Emily Davis, MNM, President

Her Start

For more than 15 years Emily has been committed to the nonprofit sector as employee, trainer, board member, philanthropist, and consultant.  Emily's upbringing included a significant mix philanthropic and nonprofit exposure which is where her passion for nonprofit work started.  In college, Emily shifted her focus from a career in Dance to a full time commitment to the nonprofit sector. Emily's work in ending violence against women & women's health proved to be an enormous asset to her as she formally launched her nonprofit work.

Emily began her career working in the field of ending violence against women more than 10 years ago as a community activist, victim advocate, and trainer.  After focusing on women’s health and sexual assault, she became involved in environmental issues, international human rights, and philanthropy. In 2003 she was awarded the Boulder County District Attorney’s Victim Advocacy Award. More recently Emily was recognized by San Diego News Network as one of the top 35 Under 35 Community Leaders in San Diego and has been nominated for numerous awards.

EDA Consulting Begins

As a result of her work within small to mid-size nonprofit organization, Emily has worked closely with various grassroots organizations serving both the U.S. and international stakeholders. Since spring 2007, Emily has been serving as a nonprofit consultant and philanthropic advisor to various individuals and organizations through her company, Emily Davis and Associates (EDA) Consulting LLC. Emily now focuses her primary consulting efforts on next gen issues.

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Consulting Areas & Expertise

Emily currently consults and trains nonprofit organizations in the areas of "next gen" issues including: recruiting and retaining the next generation of nonprofit leaders; multi-generational family philanthropy; and next generation social media technologies. In 2007, Emily completed innovative research, Preparing the Path to Leadership, on emerging leaders within the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. 

Emily understands all that it takes to start a nonprofit and employ best practices when starting a business; she herself has started a nonprofit in San Diego, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network San Diego.  She has quickly been recognized as an expert in a number of areas as a result of that business venture. Most recently, Emily was trained in facilitating issues within multigenerational family philanthropy through 21/64, part of the Brofman Philanthropies. To learn more about EDA Consulting's client list click here. 

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Continued Commitment to Service

Emily continues to serve on  numerous nonprofit committees and boards nationally, regionally in California and in Colorado where she recently completed her Masters of Nonprofit Management with honors from Regis University. She now lives in San Diego, CA where she continues her consulting work; founded and serves as board chair for YNPN San Diego; and focuses on issues related to emerging leaders with nationally-renowned organizations.

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