Layna Podolsky

She is a dedicated nonprofit and philanthropy professional with a strong foundation in fundraising, project management, and strategic planning, currently serving as Assistant Director of Annual Giving at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she leads annual giving strategy and donor engagement. Prior to this role, she served as a Graduate Practicum Intern at Compass Pro Bono, where she developed fundraising campaigns, wrote data-driven grant proposals, and conducted board engagement research, and as Project Manager at Schultz & Williams, where she managed client relationships and fundraising campaigns for assignments valued between $2M and $150M. Her career includes serving as Operations Specialist at Vanguard, where she managed complex financial transactions and mentored team members, and as Project Manager at TurnUp Activism, where she achieved a 20% increase in student voter registration rates. She holds a Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership and Social Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Religious Studies from Lafayette College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She is recognized as a strategic, results-driven, and mission-focused professional who is deeply committed to advancing nonprofit impact, social justice, and civic engagement.