Barbara O'Reilly, CFRE

Whether it was leading record-setting reunion classes, securing tens of millions of dollars from global corporations following some of the most devastating natural disasters around the world, or overseeing a team that grew donor engagement of major individual donors committed to historic preservation, Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE understands that fundraising is much more than just raising money.  It’s about enabling donors to realize their philanthropic dreams for issues that are most important to them and to be part of the change they want to see in the world. Barbara brings to her clients more than twenty-five years of major gifts, annual fund, and campaign fundraising experience at major non-profit organizations including Harvard University, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oxford University in England, and the American Red Cross.  

Barbara became a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) in 2015 and an AFP Master Trainer in 2018. She serves as past president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) DC Chapter and as a past member of the Advisory Panel for Rogare, The Fundraising Think Tank in the U.K where she led the creation of the Critical Fundraising Report—U.S.  She has recently joined the boards of the AFP Foundation and Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance.