Social Change: Sagrado’s Philanthropy Lab
Course Taught by Anitza Cox-Marrero
Department: Business Administration

Anitza Maria Cox-Marrero  has been a consultant in social policy issues for more than 20 years and is a leading scholar on topics related to the nonprofit sector in Puerto Rico. She is a Partner at Estudios Técnicos , Inc., Puerto Rico’s leading economic, social and planning consulting firm, and currently acts as Director of the Social Policy and Research Division. At the firm, she has coordinated the study on non-profit organizations in Puerto Rico since 2002, a longitudinal study about the economic and social impact of the Third Sector, which has contributed to the enactment of important pieces of legislation to promote philanthropy in the Island. One of her main responsibilities at Estudios Técnicos , Inc. is the coordination of projects which involve the evaluation and design of public policies and plans, in the areas of: health (HIV prevention, care and treatment), social services, community development, housing for special populations and juvenile delinquency. She also provides technical assistance to several governmental agencies and NPOs in areas of program design and compliance .  She has been in the academy for more than 15 years. Besides offering Sagrado’s Philanthropy Lab Course, at the University of Sacred Heart, she is a professor at the Graduate School of Public Administration at the University of Puerto Rico, where she teaches courses in research, program evaluation and external resources. In addition, she was part of the faculty of the Graduate Program in Nonprofit Management at the University of the Sacred Heart, the Communications Program at the Inter-American University and the Community Development Program at Rutgers University, special project in Puerto Rico. 

Guest Speakers

• Angel Ramos Foundation, a family foundation, one of the oldest and largest in Puerto Rico
• Titín Foundation, who also sponsors our class
• Fundación de Mujeres an emerging foundation, established about three years ago
• Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico, focused on individual and corporate donations
• Nuestra Escuela, to discuss transparency and accountability processes