Sundance Institute Names Allison Graff-Weisner As Chief Development Officer

The Sundance Institute has appointed Allison Graff-Weisner as chief development officer, giving her responsibility for fundraising as the organisation prepares to move to Boulder, Colorado. She will join its executive leadership team, report to CEO David Linde and work to broaden its donor base in the United States and internationally.

Graff-Weisner brings 25 years of experience across nonprofit, education and cultural organisations. At Otis College of Art and Design, she led institutional advancement, including efforts that grew scholarships and developed industry and philanthropic partnerships; she previously held a senior external affairs role at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Earlier, at City Year, she managed private-sector fundraising, oversaw a $20 million national budget and co-designed a $225 million anniversary campaign.