Maggie McCarthy applies her sixteen years of foundation management and leadership experience to assist family foundations and grantmaking organizations. As the Director of Southwest Programs at The Rensselaerville Institute, Maggie assists foundations improve outcomes as investors and helps nonprofit entities achieve better results.
Maggie recently served as the Executive Director of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation located in Waco, Texas for the last six years. She managed all facets of operations for this approximately $60 million foundation. Additionally, Maggie provided leadership to other foundation initiatives including community collaborations among public and private sector agencies, nonprofit management assistance, and cooperative projects among foundations. She previously served as vice president for grants administration with Communities Foundation of Texas where she managed a yearly grant distribution ranging from $17 to $26 million per year.
She serves on the advisory board for the L.B.J. School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service; the Texas Nonprofit Think Tank; the board of Volunteers of America Texas; an advisor to Philanthropy World magazine; and was active on the board of the Conference of Southwest Foundations.
Her education background includes a B.A. in Communications from Western Illinois University and a Masters in Liberal Arts from Southern Methodist University.
Maggie blends her foundation and civic leadership background, combined with prior entrepreneurial experience and exposure to high tech tools, to promote innovative approaches to fundraising and grantmaking.
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