Steven E. Mayer

While in college, the future Dr. Steven E. Mayer was hired to organize the library of Human Sciences Research, Inc in Washington, D.C. The core there was to assess how well any kind of organized effort was working. Steve was intrigued by this question and decided to pursue graduate studies in Organizational/Industrial Psychology, earning a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Steve soon broke free from academic life and founded Rainbow Research, Inc., a nonprofit with a mission “to assist socially concerned organizations respond more productively to social problems and opportunities.” Steve and his team created strategies for discovering findings that directly address the public, distributing reports to public libraries throughout the country. Steve left Rainbow Research for better work–life balance and launched the Effective Communities Project, leading several meaningful projects on hot–button issues, and creating websites to inform and encourage the next generations of activists, donors, and community leadership. He then taught in Johns Hopkins University’s MA Program in Nonprofit Organization Management, and more recently wrote a book, "How to Save the World: Evaluating Your Options / When to Say Yes to Requests to Donate Money." He's the same person who wrote, "My Father Against the Nazis," also available from Amazon in several formats, as well as from independent bookstores and public libraries on request.