Sara Hernandez Evans
Collaborator
Sara Hernandez Evans brings years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit management to her clients. Sara has been the Executive Director of organizations in the social services and arts/education sectors, and has had the privilege of working with organizations that advocate for children in the foster care system, refugees and immigrants, and homeless families with children.
Sarah has worked with: Gwinnett Place to Be, Mailchimp, Girls on the Run, Wholesome Wave Georgia, Midtown Alliance, and College AIM
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Master in Social Work
Certified mediator for the juvenile court system in Tennessee
Skills
Feasibility studies
Corporate sponsorships
Annual fund planning
Major giving
Board development, training, and engagement
Facilitating board meetings, retreats, or work sessions
Fundraising plans
Strategic plans
Succession planning
Project management
Cultural planning
Recruitment
Interim Leadership Direction
System skills: Foundation Directory, Squarespace, Salesforce, MailChimp
Memberships & Volunteer Service
Association of Fundraising Professionals Board Member
Kiwanis Foundation Board Member
Kiwanis, Corporate Volunteer Council
Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta (Brownie Troop Leader)
Former Board member of Georgia Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Art Papers, Eyedrum, WELOVEATL, and Forward Arts Foundation
Accolades
Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 Under 40 for 2021
Co-Chair of the LEAD Atlanta Class of 2019
Georgia State University 40 Under 40 (2018)
Outstanding Atlanta Class of 2017
LEAD Atlanta in 2016
Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute (2016)
Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta (2014)
Georgia Trend Magazine 40 top leaders under age 40 (2014)
Georgia Center for Nonprofits top 30 nonprofit leaders under age 30 (2013)
Susannah has been featured in:
Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Atlantan
Atlanta Small Business Network
GPB
WABE
Georgia Trend
Georgia State University Alumni Magazine
UGA Profiles Magazine
Shoutout Atlanta
Americans for the Arts
Southern Spaces
Creative Loafing