Rory Brown
Development Director
Rory Brown joined CAPS as Development Director in July 2024. Ms. Brown comes to CAPS with more than 21 years of fundraising experience as both a consultant and director. Before joining CAPS, she was a consultant, advising and coaching Executive Directors of new organizations in conjunction with their advisors and board in board development, finance, the right income mix, stewardship, and event sponsorships. She also provided board and staff training.
Ms. Brown was also the Development Director at Beyond Emancipation–an Alameda County organization that supports current and former foster youth in their transition to living as independent adults. At Beyond Emancipation, she developed an individual donor program that quadrupled individual giving in five years while building development operations and systems, updating all communications and managing corporate, foundation and government giving.