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Naomi Rafal

Associate Manager, Programming and External Relations

Naomi supports the Programming and External Relations team’s fundraising, stewardship, and events work.

Prior to joining CEP in August 2021, Naomi served as the Corporate and Foundation Relations Coordinator at the Museum of Science, Boston. She also gained experience at the Robin Hood Foundation, the Maverick Capital Foundation, The Philanthropic Initiative, and the United States Conference of Mayors. Naomi holds a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in French from Harvard University. Outside of work, Naomi can be found climbing at the rock gym, playing various word games with friends and family, or watching entirely too much Netflix.

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Recent Blogs

Shifting Out of Neutral Phil Buchanan President, CEP
Shifting Out of Neutral 

Institutional neutrality has been all the rage these past few years, but it is time to recognize that it is a fallacy. Let me start with some background. Since the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel, after which many CEOs took heat for their public...

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A ‘Perfect Storm’: One Nonprofit Leader on Fear, Funding, and Finding a Way ThroughCaroline Gasparini Coordinator, Research, CEPElizabeth Lindsey Executive Director, Genesys Works National Capital Region
A ‘Perfect Storm’: One Nonprofit Leader on Fear, Funding, and Finding a Way Through

“We have had to be agile, flexible, and optimistic in ways that I haven't experienced before.” Elizabeth Lindsey, who leads the Washington, DC area location of the youth-empowerment nonprofit Genesys Works, has spent most of her career in the...

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