Synergos Staff
David Winder
David Winder, Director of Special Projects at Synergos, has been with the organization since 1993. At Synergos, Dr. Winder developed a foundation-building program that provides the following services: technical assistance to grantmaking foundations, associations of foundations, and philanthropy support centers in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa. Dr. Winder also managed a research program on grantmaking foundations. This program has produced case studies on best practices, case studies of ODA/Foundation partnerships and directories of foundations. He also served as Co-Director of Synergos' Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships program.
- Selected Publications and Presentations
- Innovation in Strategic Phlanthropy: Local and Global Perspectives (2007)
- Understanding Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: Examples from Latin America and Southern Africa (2007)
- María Eugenia Garcés: A Case Study in Strategic Private Philanthropy (2005)
- Innovations in Strategic Philanthropy: The Case of the Mexico (2004)
- Creando Una Fundación: Guía Práctica (2003)
- Pilihan-pilihan untuk Keberlanjutan Keuangan (2003)
- Options for Financial Sustainability: Collaboration Between Civil Society and Development Agencies in Southeast Asia (2003)
- Private Resources for Public Ends: Grantmakers in Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico (2003)
- Roles of Partnership and Bridging Leadership in Building Stronger Communities (2002)
- Pathways Towards Justice: International Working Group on Social Justice Philanthropy (2002)
- Opening Remarks to Regional Conference on CSRO Accountability & Sustainability in Thailand (2002)
- Status of and Trends in Private Philanthropy in the Southern Hemisphere (2001)
- Criação de Fundações: Guia Prático (2000)
- Endowment Fund Activities and Investment (2000)
- Foundation Building Sourcebook (2000)
Prior to joining Synergos, he was a mid-career Fellow at St. Antony's College, at Oxford University, conducting research on the role of non-governmental organizations in Mexico. Dr. Winder worked with the Ford Foundation for over a decade, as the Ford Foundation Representative for Mexico and Central America and subsequently Southeast Asia (1987-1992). In the latter position he managed 50 staff in Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand and managed a $10 million annual budget. In these positions he expanded the size and scope of the Foundation's programs developing new areas of work in human rights, civil society strengthening, international affairs and rural and urban poverty.
Dr. Winder has been affiliated to numerous NGOs, boards of directors and committees, including: WINGS, IMAG, Global Kids, Oxfam UK and St. Antony's College North American Trust. His extensive list of publications includes research on community development, the role of foundations, local philanthropy and NGOs and a sourcebook on Foundation-building, edited and co-authored with other Synergos staff.
Dr. Winder holds a PhD and a Masters in Education in community development from the University of Manchester, UK. At the University, he also lectured for eleven years in social policy and planning, and acted as the Director of the Public Administration Studies Program, where he was responsible for directing graduate programs for mid-career Fellows from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
