Allison Coady

Allison Coady, Associate Director, Philanthropy, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada.

allison is responsible for the development and growth of MSF Canada’s Philanthropy program (all major donors, foundation, and corporate donors giving )and generating more than $45 million CAD this year. Prior to her work at MSF Canada, Allison was Partners In Health Canada’s Senior Development Manager and spent seven years with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières USA, in the position of Development Officer for Foundations, responsible for managing strategic relationships with US-based foundation donors and then as Interim Director of Major Gifts, where she led a team raising $80 million USD in annual revenue. Prior to working at MSF-USA, Allison was based in South Africa representing Canada’s International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Rights & Democracy) and served as Programs Manager for the Denis Hurley Peace Institute in Pretoria. A 2021 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Virtual Leadership Institute Scholar, Allison also serves on the Board+ of ALIMA (the Alliance for International Medical Action). She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Pretoria and a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.