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'''Lisa Zola Greer''' is an American philanthropist, known for her 2020 book on philanthropy from the perspective of a donor.
== Education and career ==
She has an undergraduate degree from [[University of California, Los Angeles]] and was the commencement speaker at the 2018 graduation at the University of California, Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Commencement {{!}} UCLA History|url=https://history.ucla.edu/academics/undergraduate/commencement/2018_speaker|access-date=2021-09-17|website=history.ucla.edu}}</ref> She also earned an MBA from [[Pepperdine University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2016-07-21|title=Lisa Greer|url=https://www.nif.org/people/lisa-greer/|access-date=2021-09-17|website=New Israel Fund (NIF)|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2020 she was appointed to the California State Commission on the Status of Women and Girls.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome Commissioner Greer! {{!}} CCSWG|url=https://women.ca.gov/welcome-commissioner-greer/|access-date=2021-09-17|language=en}}</ref> She is on the board of the [[New Israel Fund]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lisa Greer: What the Future of Fundraising Looks Like – and Why In 2015, Greer made a donation from her donor-advised fund to [[IfNotNow]], a Jewish activist group.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sales|first=Ben|date=2017-03-29|title=How and why politics gets in the way of Jewish giving|url=https://jweekly.com/2017/03/29/how-and-why-politics-gets-in-the-way-of-jewish-giving/|access-date=2021-09-17|website=J.|language=en-US}}</ref> The fund was held by the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, and they denied her grant due to political disagreements.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-01|title=Foundation fund nixes progressive donation|url=https://jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/212976/|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Jewish Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2020<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mento|first=MD|date=2020|title=What Big Donors Are Thinking: Three philanthropists talk about their approaches to giving in the time of Covid, racial unrest, and economic devastation|volume=32|pages=22–25|periodical=Chronicle of Philanthropy|issue=12}}</ref> and 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hanau|first=Shira|title=Jewish philanthropists have increased their giving during the pandemic, but prioritizing causes has never been more difficult|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/fl-jj-jewish-philanthropists-giving-pandemic-prioritizing-causes-20210105-7eb2wtu5jbfbxkv6fh637kb4ni-story.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=sun-sentinel.com}}</ref> Greer spoke about how philanthropists make decisions regarding additional financial support needed during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. In 2021, she gave the keynote address at the Association of Fundraising Professionals of West Michigan Meeting.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-15|title=AFP MI, West Michigan Chapter Event: National Philanthropy Day 2021|url=https://afpglobal.org/events/afp-mi-west-michigan-chapter-event-national-philanthropy-day-2021|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Association of Fundraising Professionals|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=Nov 15, 2021|title=National Philanthropy Day Keynote|volume=39|pages=27–29|work=Grand Rapids Business Journal|issue=23}}</ref>
== Selected publications ==
*{{Cite book|last=Greer|first=Lisa|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1151981895|title=Philanthropy
**Discussed in ''[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]'' magazine<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caldas|first=Julieta|date=October 2021|title=Philanthropy Is a Scam|url=https://jacobinmag.com/2021/10/philanthropy-is-a-scam|access-date=2022-01-28|website=jacobinmag.com|language=en-US}}</ref> and reviewed by ''[[Stanford Social Innovation Review]]''
== Personal life ==
Greer lives in Beverly Hills<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 24, 2013|title=Beverly Hills Certified Local Government Program|url=http://beverlyhills.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=3180&meta_id=173533}}</ref> and was honored by the Friends of the [[Virginia Robinson Gardens]] for her contributions to the community,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lisa Greer & Ellisa Bregman to be honored at this year's 2017 Patron Gala - Robinson Gardens|url=https://www.robinsongardens.org/lisa-greer-ellisa-bregman-to-be-honored-at-this-years-2017-patron-gala/|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.robinsongardens.org}}</ref> and front page article in ''[[The Beverly Hills Courier]]'' described her works in the community.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coleman|first=Laura|date=August 25, 2017|title=Robinson Gardens' Annual Gala To Honor Lisa Greer, Ellisa Bregman|url=https://issuu.com/bhcourier/docs/bhc082517|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Beverly Hills Courier|pages=1, 15|language=en|volume=LII|issue=34}}</ref> In a 2016 article in ''[[Harper's Magazine]],'' Greer discussed her installation of a lawn of drought-resistant grass in response to increasing water bills during the California drought.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kormann|first=Carolyn|date=2016-09-01|title=Land of Sod: Southern California homeowners vs. nature|language=en|volume=September 2016|work=Harper's Magazine|url=https://harpers.org/archive/2016/09/land-of-sod/|access-date=2022-01-31|issn=0017-789X}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.lisagreer.com/ Official website]
*[https://dotorgstrategy.com/nonprofit-hero-factory/episode-13-thinking-like-a-donor-to-build-authentic-relationships-with-lisa-greer/ Thinking Like a Donor to Build Authentic Relationships with Lisa Greer],
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