Deborah Trimble

Deborah Trimble joined Empreinte Consulting with 14 years of nonprofit fundraising experience. She engages all sectors of the philanthropic community to help organizations meet their goals and advance their missions. Deborah spent a decade working for organizations in the New York City metropolitan area before returning to her hometown of Rochester, NY in 2018.

As a leader at the Child Mind Institute, Deborah managed the campaign to fund the Healthy Brain Network, a $40 million neuroscience research program aimed at understanding the underlying causes and courses of mental illness in adolescents. She also managed the $10 million annual campaign, raised primarily through a grateful patient model. Leveraging the platforms of banks, retail companies and brands, Deborah developed strategic partnerships to raise funds and increase awareness for children’s mental health. During her tenure, Deborah cultivated lay leadership and raised seed funding on the West Coast for what is now the organization’s San Francisco Bay Area clinical office.

After visiting Israel in 2006, Deborah was inspired to work in the Jewish community both in the greater NYC area and Rochester, NY. At the Birthright Israel Foundation, Deborah managed institutional funders and scaled fundraising programs and events that were utilized at chapters across the country. Deborah also led the annual campaign for the Westchester/Connecticut Chapter of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, doubling their revenue to $3 million by introducing a multi-year giving program and cultivating leadership to the national board.

In Rochester, Deborah helped restructure development operations for the Jewish Senior Life Foundation and advanced the Women’s Philanthropy initiatives of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester. She helped launch ROCStrong, an ongoing $10 million initiative to secure the infrastructure of the community’s 25 Jewish institutions. Deborah began her career on Capitol Hill working for Representative Louise Slaughter.

Since starting at Empriente Consulting in 2022, Deborah has conducted organizational and development assessments, providing best practice recommendations for restructuring and managing development operations. She has also provided philanthropic advisory services to a private foundation. Notable clients include the American Academy of Nursing, Rescue Mission Alliance, Children’s Institute, New Era Cap Foundation and Temple Sinai.

Deborah holds a BA from American University and an MS in Fundraising Management from Columbia University. She lives in Pittsford with her husband, Aaron, two daughters and their dog.