Laura's breadth of experience, understanding of the natural complexities facing non-profits and those leading non-profits, and natural style and personality make her an ideal consultant, coach and facilitator!
Sarah Jones, Executive Director, Emerge! Centers Against Domestic Abuse
About
Alexander Associates is dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations achieve their missions. We do this by providing experienced, expert counsel in strategic planning, organizational development, and sustainable fund development practices.
Laura Alexander, MA, principal and founder, has been a leader in the nonprofit sector since 1988 – as a consultant, executive director, development director, program director, board member and volunteer.
Prior to founding her own firm, Laura Alexander served as the Executive Director of the Birth & Women’s Health Center for five years, as the Development Director at the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona for three years, and as the Executive Director of Domestic Abuse Intervention Services in Madison, WI for five years. She also held positions at Native Seeds/SEARCH and Wingspan Domestic Violence Project, both in Tucson.
Laura Alexander holds a Master’s Degree in Philanthropy & Fund Development from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. Her master’s thesis, Fundraising for Social Change: Fund Development Capacity Building for Small, Grassroots Nonprofits in Southern Arizona, outlined successful ways for communities to work in partnership with nonprofits to achieve sustainable results.
Laura Alexander is an active member of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She is married to Fabian Alfie, a Professor at the University of Arizona, and has a daughter, Cecilia, who was born in 2003. She has lived and worked in Tucson since 1997.
