Cynthia Hurst

Charlottesville

Cynthia Hurst joined Virginia Organizing in June 2009. She graduated from James Madison University with a BA in English and French and did graduate work at Virginia Tech focusing on public administration and nonprofit management. Cynthia has worked with non-profit and educational organizations since 1985, first teaching French and then working as a grassroots organizer with Clean Water Action, where she eventually ran offices in Baltimore, Dallas and Miami. To help others benefit from her extensive professional non-profit experience with such well-known organizations as Clean Water Action, PBS and the Wildlife Center of Virginia, Cynthia created Butterflies in Progress, L.L.C. in 2006. Butterflies in Progress helps non-profits position themselves for and achieve fundraising success. In addition to consulting with non-profit organizations, Cynthia teaches fundraising courses at the University of Virginia as part of their non-profit certification program. She is happy to be back in the grassroots realm and being a part of a great team of people.