With a passion for generosity and strengthening culture-building institutions, Dan Reed has served as a philanthropy executive  for over 15 years. Dan has served a varied array of causes: from public education to the advancement of free enterprise to animal health, previously serving as Chief Development Officer at Morris Animal Foundation.

In 2015, Dan founded Seed to partner with nonprofit leaders to help scale their cultural impact. Seed’s passion for generosity and the cultural power of the social sector is a driving force behind our programming.

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Dan currently serves as Partner of Nonprofit Portfolio and Philanthropy Community at Praxis, serving its non-profit portfolio and philanthropic community.

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Dan and his family live in the small town of Beaver, Pennsylvania. Dan, Melissa, Emma (8) and Aiden (4) love small town life, as well as playing in its nearby hills and rivers. Dan enjoys a good hockey game, reading old and new poetry, and is learning to garden.