biography

Shiza Pasha is an independent consultant with a singular goal: to grow the capacity and impact of the foundation and nonprofit community. With extensive experience in local and international grantmaking, she understands how to move resources through nonprofit, philanthropic, and government spaces to create social impact. In previous projects, she has provided surge grantmaking capacity to foundation clients during busy board cycles, conducted strategic planning for a non-profit collaborative, and provided grantwriting support to help secure significant federal funding for a statewide project.

Prior to independent consulting, Shiza held roles at Philanthropy New York, ELMA Philanthropies Services Inc., The Burke Foundation, Edelman, and Teach For America. Born in Pakistan and raised in Georgia, she bridges the local to the global and applies her unique perspective to her consulting work. She is committed to finding solutions to social issues through partnership building and is deeply passionate about addressing the structural issues that create inequity. Shiza has a Bachelor in International Affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University.