David B. Mattingly is the Vice President for Programs at the Fund for Global Human Rights. He leads an international team of activist grant-makers to resource human rights movements and build stronger, more sustainable human rights organizations. Since joining the Fund in 2005 as one of its first program officers, David helped shape the Fund’s signature model of supporting frontline activists on their own terms and providing the funding and technical support that can boost their success. Prior to joining the Fund, he worked at the Moriah Fund, where he helped manage grant-making programs promoting indigenous rights, environmental protection, and women’s and reproductive rights in Central America, the US, and globally.