John Donahue is the managing director of the Brennan Center’s Development Department. He oversees the fundraising strategy for the Brennan Legacy Awards Dinner, the center’s largest annual event. The dinner celebrates leaders who advance Justice William Brennan Jr.’s vision of “common human dignity” and attracts broad support from the legal and business communities in New York and around the country.
Donahue manages a growing major gifts portfolio, working with organizational leadership to catalyze deepened partnerships with donors in support of the center’s ambitious fundraising and programmatic goals. He also contributes to cross-organizational and special initiatives, such as the center’s 20th anniversary campaign that raised nearly $10 million in endowment and reserve funds.
Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Donahue worked as an associate at Koszyn & Company, where he helped nonprofits, primarily arts and educational organizations, bolster their fundraising capabilities. He holds a BA in French from New York University.