The Marshall Project, the Pulitzer-winning nonprofit media organization covering criminal justice, is excited to announce two new additions to its development team.
John Dumey will join as Deputy Director of Development. Dumey will manage key members of the team while cultivating and stewarding six- and seven-figure leadership gifts in New York City and across the country. Sara Sindija will be The Marshall Project’s first Director of Major Gifts & Strategy, West, helping cultivate relationships with major donors and leading prospecting efforts on the west coast of the U.S.
“We are thrilled to welcome two talented development professionals to our growing efforts at The Marshall Project,” said CEO Katrice Hardy. “We cannot achieve our mission to create and sustain a sense of urgency about the criminal justice system without the financial resources that make it possible. John and Sara’s additions to the team will help make that a reality.”
Dumey brings more than 15 years of fundraising experience, including four years as Director of Development & Communications with The Brotherhood Sister Sol, a nationally recognized social justice and youth development organization whose budget he helped double. He also brings a deep understanding of the nonprofit criminal justice landscape, having held roles at The Innocence Project and The Equal Justice Initiative, where he co-led development efforts and facilitated a capital campaign to fund construction of The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum.
John brings a passion for criminal justice journalism, saying, “Thurgood Marshall once said, ‘Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country.’ It is my great honor to join an organization speaking out to advance a more just and humane criminal justice system.”
Sara Sindija most recently served as interim co-CEO and previously as Chief Finance & Operations Officer at the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, a nonprofit organization providing career training and development to formerly and currently incarcerated firefighters. While there, she led fundraising efforts and worked closely with the board of directors to spearhead organizational growth and innovation. Sindija began her career with Human Rights Watch and continued with policy advocacy work around extreme sentencing. She holds a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor’s in Peace and Conflict Studies from UC Berkeley. Her work is rooted in a deep commitment to equity and social impact.
“At a time of unprecedented crisis in journalism and a fading urgency on criminal justice reform, it is a privilege to work with our supporters to maintain and grow the influence of The Marshall Project’s impact-driven newsroom,” Sindija said.
Dumey and Sindija join a team led by The Marshall Project’s Chief Development Officer, Chavon Carroll. “I feel incredibly fortunate to welcome both John and Sara to our team of passionate, talented development professionals,” Carroll said. “They each bring unique and diverse skill sets to their roles and will serve as champions and spokespersons for our work to expand our impact.”