Holly Gibson

Holly Gibson has been in prospect research for over a decade. After earning her bachelor’s in History & Music and master’s in Library Science at Indiana University, she joined the IU Foundation’s department of Prospect Research and Management. While at IU, Holly supported most of the university’s numerous academic units in managing and qualifying their individual donors, especially through the university’s $3 billion+ “For All” bicentennial campaign. More particularly, Holly specializes in corporate and foundational research, having conducted a number of large scale projects analyzing organizational philanthropy and corporate relationship mapping, as well as establishing guidelines around digitally housing and systematizing organizational giving. In 2021, she was awarded the foundation’s service award. While raising her family, Holly went freelance, supporting prospect research at various fundraising consultancies, including CFA. Holly lives in Hoosierland with her family: two little boys (largely feral), husband (moderately feral), and two goldendoodles (feral, but in a lazy way). Librarian at heart, she’s an avid reader and, sometimes, a freelance photographer.