Kalsang Tashi
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Kalsang's Tibetan refugee roots exposed her to philanthropy at a young age. From USAID labeled cooking oil cans to well scented foreign hand-me-downs to the occasional British pound checks that her parents received in the mail, she learned that a lot of good existed all around her. A generous philanthropic scholarship landed her at a well-known international school in India and she later moved to the US to study economics, and peace & conflict resolution studies at Brandeis University.
Kalsang is drawn to Community Partners International's commitment to drive change in the most challenging of places in Asia. She spent about a decade at Give2Asia supporting individual donors, corporations and private foundations with their philanthropic giving across Asia. She also has experience serving community based organizations in Asia with capacity building initiatives particularly through resource development. Prior to Give2Asia, Kalsang spent a few years in client operations for a private wealth advisor at UBS.
As part of the Tibetan immigrant community in San Francisco Bay Area, Kalsang played an active role in the establishment of a Tibetan cultural center along with a weekend language program. She was also on the board of a private foundation that supported nomadic communities in Tibet. Kalsang lives with her husband, preschooler daughter and their 10 year old shih-tzu in Berkeley, California.
Kalsang is drawn to Community Partners International's commitment to drive change in the most challenging of places in Asia. She spent about a decade at Give2Asia supporting individual donors, corporations and private foundations with their philanthropic giving across Asia. She also has experience serving community based organizations in Asia with capacity building initiatives particularly through resource development. Prior to Give2Asia, Kalsang spent a few years in client operations for a private wealth advisor at UBS.
As part of the Tibetan immigrant community in San Francisco Bay Area, Kalsang played an active role in the establishment of a Tibetan cultural center along with a weekend language program. She was also on the board of a private foundation that supported nomadic communities in Tibet. Kalsang lives with her husband, preschooler daughter and their 10 year old shih-tzu in Berkeley, California.
