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About Me

Sarah Borgeson is a highly successful, intuitive and creative fundraising executive with over fifteen years of experience leading fundraising teams in Chicago's non-profit sector including in health care, university and housing and community development settings. Sarah joined Shirley Ryan С¶÷ÑÅ¡¯s Advancement team in January 2016. As Senior Director, Principal Gifts and National Strategy, Sarah serves as a liaison to help supporters envision and fulfill their philanthropic impact. She plays an integral role in the organization¡¯s $100 million "Accelerate Ability¡± campaign and also leads the Stewardship and Annual Giving team.  

Sarah is recognized as an industry expert in philanthropy. She has co-authored articles for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on partnerships in the field of community development finance and has served as a speaker for the University of Chicago, Chicago Women in Philanthropy and the Chicago Fundraising Summit. She has served as a grant reviewer for the Chicago Community Trust and currently serves as Chair of the grantmaking Holy Trinity Mission Endowment Fund. Sarah holds a Master of Arts degree in Ethics from the University of Chicago Divinity School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN. She serves as Board Co-Chair of Chicago Women in Philanthropy and is a member of the Upswell Accelerator Committee, based in Washington, D.C. In 2019, Sarah was recognized with the 40 under 40 distinction by the international Association of Healthcare Philanthropy.