Susan Kavanaugh Joins Family Promise of Greater Phoenix As Director of Philanthropy
Family Promise of Greater Phoenix has picked Susan Kavanaugh to be its new Director of Philanthropy.
For the past 22 years, Kavanaugh has worked with multiple nonprofit organizations around the Valley, including the past five years as a consultant.
“I felt a calling to come to Family Promise full time,” she said. ”I am ready to direct my energy into an organization with a purpose aligned with my heart.”
Ted Taylor, Family Promise’s Executive Director, said, “The addition of Susan to our team will be instrumental in taking our philanthropy efforts to the next level. With her contacts and expertise, not to mention her big heart, I know we will be able to reach many more families in need of our program.”
Kavanaugh is a non-profit business developer with more than 30 years of comprehensive fundraising and marketing experience. She previously served more than eight regional nonprofits including ASU Foundation, Better Autism Schools for Arizona, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofit, and One Step Beyond, Inc.
Kavanaugh will have oversight of the strategic direction, expansion and operation of Family Promise’s philanthropy efforts, as well as marketing and public relations.
The Family Promise program is a proven model that is highly effective in helping low-income individuals develop skills to improve their ability to earn a living wage and support their family and we maintain a success rate over 70 percent.
