Olivia Homewood

Olivia Homewood, CFRE, currently serves as the Director of Development for Individual & Planned Giving at Desert Botanical Garden, a position held since October 2022. Prior experience includes serving as the Individual Giving Manager at Scottsdale Arts, where responsibilities involved developing comprehensive individual giving strategies and managing donor relationships. Olivia also worked as a Grants Management Consultant for Children in Need Foundation, focusing on improving grants management systems, and held the role of Grants and Donor Engagement Manager at Phoenix Theatre, where efforts centered on donor cultivation and grant writing. Earlier positions include serving as a campaign assistant for Aspen Music Festival and School and providing administrative support at The Pinkerton Foundation. Olivia holds a Bachelor's Degree in Women's and Gender Studies with a music minor from Northern Arizona University and has participated in a study abroad program at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.