Miki Akimoto
Miki Akimoto is the Chief Impact Officer at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). She aligns and integrates NCFP’s revenue, relationship management, and program strategies. Miki oversees NCFP’s programs and development teams.
Miki has a long professional history in the philanthropic sector. Most recently, she served as a Senior Philanthropic Strategist at Bank of America’s Private Bank. In that role, she provided consultation and support for families, foundations, and major nonprofits regarding their governance, grantmaking, and impact strategies. Prior to joining Bank of America, Miki was Vice President and then Acting President of Philanthropy Massachusetts, the regional association of foundations, corporate givers, and other donors in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. She also served as the first Director of Grants Management for the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and as a program officer at AmeriCorps.
Miki is actively involved in the philanthropic community both nationally and locally. She serves as the Chair of the board of the Full Frame Initiative, and as President of the Third Sector Holdings board. Past board experience includes chairing the TSNE board, as well as serving on boards of the Lenny Zakim Fund, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, YWCA Boston, and the Boston Foundation for Architecture.
Miki holds a Bachelor of Political Science degree from Stanford University, and lives in Medford, Massachusetts. In her spare time, she bakes, reads, and travels to far flung places whenever she can.
Explore how organizations transform internal leadership structures to reflect equity principles. Panelists will share lessons on embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging during leadership transitions, highlighting strategies for aligning board leadership, management, and community partners. The panel will share lessons learned in change management and the vital relationship between board leadership, management, partners, and funders in fostering an equitable organizational culture.
Performance by: Odaiko New England
Luncheon Plenary Welcome Speaker: Jaye Smith, TSNE Board Chair, and Founder & CEO of FSG Consultants
Moderator: Miki Akimoto, Chief Impact Officer, National Center for Family Philanthropy
Panel: Elaine Ng, President & CEO, TSNE, Shaheer Mustafa, President & CEO, HopeWell Inc., and Tammy Dowley-Blackman, CEO, Tammy Dowley-Blackman Group, LLC
Speakers: Shaheer Mustafa, Miki Akimoto, Elaine Ng, Jaye Smith, Tammy Dowley-Blackman
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