Tara Donnelly Email Address

Head of Communications and Partnerships

The Hunger Project is a strategic, global organization based in New York committed to the end of hunger and abject poverty in the developing world.

I'm passionate about bringing people and ideas together to right the injustice of some of the world's most intractable problems. Currently seeking new opportunities, I was most recently Head of Communications at The Hunger Project Australia - responsible for the public communications and public fundraising campaigns that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to further their mission of ending chronic, persistent hunger through empowering and educating people. I’m a skilled writer who can expertly translate thoughts and ideas into written form, and can spot a typo from a mile off. My commitment to being part of the solution for some of the world’s biggest problems shows up through the high level of care and responsibility I take for my work, and for those around me. My experience working on a shoestring with small teams and budgets mean I’m adept at rolling with the punches, jumping on opportunities as they arise, and coming up with ways to make things work even at the last minute, especially drawing on the good relationships I’ve created. Beyond my direct work in communications, partnerships and fundraising, I’ve also been an integral player in a 5 person exec team, making strategic decisions for the wider team and reporting to the board. I’m proud that through the leadership I contributed during my time at The Hunger Project Australia, we raised tens of millions of dollars and enabled hundreds of thousands of people in rural villages to become self-reliant. During my time at The Hunger Project, I was promoted twice and was on track for the next career progression. I also had the honour of leading or co-leading a number of leadership immersion programs and major investor due diligence trips to Africa and India. Ongoing personal development is very important to me, and in the last few years I have participated in an 18-month Peeplcoach career coaching program, as well as McKinsey leadership programs, a 12 month intensive management and leadership program with Landmark and more. I also love learning languages and have varying levels of German, Spanish, French, Khmer and more recently Auslan under my belt.