Carly Severino is Director of Community at Australian Communities Foundation, leading the Donor and Client Services teams and overseeing every aspect of the experience for donors and clients. Carly aims to foster a strong and vibrant donor community by engaging stakeholders in helping to create a fairer and more sustainable Australia.

I’m passionate about…

I’m passionate about helping good people do great things. I love what happens when we bring people together – learning from each other, growing community and amplifying impact.

My experience

With more than 20 years’ experience across corporate, consultancy, not-for-profit and tertiary organisations, I have spent the past decade focused on philanthropy and intergenerational wealth. I have been the founding Executive Officer of a private philanthropic foundation and for many years ran a peer network and education program for families with significant wealth. I am a non-Executive Director of Private Wealth Network and have a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from RMIT, a Bachelor of Letters (Hons) from Monash University and a Masters in Philanthropy and Social Investment from Swinburne University’s Centre for Social Impact.