Laura Risimini

The Director of Grants for the Amplify Her Foundation, Laura Risimini runs a private grantmaking foundation supporting women and girls from underserved communities to become transformative changemakers.

Her previous roles included serving as the Managing Director of the Purpose Foundation, a start-up organization serving as a fiscal sponsor for social impact campaigns and organizations, and Manager of the HLH Family Foundation, formerly known as The Sister Fund, where she guided the organization through a transition from a women’s fund to a family foundation.

Throughout her career, Laura has had the unique opportunity to support organizations in all areas of their lifecycle, from start-up to sunset. She specializes in building nonprofit operating and programmatic structures and designing and implementing grant cycles aligned with feminist and trust-based funding principles.