Rakiba Kibria (she/her) is a nationally recognized nonprofit leader and strategist with over 16 years of experience mobilizing resources for the social sector. As Vice President of Resource Development at Nonprofit Finance Fund, she leads philanthropic partnership strategies that unlock catalytic capital toward building community wealth and wellbeing.
Rakiba has held leadership roles at Common Future, Good Shepherd Services, and The DOME Project among others and was a 2022–2023 Just Economy Institute Fellow. She brings deep expertise in working across the spectrum of capital—from traditional philanthropy to impact investing—to design creative funding solutions grounded in community needs.
Over the course of her career, Rakiba has raised $100M+ for nonprofits and social enterprises. She knows intimately how the current fundraising toolbox is steeped in extractive practices that perpetuate inequitable distribution of resources. Her life’s work has been helping social change leaders raise transformative funding through trusted relationships rooted in lived experience and dignified reciprocity.
A proud first-generation Bangladeshi American from Queens, Rakiba’s work is shaped by her lineage of educators, farmers, and freedom fighters. Her joy is in nurturing bold visions—whether alongside movement partners or with her two children—grounded in what our communities truly deserve.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in international development and economics from American University and an Master of Science in nonprofit management from Columbia University.