Sarah Kleeberger, Senior Vice President

Sarah Kleeberger has spent 25 years focused on philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. She has served as a practitioner and frontline fundraiser, and during her tenure with RNL has supported hundreds of institutions and organizations across the country. Sarah was lead consultant for the Young Alumni Initiative funded by The Schuler Education Foundation, working closely with Bates College, Carleton College, Middlebury College, Wellesley College, and Williams College over the course of the three-year project. She designed the RNL National Alumni Survey, the largest research study of its kind, collaborating with more than 50 institutions to capture direct alumni feedback. Sarah currently delivers consulting and analytics services at RNL, with a commitment to providing actionable data and insights to client partners.

Previous Experience

Prior to joining RNL, Sarah spent more than a decade in the fundraising field, including seven years in the development office at St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN). The college experienced an historic fourteen percentage point increase in alumni participation while Sarah served in the Advancement Office. During this period, she managed multichannel outreach, stewardship efforts, developed a successful model for the senior class campaign; collaborated closely with Alumni Office colleagues to reinvigorate reunion campaigns; worked with hundreds of alumni volunteers serving as Class Fund Agents; supported fundraising activities for the athletic booster club; and managed a portfolio of leadership prospects.