Hodan Hassan, a veteran fundraising executive with more than 25 years of experience serving higher education institutions and global humanitarian organizations, has joined the staff of Morehouse College as the new Vice President of the Office of Institutional Advancement and Chief Advancement Officer.
In her new role, Hassan will build national philanthropic support and lead the fundraising strategy and execution of the historic $500 million “Making Men of Consequence” Campaign for Morehouse College. Launched formally in February 2022, the campaign was developed to drive investment in student scholarships, faculty research and recruitment, campus construction, and the expansion of innovative academic programs and technology at Morehouse College. The campaign has raised nearly $232 million to date.
Hassan comes to Morehouse with a strong track record of success in helping universities and major nonprofits achieve their philanthropic goals. Hassan played an integral role in planning and contributing to the fundraising efforts for the University of Washington’s $2.7 billion campaign, Arizona State University’s $1 billion campaign, and Long Island University’s $175 million campaign. And as a development executive in the global nonprofit sector, Hassan was instrumental in fundraising UNICEF’s “Schools for Africa” campaign, which was launched in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and resulted in over $200 million from donors worldwide.
She most recently served as Assistant Dean of Advancement for the College of Arts and Sciences, the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, where she led a team of fundraisers dedicated to closing major gifts since 2019. Hassan joined the University in April 2016 as chief development strategist for the Global Health Institute and Centre ValBio in Madagascar where she raised significant funds for innovative emerging technologies, discoveries, advancing biodiversity research, and improving…
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