Alison Forbes Van Hook
Nonprofit Services Director
Alison brings over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Prior to relocating to Idaho, she held several leadership and fundraising roles in Los Angeles, including serving as Executive Director of an award-winning after-school program for students in under-resourced schools across the Los Angeles, Compton, and Hawthorne school districts. After moving to Sun Valley in 2016, she continued to support nonprofit organizations through strategic planning and fundraising as a consultant and Development Director in the Wood River and Treasure Valleys. Today, Alison is excited to be part of the Spur team, where she leads the development and implementation of leadership programs, advisory services, and grantmaking initiatives.
Alison holds a Master's Degree in Education from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University. She also completed the Annenberg Foundation’s Alchemy+ Nonprofit Leadership program, the California Center for Nonprofit Management’s Executive Director Bootcamp, The Executive Service Corp’s Developing Development program, and Cause Communications’ Communicating for Results course.
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