If you are planning to mail a check by the end of the year, please note that the U.S. Postal Service has updated its rules, and machine postmarks will now be applied when mail is processed at regional processing centers (not at the local drop off point). To ensure your check is postmarked in time to be eligible for a 2025 charitable deduction, we recommend requesting a manual postmark in person at a post office or using certified/registered mail. Click here for more details on giving dates and deadlines.
Adele Nandan is the director of donor engagement for The Chicago Community Trust.
Adele is responsible for the development of strategies for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors.
Before joining the Trust, Adele was Vice President of Business Development and External Relations at RefuSHE and before that role, she worked at Opportunity International as Director of International Education. She is an accomplished international development advisor with over 25 years of management experience in global markets, predominantly in Africa, India, and South America. She has a proven track record of building strategies, volunteer engagement, donor cultivation, partnerships and coalitions among non-profit organizations, philanthropists, foundations, and corporations.
In her various roles, Adele has worked as a hands-on advisor on fundraising tactics to reach revenue goals and scaling strategy. She has extensive success including 6-figure fundraising gains, significant increased donor commitment and giving, and a history of improving donor engagement for non-profits. Presently, Adele is a board member of Flourish Rwanda and runs a tourism business, The JoYOUs Journey.
Born and raised in the Chicago area, Adele holds a bachelor’s in political science and international relations from Texas Christian University and a master’s in organizational management.
