Jeffrey Fromknecht

Jeff is the co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Attorney of Side Project Inc. (), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting charitable and philanthropic efforts large and small. He coordinates a diverse volunteer corps of young professionals who take on side projects at small and medium-sized nonprofits. Our work is intended to incubate and grow socially-mined projects focused on community-level and macro-level change. Side Project helps by providing legal, development, and project-management services focused on building a strong, sustainable, and adaptable corporate structure and foundation.

Jeff is licensed to practice law in both Pennsylvania and Florida and splits his time between Pittsburgh, PA, and Boynton Beach, FL. He holds graduate degrees in both social work and law and has over 12 years of experience working at nonprofit organizations in a variety of direct-service and administrative roles. He earned his Master of  Social Work degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, where his concentration was on community organizing, nonprofit administration, and disability studies. He attended Duquesne University School of Law, graduating Magna Cum Laude. During law school, Jeff worked as a community partner at Community Living and Support Services (CLASS) in Pittsburgh, where he developed and evaluated programs designed to help people with disabilities build social capital.