Elizabeth Dickson, CFRE (she/her) is the Development Director, overseeing fundraising efforts for the Student Press Law Center. She has nine years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, including building relationships with individual, corporate and foundations donors, donor stewardship, grants management and events fundraising. She obtained her Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) certification in 2021.
Prior to joining SPLC in July 2024, Elizabeth was the Associate Director of Development & External Affairs at the Center for Democracy & Technology, a nonprofit organization that fights to advance civil rights and civil liberties in the digital age, where she led the foundation fundraising efforts. For the majority of her fundraising career, Elizabeth was with the Freedom Forum, a nonprofit focused on fostering First Amendment freedoms for all. During her time there, she focused on individual and corporate giving, leading the fundraising efforts for their annual Free Expression Awards and providing support and stewardship to Major Gifts and Foundation donors.
Elizabeth holds a Bachelors of Science in Journalism from Ohio University (Athens, Ohio), and spent her first year out of college as a news reporter for a local daily newspaper covering everything from crime to human interest stories.
Born and raised in Medina, Ohio, just outside of Akron and Cleveland, she has called the Washington, D.C., area home since 2015. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, baking and curling up with her Scottish Terrier Cocoa, while reading a good book.