Oregon State University Foundation
Molly Moriarty Russell has a diverse work experience in the field of development and fundraising. Molly started their career at The University of British Columbia as a Development Coordinator, where they successfully managed a team of 75 college students and implemented strategies to improve staff retention. Molly then transitioned to the role of Development Officer, where they oversaw various fundraising campaigns and monitored progress using statistical analysis.
After their time at The University of British Columbia, Molly joined the University of the Pacific, Dugoni School of Dentistry. Here, they held multiple roles including Operations Manager, Annual Fund Manager, and Senior Annual Fund Manager. In these positions, they were responsible for managing the Pacific Dugoni Annual Fund, facilitating solicitation processes, and achieving fundraising goals through different communication channels.
Currently, they are working at the Oregon State University Foundation as the Director of the President's Circle and Assistant Director of Development, College of Health. In their current roles, they play a key role in the development efforts for the College of Health and oversees the President's Circle.
Overall, Molly Moriarty Russell has gained extensive experience in managing fundraising campaigns, developing solicitation strategies, and building relationships with donors in the higher education sector.
Molly Moriarty Russell attended U.S. Grant High School from 1999 to 2002 and earned their diploma. Molly then pursued higher education at The University of British Columbia from 2002 to 2007, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and Economics.
Oregon State University Foundation
The OSU Foundation partners with the university to engage the broad OSU community, inspire investment and steward resources to enhance the university’s excellence and impact. The OSUF, entering its 75th year, is a nonprofit organization, separate from the university, and governed by a Board of Trustees. The OSUF and the OSU Alumni Association are integrated and employ approximately 160 professionals. While building relationships with alumni, parents and friends is a university-wide responsibility, all fundraising positions are housed in the OSU Foundation. The Foundation aspires to be one of the best foundations in North America and acts in full alignment with the university. As of June 30, 2022, the Foundation holds assets surpassing $1.1 billion and manages an endowment of more than $764.5 million. Donors gave a record $216 million in fiscal year 2022. In Oct. 2022, the Foundation publicly launched Believe It: The Campaign for OSU, the university’s second comprehensive fundraising and engagement campaign, with a $1.75 billion goal for student and faculty support, facilities and equipment and emerging strategic initiatives. Since work began on the campaign in 2017, donors have contributed more than $1 billion toward the goal. The first Campaign for OSU concluded in 2014, having raised $1.14 billion in ten years, which made OSU one of only 35 public universities at the time to have crossed the billion-dollar mark in a fundraising campaign. Between campaigns, the Foundation and university partnered on a series of successful strategic fundraising initiatives designed to advance goals in the university’s strategic plan and maintain fundraising momentum. The OSUF, under the leadership of CEO and President Shawn L. Scoville, seeks to build on this powerful momentum to support OSU’s expanding aspirations, establish industry-leading fundraising and engagement growth and further energize donors, alumni and volunteers to engage with the Believe It campaign.