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Mark Eiduson
Director of Strategic Partnerships

Mark Eiduson photo Mark is responsible for raising funds and developing collaborative ventures with foundations, corporations, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and individual donors in support of Flintridge's services, programs and initiatives. Prior to joining Flintridge in 2009, he was a Program Officer with the Annenberg Foundation where he helped establish two regional projects: the 180-member Children’s Oral Health Collaborative for Los Angeles County; and Project Grantsmanship, offering The Grantsmanship Center’s five-day Grantsmanship Training Program ® at a considerable discount, underwritten by five Los Angeles-area partner foundations. The program benefits approximately 60 organizations each year.

Mark previously served as a Program Officer with The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation and as a Program Director for New Directions for Youth in Van Nuys, where he helped develop an innovative school-to-work career academy with the National Tooling & Machining Association and other partners. He also designed and negotiated the creation of a federally-funded one-stop career center in the San Fernando Valley and developed a youth employment collaborative that brought educational institutions and service providers together.

Mark is active in numerous volunteer activities. These include being a mentor to youth and serving on the board of the William C. Bannerman Foundation. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of California, Irvine and an M.B.A. from Loyola Marymount University.

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