Molly Schultz Hafid
Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Service
Molly Schultz Hafid experience includes work as a foundation executive, program officer, individual donor advisor, and adjunct faculty professor. A dynamic leader in social justice philanthropy, Molly received the 2018 Neighborhood Funders Group Award for Excellence in Philanthropy.
Molly is the Executive Director of the Butler Family Fund whose mission is to seek lasting solutions to homelessness and an equitable criminal justice system. Before joining the Butler Family Fund, Molly served as the Associate Director of the Philanthropy team at TCC Group, a mission-driven consulting firm and certified B Corporation. While at TCC, she worked with foundations to develop strategies for building community power and advancing equity. Molly also worked closely with several family foundations providing guidance on expanding grantmaking programs, developing participatory (community-driven) grantmaking, improving governance, and overall organizational development.
Before joining TCC, Molly served as the Assistant Director of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock, a national social justice grantmaker. In this capacity, Molly oversaw a portfolio of civic engagement, immigrant rights, and racial justice grantees across the country. Molly also co-founded and co-chairs Funders for Justice, a national network of funders committed to increasing resources to grassroots organizations addressing the intersection of racial justice, gender justice, community safety, and policing.
A sector leader contributing strategic guidance and thought leadership in social justice philanthropy, Molly serves on the Board of Directors of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) and as a co-chair for Funders for Justice. She recently completed Board service for Grantmakers for Immigrants and Refugees and the Solidaire Network. Molly is also a past co-chair of the Board of Directors of Neighborhood Funders Group. She was a competitively selected member of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Power Moves Consultant Learning Cohort.
Molly has a Master of Public Administration with a specialization in International Nonprofit Management from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Literature from Antioch College in Ohio. She also holds an executive education certificate in Nonprofit Financial Sustainability from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School.