Elizabeth dickinson

Liz is building Our Children’s Trust development program with two colleagues, expanding revenues by 120% in her first year. She has advanced social justice for 40+ years, working with not-for-profit organizations, foundations, and government agencies.  

Most recently, she led the CUNY School of Law Foundation and directed institutional advancement at CUNY Law. She has strengthened neighborhood-based multi-service settlement houses and advanced public health programs at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. At Women’s Environmental and Development Organization, she worked with the Rachel Carson Institute in the development of the WASTE (Women Assessing the State of the Environment). At WITNESS, she secured support to launch a human rights program in North America that resulted in the 2010 passage of the Elder Justice Act and an early partnership with Our Children’s Trust. At Latino Justice, she launched LAWbound® to expand the pathway to law school for Latinos. She received her MBA from Binghamton University with a focus on non-profit management and BA from Kenyon College.