City Year Greater Boston (CYGB) is pleased to welcome Allison Mitchell as Major Gifts Officer. In her role, Allison will lead efforts to secure financial support from individuals and families in support of City Year’s mission. She will collaborate with other Development team members, senior leaders, volunteers, and board members to achieve annual revenue goals. Allison will have the opportunity to interface with key constituents, prospects, and the City Year community. Reporting to the Managing Director of Development, she will partner closely with Development and Site Leadership in the creation and execution of the next generation of City Year’s highly successful individual giving program.
Allison brings over 10 years of nonprofit and fundraising experience with an additional 15 years in sales and management to her new position. Most recently, she worked as Associate Director of Development for Massachusetts General Hospital, where she increased principal gift donor support and engagement by creating and implementing comprehensive stewardship plans for individual, family, and institutional donors during a record-setting $3B campaign. Prior to this, she served as Director of Development at Northeast Arc and supported mission-driven organizations in education and healthcare. Allison holds a graduate degree from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, has authored chapters in Giving USA Annual Report on Philanthropy, and currently serves on the AFP Massachusetts Board of Directors as the Vice President of Sponsorships. Allison is committed to building meaningful partnerships that drive lasting philanthropic impact and is excited to join the City Year Greater Boston team.
About City Year Greater Boston
For more than thirty years, City Year Greater Boston has delivered a powerful double bottom line: improved outcomes for students in under-resourced schools and the cultivation of the next generation of leaders through their alumni. City Year is an AmeriCorps program – a national network of programs that engages thousands of members in service to meet critical needs across the country. City Year AmeriCorps members serve in systemically under-resourced schools as student success coaches—full-time, near-peer tutors, mentors, and role models who are uniquely positioned and trained to support students’ social, emotional, and academic growth while helping to create engaging learning environments. This work, aimed at supporting student and school success, helps to advance educational equity and creates more opportunity for everyone.