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ABOUT

Lisa Domitrovich, Principal

I am inspired by dedicated people with a passion. 

I have over 28 years of nonprofit fundraising and strategic development experience at environmental, arts, educational, and science nonprofits—large, small, and in-between. My track record includes raising tens of millions in foundation grants over sixteen years at a large environmental organization, six years as a development generalist at a boundary-pushing fine arts school, and six years running a nonprofit literary book wholesaler.

My experience spans the fields of climate mitigation and adaptation, energy, transportation, oceans conservation, fisheries management, agriculture, habitat conservation, and western water.  I enjoy interacting with donors, colleagues, practitioners and experts including scientists, economists, lawyers, academics, and business people.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 I have secured grants for many environmental projects including for: 

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  • science-based regional planning for sea level rise that integrates natural infrastructure to keep communities safe;

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  • interdisciplinary analyses to demonstrate how cities can be redesigned to maximize ecological functions, improve human health, and provide access to nature

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  • the creation and implementation of California’s pioneering
    climate polices;

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  • rebuilding collapsed groundfish fisheries on the U.S. West Coast;

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  • completing scientific studies to comprehensively measure
    and map dangerous human-caused methane pollution;

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  • improving soil health and reducing fertilizer pollution in
    the Mississippi River basin by working with farmers and
    businesses across the supply chain;

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  • initiatives  in Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Mexico to combat tropical
    deforestation, reduce air pollution, and protect fisheries. 

In the arts, I have for raised funds for student scholarships, to restore an historic mural on campus, and to enable students to make art in NASA’s Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program. 

I also led a growing nonprofit literary book distribution business representing over 500 publishers and thousands of poetry, literary fiction, and creative nonfiction titles.  

I was selected for an Arts Administration Fellowship at the National Endowment for the Arts and served as a Grants Panelist at the Endowment and at the California Arts Council.

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

As a volunteer, I have served on the boards of San Francisco Buddhist group Mission Dharma and as Treasurer for the Saranaloka Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting Theravadan Buddhist nuns (Bhikkhuni) in the United States. 

  • GreenLink Consulting
    (2018-present)

 

  • Senior Development Officer,
    San Francisco Estuary Institute
    Richmond, CA
    (2019-2020)

 

  • Environmental Defense Fund,
    San Francisco, CA
    (2001-2017)
     

    • Director,
      Institutional Giving
      (2013-2017)
       

    • Senior Foundations
      Officer
      (2007-2012)
       

    • Foundations Officer
      (2001-2006)

 

  • Associate Director of Development,
    San Francisco Art Institute,
    San Francisco, CA
    (1995-2001)

 

  • Executive Director,
    Small Press Distribution,
    Berkeley, CA
    (1989-1995)

EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

A native of Appalachia, I earned a bachelor’s degree in English at West Virginia University, and a Master of Liberal Arts degree at Stanford University.

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