Emily Schell

Emily Schell provides strategic fundraising oversight and counsel to nonprofit partners on a regional, national, and international level.  She has extensive experience in developing cultivation and solicitation strategies for major gift prospects, conducting feasibility studies, implementing capital campaigns, and working with clients on board management and volunteer recruitment.

Over the past two decades, Emily has led a variety of major fundraising campaigns and initiatives for clients ranging from United Way Worldwide and Action Against Hunger to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund and Make a Wish Foundation – Mid Atlantic. She successfully led the $50 million campaign to raise the resources for a National World War One Memorial in Washington, DC.

Emily worked to develop the strategic fundraising framework, provides regular counsel on outreach and prospecting and assists in the implementation of the campaign plan. Prior to working as a consultant, Emily oversaw philanthropy programs for Time Warner through New York Cares and managed corporate partnerships for Greater DC Cares. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and German from the University of Puget Sound. She currently resides in Alexandria, VA with her husband and their two children.