Our team is experienced in:
- foundation start-up
and operations - next generation
- governance
- areas of grantmaking including arts, education, social services, spirituality, leadership conducting research
FPA also manages several consultants with specific expertise and engages them on behalf of our clients, as needed.
FPA was founded in 1999 by Diane Neimann. In 2008, Teresa Bonner and long-term FPA employee Ellen George acquired the firm.
Jeneen Hartley Sago
Program Officer
jeneen@fpadvisors.com
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Jeneen Hartley Sago is a Program Officer for Family Philanthropy Advisors providing program guidance, management and technical support to grantees and FPA clients. Jeneen joined the firm in 2005 with thirteen years of experience in the fields of education, non-profit program development and public policy. She has strong grassroots experience with organizational development, education and education reform and community communications. Jeneen is highly skilled in developing strategic partnerships to build efficacy and capacity in organizations which is a major asset for the FPA clients in leveraging their programs and grant making.
Prior to joining Family Philanthropy Advisors, Jeneen reformed and rebuilt the auxiliary education programs at Breck School, an independent college preparatory school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jeneen has also led the development and the operations of a multi-age public charter school in Florida and urban youth center serving immigrant teens in Seattle, Washington. She was active in the 1996 national welfare reform debate in Washington D.C., researching and reporting on legislative action for a consortium of national human needs organizations.
Jeneen serves as Chair for the Minnesota chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, a national organization for mid-career professionals in the field, and as a member of the Ohio Grantmakers Forum Family Foundations Committee and the Annual Conference Committee for 2009 and 2010. Jeneen has served as an advisor to the Citizen Advisory Council dedicated to guiding the redevelopment of the Mississippi River, volunteers for local political campaigns and is an advocate for the Twin Cities art community.
Jeneen presents on best practices in grantmaking with a focus on social change and grassroots philanthropy and governance.
Jeneen is a graduate of St. Olaf College and holds a B.A. degree in American Racial and Multicultural Studies and Studio Art. She graduated with honors with a Master's Degree in Education from Harvard University.
Jeneen is a burgeoning equestrian with a penchant for organic cooking and sustainable urban gardening. She enjoys traveling throughout the United States and abroad with her husband.