and civil society. Collected and analyzed NCCS data on local education foundations under the guidance of Professor Rob Reich, exploring the possible link between philanthropy and inequality. Developed research blog using MovableType to preserve and monitor research progress and improve communication among four research team members.

Tony Wang’s Education

• Stanford University

  BA , Philosophy, Economics, Ethics in Society , 2003 — 2007

Additional Information

Tony Wang’s Websites:

• My Company

Tony Wang’s Groups:

•    Stanford University Alumni
•    Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
•    Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA)
•    Social Capital Markets Conference (SoCap09)

Tony Wang’s Honors:

2004 BASES Social Entrepreneurs Challenge - 2nd Place

Tony Wang’s Contact Settings

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