Mandelyn Cloninger, CFRE, is a nonprofit leader, charismatic spokesperson, and a results-driven executive. With 20 years of experience raising hundreds of millions of dollars, Mandy has cultivated transformational relationships with diverse constituencies. She has built capacity, scale, and scope in higher education, health care, and community-based nonprofits.

For the last decade, Mandy served as a nonprofit leader with community-based organizations improving health and capability for neighbors experiencing hunger, food insecurity and homelessness. She led high-performing development teams from a small shop to more than 20 team members. Mandy secured transformational gifts, managed boards of directors and external committees contributing to the success of three capital campaigns totaling more than $75 million raised.

Mandy earned her CFRE designation in 2013. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Texas Tech University and a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of Florida. Mandy is passionate about social justice and humanitarian work internationally and at home. She is an international mission team volunteer and leader for United Methodists Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM).

In 2022, Mandy established Relentless Partner Consulting, a leadership and management consulting firm, specializing in philanthropy, social enterprise and justice. By leveraging leadership and communications expertise, Mandy helps organizations relentlessly pursue relationships, raise more money, build sustainable social enterprise and advocate for justice.