Katie Santambrogio is a trusting, ambitious, and forward-thinking philanthropic leader with 20 years of experience in direct fundraising, nonprofit management, leadership, strategic planning, campaign management, marketing, public policy, and impactful relationship building for foundations, community development, and nonprofit serving organizations. Katie has worked with international organizations, for a U.S. Senator, for grassroots community organizations, private foundations, and larger scale nonprofit institutions. Throughout her career she has raised nearly $150 million for nonprofit organizations, serving diverse audiences and gaining robust insights into the public, nonprofit and social impact sectors.
Katie is invigorated by creativity, big ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and finding innovative solutions to our world’s greatest problems. Katie received a bachelor’s degree with honors in International Relations and Spanish from the University of San Diego and a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from Regis University with an emphasis in fund development and leadership. Katie has additional graduate level certificates in dialogue, deliberation, civic engagement, and philanthropy, and most recently completed a fellowship in impact investing for CNote, a social impact fintech firm based in San Francisco.
Katie uses her passion and experience to serve diverse organizations and people who are committed to changing the landscape of philanthropy and draws on her expertise to cultivate community impact through social change, community engagement, and social entrepreneurship. Katie is a motivated professional who learns quickly and aligns her personal passions of social justice, gender equity, community impact and lifelong learning with her professional skills in philanthropy, marketing, community partnerships, and nonprofit management.
Katie lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado with her husband and two boys. She spends her free time watching her kids play hockey, getting outdoors camping, skiing, hiking, biking, water skiing, and playing with friends and family. Katie loves traveling and experiencing new cultures, meditating, and reading.