Amy Dawson, Principal

Amy launched d'nitiatives® in 2010 to help nonprofit leaders and organizations become more visionary and effective.

The name d'nitiatives® highlights the importance of designing initiatives that convert vision to action, investable opportunities, and impact.

Previously, Amy served Georgetown University as assistant vice president in the office of advancement to help to shape and build capacity for a $1.5 billion philanthropic campaign. She also served as a senior program manager at the Academy of Educational Development. Early in her career in San Francisco, Amy helped to start up the Miriam and Peter Haas Fund's operations and programs, then served as a consultant to help local leaders plan forward-looking initiatives that secured public and private funding.

Amy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Biology from Stanford University and a Master in Public Policy degree from The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.

Amy’s real-world heroes are many, including a diverse array of leaders and colleagues whom she has served and collaborated with in California, North Carolina, and the Washington, DC region. Their dedication to mission, courage to imagine, resilience through change, and ethical integrity are among the lasting impressions that inspire Amy and countless other people in their spheres.

Amy grew up in Sacramento, California. Amy’s sense of purpose is rooted in her parents’ example.