Primary Job Title Board Member Primary Organization 
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Female
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Anne Travers is an independent fundraising consultant, specialising in development strategies for progressive causes.
Her background includes 20+ years writing and fundraising for more than 40 nonprofit groups in the US and other countries. Clients range from small, grassroots and start-up groups, to well-established and well-known
organizations like Amnesty International USA and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Anne’s professional training was in theater. Early years spent as an actress, then as a performer and writer of political satire, eventually translated into working directly for the causes she cares about most. After two years as Development Writer at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Anne lived and traveled in Central Europe with her husband and son for a year; on her return to the US, she served first as Foundation Officer and then Director of Development for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (now called Human Rights First). While there she helped the organization double its income and secure its first seven-figure gifts.
After nine years with Human Rights First, in 2003 she launched her own independent consulting practice and has since helped a wide variety of social justice, human rights, and arts groups attract new supporters, increase their revenues, and build sustainable organizations.
Anne is a member of the Kellogg Action Lab College of Consultants, and a contributor to the 2009 Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Human Rights. She sits on the Board of Directors of Arts Engine, and on the Advisory Board of The Story Prize.
Anne attended Dartmouth College and graduated from New York University with a Bachelors Degree in Humanities. She studied acting with Stella Adler.
