Holly Hetherington Collier
About Holly Hetherington Collier
Holly Hetherington Collier serves as the Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising, where she has worked since 2021. She has extensive experience in nonprofit strategic planning and holds advanced degrees in East Asian Studies and Business Administration.
Current Role at CCS Fundraising
Holly Hetherington Collier serves as the Senior Vice President at CCS Fundraising, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she is based in New York, New York, and focuses on strategic planning and board engagement for nonprofit organizations. Her expertise includes philanthropic trends in East Asia, which informs her approach to fundraising and organizational strategy.
Previous Positions at CCS Fundraising
Holly Hetherington Collier has held multiple roles at CCS Fundraising over the years. She served as Vice President from 2017 to 2020, Corporate Vice President from 2020 to 2021, and Assistant Vice President from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, she was the Executive Director from 2011 to 2013 and Associate Director from 2010 to 2011. Her extensive experience at CCS Fundraising has contributed to her understanding of nonprofit dynamics.
Education and Academic Background
Holly Hetherington Collier holds a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies from Princeton University, where she studied from 1998 to 2002. She later pursued a Master of Arts in Chinese Studies at SOAS University of London from 2003 to 2004. Additionally, she earned an MBA from New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, focusing on Strategy, Social Innovation & Impact, and Marketing, from 2008 to 2010.
Consulting Experience at Oxford Analytica
Before her tenure at CCS Fundraising, Holly Hetherington Collier worked as a Consultant at Oxford Analytica from 2004 to 2008. In this role, she provided East Asian-related research and analysis to both public and private sector clients. Her work involved examining philanthropic trends and offering strategic insights to enhance organizational effectiveness.
Career Beginnings and Teaching Experience
Holly Hetherington Collier began her career in academia, teaching at Dalian University of Technology in China through the Princeton-in-Asia program. This early experience provided her with a foundation in East Asian studies and contributed to her expertise in the region's philanthropic landscape.