Emily Cunningham

FUNDRAISING STRATEGIST

Emily brings a unique blend of educational experience and familiarity with diverse financial sectors to her work at DMD Consulting. She aims to shoulder schools’ and nonprofits’ fundraising efforts so that practitioners are free to focus on their missions. In addition to delivering client services with DMD, Emily is the Director of District Partnerships at EveryDay Labs. There she partners with districts in improving student outcomes by reducing absenteeism. Prior to joining EveryDay Labs, Emily spent ten years as a school leader and teacher in the Cristo Rey Network, where she helped launch schools in East Harlem, Brooklyn, and San Jose. Emily also worked in El Salvador and Harlem to support small business owners as a finance professional. 

Emily holds a Master of Education from Stanford University and a bachelor’s in international political economy and Spanish from Fordham University. Emily lives in the Bay Area, where, in her free time, she enjoys adventures with her husband Jamie and their four children.