Sara Kirkwood joined the Guttmacher Institute in 2014. As the Associate Director of Individual Giving, she manages all aspects of the Institute’s individual giving fundraising strategy and helps support relationships with major donors. Prior to joining the Guttmacher Institute, Ms. Kirkwood was the Director of Development for the Lung Cancer Research Foundation and worked in individual giving, both as a consultant and on staff, for a variety of other organizations, including EngenderHealth, SCOPE and the Bronx Community Health Network. She earned a BA in philosophy from the University of Rochester and an MPA from Bernard M. Baruch College (CUNY).