Amy Livingston was Director of Development at IAALS. She brought to IAALS over 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector as an executive leader, strategic thought partner (C-Suite/Boards), philanthropic advisor, consultant, and board chair/member in the fields of healthcare, education, and conservation. Most recently, she consulted with nonprofit clients and philanthropists to secure multiple transformational gifts ($1M–$5M) to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare delivery systems in East and West Africa.
Prior to consulting, she founded and led the Global Health Foundation through securing a $1M charitable gift, launching investments in innovative solutions that address systemic inequities and eliminate barriers that deny access to quality and comprehensive healthcare services. Livingston began fundraising as a teenager and when volunteering at a nonprofit hospice whose clients were in the final stages of their courageous battle with HIV/AIDS. At a young age, she witnessed the devastating intersection of vulnerable populations, disease, fear and ignorance which resulted in a commitment to—and a career in—bending the arc towards justice.
Livingston received her MA in International Development with a Certificate in Global Health Affairs from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and a BA in International Affairs and French from the University of Colorado at Boulder.