The Boston Foundation
Pamela Hurd is an experienced philanthropy leader with a strong background in major gifts and fundraising. Currently serving as Associate Vice President of Philanthropy at The Boston Foundation since June 2013, Pamela provides strategic direction to enhance the foundation's philanthropic impact and collaborates with leadership to raise awareness of its community role. Prior to this, Pamela held several key positions at Facing History and Ourselves, including Director of Development for New England, and was instrumental in shaping organization-wide fundraising strategies. Early career experience includes working at Sotheby's in the Paintings and Jewelry Divisions, where expertise in appraising paintings was developed. Pamela holds a BA in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
This person is not in any teams
The Boston Foundation
The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, seeks to bring the collective power of our region’s people and resources together to drive real change. Established in 1915, it is one of the largest community foundations in the nation—with net assets of $1.3 billion. In 2019, the Foundation received $151 million in contributions and the Foundation and its donors paid $153 million in grants to nonprofit organizations. The Foundation has many partners, including its donors, who have established more than 1,000 separate charitable funds for the general benefit of the community or for special purposes. With support from the Annual Campaign for Civic Leadership, the Foundation also facilitates public discourse and action, commissions research into the most critical issues of our time and advocates for public policy that advances opportunity for everyone. The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI), a consulting unit of the Foundation, designs and implements customized philanthropic strategies for families, foundations and corporations around the globe. To learn more about the Foundation or join our team, visit https://TBF.org/careers.