Sara Longsmith

Foundation Relations Manager

Sara works to secure financial support for Free Press and the Free Press Action Fund. She is responsible for all aspects of institutional funding and coordinates all grantwriting and reporting efforts. She has more than 10 years' experience helping nonprofits obtain resources to carry out their work. Before joining Free Press, Sara was a senior development associate for Community Action! in Western Massachusetts. Sara earned her B.S. in biology at Davidson College and her M.A. in intercultural and international management at the SIT Graduate Institute.

Blog Posts

  • Clicks + Calls = Real-World Progress

    September 13, 2012
    Have you ever wondered whether clicking your mouse can make a difference? When you sign an online petition or make one of those awkward-but-satisfying phone calls to your member of Congress, you’re holding policymakers and elected officials accountable to the public interest.

People + Policy

= Positive Change for the Public Good

people + policy = Positive Change for the Public Good