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Jennifer YoungNational Director, Planned Giving
Jennifer Young is the National Director of Planned Giving at AFTAU. A devoted nonprofit professional, she has over fifteen years of experience cultivating lead donors for community, educational, and cultural institutions in the public and private sectors. Skilled at managing major gift and campaign fundraising with specialization in planned giving, she is expert at navigating the relationships between high net worth individuals and a range of financial professionals.
Jennifer began her development career at the Smithsonian Institution, later leading the strategic advancement of a NASA funded project for the Mars Exploration Rover missions. She has laid groundwork for a $500MM capital campaign at the University of Delaware where her office functioned as a key clearinghouse for gifts of complex assets. In her work at the Pacific Aviation Museum which joined the USS Arizona Memorial in 2006, Jennifer was brought in to manage the development transformation team during the museum's early phases which established this major attraction at Pearl Harbor, HI. Here, she had the honor and privilege of working with many members of America's Greatest Generation. She has led institutional advancement for several Jewish Federations and has managed development activities for the Federation's $185MM endowment in Greater Washington.
Jennifer earned an M.A. from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Public Policy and Management, holds a Certificate in Financial Planning, and is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).