Ryan Li Dahlstrom

Ryan Li Dahlstrom (he/him) has worked at the intersections of LGBTQ, youth, anti-violence, and racial justice movements for over 20 years. He is currently working as a consultant and coach for social justice nonprofits and philanthropic organizations. He previously served as the Director of Programs at Borealis Philanthropy, a social justice intermediary, where he oversaw over $36 million in annual grantmaking through 9 collaborative funds and capacity-building programs that supported social justice organizations and organizations transforming sectors and institutions across the U.S. Some of his past work includes philanthropic advising and consulting, grantmaking strategy development, grassroots and institutional fundraising, movement building and grassroots organizing, designing participatory grantmaking processes, youth leadership development, training and facilitation, conference convening, and event curation and production. Ryan Li has also served on several boards including CUAV(Communities United Against Violence) and Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. He currently serves on the Freeman Foundation board. He comes to this work as an organizer, resource mobilizer, facilitator, and community builder. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, cycling, being an Uncle, and studying herbalism and Traditional Chinese Medicine.