Marley Rave

Marley Rave serves as Managing Director of Major Gifts for Share Our Strength, overseeing a team of fundraisers across the country focused on securing major, principle and transformational gifts. In this role, she leads the strategic movement of donor relationships, prospect development and multi-year fundraising plans to grow revenue to further advance the organization's goals and mission.

Before joining Share Our Strength, Marley worked for Autism Speaks for eight years serving as the Executive Director of the National Capital Area Chapter and the National Director of Individual Relations and Philanthropy. Prior to Autism Speaks, she held several leadership roles in development and communications at Meals On Wheels Association of America and the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) with a Masters in Public Administration and Non-Profit Management from American University and a Bachelors of Science degree in Sociology from Ohio University.

An avid runner, cyclist and triathlete, Marley lives in Silver Spring, Maryland with her husband, Jeff, and two children, Hazel and Jude.