Gabrielle A. Gilliam
Gabrielle Gilliam is a fund development and non-profit management professional. She has nearly 30 consecutive years of experience in fundraising and institutional advancement, and has served in leadership positions at organizations such as United Negro College Fund, Bottomless Closet, Poly Prep Country Day School, the French-American Foundation, and Opening Act, and Oliver Scholars.
A seasoned fund development generalist, Gabrielle enjoys sharing and applying her professional expertise in strategic campaign planning, institutional giving, and board development. She is particularly committed to organizations that engage and empower youth who have been under-served or unsupported by systems and institutions. Gabrielle takes special pride in working on behalf of programs that create a path for young people of color to pursue their dreams and find success in life.
Gabrielle currently serves as Chief Advancement Officer at Ascend Learning in Brooklyn. She is also a Senior Lecturer at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Social Work and member of the Management Faculty at the Institute for Nonprofit Practice. Since 2014, she has been working as an independent consultant, providing strategic planning and fundraising support to NYC-based non-profit organizations. Her client list has included the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Fiver Children's Foundation, Brooklyn Children’s Theatre, and The Peter Westbrook Foundation.
Gabrielle received her BA in Drama and Africana Studies from Vassar College and her MA in Performance Studies from New York University/Tisch School of the Arts.