Nonprofit Development & Program Leader
Safiya turns the trust between community organizations, donors, and government into the infrastructure that makes programs run — and keeps them running after the first grant cycle ends.
Fundraising and Program Manager with 9+ years of experience in nonprofit program delivery, donor relations, and civic stakeholder engagement across Hyderabad and an international donor network. Currently leading fundraising and donor management at Akshaya Vidya Foundation, where she launched the organization's first U.S. donor programme, coordinated government-hosted events under two gubernatorial administrations, and secured physical infrastructure through direct civic advocacy. Multilingual across four languages, with academic grounding in Social Work, Economics, and Political Science that informs how she reads stakeholder environments and structures community programs.
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9+
years in nonprofit program management and fundraising
First
U.S. donor programme launched for Akshaya Vidya Foundation
2
physical infrastructure assets secured through civic advocacy
4
languages — English, Telugu, Hindi, and Urdu
Portfolio
Programs built to outlast their founding team, and donors trusted enough to stay.
- — Launched Akshaya Vidya Foundation's first U.S. donor programme
- — Secured community hall and science center through civic advocacy with GHMC and Secunderabad Cantonment Board
- — Coordinated government-hosted events under two gubernatorial administrations
- — Promoted from intern to Project Manager at Maarpu Trust on program outcomes
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