Audrey Jacobs, JD, is the founder and principal of the Sarafina Group an organization providing consultation services to philanthropic and non-profit organizations.
Audrey was most recently the Director of the Center for Family Philanthropy at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. For the past eleven years, Audrey worked with a team to engage individual philanthropists and families in philanthropy. As a philanthropic advisor, Audrey worked with philanthropists and families in developing and implementing strategic philanthropic plans, including succession planning, fund development, next generation involvement, legacy planning, gift planning, along with program development and evaluation.
With more than twenty years of experience in the non-profit sector, Audrey helps non-profits fulfill their mission by helping with fund development, strategic planning and Board development. Audrey worked with several organizations in New York City, including Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, and the New York Women’s Foundation.
Audrey is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta, is a former member and immediate past president of the Emory University Board of Visitors.
Audrey received her undergraduate degree from Barnard College, Columbia University; and a juris doctorate degree from New York University School of Law. Audrey resides in Sandy Springs, Georgia, with her husband, Roland Matthews, MD and two young adult sons, now away at college.
Contributions
BIPOC Leaders Peer Network: Unpacking Reparations Through a BIPOC Lens
Posted on February 7, 2024 by Dr. LaTonya Penny, Audrey Jacobs
BIPOC Leaders Peer Network: Embracing the Marathon: Stay Engaged in Equity Work
Posted on December 15, 2023 by Dr. LaTonya Penny, Audrey Jacobs
BIPOC Leaders Peer Network: Welcome & Network Launch
Posted on October 2, 2023 by Dr. LaTonya Penny, Audrey Jacobs
Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Engaging Donors in Impact investing to Leverage Local Impact at the Central New York Community Foundation
Posted on May 3, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs
Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Using a DAF to Donate Rare Items
Posted on March 15, 2019 by Central Indiana Community Foundation, Audrey Jacobs
Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Giving Up a Lifestyle to Give Back
Posted on March 15, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs
Guide to Family Philanthropy and Donor-Advised Funds: Introduction
Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett
Do you have examples of donor-advised fund case studies and success stories?
Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett
What other data, trends, and analysis exist on the establishment and use of donor-advised funds in the U.S.?
Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett
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