Samantha Pinkley

Samantha Pinkley is a Donor Experience Advisor at the Arizona Community Foundation. In her role, she is responsible for developing personalized philanthropy plans tailored to meet both individual and organizational philanthropic objectives, with the aim of positively impacting Arizona’s future. She also supports the cultivation of current planned giving efforts to help donors achieve their philanthropic goals.

Prior to ACF, Sam served as Assistant Director within the Scholarship Advancement team at the ASU Foundation, managing a portfolio of more than 140 individual scholarship funds and awarding more than $2.5 million to students annually. Sam cultivated and built meaningful relationships with new and current scholarship donors at the individual and corporate levels, connecting them to the impact their generosity had on the many students they benefited. These strong relationships often resulted in a significant increase in gifts year over year. She also held roles in nonprofit programming and outreach at Act One Arizona and Kids Vision for Life St. Louis. Her career has been defined by a deep commitment to connecting donors and community partners with meaningful causes in both Arizona and Missouri.

Sam holds a Masters of Public Administration with a Nonprofit Administration Concentration from Arizona State University. She is also a graduate of Valley Leadership’s Catalyze program.