Founder and CEO of the Inclusive Philanthropy Institute is a seasoned industry leader with more than 20 years of experience in the higher education and philanthropic sectors. She is considered a notable authority on inclusive philanthropy and co-founded the former Office of Inclusive Philanthropy at the Florida International University (FIU) Foundation, the first of its kind in the nation.
The FIU Foundation Office of Inclusive Philanthropy (FOIP) brought together development professionals with community and industry partners from diverse backgrounds to inform, implement, and evaluate philanthropic strategy and programming that promoted systemic change. FOIP’s target initiatives included scholarships and wrap-around support services for students, increased faculty diversity, strong and inclusive advisory board governance, social equity research, cultural competence trainings, and improved health and education outcomes.
Within FOIP, McGill cultivated a fundraising team composed of individuals with diverse cultural, racial, and religious backgrounds, gender identities, and sexual orientations – representation integral to the Office’s work and to understanding the needs of the university’s diverse student body. By June 2023, more than $50 million had been raised to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives university-wide.
McGill’s expertise has been featured in the “Focus Forward Wisdom” series of Marts&Lundy’s “What We Think” podcast. She has also presented on inclusive philanthropy at multiple conferences, including the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Annual Conference for College and University Foundations, the CASE–African American Development Officers Network Conference on Diverse Philanthropy and Leadership, and others.
Prior to FIU, she served as the Director of Community and Multicultural Affairs at the University of Rochester Medical Center. In that position, she facilitated and guided proposals and white papers for diversity research grants and initiatives, and she directed several community-based programs and screenings serving historically excluded populations – impacting thousands of residents. She also successfully cultivated and maintained relationships with key leaders in both the public and private sectors, including foundations, health care providers, researchers, faculty, and community-based organizations.