John Campbell
Founder & CEO
FundEd Strategies
John Campbell is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) with more than 15 years of development and organizational management experience in charter schools and the social sector. He is the Founder and CEO of FundEd Strategies, a fundraising consultancy that helps public charter schools and education nonprofits start, scale, and sustain their fundraising programs. Prior to forming FundEd Strategies in 2018, John served in advancement leadership roles within the charter school sector, where he cultivated over $5 million in strategic resources and partnerships designed to improve student success and organizational strategy. During that time, he was also instrumental in the formation of a private foundation dedicated to expanding opportunity for young people, serving as its first Executive Director. Since its founding, FundEd Strategies has supported more than 90 education nonprofits and public charter schools across the country, helping them raise and manage over $200 million from philanthropy, government agencies, and earned revenue strategies. In partnership with FundEd, school partners have diversified funding, launched capital campaigns, designed and implemented fundraising plans, and invested in their fundraising infrastructure. FundEd's team brings deep expertise across grants management, individual giving, and institutional fundraising, working as an embedded extension of its clients' leadership teams. John is a recognized voice in the charter school fundraising community. He regularly trains school leaders and development staff on topics including donor cultivation, major gift solicitation, and building sustainable fundraising programs. He has presented to charter school networks and education coalitions on subjects ranging from the fundraising case for charter schools to the practical application of AI in nonprofit development operations. John graduated from Lebanon Valley College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics and earned his Master of Business Administration from the Kogod School of Business at American University. As a volunteer, John serves as a trustee for Capital City Public Charter School in Washington, DC, is VP of Internal Affairs for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Washington, DC Chapter where he also co-chairs a consultants affinity group of over 250 fundraising professionals, and serves on the board of EdFuel, a national nonprofit fueling better talent systems in schools. He is a former board chair of Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso (FAN). John splits his time between New York. Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC, and enjoys wine and traveling with his husband.
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