Catering to the Changing Needs of Our Neighborhood

Sarah K. Nathan, Ph.D., joined the team of the Middletown Community Foundation in January 2022. Dr. Nathan is a self-described “pracademic” who has spent her entire career in the nonprofit sector as a fundraiser, educator, volunteer, and leader. She spent five years prior as the Associate Director of The Fund-Raising School (TFRS), where she managed all aspects of the curriculum designed for fundraising practitioners. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy at Bay Path University, where she taught and advised online graduate students in the master’s degree programs in nonprofit management and in strategic fundraising. Dr. Nathan began her philanthropy career as a 19-year-old student, calling alumni at her undergraduate alma mater, Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, where she later became Associate Director of the Annual Fund. When living in Indiana, she supported her local community as a volunteer and board member of the Johnson County Community Foundation, where she helped establish the county’s first giving day. Dr. Nathan is an avid Girl Scout and spends countless hours joyfully guiding young leaders. She is a proud graduate of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in philanthropic studies.