Sally J. Ehrenfried

Sally J. Ehrenfried, head of government relations and strategic initiatives for Blackbaud, leads the company’s global government relations portfolios and the law department’s annual and strategic planning, internal and external communications, and team culture. She is also a policy adviser to the Blackbaud Institute.

Sally spent 13 years in the U.S. Senate where she served in leadership staff roles for three U.S. senators. Sally is chair of The Giving Institute’s public policy committee, a member of the Council on Foundations’ Public Policy Advisory Committee, served on The Generosity Commission’s Task Force on Government Affairs and Policy, and is a past co-chair and current member of Philanthropy Southeast’s Public Policy Committee. She presents regularly on advocacy and the impact of public policy on nonprofits. 

Sally graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and received an MBA from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. She is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Business Partnership Foundation for the Darla Moore School of Business and volunteers with English Springer Rescue America.