Valia Fragkou holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, an MBA in Entrepreneurship and a Master of Science in the field of Nonprofit Management. The last 8 years, she has been collaborating with Charitable Foundations on issues of strategic management. She has evaluated more than 600 grant requests by nonprofit organizations and has implemented more than 200 grants, while also offering capacity building services to 200 nonprofits. Her passion is strategic and catalytic philanthropy. Through mentoring, she wishes to empower organizations aiming at their long-term sustainability and the maximization of their social impact.